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POSTED BY: KayleeGirl
UPDATED: Friday, September 21, 2007 00:43
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Originally posted by magdalena:
I was talking with others who had written fan fic - some of which I had read and realised I could put the little stories going on in my brain into writing and expand on them until they might be of interest to others...
I can relate! I've been a writer for a long time (fiction for myself and non-fiction in my job), but I'd never written a fanfic before one of my friends asked me what I wanted for Christmas this year and I said, "A new episode of Firefly." We both started tossing out ideas and one caught in my brain, so I started writng -- and will post it soon.
I'm looking forward to reading your stories, Magdalena. Thanks for posting on this topic!NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
Hey there NewOldBrowncoat, I'm so glad you've started writing again. I've had some dry spells myself when the muse just wasn't movin me. And I agree that this verse gives us a lot to write about...
I'll be looking up your stuff and giving it a read soon. Keep writing! And thanks for your coments!
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1) I'd just discovered Serenity, then Firefly. An idea popped into my head, germinated into something approaching a story for a script, then insisted on being let out to play. (This had never ever happened before.) I wrote it down. I discovered FFF and (gulp) posted it. I could not believe how completely audacious and egotistical I was being, and was prepared for a request to cease and desist. Much to my surprise, people actually seemed to enjoy it. Hundreds have at least gotten through the first few lines before quitting, judging by the numbers at the top of each entry. I'm up to about my 15th as of last night.
2)My goal? Write until the story feels "done", or the ideas stop popping in to take over my brain, or enough people let me know they've hadenoughreallythanks. I don't really have a set goal.
3)Supportive comments give me the warm fuzzies and just encourage me. Constructive criticism is very much welcome, "you suck and this sucks" without telling me why it (or I)remind you of a Shop-Vac is just annoying, and possibly rude. What part(s) did you not like and why? Is it just that you don't like when someone gets shot or pregnant, or do you really feel it's completely out of character and unsupported for "X" to do "Y"?
Keep in mind I can feel free to ignore your advice, but I still like to hear it. By the same token "shiny" is nice, but "shiny 'cause I really liked this part" is better.
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>1. Why did you write your first Firefly based story? And how many stories have you written to date?
I don't think I can even count how many I've written. You can find them by clicking on my name.
Why did I start to write? Because I wanted more stories about my favorite, and not so favorite, characters.
>2. What's your goal as a fanfic writer?
It's a hobby. I do it as I have time and when inspiration strikes. I really don't have a goal. Unlike many I've noticed here, I have no aspirations to be a writer of any kind.
>3. Do you look for critiques on your posted work or are supportive comments enough?
I like them both. Critiques typically point out something that I've overlooked being so closely involved with the story I'm trying to tell.
I'm big on characterization. I want to make sure I get the characters voices right. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.
Because that is so important to me, that is what I typically critique, if its even needed, in another's work if I decide to leave feedback.
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KayleeGirl, I hope you realise you've opened quite the can of worms here. 
Many are the writers here, there and everywhere, and many are their reasons for doing what they do:
1. Why did you write your first Firefly based story? And how many stories have you written to date?
I haven't brought any Firefly fic to completion yet, but I'm moving right along with the first one, an adventure mystery that I'm trying to find a beta for. In the works are an epic adventure and then a post-BDM action/political thriller. Ambitious, you say? Well, what writer isn't? These first three are stand-alone, but they share an underlying River/OC thread that I aim to bring to fruition in the third one.
So, why am I writing the first one, let alone the other two? I think when it comes to writing fanfic, what it all comes down to is that we writers - whether we're Browncoats, recovering Trekkies, 'Gaters or DueSers - just want to immerse ourselves in this world we've grown to love. We want to explore new horizons and new ways of life that our heroes never got a chance to experience because the creators, in their finite wisdom, never thought of them first - or in more obvious cases, because the rug got yanked out from under their feet. 
Then of course, there's a desire to share these ideas with fellow fans, to provide them with another glimpse into the 'verse. As a writer, I like to share; as a reader, I like to see what my fellow fans have up their sleeves, if it's a genre or a topic that interests me.
2. What's your goal as a fanfic writer?
As Uncle Joss has been quoted, "I poured my heart and soul into that show. I believed in it with every fiber of my being." That's why some of us write, it's how we open our hearts and souls to the world. It's all about expressing your love for something. It's not just Firefly that I express my love for - there are other things (and characters) that capture what little heart I have left, and I feel to share it with the rest of the world. Having said that, I also like to see what the rest of the world thinks of my work. In other fandoms I've experienced unimaginable difficulty getting any feedback, so here on FFF I'm preparing for the worst and hoping for the best....
3. Do you look for critiques on your posted work or are supportive comments enough?
Oh, hell, when it comes to feedback, I'll take what I can get! 
