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Questions Post #15
FANDOM/LJ
A. Is there such a thing as an Real Person vid? I remember there was one about JM set to Pretty Fly For A White Guy, but is that...a "done" thing, to make vids about the actors themselves?
B. Is there a lot of Mary Sue RPF? Like Mary Sue meets Mister Actor at a con or something and they get it on? I don't want to read any; I'm just curious. I would think there would be but I've never seen any.
C. What's the deal with pro writers who don't like fanfiction? Where do they get off? I guess I mean that kinda literally.
D. Is there Batman/Gordon fic? Where?
E. How do you feel about...having the general subject of a post in brackets in the subject line? For instance, a post titled, "[meta] Can Soulless Spike Be Redeemed". Do you do that, the "[meta]" part? Have you done it? Have you thought about doing it? When you see other people do it, does it make you feel a certain way? It always makes me think: "I should do that! Then I would have to go back and do that to every post. Dear god, am I really that anal? Is that person as anal as I am? OMG I'M NOT ORGANIZED" *frantic hyperventilating and quick scrolling past the post* Not really, but something like that.
F. Is it just me, or are fics longer in the HP fandom? Is this just because there is *more* fic overall, so more fics-that're-long are available?
G. Um. Will someone rec me, I mean, my friend, some long long long Harry-16-or-older Snape/Harry? NO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING EITHER.
H. Why am I fannish about Horatio Hornblower? Why am I so in love with Horatio/William Bush? Why do I so often fall for small fandoms in which people have not written nearly enough porn? Why?
BUFFYVERSE
I. What do Eve and Lindsey think to gain by putting the slug thing on Angel in "Soul Purpose"?
J. Why isn't VK is S5? Seriously. Was it a money issue, a people not liking Connor issue, the writers not knowing what to do with Connor issue, or really just for the sake of plot issue?
K. Does the idea of the S8 BtVS comics make anyone else sad? It depresses me and for the life of me I can't figure out why. I would not be upset if there was an S6 of AtS. I mean, I'm glad that there'll be L. more Buffy and that Whedon is doing it, but it feels kinda bittersweet to me, and that makes me feel like I'm being a spoil sport.
M. Can you name all the episodes of AtS and BtVS? If you can't, can you at least recognize all the episode names? If you can't, about how many ep names per season would you say you know? When I first got into this fandom I was shocked by how many people seemed to know the names of eps, but now most of the time when someone says one I know which ep they're talking about.
N. Could the dimension Angel goes to to get Jasmine's name be Quar'toth? The timing doesn't work out, huh?
RANDOM
O. Do you like Rachel Ray?
P. Do you like Oprah?
FIC
Q. How often do you read fanfiction somewhere that is not your home/not somewhere where you usually use your computer? The other day I brought some fanfic to read while I waited for my Granny's hair to get done (I'm her driver.) I was embarrassed 'cause there was porn in some. I usually only read fanfic at home/school.
R. Do you mentally edit other people's fics when you read them?
S. How many days after you post a fic do you feel like the fic probably got most of the fb it's going to recieve?
T. How much do you edit your fic in the post window/Semagic/other client? This is assuming you write your fic in a word processor. Is it just select all, copy, paste, and go? Or is it C&P and then add code? C&P and one last edit? C&P and add header info?
U. How much do you think about the A/N? Do you only think/write it after you finish, or do you sometimes compose it in your head/write it as you write your fic?
V. What does an A/N Mean To You, anyway?
W. Why are forced marriage fics (fics where people get sold into marriage, or have to marry to prevent something stupid, or have to take up a pretense of marriage, etc) so compelling? I ask this as one who reads summaries about forced marriages and sniffs like the arrogant bitch that I am, then turns around and reads them. There are some freaking great ones out there, but I wonder why this plot in itself is so attractive? 'Cause it sounds stupid, and yet I find myself drawn.
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M. Yes! I can do names and numbers. When I was first getting into BtVS/AtS and trying to figure out which episodes I still hadn't seen, I was also finishing my degree and I would get often really bored in class. So to not fall asleep, I started writing out the episodes and ended up memorizing them.
Q. I actually started reading fanfic at work (this was pre having a computer at home). Now it's a pretty even split between reading at work and at home. I've occasionally printed things off and read them on the subway but didn't like that cause people will often read over your shoulder. I do a lot of my fanfic writing on the subway though. I find it a really productive time and never worry about people seeing it because I have atrocious handwriting. I've also written on buses, planes and in airports - also fruitful fic writing places!
R. Yes - but obviously that's if there's errors in the fic. I try to avoid reading fic that has lots of errors! *g*
S. 2 or 3. But it can depend if I post to communities a few days after posting to my LJ.
T. I always copy and paste from my word document once all the editing it finished. But I will read it over in the preview pane and will occasionally catch some small mistake.
U. I often use variations on the same ones and will just add or alter - mostly because I don't want to come up with something new.
V. I normally use it thank my betas and give other info, like if it was written for a ficathon or something.
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I would say you're crazy. Except that the whole reason I asked is I started doing the same thing a couple weeks ago!
I do a lot of my fanfic writing on the subway though. I find it a really productive time and never worry about people seeing it because I have atrocious handwriting. I've also written on buses, planes and in airports - also fruitful fic writing places!
I also write in more places than I read--for the same reasons, less people will be able to read what I'm writing. I have a funny personal shorthand, just to be sure! But it was invented for note-taking, not fic-writing, so I'm not scary. *looks shifty*
T. I always copy and paste from my word document once all the editing it finished. But I will read it over in the preview pane and will occasionally catch some small mistake.
Me too, but the trouble is, I have to reread after I fix every little mistake, and end up finding new tiny mistakes every time! Eventually I either get bored and put it back into Word to fix it more, or get bored and just post the damn thing.
Thanks for doing some of these questions!