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Question of the day part 8
mare:
Here are some more questions to make up for the lack of ones lately.
Have you ever written a story by request?
Do people ever ask you to include their names in your stories? If so, do you listen to them?
Have you ever made yourself the main female character in your stories?
Which character that you've written has come closest to you personality wise?
Which story of yours do you think would translate best as an OF or can be turned into a fic for a different fandom?
When writing a story, which boys do you tend to pair up as the main characters?
DO you find it boring or entertaining to write or read about only one boy as compared to the group?
Is there a story you wish you had written instead of someone else? Which one and why?
RokofAges75:
Ooh, lots of questions!
Have you ever written a story by request?
I did once, back in 2001, and will never do so again. A reader sent me an idea for an AU story, and although I had never written an AU and was inclined to say no, there was something interesting about the idea, so I gave it a shot. It never really felt like "my" idea, though, and after the initial honeymoon period you have with any new story, I started to hate writing it. I did tack an ending on it, but I finished it early and said I was saving the rest of the story for a sequel... which I have never written and never will LOL.
Do people ever ask you to include their names in your stories? If so, do you listen to them?
If anyone's asked me to include their name in my story, it's been a long time - I don't remember. I don't put people in stories by request. I have named minor characters after readers who give me feedback, but that was always my decision.
Have you ever made yourself the main female character in your stories?
By name, only once. It was one of my early stories that I wrote in 2000. I was 15 at the time, so it was more of a fantasy adult version of myself than the real me anyway LOL.
Which character that you've written has come closest to you personality wise?
Gretchen in Song for the Undead and Becci in Secrets of the Heart come close to me in a lot of ways, but Cary in Curtain Call is also pretty similar to me in terms of personality.
Which story of yours do you think would translate best as an OF or can be turned into a fic for a different fandom?
I think Broken would translate well into an OF. I would have to completely rewrite it, but I have a plan for how to do that. Secrets of the Heart is so AU that it could easily be OF too. Same with Song for the Undead. That one would probably also work for a different fandom if we reworked some of the characters' back stories to be less BSB-inspired.
When writing a story, which boys do you tend to pair up as the main characters?
I actually don't write many stories with a pair of boys as the main characters. I tend to either have one main character or feature the whole group equally. But I write most about Nick, Brian, and AJ.
Do you find it boring or entertaining to write or read about only one boy as compared to the group?
It totally depends on what the story is about. I love group stories, but I also enjoy stories with just one boy in the starring role. I could be bored or entertained by either, depending on what happens to said boy(s) in the story.
Is there a story you wish you had written instead of someone else? Which one and why?
I often think, "I wish I could write a story like that," but I don't think there's any story that I wish I had written instead of the author who did write it, because 1) It wouldn't be the same story if I wrote it, and 2) It probably wouldn't be as good. Even if I could have written someone else's story and had it turn out just as it was supposed to, I wouldn't wish for that because that would mean missing out on the experience of reading it. I would only wish that for a story with a great premise that was poorly-executed if I thought I could write it better, but I wouldn't name any such story even if I could think of one LOL.
Carter-Orange:
Have you ever written a story by request?
I did once, someone asked me to write a story with her in it with a member of Take That. It was short and crap, lol.
Do people ever ask you to include their names in your stories? If so, do you listen to them?
Not since I've been on AC, but back on the old Take That site some of the members would ask to be in my stories. I wrote them into the stories and didn't mind doing so, but one person who I wasn't too bothered about, I made her character a gold digging whore and was laughing so much at her reaction :) That sounds so evil of me.
Have you ever made yourself the main female character in your stories?
Yes, in a few I'm embarrassed to say. But I didn't know any different at the time as we all did it.
Which character that you've written has come closest to you personality wise?
The only one who is anything like me is the main female character in a Take That story called Patience, who also happens to be called Steph :D
Which story of yours do you think would translate best as an OF or can be turned into a fic for a different fandom?
Maybe Rewind would work OK as an original fic, not that I'd ever try and do it.
When writing a story, which boys do you tend to pair up as the main characters?
Usually Nick and AJ.
Do you find it boring or entertaining to write or read about only one boy as compared to the group?
I like reading/writing both. It depends on the story.
Is there a story you wish you had written instead of someone else? Which one and why?
Not really because I know I would never write it as well as the person who wrote it. I do sometimes wish I was as imaginative as other writers though.
Dreamalittlebigger:
Catching up after a crazy long time. Also, hi everyone!
Regarding finding motivation, I think my answer would be the same:
--- Quote from: DelphinaCarter on December 03, 2012, 08:34:51 PM ---Hmm I'd say people asking for updates usually gets me motivated, as well as encouragement from readers.
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Dreamalittlebigger:
Also, I love Mare's new Qs.
Have you ever written a story by request?
I have, about 12 years ago, when I was asked to write something with the 60s Beatles crossing over with the 1999 BSB. It was a mess, only because I didn't know nearly enough about the Beatles to make the story remotely fangirl-y (is tht a word?) but loved the idea of it.
Do people ever ask you to include their names in your stories? If so, do you listen to them?
I did! I was co-writing this Nick story called "Secrets" (under a pen name) in 2001 with my friend Kat, and she asked if she could name her character after herself. I thought it was fabulous. Her character turned out to be her in so many ways :)
Have you ever made yourself the main female character in your stories?
No, because I'm way more of a fangirl than I would ever allow my characters to be :)
Which character that you've written has come closest to you personality wise?
Definitely Tasha in my current story, "Someone Like You". Also it doesn't hurt that I'm living my rockstar dreams through her.
When writing a story, which boys do you tend to pair up as the main characters?
I've always been partial to Nick and Howie. I think their real life friendship and their personalities together are pretty amusing :)
DO you find it boring or entertaining to write or read about only one boy as compared to the group?
I always find it challenging to write about too many characters in one story, so it's better for me to write about one of the guys at one time. However, I love reading the stories here on AC that pull off the group dynamic in dialogue so well (and there are so many!)
Is there a story you wish you had written instead of someone else? Which one and why?
Yes! Ellebeth's The Boys on the Bus just made me wish I had her way with words! As well as all of Brian's attention ;)
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