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Fic Talk => Featured Story of the Month => Topic started by: mare on February 01, 2015, 06:45:40 AM
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Hello!
This month belongs to Rose and the story you all picked to discuss is Here We Stand.
Rose has a gift when it comes to catching the boys personalities and mannerisms in her stories and this one is no different.
Here is the link :http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10965
Join with us and read this month. Feel free to post your questions and comments for Rose.
Thanks and happy reading! :)
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Rose will probably gag at this because she hates puns about her name, but here I go anyway. There's a famous line from Romeo and Juliet that says, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Unlike me, Rose has always written under her real name, rather than some pen name or screen name. She doesn't need one, because her real name is classic and beautiful. However, she also has a few colorful nicknames that I feel really help to describe Rose as a writer.
1. ZDR
"ZDR" stands for "Zombie Double Rainbow," which is a very appropriate nickname for Rose. Not only does she enjoy writing about zombies, but she also enjoys writing about... pretty much anything and everything! Like a rainbow, Rose is a writer of many colors. She has written across the spectrum of genres, from comedy to drama, including sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and - believe it or not - even ROMANCE! She has written short stories, novels, series, and, of course, several epic, neverending collaborations! (We'll get to those in a minute.)
Like a double rainbow, Rose is very prolific. In addition to being our 4th favorite author, she is also the 4th most prolific author on AC, with 55 stories to her name (and hell, by the time this is posted, she may have added another one!). And like a ZOMBIE double rainbow, she just keeps going, even when life gets in the way. She's been posting stories on this site for well over a decade, and although she may have slowed down in the last couple of years, she's showing no signs of stopping. Slow and steady wins the brains!
2. Collab Whore
I got to know Rose back in 2006, when she joined the writing team for my old collab "Code Blue." We've been writing together ever since! Someone coined the name "Collab Whore" for her the following year, when she pitched the idea for our second big collaboration, "00Carter," right here on this forum. Since then, we've written "Song for the Undead" and are working on new ideas for when that one's done! We've also collaborated on "1000 Ways to Kill Nick Carter," "Revenge of the Slaughtered," and a short Christmas parody called "Nick's Zombie Nightmare Before Christmas."
Rose is a great ringleader when it comes to collaborations because she is super creative, passionate, and organized. She comes up with crazy, original ideas and somehow finds a way to make them work. She inspires people to write well without being too pushy about it. She is also incredibly open-minded and almost impossible to offend, which makes her a great writing partner because she's not afraid of getting - or giving - constructive criticism. Rose has raised the quality of my writing, and I firmly believe that my best, most creative work has come out of my collaborations with her.
3. CUNT
I actually have to credit Karah for calling Rose (and me) the C-word on more than one occasion. But before anyone goes and gets offended, we prefer to see it as a term of endearment, rather than an insult. CUNT is actually an acronym that stands for Crazy Undead Nick-Loving Triple rainbow, which really sums up Rose perfectly.
Crazy - Oh, to live in Rose's brain. Sometimes we seem to share one (we call it the Siamuse), but trust me, hers is way more creative than mine. She comes up with the most awesome, "out there" ideas, and I, with my love of logic and realism, find a way to make them work. I don't consider myself to be particularly creative on my own, so I am constantly impressed by Rose's imagination, especially when it comes to the sci-fi and fantasy stuff she has written. Read some of her older sci-fi stories, like "Divisions of Reality" or "Born to Be," and you'll see what I mean!
Undead - Well, this one's obvious. Rose and I were on the zombie bandwagon well before it was a bandwagon! I have always loved horror, but had never really written one before "Song for the Undead." Rose brought out the horror writer in me and in herself at the same time.
Nick-Loving - Rose is pretty balanced when it comes to writing about each of the Boys, but it's no secret that she's always loved to write about Nick. She's shown his softer side in bromances like "Here We Stand" and romances like "Just Another Day," as well as his comedic side in "00Carter" and "Undead," but she's also given him plenty to angst about! Rose loves to torture Nick, from saddling him with Early-Onset Alzheimer's in "Remember Me This Way" to embarking on an epic quest to kill him 1000 times in the aptly-titled "1000 Ways to Kill Nick Carter." But hey, we fanfic writers only hurt the ones we love, right?? (Yeah, okay, so Rose is a total sadist.)
