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Fic Talk => General Discussion => Topic started by: mare on July 20, 2010, 10:34:48 AM
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So, while we were discussing the whole is real person fanific weird or not topic in the Debate section, Julie mentioned a chapter of her and Rose's Undead story and said it was one of her favorite chapters she had ever written. That got me thinking that maybe it would be a good topic. I put it here since it's not really a debatable topic unless someone comes in and disagrees with what you say? lol Stranger things have happened I guess.
Anyway, up to now, what has been your all time favorite chapter or scene from anything you have ever written and why?
What has been the hardest scene or chapter you have ever written and why?
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I think my favorite chapter I've ever written is in my latest story, "We Weren't Crazy" (the spin-off to "I Wanna Be Bad"). I know it's not on AC, but Chapter 15 was hilarious for me to write. Nick is basically being told he's got a low sperm count. He and his wife (Tara from IWBB) are having problems having a baby. He gets paranoid because he swears the nurse he had to take his "sample" to is a fan and he's seen her in the audience. Just his reaction to it all is hilarious to me. All of it's readers seemed to love it too.
http://my-confession.net/novels/we-werent-crazy/chapter-15-i-got-you
The hardest things for me to ever write were definitely AJ going to rehab in "I Wanna Be Bad." We tried to follow everything that happened on the B&B tour and that whole thing was really hard to write. Also, for me personally, it was hard to write several scenes in "All Or Nothing." It was an earlier story of mine, but the abusive relationship in it was hard for me to write.
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I think my favorite chapter I've ever written is in my latest story, "We Weren't Crazy" (the spin-off to "I Wanna Be Bad"). I know it's not on AC, but Chapter 15 was hilarious for me to write. Nick is basically being told he's got a low sperm count. He and his wife (Tara from IWBB) are having problems having a baby. He gets paranoid because he swears the nurse he had to take his "sample" to is a fan and he's seen her in the audience. Just his reaction to it all is hilarious to me. All of it's readers seemed to love it too.
ROFL "jackin in a cup" i still laugh over that.
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I have no idea. I'll have to think about this.
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Yup, same here. It's a lot harder than I thought it would be lol
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I'll have to have a think too.
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I still haven't decided on a favorite yet.
One of the hardest? It's from Remember Me This Way...
http://www.absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&chapter=5
It's when you find out basically the premise of the story. I wrote and rewrote, and kept asking Julie if it flowed...and I was just SO nervous about posting that chapter . It's a new type of story (for me) to write and so I was just paranoid of doing it wrong. Or having people hate it (even though I'd still write it anyway lol).
I'll get back to you on my fave thing.
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I still haven't decided on a favorite yet.
One of the hardest? It's from Remember Me This Way...
http://www.absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&chapter=5
It's when you find out basically the premise of the story. I wrote and rewrote, and kept asking Julie if it flowed...and I was just SO nervous about posting that chapter . It's a new type of story (for me) to write and so I was just paranoid of doing it wrong. Or having people hate it (even though I'd still write it anyway lol).
I'll get back to you on my fave thing.
I feel ya. It's perfect though! :)
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My favorite that I posted in the other thread is Chapter 31 of Song for the Undead: http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551&chapter=31
This was the first chapter that the "undead," a.k.a. zombies, were introduced, so it was a big part. Up until that point, we had even posted the story under a different title so as not to spoil the moment where the dead came back to life, cause it was meant to be a shocker. So not only is it a major plot point in the story, but the anticipation had built up so much in Rose and me that I really needed to do it justice and get it just right. And I think I did; it came out exactly as I had imagined it in my mind. It's only been about a year since I wrote that part, so it wasn't that long ago, but still, I reread that chapter the other night when I posted the link for Mare, and there was nothing in it that made me cringe, nothing I would want to change.
