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Questions to ponder part 11
FrickingKaos:
How would you describe your writing style?
-Variety, I write in so many different genres, but I love using a dash of comedy in everything.
How do you tend to portray each of the boys?
-Nick: usually shy, a bit stubborn but also self deprecating at times. Thinks that everyone is against him, or annoyed easily. Always cracking jokes and sometimes the one who makes light of things. It depends on the story.
Brian: The optimist of the group. Always a perfectionist but won't admit his own flaws or speak up against others until he reaches a boiling point.
Howie: most of the time he doesn't exist. When I do include him he is either really mean or he just kind of watches out for everyone in the background.
AJ: usually the one Nick goes to for advice. A smart ass at most times but has a sweet side when he needs to. Has many layers and usually is mysterious.
Kevin: the father figure, stern....has a short fuse. sometimes funny in a sarcastic kind of way. He is the go to guy in the group.
If you do use a female lead or any other lead besides the boys, do they tend to follow a pattern? Do you tend to use the same characters?
-I don't write a lot of females but if I do, they are overly bitchy...psych otic, or very sweet natured. They are always different.
What do you feel are the most overused things in fanfic?
-Girl goes on tour, falls in love with Nick/ other Boy, girl becomes backup dancer, falls in love with one Boy, girl has troubled past and Boy is her "knight in shining armor", girl has secret past, Boy finds out, they break up and then eventually get back together. (seeing a trend here? All romance plots LOL)
What do you think are the biggest misconceptions in fanfic or maybe the specific genres you tend to write?
- That all fanfic writers write trashy romance stories and want to sleep with BSB, that we are all psychos, or that we are obsessed with BSB.
Use either the last story you worked on or the one you are currently working on to answer the following questions.
I'm using In A World Like This.
Have you updated it regularly? If not, why?
-I was being really steady with chapters but then I got stuck. Also November is normally a challenging month in general. I go through a period of depression every November, I can't really explain but it has affected my writing a bit.
Is it something you normally write or is/was it out of your comfort zone?
-I am not used to writing canon so that could be it as well.
What made you decide to write it?
-I wanted a canon idea for a long time and Julie was talking about bus crash stories, so I wanted to give it a try.
How were the reviews? Did you get a lot of feedback?
-At first yes, but it seemed like after a while people stopped because I wasn't updating regularly.
Do you plan on completing it?
-Yes I do.
Are there plans for a sequel or was it a sequel?
-No, I don't think there will be a sequel for this.
Overall were you/are you happy with the result?
RokofAges75:
I'm sad this thread hasn't been updated in a few weeks! I can't think of any good questions, so I'll just post a general one for everyone.
What's your current status as far as fanfic goes? Are you reading anything? Writing anything? Thinking about writing anything? Just post an update!
I have been pretty out of the fanfic loop since August. Work plus grad school has kept me busy, and I just haven't had a lot of time or energy to devote to it. I can't say I am really reading anything regularly right now. I'm not writing anything regularly either, although I have been thinking about writing for the last few days, since I'm on break. That's a start, anyway. I actually did write a few sentences on my Harry Potter crossover this morning... and then the Breaking Bad marathon started, and I stopped. TV is my fanfic kryptonite. I have another story I have been playing around with since August that may one day amount to something worth posting... or not. I have lots of ideas these days, just not enough drive to get any of them off the ground. So that's where I stand.
mare:
I really am out of the fanfic loop as well. Honestly, I've given up on reading anything because I'm tired of waiting forever for updates. I just don't have the patience to wait months for a chapter of something I would end up having to reread to remember so I'm probably just going to stop reading the ones I have been trying to keep up with until they are complete and maybe pick them up in the summer.
As far as writing, I had all these big ideas but then once I completed "Hope" I made the mistake of not writing on something right away and now I'm like eh, maybe this summer lol so in short, I don't plan on doing much fanfic wise until the summer. Hopefully by then my whole "YAY I love BSB and fanfic" feels will come back. Usually the reading challenge helps with that. We shall see!
FrickingKaos:
I've been so busy with work that I hardly have time to.write much, which in turn has scared off the last of my readers. Things have just been crazy so it's my fault. I am reading two stories but don't have a whole lot of time. I was also sick Christmas week which didn't help either. I am hoping things slow down at work a bit soon so I can get back into things properly.
Carter-Orange:
I haven't read or written anything in a while and feel out of it right now. Christmas is always a busy time though and I never have time to do anything as always out visiting and stuff like that.
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