Triple Rainbow - Rose is not only one of my favorite fanfic writers, but also a loyal reader and one of my very best friends. A triple rainbow, all the way! She is so bright, so vivid, and SO intense! It was an honor to write this tribute for her, AC's #4 Favorite Author! Congratulation s, Rose!!!
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Some other thoughts from your readers :)
Quote from: Carter-Orange on January 03, 2015, 11:20:48 AM
What I love about Rose's stories is that she makes them believable. Like with Song For The Undead, it may be about a zombie apocalypse but it feels so real, the characters are well written and the story is fantastic. Same with everything else I've read by Rose. In fact, I even cried during one story and that doesn't happen very often lol.
Well done Rose, you deserve this Smiley
Quote from: Kyrie on January 09, 2015, 07:41:50 PM
Hi Mare,
I think my favorite of hers is Just Another Day. I like pretty much all her stories (the ones she writes as a single author) because she's great as descriptive writing and first person POV. Hope this helps!
Tracy:
I really loved Remember Me This Way because I went through having a loved one with Alzheimers disease. It kind of gave me some closure. Reading about Nick having it even though it's fiction.
Jennay:
My favorite story from Rose? Surrrre...that's EASY!!! Remember Me This Way! Poor Nick. The dude just can't catch a break with Rose. What I liked the most about this story was, it was something that hadn't been done before...early onset Alzheimer’s. It's such a touching story of him dealing with this disease and everyone around him dealing with it as well. About him trying to make his mark on the world, so that he is remembered the way HE wants to be remembered. And the ending is probably one of the most touching endings to a story I've ever read. The whole story was so well written and just so touching. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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Yay, congratulation s Rose!
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Awwww Julie! I heart you so much. Seriously. Reading that made me feel all warm and fuzzy.
And LOL yes, I'm a total sadist in my writing. Maybe one day I'll write a story where Nick has nothing to angst about? No torture...pssh h I can't even type that with a straight face! Besides, that'd be boring LOL.
Thanks all of you, for your compliments. I'm really bad at taking them LOL. I always feel like saying thank you gets repetitive. But thank you!
And Julie knows me well cause of course now I'm up to 56 stories :D.
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Oh and I'm glad HWS got picked, it fits the bromantic feelings we're all having because of the documentary.
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How did you come up with the idea for your story?
What made you decide to write in multiple points of view?
Which pov was your favorite to write?
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How did you come up with the idea for your story?
This made me LOL but in a good way. Now I just need you wandering around naked :P (I miss that in reviews). Because you're the one who inspired it, remember? We were talking here in some thread about the Boys pretty much living out a fanfic scenario in London and how someone needed to write it. I mean I shifted it more into a novella about Kevin coming back in general, but the idea came from you.
What made you decide to write in multiple points of view?
I felt that a story like this HAS to be in all five POVs. There was just no other way to tell the story. Kevin coming back was a change that affected all of them. So I wanted to explore their coming back to basics, so to speak.
Which pov was your favorite to write?
Kevin's. I SO loved writing his POV in this story. He bookended the story, essentially and the way he saw the others and his hunger to come back was a neat thing to visit.
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Oh right, now I remember lol
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LOL :)
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After writing this and seeing the documentary, would there be anything that you'd change? Or do you feel like you pretty much hit the nail on the head?
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After writing this and seeing the documentary, would there be anything that you'd change? Or do you feel like you pretty much hit the nail on the head?
Honestly? I definitely would've redone Brian's vocal issues. I went with nodules which can be fixed if you do surgery cause at the time we were clueless as to what was wrong with his voice. And I would've had the issue be an even bigger problem in the story. In some ways I did hit the nail on the head though, I think. Like the idea of all them pretending there wasn't a problem till they were five again, which is essentially what was happening. Brian being in denial about it. Nick pushing the issue when Brian didn't wanna talk about it but then after things calmed some, letting Brian know he's here for him no matter what.