The one that always comes to mind for "hardest" is when I chopped off Nick's leg in Broken. Starting with Chapter 106: http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=5354&chapter=106
That one in particular I remember being really hard to write. Again, I had built it up so much in my mind, but it wasn't just about doing it justice; I was kind of nervous about doing it at all. At the time, it seemed to me like OMG the worst thing I could ever do to Nick in a fanfic (even though I'd killed the poor guy off before; go figure LOL). I don't really feel that way anymore, but it did really kinda freak me out for awhile, and I was worried about the reaction and worried about my ability to write the rest of the story after that, and blah blah blah. It turned out to be the best move I could have made for the story, I think, and my favorite section of Broken is that last third of the story, post-choppage LOL. Maybe because it was such a challenge to write.
Sorry, I'm really long-winded. LOL
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I feel ya. It's perfect though! :)
Thank you :)
I still cannot decide on a favorite LOL.
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Okay, I think I have it.
Honestly I think my best writing has been in Undead and RMTW right now. (Maybe cause outside of 00Carter, I haven't touched anything else in awhile lol). And as I was looking through, trying to figure it out...
I think my fave thing I've written (thus far, theres stuff planned but unwritten right now that I would like to think can challenge it once I do write it)
It's a tie between a chapter I wrote for Undead, and a chapter I wrote in RMTW. The RMTW one, is when Nick breaks down and tells Kevin. I got misty eyed just writing it.
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10108&textsize=0&chapter=8
And then...(other end of the spectrum LOL) it's Chapter 32 from Undead. Now following up Julie's chapter was sooooo difficult. Because of the buildup, because she executed hers so flawlessly.
However, Nick in an empty hospital (well empty of life), combined with zombies and Thriller? I love it to death. http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551&chapter=32
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After noticing that only one person repsonded to this and LOL Karah with the sperm count thing. I was going to come in and say maybe it would be easier if instead of you giving us your favoirte things to write, other people should come in and say what they thought was their favorite scenes of stories that have been written.
So, if anyone wants to jump in with answering that question go ahead. Sometimes it's fun to see if what you think matches what the readers think.
I can say that when Nick decides to go ahead with the leg choppage in Broken is my favorite chapter which is my favorite you story Julie.
And Rose, I agree with you about the scene where Nick tells Kevin in RMTW. I think as of now that's my favorite chapter of yours!
As far as me, I still don't know lol Thinking about it made me realize two things
1) I've written a lot of crap lol
2) I have a horrible memory!
I'm going to try to answer today.
Another scene of someone else's that sticks out in my mind is in Swollen Issues 2 I think? Where Nick gets really ill after the chemo for the first time and Kevin stays up in the bathroom with him all night. I don't remember if that was a Jenna or a Swenglish chapter but I remember it being majorly powerful.
I'll have to think of more!
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This question only made me realize... I don't have anything that stands out, especially in my mind.
BUT... if I had to choose something as being the hardest to write I suppose I would pick Chapter 5 of Hawk and a Handsaw, the flashback scene. It actually wasn't technically hard to write, it flowed really well (back when things flowed for me lol) but it was difficult to get the pictures from my head to be words on the page.
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10084&textsize=0&chapter=5
Definitely the choppage chapter stands out for me, and speaking of Julie the car accident chapter in By My Side is something that always stands out for me, that was a great chapter.
I, too, have a crap memory when it comes to things I've read apparently.
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Oh, man, it's been so long since I've looked at any of my stuff that I really can't remember what I liked about it. None of it is at all comparable to the choppage chapter in Broken, or a LOT of BMS. And, Rose, I triple agree with you on the telling Kevin chapter in Remember Me This Way. That one hurt to read and I sped through it the first time before I could calmly come back and read it again.
Mare, yours is a hard one. There is so much that I love from all of your stories that I don't even know what to pick. *sigh* I'll have to get back to you on that one!
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Ok, I still can't think of anything in particular from any of my stories that stands out to me, especially since I haven't really thought about them in almost 2 years. Meh.
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Oh, Julilly! All of Hawk and a Handsaw was my favorite, but the one part that stood out for me was at the end when Brian is sitting in the police car and Nick is saying goodbye to him. Brian crying, Nick fading away...I was a puddle of tears. *sigh*
You all are so good at writing such fabulous stories :)
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First of all, thanks for the Broken/BMS mentions! Julilly, I thought of the car accident scene too... that one was intense to write!
