Thanks! The first two I get, but “To Understand All” surprises me, since it’s so short and was kind of dashed off. The main thing it has going for it is recency… maybe my writing has been getting better since I took up ficcing again?
(This was in response to a “tell me your favorite fic of mine” ask meme, in case anyone else wants to play.)
Thanks! I keep toying with the idea of a Game of Thrones/ASOIAF AU where Loki is effectively in Theon’s position – a hostage for his father’s good behavior – and then finds himself in the impossible situation Theon did in season/book 2: Thor (Robb in this scenario) is waging war and sends Loki to ask for Laufey’s assistance, and Laufey demands that Loki support him in revolt against Asgard. Most people hate Theon for “betraying” Robb, and he definitely didn’t handle the situation well – plus he was characterized as a jerk in ways that can’t be chalked up to his challenging social position – but I’ve always maintained that he had no good options once his father announced he was renewing his rebellion. I think if I put a more sympathetic character like Loki (though he is also kind of a jerk, in different ways) in the same situation, people might get why I didn’t hate Theon, even before he became too pathetic to hate.
Of course the whole thing would be complicated by the fact that Odin never let Loki forget his subordinate and precarious position, while Frigga treated him as another son and he and Thor are like not-entirely-equal brothers who become not-entirely-equal lovers. (Do I ship Robb/Theon? Maybe…)
Thanks for asking!
23. If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why?
Oh god… well, the only fic that’s long enough for the phrase “from start to finish” to seem appropriate is The Abyss Gazes Also, and since I started it 2 and a half years ago, there are, as you can imagine, some bits that I’m not completely happy with… but it isn’t actually finished, so maybe the question isn’t applicable 😛 Anyway, I don’t think I’d want to work on revising it until I finish it.
The one whose quality I’m most dissatisfied with – and readers concur, judging by the fact that people going through the entire series and leaving kudos on the fics in order are most likely to skip leaving kudos on that one – is The Paradox of Desire. I’m not really sure what to do about it, though. Maybe the idea just wasn’t that great.
Thank you so much!
17. Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?
It depends. I usually write things in order, but if I have a particular scene that’s burning a hole in my brain, I’ll write that first. Or actually, what I’m likely to do is write out the dialogue in script form, because that’s often what comes to me first, and then I go back later and fill in the surrounding action descriptions.
- Describe your comfort zone—a typical you-fic.
- Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?
- Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?
- How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?
- Share one of your strengths.
- Share one of your weaknesses.
- Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.
- Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.
- Which fic has been the hardest to write?
- Which fic has been the easiest to write?
- Is writing your passion or just a fun hobby?
- Is there an episode above all others that inspires you just a little bit more?
- What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever come across?
- What’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever come across?
- If you could choose one of your fics to be filmed, which would you choose?
- If you only could write one pairing for the rest of your life, which pairing would it be?
- Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?
- Do you use any tools, like worksheets or outlines?
- Stephen King once said that his muse is a man who lives in the basement. Do you have a muse?
- Describe your perfect writing conditions.
- How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?
- Choose a passage from one of your earlier fics and edit it into your current writing style. (Person sending the ask is free to make suggestions).
- If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why?
- Have you ever deleted one of your published fics?
- What do you look for in a beta?
- Do you beta yourself? If so, what kind of beta are you?
- How do you feel about collaborations?
- Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.
- If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?
- Do you accept prompts?
- Do you take liberties with canon or are you very strict about your fic being canon compliant?
- How do you feel about smut?
- How do you feel about crack?
- What are your thoughts on non-con and dub-con?
- Would you ever kill off a canon character?
- Which is your favorite site to post fic?
- Talk about your current wips.
- Talk about a review that made your day.
- Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?
- Write an alternative ending to [insert fic title] (or just the summary of one).
I love all these questions. I would answer these. If someone was like, curious.
There are a lot of fic questions that float around online, but rarely do they ever ask specific questions about the fics themselves. Ask any writer one or more of these ten questions to learn more about the fic and show support.
1. Of the fics you’ve written, which is your favorite and why?
2. Which scene was your favorite to write in [title of fic]?
3. Which part of [title] was hardest to write?
4. If you could change anything in [title], what would it be?
5. Did you make an outline for [title]? Did you stick to it?
6. Which scenes did you cut, and which were added in [title]?
7. Who was your favorite character to write in [title]?
8. Which came first, the title or the fic?
9. Which idea came to you first in [title]?
10. What are some facts readers may not know about [title]?
These really are great questions – but I’m just going to say in advance, regarding #8, that the title never came first.
Loki is the Philosopher King 