Shepherd's hair
Was wild and free
And that's what caused
River to flee
FIREFLY
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1. I wrote my first story for two reasons. In 04, I rediscovered the series upon hearing that they were going to continue the show in a movie. When I saw the show again, I remembered what I loved about it in the first place. I discovered this site, and after reading some really good fanfiction, I decided to contribute to the site my own spin on the stories I was reading. And my first actual story was more of a spin-off of another story I had read. It was this story called Not So Happily Ever After, and it dealt with Zoe having a miscarriage and the impact it has on the crew. And I just wrote a story that filled in some of the gaps from the first story. Since then, I've written about six stories since then, which share some continuity. The first story was THE SERENITY GIG which is basically the Silee wedding told from an outsiders perspective. I was an amateur wedding videographer at one point, so I just channeled my experience doing wedding videos into this verse to do an alternate spin on the Silee nuptuals. QUINTESSENCE OF DUST is a tiny epilogue of sorts to that story. BLUE HAND BLUES is part 2 of what I call my Shooter Trilogy, which are three stories that are influenced to some degree by my original character, Lucas Anyong aka. Shooter. SHOTGUN TAM and THE REPERCUSSION OF SHOTGUN TAM is sort of a meditation on violence and "what if' scenario that I'm sure Simon would have faced at one point in the series. And my latest story is my two years in the making epic called YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN, which is almost how I would have ended the series if I were in charge of the show. That's my part 3.
2. My immediate goal is to get YCGHA finally posted and finished. I'm a terrible procrastinator, so it usually takes a while for me to post new material. It amazes me how writers like TamSibling or ScrewTheAlliance can write 10 page plus chapters a day. But as far as goals go in my stories, I always try to go against the grain and do types of fanfic stories that have been written before, but in different ways. Like I do Silee stories, but I avoid the "I wuv you Simon, let's fuck" stories I tend to see a lot and write about them down the line when they've been a couple for a while and have an actual relationship. And when it comes to Gabriel and Regan Tam, instead of having them as shallow and disowning like most people tend to write them as (Gabriel moreso than Regan), I picture them as more tragic characters. As parents who not only know what has been done to River, but are destroying themselves over the guilt of what they've done.
To make it short, my goal is to write incredibly good stories and to take these characters in opposite directions from what the majority seems to think they should be.
3. Both. I love the positive comments because it tells me that all the time and energy I spend writing these stories is appreciated. But I also like it when constructive critisism comes my way. It lets me know what neds to be improved so I can tell a better story.
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Originally posted by tathraseventeen:
I don't usually write fanfiction, but a lot of the things I've written have been similar to Joss's in terms of the themes I like to explore. Plus, we all love the 'Verse, so why not?
Why not, indeed! One of the things that kept Star Trek going after cancellation of the original series was the market for new novels and stories set in that universe. I'd like to see all of us writer-Browncoats look to our fanfic with that in mind. Who knows where the first house-published original Firefly fiction will come from? Could be from one of you who are posting here.
Explore away, tathraseventeen!
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Originally posted by Gladiator32:
On getting critiqued:
Just so long as it's constructive not 'that was rubbish, try harder you dolt'! But naturally, as a sensitive person, the nicer the feedback, the more I appreciate it!
I'm the same way, Galdiator32. I like to know what I can do better as well as what I've done wrong. I'm glad that so far so many of you feel the same.
When I read your work and leave a comment, I promise to be gentle!...And thanks for joining in on this thread!NOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
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Originally posted by KayleeGirl:
1. Why did you write your first Firefly based story? And how many stories have you written to date?
2. What's your goal as a fanfic writer?
3. Do you look for critiques on your posted work or are supportive comments enough?
1. The mood just struck me one day. I had envisioned a character in my mind and then decided that the Firefly universe was the best place for him. I decided how I wanted him to interact with the characters and major plot points I wanted covered and then wrote the story around those ideas. I've written the first part and am currently writing the second part to William Finds Serenity, which is posted in the Blue Sun Room. It is my first.
2. My goal is to simply write stories that other fans can find enjoyment in. It's also good practice in writing that other projects I have simmering on the back will benefit from.
3. I like critique, as long as it is constructive. I am the first to admit I am far from a great, even good, writer, and I know not all of my ideas float well with everyone. I want my readers to be honest, whether what they have to say to me is posative or negative.
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Acadia, thanks for your post! I just recently discovered www.stillflying.net and was impressed by the concept and the way the site is set up, let alone the writing. I was wondering about the writers though and...here you are to tell me about yourself and the rest. That's great.
I will be reading all the episodes, but it'll take me a while. I've got a lot of catching up to do!
Question: is it important to read them all in order? (Oh well, I'm already curious to read your stuff first, so it's pretty much a moot question, I guess.)
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