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Question of the day part 9 (even though days go by lol)
mare:
Have you ever written fanfic for another fandom? Did you find the change difficult? Have you ever taken one story from one fandom and changed it for another? If you haven't tried to write in another fandom yet, would you and which would it be?
The only other fandom I have even tried to write a fic for is Supernatural and I only tried a short story. For some reason, I have a much harder time writing for characters than real people. Maybe because in my mind, I feel like they have already been created by someone else so I'm stealing them? Who knows how my brain works lol Like most of you, I have incorporated other people into my fics. I had Carson appear in Why and did some major crossover action in 5 BSBs in Search of a Plot. But I have never really felt strongly enough about another band or actor/actress to try to write a story centered around them. I have had the idea forever and a day to do a BSB/Numb3rs crossover but I kind of got that out of my system by incorporating them into Whatever the Night May Bring.
Have you ever written an AU? Would you ever consider it? If you did, what kind of story would you create?
I have written two AU series. The Mel's Tree series and Protect and Serve and it's sequel Scars Run Deep and Wide. Both of them were surprisingly fun to write. I think I enjoy writing them more than reading them, but I know I won't be writing another one.
Do you tend to enjoy reading AUs?
Not really. I tend to not be interested. Steph mentioned the boys just having different jobs and that was an excellent point! That is so true, but for me I don't think I would be interested in them if they had different jobs. I only like reading AU if they are related but it all goes back to the kind of fics I like to read which is the boys relationships with one another as opposed to with a female of if they become plumbers etc...
If you don't, why do you skip them?
I guess I didn't have to really ask this question because everyone is answering it in the first one lol but yes, what I just said but I will also add, I do think it's really important to keep the guys personalities because I think as Emily mentioned, otherwise it's just the use of their name and really what's the point of that?
julilly:
--- Quote from: mare on June 27, 2013, 05:52:00 PM ---Since there's also been a lot of discussion about AUs
Have you ever written an AU? Would you ever consider it? If you did, what kind of story would you create?
Do you tend to enjoy reading AUs?
If you don't, why do you skip them?
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I've written AU almost exclusively. I don't know why but I've always preferred them - in fact, the very first BSB fic I ever wrote back when I was 15 was AU. I've written a couple stories that aren't, but even if the characters are Backstreet Boys in the story they rarely live out a typical day as one, so it always has a certain AU influence. If every story was set on tour or in the studio or during the hiatus and followed along with real life milestones/events, I know I would get bored after a while.
For me, real person fic doesn't have to be a reflection of that person's day-to-day life. I like to think of it as an opportunity to make that person a character in your story rather than writing a story about the person.
That being said, I don't always enjoy reading AU because it can often be done not-so-well. I agree that you do have to be able to see the real person within the character and even though I have written people in very out-of-character situations (Howie is typically my go-to villain haha) I try hard to make it plausible to see that person in that role and see something of them in it. A lot of AU stories I've read miss that and you can't picture the real person in your head because it's just too far off the grid.
julilly:
--- Quote from: mare on June 28, 2013, 09:50:44 AM --- or if they become plumbers etc...
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Damn, that was my next idea, too!
mare:
I think Howie is the most likely to snap lol
RokofAges75:
LMAO I love that we all go to Howie as the villain of our AUs. He does make a good one!
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