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TKID

Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:26 AM

>1. Why did you write your first Firefly based story?

Lots of writers at the time were writing Simon as some stuck-up one-dimensional twit, and I wanted to redress the matter. And Firefly rocks.

>And how many stories have you written to date?

Ah. A month after I'd posted my Simon-the-multi-dimensional-character story, I accidentally deleted it from fanfiction.net. And discovered to my horror that I'd somehow deleted from my hard drive also.

So I've kind of written and unwritten one Firefly story.

>2. What's your goal as a fanfic writer?

Lose weight. Seriously. I wrote a Kung Fu The Legend Continues series where Kwai Chang Caine was chased by giant spiders, and I wound up losing 25 lbs trying to figure out what kind of sounds a giant spider would make, etc.

>3. Do you look for critiques on your posted work or are supportive comments enough?

Either; both are compliments - someone's taken the time to actually give me feedback and trusts that I won't overreact if the feedback isn't perceived as being positive.

KAYLEEGIRL

Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:37 PM

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Originally posted by tkid:
I wrote a Kung Fu The Legend Continues series where Kwai Chang Caine was chased by giant spiders, and I wound up losing 25 lbs trying to figure out what kind of sounds a giant spider would make, etc.

Chased by giant spiders? This sounds like a great idea for the continuing adventures of Bill Pardy, a sequel to Slither!

Too bad about your losing that Simon story. I would have liked to read that one. For me, Simon is the most difficult characters to write about because I don't feel too much of a personal connection with him. I need some insight into who he is.

If I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream big.

KAYLEEGIRL

Sunday, January 28, 2007 7:47 PM

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Originally posted by girlfan:
This is another valid point. But what do you do if/when it's not really clear to you (as a writer) what the pairings are or will eventually be? Do you just mark it as it appears in the individual "chapter"?

So, you post as you're writing the piece and don't wait until you've written the entire thing? Wow, you're much braver than I am! I tend to write out an entire rough draft, revise, and have someone beta for me before I even think of putting it out there for the world to read.

So...
NEW QUESTION: how many of you post as you go and how many post only after you've finished a story?

If I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream big.

GIRLFAN

Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:02 PM

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Originally posted by KayleeGirl:

So, you post as you're writing the piece and don't wait until you've written the entire thing? Wow, you're much braver than I am! I tend to write out an entire rough draft, revise, and have someone beta for me before I even think of putting it out there for the world to read.

So...
NEW QUESTION: how many of you post as you go and how many post only after you've finished a story?

I think probably for people new to fanfic the lure of the submit button is pretty hard to resist.

Also, it can be both fun and helpful to let reader comments have an influence on the direction of the story.

The comments are a wonderful fuel for the muse, too - the immediate (esque) response to your work is a great reward.

For me, it's partly all of those reasons, but it is also influenced by one more; there was a writer (don't recall the name) who would sometimes type stories in the window a bookshop. As each page was done it was taped up in the window - this is kind of my way of doing that - forcing a sort of continuity on myself. What's gone before can't be rewritten (though I will eventually revise the whole thing). You can only just carry on from there.

That's a pretty fun challenge.

*** *** ***
Fluffiness is next to angstiness.

KAYLEEGIRL

Sunday, January 28, 2007 8:51 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by girlfan:
[ there was a writer (don't recall the name) who would sometimes type stories in the window a bookshop. As each page was done it was taped up in the window - this is kind of my way of doing that - forcing a sort of continuity on myself. What's gone before can't be rewritten (though I will eventually revise the whole thing). You can only just carry on from there.

That's a pretty fun challenge.

Harlan Ellison used to do that. One of my favorite writers -- prolific, gutsy, and great. At one convention I attended, he was supposed to lecture, but read us a story he'd just finished writing instead. It was "Shatterday" (which ended up being chosen for the first episode of the new "Twilight Zone" series).

Excuse me for hijacking my own thread for a moment!

If I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream big.

GIRLFAN

Sunday, January 28, 2007 9:06 PM

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Originally posted by KayleeGirl:

Harlan Ellison used to do that. One of my favorite writers -- prolific, gutsy, and great. At one convention I attended, he was supposed to lecture, but read us a story he'd just finished writing instead. It was "Shatterday" (which ended up being chosen for the first episode of the new "Twilight Zone" series).

Excuse me for hijacking my own thread for a moment!

I actually did think it was Ellison - but I couldn't remember for sure and didn't want to put misinformation in people's heads.

Anyway, that's where I got the idea. I mean, I might have done it anyway, for the other reasons I mentioned - but that was the deciding factor for me. It is a fun challenge.

Fluffiness is next to angstiness.

DIGIFICWRITER

Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:40 PM

Hi, Kayleegirl. Here's some answers to your questions:

1. Why did you write your first Firefly based story? And how many stories have you written to date?
As a fan of Firefly from the beginning, I'd long been wanting to see the series continued in some form, so when the chance came along to participate in a virtual continuation of the show (namely 'Virtual Firefly', which the lovely Katie/Arcadia has already so eloquently plugged), I immediately jumped on board even though I was already involved in another virtual series (this one based in the Buffy-verse). My writing credits with VFF, so far, are as follows:
2x04 - Fireworks (co-written with Katie/Arcadia)
2x16 - 'Trap' (tentative title) (forthcoming)

Even though Katie/Arcadia so eloquently plugged Virtual Firefly, I wanted to throw out another reccommendation for the project. As a veteran of a couple of other 'Jossverse' virtual series, I can attest to how closely we on the staff at VFF mimic the style of Firefly in our writing; it's one of the things that we've tried very hard to do, and, for the most part, I fully believe we've succeeded with flying colors. If you're a Firefly fan, you should definitely check out 'Virtual Firefly' at least once.

