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Question of the day part 9 (even though days go by lol)
FrickingKaos:
Figured You Out was definitely out of my comfort zone, I was really hesitant to try and write a full suspense after spending so much time writing AU romance. It worked out well, much more so than.I had expected it to. Since then I have tried writing in just about every genre but slash...that is one I have.no intentions.in doing any time soon.
Finding Carter was another story taking me out of my comfort zone because it was the first story I wrote in the first person POV, and the first I actually did research for. I spent a lot of time researching for that story.
usako:
--- Quote from: emilo on June 18, 2013, 05:35:41 AM ---Do your friends/ family know that you write BSB fan fiction? If so what do they think? Are they supportive? Or not? Do you divulge much information about your stories and this fanfic life?
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Only my best friends know about my BSB writing and they're the best support team I could ask for. Aside them, my family don't know and I doubt that they would understand. Especially the slash part. :D
--- Quote from: mare on June 19, 2013, 02:49:32 PM ---Have you ever written something way out of your comfort zone and did it change the way you write in general?
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I think writing slash, especially the first time, was way out of my comfort zone. :D But, yes, I think it changed my writing only because it made me fall in love with writing and plotting all over again. Especially when I started writing "Love Story": it was a challenge, mostly because of the type of story (only 500 words for chapter) and it was my first AU so I didn't know how good I was with something totally new.
usako:
--- Quote from: mare on June 18, 2013, 08:03:18 PM ---If there was one story you wish you could go back and totally redo which one would it be or are you happy with everything you've written so far?
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My very first story. It's just... well... so bad, I wrote it in like a week and only because I was worried that my inspiration would just disappear. It's very superficial and very different from the writer I've become. So, yes, I really want to redo it.
Actually,I think my case is slightly different because, when I'm translating a story, it's a sort of rewriting.
mare:
People who use banners, I have a question for you.
Do you use a generic girl on them or a famous person and if you do use a famous person aren't you afraid that people will just think the story is about that boy and that famous person?
Why do you think it's important to attach an image of the female lead instead of just letting your own description speak for itself?
I don't mean to sound snarky, I am legitimately curious about this because whenever I see a famous person in a banner I think the story is about that person only to find out later it is supposed to be someone else entirely.
RokofAges75:
Back before the days of Google, I used to physically flip through magazines in search of pictures of girls (models in ads or pictorials, not celebrities) to use as inspiration for the looks of my female characters. Nowadays, I still try to use unknown models or lesser-known celebrities in banners so that people don't look at them and automatically think, "That's Paris Hilton." (I know no BSB fan would actually use Paris Hilton in a banner, so that seemed like a safe choice so as not to offend anyone LOL.) I want the opposite to happen. I want them to later see said lesser-known celeb in a movie or something and go, "Hey, that's Claire!" instead of "Hey, that's Ron Howard's daughter!" LOL.
I don't always use pictures of girls in banners, but if the story is predominantly about the relationship between a boy and a girl, it just makes sense to include both of them in the banner. It's not about attaching an image vs. letting readers imagine what she looks like; it's just about creating a banner that represents the story and looks pretty. I think the tendency for fanfic writers to use photos in their banners at all stems from the fact that we ARE writing about celebrities, so it makes sense to use real pictures of the Boys.
I will say, though, the trend with both banners and book covers seems to be moving towards simpler banners with images that are more symbolic than literal, and I like that. I hate to use it as an example, but the Twilight saga is a good one, as is the Fifty Shades trilogy. Scrolling through the Most Recent page just now, the banner for this story caught my eye: http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=11103 It's simple, but effective: It's visually striking, eye-catching, and thought-provoking. Who does that hand belong to? If I wanted to read about the Boys' fictional kids being involved in a school shooting, I would click to find out.
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