Fanfic Writing Meme - Day 30

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Oh man! Last day for the meme! I almost thought this day would never come! Okay, here goes: Day 30!

Day 30 – Do you have a favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!

Hmm...well, "favorite" might be too strong a word. I have fics I've written that I really like, but...do I have to pick just one?

Pfft. Screw it. I'm putting up a few of them. Bwahaha.

• "Bitter Sweet", a Yu Yu Hakusho story. This was my first and only attempt at Kurama/Koto, which I actually thought was pretty good. I liked playing around with the idea, and I was surprised by how well it turned out.



• "A Work of Art", a Super Mario story. Luigi/Daisy is one of those couples where I can just unleash my ultra-romantic, super fluffy girly self, and this story will always be the epitome of that. I have no clue where the idea to compare dancing to a painting came from, but I really liked it. And apparently, so did a lot of other people.



• "Holding On", a SWAT Kats story. My only fic in the fandom, but it was a fun attempt. It gave me a chance to explore the friendship between the two main characters, and I thought it turned out pretty good.



• "Within This Nightmare", a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles story. Even though I haven't worked on this in a while, I had a lot of ideas and plans for this one, and I loved exploring the different family dynamics.



• "Reminder", a Super Robot Monkey Team story. A very short fic based on an idea I got after reading Wiki one day, haha. But I did notice the same thing when I watched the episode "Golden Age", so I thought I'd give it a try, even if it was just to put the theory out there. But I really do like the idea.



• "Unclear", a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon story. Because I really love Chatot in the game, so this was a lot of fun to write.



• "Of Love and Roses", a Yu Yu Hakusho/Sailor Moon crossover story. The more I write it, the more I fall in love with Kurama/Minako, just because keeps growing on me. They seriously are my favorite crossover pairing now, so writing this story of them coming together is just a lot of fun.



• "Power of the Pack", a Road Rovers story. Just because I get to focus on my favorite character from the show, and develop a little more of his past. Teehee.



• "Breaking the Ice", a Avarar: The Last Airbender story. For some reason, I really love Pakku, and I love Pakku/Kanna. And while I really had wanted to write a full-blown Pakku/Kanna like this story was supposed to be, I actually really like the way it ended, with them not yet together, but agreeing to work things out. The story was simply platonic, leading the way for their future romance, which I thought turned out better than I intended.



• "In Honor", a Fairy Tail story. Takes place during a certain point in the manga, and I just had a lot of fun writing it. Especially when it came to Loki's dialogue and his behavior towards Lucy.
  
  
• "'Tis the Season", a Tales of Symphonia story. It's a Christmas story, but I really liked getting inside Zelos' head and showing how he got along with the others.



• "Tinted", a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs drabble. After finally seeing the full movie, I fell in love with Snow White and Grumpy's relationship, so this was my way of putting that out there, haha.



• "Atonement", a Kung Fu Panda story. I just really liked the idea of Shifu and the Soothsayer connecting, just because it seemed to me that they had a lot in common in their dealings with Tai Lung and Shen, respectively. And there wasn't a lot of speaking, but I think I managed the connection pretty well.
  
  
• "Competition", a Wild Kratts story. It's weird to think that I put this one, considering the event it was based on and how it affected me. But after writing it, I realized how I liked working through the brothers' relationship, even though they were just kids in the fic. Plus, the end kind of gives some hope, I think.



• "Step Back", a Phineas and Ferb story. I always wondered what happened after the events of Across the Second Dimension, especially in the 2nd dimension. They had just ended a war, after all, so where would they go from there? Plus, I liked the idea that, despite the differences of how the characters acted given their environment, they seemed ultimately the same as their counterparts from the 1st dimension. And that of course made me wonder about how a relationship, and maybe even a romance, could start with Isabella and Phineas, who only first met in the movie. I really liked the idea of Phineas having an obvious crush on her, while Isabella secretly likes him but won't admit it. And I got to have a lot of fun writing the beginning of something like that here.

Wow...there were more of my stories that I liked than I thought. Huh...I hope that doesn't make me sound egotistical or anything...

But whew! I'm finally finished with this meme! Took a lot longer than I thought it would, what with the not posting for some days. Haha. But still, I had a lot of fun with this one. I usually have fun with 30-day memes. I might actually have to find another one soon...heehee....

Day 1 – How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
Day 2 – Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
Day 3 – For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write?
Day 4 – Do you have a "muse" character, that speaks to you more than others, or that tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse?
Day 5 –If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a fic, whether your "muse" or not, what did you do about it?
Day 6 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
Day 7 – Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
Day 8 – Do you write OCs? And if so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues, and if not, explain your thoughts on OCs.
Day 9 – Pairings – For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
Day 10 – Pairings – Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone and written a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't write, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?
Day 11 – Genre – do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
Day 12 – Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
Day 13 – Do you prefer canon or fanon when you write? Has writing fanfic for a fandom changed the way you see some or even all of the original source material?
Day 14 – Ratings – how high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever written higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the story you're writing is G-rated instead?
Day 15 – Warnings – What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a fic?
Day 16 – Summaries – Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
Day 17 – Titles – Are they the bane of your existence, or the easiest part of the fic? Also, if you do chaptered fic, do you give each chapter a title, or not?
Day 18 – Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
Day 19 – When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
Day 20 –Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
Day 21 – Sequels – Have you ever written a sequel to a fic you wrote, and if so, why, and if not, how do you feel about sequels?
Day 22 – Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favorite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?
Day 23 – When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
Day 24 – Betaing – How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your fic? Do you have a Beta horror story or dream story?
Day 25 – Music – Do you listen to music while you write? Do you make playlists to get into a certain "mood" to write your fic? Do you need noise in general? Or do you need it completely quiet?
Day 26 – What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
Day 27 – Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
Day 28 – Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?
Day 29 – What is your current project or projects?
Day 30 – Do you have a favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!