Second, I agree with everyone who said the part where Kevin tells Nick in RMTW!
I'm finding, like everyone else, that it's hard to remember specific parts... I remember more just flashes of things that I liked from the stories. Like Mare, the priest with the lobster claw hand in It Stays With You. That always stuck with me cause it was creepy and different.
Julilly, the parts where Nick is inside the girlfriend's dead body in Hawk and Handsaw... again, creepy, but awesome! LOL
Sarah, I remember that short story you wrote that was inspired by "Poster Girl" and how I liked it because it was so dark and different for a Brian story. The end of it is the part that stands out most.
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LMAO! I did answer pretty quickly didn't I? lol I already knew mine because I just wrote the chapter week before last I think it was and had already told my readers it was probably my favorite thing I've written to date.
My memory is for crap too... I finally got one of my best friends, who is a BSB fan, to read "I Wanna Be Bad" and I've caught myself reading it.... I forgot half the crap in there.
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AHH! Everytime I try to post in here I keep getting kicked off of my computer! LOL maybe it doesn't want me to post?
Anyway, thanks Julie for the lobster clawed priest mention lol and i'm sure anyone who hasn't read It Stays is all WTFing? right now.
I finally think I figured out what my favorite chapters are. I really wanted to pull something from Fly Fishing because I really loved writing that one the most out of all of my stories but I couldn't really think of anything that stood out. Next to that, my favorite things to write are the funny chapters. And kind of like what Rose was saying. I think my best stuff was in my collab story. In particular the Musical chapter. It was fun trying to come up with all the songs for that one.
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=4359&textsize=0&chapter=13
A chapter that sticks out in my mind as a fun one to write by just me, was the Bring on the Stunt Sandwich chapter from Why I'd do it all Again. I cracked myself up with that one lol sad, but true. The chapter previous to that one had Nick and Paris getting into a huge fight and in this one, he gets so angry she hasn't called that he flings his phone across the room and it falls out the window. When he stretches to try to get it, he falls out the window as well and on top of a sandwich.
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=4981&textsize=0&chapter=28
By far the hardest chapter for me to write was from Seasons of Change the birthday chapter because it was me from start to finish. Everything just substitute mom instead of dad. Great therapy but overall hard to write.
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=2328&textsize=0&chapter=15
So there ya go! I have really taken a long time looking up this stuff instead of writing like I should be doing lol I will be back with more scenes and thoughts from other people's fics later though!
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LMAO! I did answer pretty quickly didn't I? lol I already knew mine because I just wrote the chapter week before last I think it was and had already told my readers it was probably my favorite thing I've written to date.
My memory is for crap too... I finally got one of my best friends, who is a BSB fan, to read "I Wanna Be Bad" and I've caught myself reading it.... I forgot half the crap in there.
LOL I'm glad i'm not the only one with a crappy memory!
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One of my fave stories from you ever was Fly Fishing. That whole story was epic. I love the sandwich scene from Why though LMAO. I died laughing, and that part where Nick's carrying mcdonalds when he's supposed to be dieting, spots the fellas in a restaurant and bolts LMAO.
Julilly, I'm with Sarah, Nick's goodbye to Brian in H&H was pretty awesome.
Julie, your Undead chapter, and the choppage chapter are two faves of mine. Undead was simply how flawless you pulled that off. Choppage, was well, I was in shock that you not only did it, but you did it well.
Julie, that Sarah story, that's that really dark Brian short right? I loved that one!
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And thank you guys, about RMTW. :) I love the Kevin scenes.
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Wow. I totally forgot about Poster Girl. I guess that's what happens when you write a lot and then forget about if for two years lol But thank you guys! If I remember right, that was one that not a lot of people had read, but I'm glad I did a good enough job that it stuck with you :)
Psh. Rose. I told you how much I love RMTW and how awesome your writing is!