Answering your question about whether or not it's important to read Virtual Firefly's episode scripts in order, I'd say yes, although it's not AS important in Season 1, since most of the episodes that close out that season are essentially standalones. Season 2, however, has a very tightly planned narrative (mostly thanks to Joss's fabulous 'Serenity' film script[s]).

2. What's your goal as a fanfic writer?
I initially got into writing fanfic as a way to hone my writing skills until such time as I could break into writing professionally. However, since that time I've become engrossed in the production of 'virtual series' (many of them script-based), which has caused me to change my vision of what I want to do, professionally, with the writing talent I've been blessed with, and I now want to become a screenwriter.

3. Do you look for critiques on your posted work or are supportive comments enough?
Having people critique your work, negatively(so long as they are civil about it), or positively, is one of the best things imaginable for a writer (amateur or professional); it's the only way you know what works and what doesn't, and it allows you to present the best finished product possible.

On the subject of OCs:
Introducing original characters in fanfic (of any genre) is fine, so long as the characters are
A) consistent with the characters already inhabiting the universe to which you are adding them
B) Serve a purpose
C) Are fully fleshed out

I'm proud to say that I've helped create several original characters (both for VFF and a couple of other virtual series), and that all of them have adhered to the criteria I just mentioned.

Take my love
Take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care
I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me
Take me out to the black
Tell 'em I ain't comin' back
Burn the land and boil the sea
You can't take the sky from me
There's no place I can be
Since I've found Serenity
But you can't take the sky from me

ZZETTA13

Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:57 PM

Kayleegirl it's been a while since I've posted to this thread and becuase you've added a new question I'll give you a new answer, well a new one concerning why I write fanfic the way I do.

First I am terrible at spelling and all the other things that go with writing a story but once I get an idea in my head it just goes on and on till I have to get it out. My fanfic began with a story called "Spirit of Serenity" about a ghost of an old Firefly captain that was still around after Mal fell in love and bought the transport ship. From that time I've written about 24 or 30 stories. Once I sit down to write I tend to let the story tell itself. There is a general direction I take but as far as having anything mapped out, I didn't do that. I've enjoyed the verse that Joss and company have written so much that I felt compelled to write other stories. I guess it was like going back in history and visiting the cave of a friend who had cave paintings. I wanting to make some cave paintings of my own.

Z

SOFI

Sunday, January 28, 2007 11:35 PM

=D hey kayleegirl! shiny thread! here's my answers:

1. Why did you write your first Firefly based story? And how many stories have you written to date?

i guess i wrote my first for a number of reasons. primarily, of course, because i love writing! at that time i was on a writing course n writing every moment of the day virtually! also havin just begun to live on fireflyfan.net i had discovered that my fantasies were not singular n in fact there are a whole load of people out there with fun firefly ideas. the subject of my first fanfiction reflects my undying love of wash/zoe.

since then i've written about 30 fanfics i think.

2. What's your goal as a fanfic writer?

i write mainly just for the enjoyment of it. plus i find ideas gnaw away at my skull unless i let them out! i also love other people enjoyin my fiction as well so i guess my goal is just to keep likin writin n to write things that people like!

3. Do you look for critiques on your posted work or are supportive comments enough?

both are good! only constructive criticism though. the other kind sorta just makes me sad. i love reading other people's interpretations and suggestions =D

4. How many of you post as you go and how many post only after you've finished a story?

i have had bad experiances of postin a story before it's completely complete n then gettin a bad case of writers block. i have vowed never to do this again! (but sometimes the submit button is soooo temptin on somethin that i love)

i hope this is vergin on interesting!

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"the legs. oh, yeah. definitely have to say it was her legs. you can put that down. her legs and where her legs meet her back. in fact, that whole area. and... above it..."

KAYLEEGIRL

Monday, January 29, 2007 2:58 AM

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Originally posted by Sofi:

i have had bad experiances of postin a story before it's completely complete n then gettin a bad case of writers block. i have vowed never to do this again! (but sometimes the submit button is soooo temptin on somethin that i love)

i hope this is vergin on interesting!

Glad to hear from you, Sofi.

That's my fear exactly. It's always easy for me to come up with a great beginning, but often those grind to a halt and get shoved in a drawer,never to be completed. So, I've become cautious, too.

It's only recently that I've gotten into the habit of writing from a rough outline and it's helping a lot. Before that I used to just try to figure it all out as I went -- mostly because I wanted to have the fun of being surprised, as if I was the reader. Now that I've gotten more serious about being a writer, for me that's come to mean I should have a finished product before offering it to the reader. (Having said that, I can't promise that if I get really excited about some idea and want some immediate feedback I might not just break my own rule and post when I haven't finished it!)

If I'm gonna dream, I'm gonna dream big.

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