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Question of the day part 9 (even though days go by lol)
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: DelphinaCarter on July 10, 2013, 04:15:19 AM ---My review count is 1679.....but that is because I always review every chapter, even if it is an old story....I also read WAY more than I write LOLLOL
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That's awesome, Tracy! And hey, reading is vital to writing. Anyone who says they want to be a writer but don't like to read is shooting themselves in the foot. It doesn't have to be fanfic, but all writers should make reading a priority.
emilo:
Here's a morbid question for my fellow medical drama lovers. Which do you prefer, injury or disease?
I'm going to go injury on this one, though Julie has an interesting point that injury does well as a subplot. Here's my reasoning- an injury has to have a backstory, a situation you put your character in to end up with said injury. A disease, almost 100% of the time, just happens. Then, the story basically has to be about the disease itself. Now, Julie has mastered the art of telling a "disease story" and making it excellent. I immensely enjoyed the Broken series and Curtain Call, but for my own reading/writing purposes, I think I actually prefer disease/injury as a subplot instead of having the whole story be about it.
Is there anything that is 'off limits' to you as a writer? Something you would NEVER do in one of your stories?
I agree with not killing the real-life Backstreet kids. That just seems so personal, and what it they actually DO read fanfic? I can't imagine, say, being Howie and stumbling across a story where little John dies. Eek. I also agree with keeping real-life drama out while it's still fresh. For example, let's take Nick in Falling in Love Again and it's (eventual) sequel. Leslie's death happened around the time frame I'm basing the story on. I have no intention of touching it. In my happy little fanfic world, that never happened. Now, Nick's real life family drama in that he had a pretty crappy upbringing, that's part of what makes Nick, Nick. So I'm not opposed to mentioning that. One thing I can never see myself doing is slash. That's just personal preference more than anything
As far as the self-indulgent writing goes, I think that in a way, all fanfic is a bit self-indulgent, because we're inserting our idols into stories we write. Otherwise, we'd all just be writing original fiction and leaving the Backstreet Boys or any other fandom out of it. That being said, there are definitely pieces that are more self-indulgent than others. Julie, I too wrote a big girl band meets boy band story many moons ago,and for anyone who's been reading the forum and the challenge thread, you know that the rewrite of that is Forever. Totally self-indulgent! For any other info on that story, you can see that I've alluded to it when answering other questions and in the challenge thread. No use beating a dead horse, there. lol
FrickingKaos:
--- Quote from: mare on July 09, 2013, 09:26:13 PM ---Is there anything that is 'off limits' to you as a writer? Something you would NEVER do in one of your stories?
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Hmmm.....I usually do not like writing about Nick's siblings, but I included Aaron in my AU series. So probably I would say killing off his family or any of the guys' families is something I have never done nor intend to do. I do not mind killing off girlfriends, fiances or wives though muahahaha ;)
FrickingKaos:
awe thanks Steph :) That chapter was probably one of my favorites to write of that story because I knew it would shock people and I couldn't wait for the reactions. A lot of people were surprised I didn't spare Lauren actually.
--- Quote from: Sakabelle on July 09, 2013, 09:11:30 AM ---Has anyone ever written a part like that that DID get a negative reaction from readers who think they went too far?
I don't think I have!
What's the most extreme, "Oh no you di-in't!" type part you've ever written?
Purely on reaction, Nick's death in Forever Like This. But it wasn't that extreme, he just died in his sleep lol.
Honestly, the most extreme thing I feel I wrote was Niall overdosing on cocaine and then Liam and Louis finding him unconscious in his own vomit. Also, I wrote that in a Starbucks so if anyone had looked at my screen they probably would have thought I was nuts lol.
What extreme scenes have shocked you in other people's stories?
The scene that sticks out the most in my mind is Lauren's death in Tracy's Figured You Out. I wasn't expecting that and she wrote the build up to it so well that I'm sure I actually gasped when it happened.
On average, how many reviews do you get per update?
I think usually about 1-3. There are some stories that have gotten a few more.
How has the amount of feedback you receive changed over the years you've been writing?
Now that I post mostly on Ao3 instead of AC I get less reviews and more "kudos" instead of actual comments. Those are nice so I at least know people enjoyed what they read!
Which do you prefer when it comes to reviews, quality or quantity?
Quality, definitely.
Do you remember the first piece of feedback you got for a fanfic?
I don't remember the first specific piece, but when someone left a message on my guestbook on my old angelfire site I was pretty excited, lol.
What was the first story you posted that surprised you with the amount of feedback it got?
In Pieces got like 6 reviews per chapter, I think. I remember being really excited about that because authors I looked up to were reading it and that was really cool.
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mare:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 10, 2013, 04:49:01 AM ---I did NOT hook up with a Backstreet Boy in that one, only because I was already married to a character based on my real life high school crush. So that was pretty self-indulgent too.
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LOL! That's too cute!
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