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RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on January 31, 2021, 01:25:50 AM ---Did and did. Can't give away my ideas to too many people, you know. ;)
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Just messaged you back! It sounds like my kind of story! LOL
--- Quote from: nicksgal on January 31, 2021, 01:25:50 AM ---"Since Brian has severe brain damage and you can't possibly go on with only four of you, my brother sings and dances." haha!
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LMAO Sounds legit, right?
--- Quote from: nicksgal on January 31, 2021, 01:25:50 AM ---The heyday of fanfic was something else. Does it still get busier when the guys get busier or is it just increasingly quiet? I wonder if that happens to other fandoms. Like, do Harry Potter fanfic writers just stop writing fanfic now that it's been finished for however many years?
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It used to get busier when the guys got busier. This site was active during the TIU album and tour era, NKOTBSB, and IAWLT. But I didn't notice that same surge here when DNA came out. I think that may have more to do with many of the old AC regulars moving on and reviews being turned off than a general decline in fanfic writing across the fandom. AO3 is a lot more active. It's still not anywhere near what it was back in the 90s and early 2000s, but I think that is mainly the result of the fandom growing up and moving on.
As far as I know, Harry Potter fanfic is still alive and well. That's a huge fandom. I've never really gotten into the fanfic side of it, but the fandom in general is still going strong.
When I posted my BSB/ER crossover last year and included the ER character tags on AO3, I was surprised to see how many people are writing ER fanfic these days, 12 years since the show ended. And the characters that are most popular to write about are not the characters I would have expected, not who I would have pegged as the fan favorites. AO3 is a strange place LOL.
nicksgal:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on January 31, 2021, 01:51:57 AM ---Just messaged you back! It sounds like my kind of story! LOL
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Oh, I know. Little column A, little column B here.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on January 31, 2021, 01:51:57 AM ---LMAO Sounds legit, right?
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I think those are my favorite leaps in fanfic. The "well of course this makes sense" moments that do not make sense at all but just get kind of hand waved. I can't think of others right now, but I feel like it's the magic of fanfic.
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on January 31, 2021, 01:51:57 AM ---It used to get busier when the guys got busier. This site was active during the TIU album and tour era, NKOTBSB, and IAWLT. But I didn't notice that same surge here when DNA came out. I think that may have more to do with many of the old AC regulars moving on and reviews being turned off than a general decline in fanfic writing across the fandom. AO3 is a lot more active. It's still not anywhere near what it was back in the 90s and early 2000s, but I think that is mainly the result of the fandom growing up and moving on.
As far as I know, Harry Potter fanfic is still alive and well. That's a huge fandom. I've never really gotten into the fanfic side of it, but the fandom in general is still going strong.
When I posted my BSB/ER crossover last year and included the ER character tags on AO3, I was surprised to see how many people are writing ER fanfic these days, 12 years since the show ended. And the characters that are most popular to write about are not the characters I would have expected, not who I would have pegged as the fan favorites. AO3 is a strange place LOL.
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I can see how the lack of reviews would have caused an exodus. Since they're not there, I do look at my little chapter counter for PNecklace and when I see a little "1" pop up next to the newest chapter, I know that Tracy's reading it and it makes me smile. I wonder if it happens more in the RPF fanfic circles than the fictional ones. Like are NKOTB fans still writing fanfic? What about NSYNC fans? Also now I want to know how many NSYNC fanfics has BSB as villains? I assume so many. Was it more or less than the ones where Lou Perlman was the villain?
I felt like they would, I mostly picked it because I knew you might have a straight answer for me rather than speculating.
That's interesting that it's still going strong! How did the ER fans feel about the BSB crossover? I would think it would be the original cast, but I'm guessing it's not?
FrickingKaos:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on January 30, 2021, 03:10:07 PM ---Today's questions are all about characters!
How do you come up with character names for your stories? (Other than the obvious, "Well, Nick is "Nick."). I usually don’t really put thoughts into names, but lets go with a example where I did. In Finding Carter, I chose Howie’s two cronies or “assistants” names from Pokémon. Brock is the one who follows Ash Ketchum on his adventures, and Gary is Ash’s rival in the series. Their frat was Phi Beta Kappa or “Pika” for short, another Pokémon reference to Pikachu. I don’t know if any of my readers caught onto that.