I wish I'd touched on Howie being in the background more. But I made up for that in my doco inspired one-shot.
But I love my ending with their first televised performance with all five again. I love just, Kevin in this story LOL.
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Kevin is pretty awesome. This documentary really made me remember that.
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Kevin's return has made me realize just how awesome he is.
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Kevin is way more awesome than I ever realized before he left. I think he has definitely mellowed over the years, which I appreciate, but I also appreciate the way that he still seems to take charge and help keep them organized. There will always be Backstreet Time and the need to "call Ground Ctrl 'cause something's wrong," but I think things have run more smoothly since he's been back.
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GC changed their name though! So we can't even use that song line :(
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They changed their name? What is it now?
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Wonderful Union lol. It's so weird.
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That sounds like a gay marriage LOL. Weird. Ground Ctrl was way better.
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LMAO you're so right. And yeah I prefer GC. I loved being able to sing ITO every time they screwed up.
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Overall, what has been your favorite story to write?
Which genre do you feel most comfortable writing?
Has your writing style changed since you started?
Do you enjoy collaborating or writing solo more?
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Overall, what has been your favorite story to write?
It's sort of a tie between Remember Me This Way and Undead. Undead fulfills my love of horror but RMTW was so emotional, angsty and extremely character driven. So my fave collab to write and my fave solo story? Does that count? Can I cheat? LOL.
Though my answer may change. I'm writing Miles To Go and honestly I'm having a blast with it even though the two I listed are more popular. Then again I'm only a few chapters in so who knows what'll happen.
Which genre do you feel most comfortable writing?
Hmm... :shrug:
Well, I know my least comfortable genre is romance (at least when it's not a sub-plot). Mainly because it's hard to tell the story without adding contrived situations to up the drama. Bah, okay. Most comfortable genre? Probably horror. You can go insane with the villain and then go to town our your protagonist. At least if you're a sadist like me LOL. Sci-Fi you generally have to create your own world, rules and such which while fun is also a lot of work. I think drama/angst is a very close second cause I do love that, watching the emotional journey. But horror can incorporate that too, plus torture! So yeah I'm gonna go with horror! Kill...Kill...Kill...Kill...Kill...
:D
Has your writing style changed since you started?
I know in first person I've gotten less rambly. I like to give the character a voice so it's like they're telling you the story themselves but sometimes I'd go too far and off tangent too often. I used to have a really bad tense issue in first person and it took years before I tackled that POV outside of one-shots. I also feel like my writing flows better because I've become a lot more organized. With every story I know how it starts, how it ends and with a vague but general idea of how I'm getting there. That sort of thing shows in my stories I think.
Do you enjoy collaborating or writing solo more?
You know I enjoy both a lot. Collaborating is amazing if you can find the right partner in crime. I did and so once Undead is finished who knows when Julie and I will quit writing together? We have so many ideas on the backburner for future stories it's a little insane. Solo writing you're telling your story your way. There's no waiting for chapters. But it's easier to fall into writer's block. With collabs you're always inspired because you have that person to bounce things off of.
Years ago I would've said solo because I had flaky collaborating partners. Even though I was a major collab whore it got frustrating having people quit on me. But I have Julie so it's a tie. ;D
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Aww! I feel the same, ZDR. :)
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Aww! I feel the same, ZDR. :)
:bsb:
Aww so much love in here!
*kills Nick*
Okay, I'm good now.
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#SorryDeadNick
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Lmfao still one of my favorite hashtags.
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I'm gonna be sappy for a moment since it's the last day of my month.
I wanted to first thank Julie again for her tribute to me. It really touched me and meant the world to hear that from you. I also wanted to thank everyone who sent Mare in compliments about me. I write because I love it but I'm definitely my own worst critic even though I try not to show it. So getting voted on this list and everything...i t's just wow.
Basically the sum of all this mush is that I love you guys!
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Aw, you're welcome! I was happy to do it! Love you too, ZDR!
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Congrats again! :)