I'm seriously going to have to add Undead to my list of stories to read! There's so many!
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I still have no idea what I'd pick as mine. I have a crap memory when it comes to my own writing!
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Julilly, the parts where Nick is inside the girlfriend's dead body in Hawk and Handsaw... again, creepy, but awesome! LOL
Sarah, I remember that short story you wrote that was inspired by "Poster Girl" and how I liked it because it was so dark and different for a Brian story. The end of it is the part that stands out most.
YES. I loved that part in H&H where Nick realizes that he's in Toni's body, and then he starts walking around lol So many awesome moments in that story :)
Julie, I had to go back and read my own story because I couldn't quite remember it, and you're right. Of everything I've written, that one is the most different and the least cheesy one. It might actually be my favorite of the stuff I've written (minus the collab with Kelly, In the Shadows).
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The hardest scene I've ever written was definitely Nick and Amanda's fight in Something Beautiful (which is part of why it took so damn long for him to tell her, I didn't want him to get mad at her!! even though she deserved it...). The harsh words Nick said to her were really hard to get just right. I wrote and rewrote the argument about 5 times with different wordings. In one version, Nick found out by looking at his website history on his computer and finding the Twitter site Brian had found before she told him. I didn't want Amanda to be weak, though, and a big part of her ability to be forgiven was the fact that she told him herself, so... yeah, that's why it was hard! lol
My favorite scene to have written... gosh I don't know. I know it would have to be out of one of the Saving the Day for Blondes stories, though. Probably one of the scenes where the Boys are all bantering. Or maybe the Bob Saget bit at the end of Something Beautiful. I'm not sure. Definitely scenes where the characters are light hearted and happy, though, ones that capture reality.
Although I will say, the part just before the end of Something Beautiful - the part when Brian is in the car with Leighanne - is one of my favorite tiny snippets. Her reprimand of "the fans are the only ones you're saying good-bye to tonight" and his reply of "I'm not saying good-bye" is one of my favorite exchanges of lines in the whole story. I know that sounds weird, but... *shrugs* It is what it is.
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I loved that Nick/Amanda scene, Hannah, and I agree; she needed to tell him herself, and I'm glad she finally did. His reaction was epic! It made me sad, but I loved it!!
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I loved that Nick/Amanda scene, Hannah, and I agree; she needed to tell him herself, and I'm glad she finally did. His reaction was epic! It made me sad, but I loved it!!
lol I was kind of scared with the final version at first because I wasn't sure if the "payment" line was too much or not. I mean it was the ultimate blow, his major burst of anger was in that line (it was also the one that made her break down), but I wasn't sure that it was really something he would've said there or not. looking back at it NOW I definitely think it fit, but when i first wrote it, I wasn't sure. Mainly I guess because Nick didn't say the "we were only a paycheck" line - that was Brian. I think I was worried it would seem like the two got mixed up.
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I think it fit; Nick seems like the kind of guy who has a temper and could get pretty dramatic like that. Remember his outburst at Aaron about Paris on House of Carters? That was epic LOL.
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I honestly can't pick my favorite scene...I really enjoy the 'funny' moments in the Coaster stories opposed to the drama scenes, even though sometimes the drama scenes are easier to write. :)
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I think it fit; Nick seems like the kind of guy who has a temper and could get pretty dramatic like that. Remember his outburst at Aaron about Paris on House of Carters? That was epic LOL.
LMAO Julie, "smiling, like this!" *Paris Pose*
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LMAO Julie, "smiling, like this!" *Paris Pose*
LMFAO exactly!! That was sooo funny.
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Best moment of the series LMAO.
(http://i27.tinypic.com/2r7360n.png)
A friend made me that forever ago, still cracks me up.
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LMAO!!!
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God they gotta release that on DVD. I'm still heart broken they haven't. LOL
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I know! I have all the episodes taped off TV, but all my VHS tapes are boxed up, and who wants to go dig them out to find that one?
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I know! I have all the episodes taped off TV, but all my VHS tapes are boxed up, and who wants to go dig them out to find that one?
