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Question of the day part 9 (even though days go by lol)
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 20, 2013, 06:41:38 PM ---If you were to find out something you never knew about the boys would it alter your writing and or reading when it came to that subject matter? For instance, let's say you were to find out that during the Never Gone era the real reason Kevin left was because he HATED Howie or something like that. Would that change how you would go about writing them in that time period or would it not make a difference?
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Yeah, it might. I feel like this has actually happened to me with Nick. We've talked a lot about "The Dark Ages" with Nick, but until that People article came out a few years ago, I didn't know just HOW dark things were for him back then. Like obviously I knew he possibly had a drinking problem, as evidenced by the DUI, but I had no idea he was doing drugs, too. I haven't written a story set in that era since we were IN that era, but knowing what I know about him now, I think I would write Nick a lot differently than I did at the time.
I remember the same thing happening with AJ, too... before rehab, there were lots of stories that showed him drinking too much, but it was always treated as kind of a joke. It just went with his whole sunglasses-wearing, tattooed "bad boy" image. Post-rehab, AJ drinking in any story was treated seriously and was usually a sign that something was wrong in the story.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 20, 2013, 06:42:52 PM ---Along those lines, have you ever found yourself confusing real facts with things you have read in other people's stories?
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Yep! I can't think of any good examples right now, but I have definitely been in that position where I'm going, "Did that really happen, or was that just from a fanfic?" Like when they were in London last summer recording... there were so many stories being written about that as it was happening, like Scattered Pictures and Here We Stand, that it was kind of hard to separate the truth from fiction! The fiction was based in truth, and yet, of course there was some creative liberty being taken, so that line was blurred.
mare:
--- Quote from: mare on July 20, 2013, 06:41:38 PM ---If you were to find out something you never knew about the boys would it alter your writing and or reading when it came to that subject matter? For instance, let's say you were to find out that during the Never Gone era the real reason Kevin left was because he HATED Howie or something like that. Would that change how you would go about writing them in that time period or would it not make a difference?
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I think finding out something like that would hinder my writing. I would have a hard time writing those brotherly moments between the guys if I knew that they secretly all hated each other, especially since I do tend to write a lot of stories set back in the day as opposed to now for that very reason. Although nowadays they do remind me of how they were back in the days but before Kevin came back, I had a hard time writing them bonding, so I can only imagine if I were to find out anything like that!
I didn't really full fledged start writing fanfic until after we found out about AJ and the rehab thing so as far as I was concerned that was always a part of the BSB history as I have known it. Nick it was a little different, so I would probably write him a little darker than what I had before.
I know another conscious change I made in my writing them present day is making Brian more the business man as well as Howie because in my mind, he's the one that really cares the most about money and such. I would have never done that in the earlier days.
mare:
--- Quote from: mare on July 20, 2013, 06:42:52 PM ---Along those lines, have you ever found yourself confusing real facts with things you have read in other people's stories?
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I am always getting confused and sometimes would almost prefer the fanfic version of things over the real life one! LOL
RokofAges75:
So we all know what we like and don't like when it comes to reading, and we've talked a lot about our likes and dislikes on the forum. My question is, are there any exceptions to that? Have you ever tried a story that isn't something you'd normally enjoy reading and discovered that you loved it? Or have you ever started a story that sounded right up your alley, only to find you didn't like it? Why? What is it that makes or breaks the deal in those cases?
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