Have you ever crossed that line in your own writing, either by taking it over the top or writing something you swore you would never write?
I don't think I have in terms of things I would never write, the only things that I consider really off limits are killing existing BSB kids (not fictional ones) and writing about real life drama as it's happening and I haven't done either of those things.
In terms of drama, I have. I had Nick rescue "Steph" from a burning down basement, only for her to get smakced in the head with some falling woodbeam, get amnesia and forget that she confessed her love to him. So dumb lol.
I'm also going to answer a few older questions and attempt to play catch-up from last week!
395. Is there any story of yours that if it was read, you'd be afraid to be judged solely by that story?
Probably What Becomes of the Broken Hearted, as it's still on my AC profile solely to show how much I think I've grown as a writer. Plus I was really proud of it at the time of writing it and it's one of the first stories I ever finished. I don't have the heart to take it down, but I sort of hope no one ever reads it and seriously thinks that's how I still write!
396. On AC, go into your Account Info and Reviews Received and look at your stats. What is your highest-reviewed story? How about your lowest-reviewed? Why do you think these two stories got the amount of reviews they did?
Highest is Forever Like This at 235... I honestly don't know why that has so many. I'd say it was because it was a romance-drama starring Nick, and maybe it's because of the amount of ust in it, waiting for the characters to hook up. It's sort of weird to me considering that when I was writing it I had zero intention of posting it.
Lowest is a tie between two one-shots, Rogues of the Sea and I Close the Door at two reviews each. The first because it's a really short AU starring Nick as a pirate (I think... I don't even remember) I wrote it as a challenge and because it's so far our of my comfort zone it's really not my best work. I Close the Door is in Kevin's POV and doesn't star any of the other guys, so that's probably why that one is low.
397. Do you base the number of reviews a story has (yours or someone else's) on how good or bad it must be?
I do and I don't. If it has a high number of reviews then I might be more inclined to check it out, but once I start reading the number of reviews doesn't keep me around. I might look at some of the reviews to see what people are saying about the story and who is reading it, honestly. Plus, like I said before Room 317 trended on twitter, and I hated it. I only finished reading it so I wouldn't be completely out of the loop in that fandom.
398. Do you let awards influence what you read? If you had a choice between reading something that had no awards and something that did would you choose based on that? How important is it for your stories to win awards or does it not matter one way or the other?
Same as the review answer - I might be more inclined to check it out but it doesn't sway me that much. Of course it would be nice for my stories to win awards and I'm so happy that I have some, but especially since I've now started over in a new fandom I don't place a lot of emphasis on it. Doing that will only lead to disappointment .
399. What are the first five stories that pop into your mind when you think of popular stories and have you read them and enjoyed them?
Oreos for Breakfast
Broken
With The Band
Where Can We Go From Here
Signal to Noise
I've read all of them except for Signal to Noise! And I really did enjoy all of them - for a while Oreos was the only fanfic I was following, because I didn't know about AC. I thought it was the only one out there! I shamelessly loved it though and I re-read it multiple times while waiting for updates lol. I'm sure if I went back and read it now I'd still enjoy it, if just for the nostalgia of it.