When they originally aired I didn't have cable so I've only seen snippets of it that were posted on the web. :(
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I heard they were supposed to make that a DVD. I guess they never did...sucks that fight was EPIC!
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I think I have them all on my computer.... somewhere.
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I think I have them all on my computer.... somewhere.
lol You'd be my bestest friend if you could share them...or at least point me in the direction of finding them... :notworthy:
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A chapter that sticks out in my mind as a fun one to write by just me, was the Bring on the Stunt Sandwich chapter from Why I'd do it all Again. I cracked myself up with that one lol sad, but true. The chapter previous to that one had Nick and Paris getting into a huge fight and in this one, he gets so angry she hasn't called that he flings his phone across the room and it falls out the window. When he stretches to try to get it, he falls out the window as well and on top of a sandwich.
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=4981&textsize=0&chapter=28
By far the hardest chapter for me to write was from Seasons of Change the birthday chapter because it was me from start to finish. Everything just substitute mom instead of dad. Great therapy but overall hard to write.
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=2328&textsize=0&chapter=15
So there ya go! I have really taken a long time looking up this stuff instead of writing like I should be doing lol I will be back with more scenes and thoughts from other people's fics later though!
I have to say that I LOVE the sandwich scene in Why... I couldn't stop cracking up! That's one of my favorite stories of all time :)
And I just wanna let you know that I just reread Mel's Tree and it's sequels just this past week. It's such a great story/book.
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I honestly can't pick my favorite scene...I really enjoy the 'funny' moments in the Coaster stories opposed to the drama scenes, even though sometimes the drama scenes are easier to write. :)
One of my favorite scenes of yours is the scene in Cruise Control when the girls sneak in and tie Nick up. That is so hilarious!
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I have to say that I LOVE the sandwich scene in Why... I couldn't stop cracking up! That's one of my favorite stories of all time :)
And I just wanna let you know that I just reread Mel's Tree and it's sequels just this past week. It's such a great story/book.
Thanks so much Sel! That means a lot to me! :O) *squishy hugs to you*
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Favorite to read (sorry I have a crap memory so it's something I'm currently reading) is Karah's latest "Turn Right", the chapter where Charlie teases the hell outta Nick! Priceless!
Favorite to write? Hmmmm....well I laughed a lot writing a visual for Karah called "Need You Now" LOL!
Challenging to write has been my latest "This Is Us". Some has been easy but trying to fit the story around the song titles and lyrics was trying at times. One chapter was hard because I put a lot of myself out there and how I feel about certain things in a relationship. It's coming to a close and I'm working on the bonus chapter!
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I think one of my favourite parts to write was in Ten Things, when she wakes up in the hotel room in Las Vegas and expects to find Jason but instead finds out she's married AJ, who she finds really unattractive.
I have to agree about Hawk and a Handsaw about the part when Nick is telling Brian goodbye. That had me crying my eyes out!
There are so many stories I could pick scenes from, but I'd be here all day :) (other people's stories, not my own)
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LOL I can't even hardly remember most of my stuff to remember specific scenes.
I remember the rape scene in Cinderella was really hard for me to write because I'd never gone so graphic or dark before, and really didn't want to then, but sort of had to to match the tone of the rest of the story.
But as far as a favorite scene? Or a best? I have no clue. I always seem to enjoy scenes the best from whatever story I'm working on at the moment. Nothing really stands out. I'll think about it.
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My favourite to write is my A.J./Tesia series because Tesia keeps growing up, & still loves her brother no matter what he's done or what she's been through. And A.J. is trying to be bother her brother, and a father-figure to her. Plus he struggles with having her in his life so frequent in the later fics, because he's so used to being free to do what he wants without having to worry about who is going to look after her while he's out. It's also got depth, with the abuse Tesia suffers, & all the emotions & everything.
As for the hardest thing I ever wrote - prolly, anytime Brian dies in a fic. It happens very rarely, but when it does, I feel like my heart's being ripped out for doing it. I just admire the man so much. Love him too! Lol.
~Lenni~