Crystal’s name came from the fact that I gave her blue eyes.
Nicks kids, Peter and Andrew were from Disney movies. It’s explained by Nick in the story but Peter was for Peter Pan because as Nick’s first child...having a child was part of Nick finally letting go of his childhood and growing up. So it was kind of a metaphor. Andrew was named after Andy from Toy Story, who also ended up growing up.
Nick’s wife Laura was directly inspired by Lauren.
I can’t really think of any other circumstance where names were chosen for a purpose. I usually use names of people that I know.
What are the essential characteristic s of a hero you can root for? Are there certain aspects of the Boys you play up if they're in the hero role?
Hm. Loyalty, bravery of course. Nick is usually my hero in my stories. I like that he’s so easy to write due to his history, and that he’s overcome and grown as a person.
What do you do to get inside your characters' heads?
I like to watch BSB interviews, read interviews, and other things that will get me into their personality off stage.
If you could be a character from one of your stories, who would it be and why?
I don’t really think any of my characters are like me, aside from Nick in If I Knew Then. He’s still navigating who he is and trying to figure his life out.
What's the trickiest thing about writing characters of the opposite gender?.
I don’t find it very trick to be honest.
Does one of your characters hold a special place in your heart? If so, why?
Nick in Finding Carter. He was on a journey in that story and it felt so good to see him find what he was looking for, which is his family.
Now describe that character in three words.
Loyal, determined, unsure.
Which of your characters do you relate to the most? Again, Nick in If I Knew Then for the same reason i stated before.
Do you often put aspects of yourself into your characters?.
Nick in the Nick and Amanda series is very much like me.
And just for fun:
Go back to that character you said holds a special place in your heart and think about the other characters in their story. They can only use each character once, so which character from their story would they pick to:
a. be trapped in the wilderness with? (can be frigid or tropical wilderness) Why?
Nick would probably want to pick Brian because Brian grew up on a farm and knows how to live off the land. So does Kevin. Kevin raised him. So maybe he would actually go with Kevin. Nick in Finding Carter would not be able to fend for himself, especially hunt for food. I just keep picturing the scene with him trying to milk a cow and thinking the rooster was going to kill him xD
b. spend the night in a haunted house with? Why? Nick would most likely choose Brian. Brian is braver than he is. Well, except for when his daughter was born in the spin off called Finding Littrell.
c. have for a boss? Why? He’d choose AJ because AJ runs the fraternity and is good at leading.
d. pull off a heist with? Why? Nick would pick Howie, not because he would be good at it or anything but he would be great at distracting the police so he could get away.
e. be on the Amazing Race with? Why? He’d choose Brian because he loves to go on adventures with Brian.
And because these are fun anyway, just answer for yourself with the Boys. You can only use each one once. :D
Which Boy would you pick to:
a. be trapped in the wilderness with? (can be frigid or tropical wilderness) Why? I would choose Kevin too. Kevin lives in the mountains and shit half of the time anyway. He’s like a modern day Paul Bunyan. We’d be good.
b. spend the night in a haunted house with? Why? Nick because he would be hilarious and find all the ghosts which I am really interested in. We would have a blast in there.
c. have for a boss? Why? Howie because he has great business sense.
d. pull off a heist with? Why? AJ because he’s resourceful, and can be a great distraction to everyone while I do the actual theft.
e. be on the Amazing Race with? Why? I’d pick Brian because he’s athletic, and I think we could put our heads together to win.
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RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on January 31, 2021, 02:09:51 AM ---That's interesting that it's still going strong! How did the ER fans feel about the BSB crossover? I would think it would be the original cast, but I'm guessing it's not?
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My story did well on AO3, but I'm not sure how many of the reviews I got from people I didn't know were from ER fans vs. BSB fans.
The most popular character in ER fanfic seems to be Kerry Weaver... who is almost an original cast member, but not quite (she came in during Season 2). Still, I never thought of her as a fan favorite, so it was surprising to see so many stories about her and her various girlfriends from the later seasons of the show. It would be like if BSB fanfic was dominated by Howie stories LOL.
mare:
Oh and to answer your question from the first page, Dee about why otters? i love them! That's pretty much it. If I can't own one, having one as my spirit animal is the closest I'll ever get.
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