Okay, I'm back! As promised, this set of questions has been named "Deeper,"
in accordance with the fact that I was really looking for dirt here. I
didn't get too much of it, but here's what I do have!
This set's five authors are . . . (drum-roll please) . . .
Big Eyes
Idhren Noletura
devilrose
Moriquendimaiden
Hobbit Killer
QUESTION SET TWO: DEEPER
(1) Torture. Your fan fiction is inside your computer, and its source is inside a book or movie. You, however are neither of those places. What have you done to get as close to your fan fiction / its original source as possible?
**** To get closer to my fan fiction I've basically turned it into
my second life. I live in an imagined world where all of my fan
fics come together to make one huge soap opera as well as the world
of people with something resembling sanity. **** (Hobbit Killer)
**** Well I have a big obsession with my computer. Chances are I am
hardly away from it, being the loser that I am, but on chances that
I am out somewhere my copy of The Lord of the Rings is never very
far. All my friends own it too, so if I ever really need it, it's
about an arms reach away. **** (Idhren Noletura)
(2) How do the people who know that you write fan fiction think of the fact that you do?
**** I know my brother thinks I'm weird that I write fanfiction but he
generally doesn't make a big deal out of it. My other friend who
writes fanfiction doesn't give a damn coz she writes YAOI* for crying
aloud...so...there hasn't really been major objections or tremendous
encouragement. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I can't read minds, so there is no way I can tell you just what
they think of it. Only one of my friends has actually read my stuff
and hardly any of them know I write. I guess it is not something I
shout out to the world, but seeing as I am just beginning to write I
bet they think it's probably not very good at all. **** (Idhren
Noletura)
**** Well, a couple of my friends write fanfiction also. So they don't
think it's odd, or stupid. But one person I know thinks I'm crazy
because I write fanfiction. He thinks "damn uncreative!" ****
(Moriquendimaiden)
**** I'm not a mind reader, but if you truly want to know how my
friends feel about me writing fan fiction, I guess I would say it
creeps them out a bit, but than again, everything I do creeps them out
in some way. **** (Hobbit Killer)
**** I am a mild slash writer and I know I quite a few people think I
am a) perverted b)insane. I write not to satisfy sexual fantasies, but
because I love the characters and the possibility of a relationship
we get on fine. Most friends accept that this as a certain point of
view some may take, but some people are a little uneasy. I'm lucky in
having friends who don't mind the homosexuality issue. ****
(devilrose)
(3) How have you connected music with your stories?
**** I've just started on a crusade to find music to fit HP. I'm not a
huge fan of songfic's but I think that there are songs out there that
fit the tone of a story I am trying to write. I keep personal song
preferences and possible background music for stories written in a
notebook. **** (devilrose)
**** Hmm, I'm not really a songfic kinda person coz I think that's not
very original . but, yeah, I do use phrases from songs in my fics or
maybe some plot scenes were inspired by a song. **** (Big Eyes)
**** Well, . . . yes. I find that a lot of songs can go with stories,
and when used properly can make the story better. I rather like
songfics, and have written one myself. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
**** Music gives my fan fiction a roller coaster of emotions and helps
me to keep changing the pace. It is also responsible for the birth of
some of my fics. **** (Hobbit Killer)
**** I have never used the actual lyrics of a song to help me make a
story, but I do get inspiration from music. The works of Howard Shore
have probably inspired most of my poems. I sometimes listen to John
Williams to get me into that "Harry Potter mood" before I start a new
chapter or write a story. **** (Idhren Noletura)
(4) What do you see as the point/experience/moment where you got started on writing fan fiction, and are you grateful for it or do you wish that it had not happened?
**** I guess I'm happy that it did happen and feeling great when you
get reviews blablabla. BUT the downside is that u actually have to
keep churning out chapters and stories. And me, being the lazy person
I am, cannot do that on a regular basis. I wouldn't say I didn't wish
it happened though. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I think the first time it hit me that I wanted to write fan
fiction was when I read The Silmarillion. I found myself thinking up
my own little stories and being so overtaken by Tolkien's Middle Earth
and its people. I am really grateful for it. If I would have never
picked up that book, I would have never found something within myself
that I really enjoy doing now, which is writing. **** (Idhren
Noletura)
**** I got involved in fanfiction when I was 13, and moreover I got
involved with reading and writing slash fanfiction about a certain
Australian comedy trio. This certainly broadened my view on
homosexuality and left me as quite an open minded individual. I'm glad
I got such a interesting "education" at such a young age as it makes
me more easy-going about slash pairings for HP. I know how far I will
take a story and what type of slash I do or do not like. ****
(devilrose)
**** I have been visualizing fan fiction since I was old enough to
read, but did not start putting pen to paper until a year ago when I
first got into Lord of the Rings and started reading fan fiction. I'm
very grateful for it because I now know other people respect my
writing and my fantasies and that I'm not as crazy, or alone in my
craziness as I originally believed. **** (Hobbit Killer)
(5)How much money, approximately, has been spent on your being a "fan" and how was it spent?
**** Oh gosh, I can not even make an approximation. All I know is A
LOT. Between countless movie tickets, games, buying books, posters and
everything else I could get my hands on I know I have spent a lot of
money. **** (Idhren Noletura)
**** Haha, what a question. I am a big fan of HP but I'm no extremist.
I don't splurge on every single HP merchandise I can get my hands on
coz even though I LOVE HP, there are also some things I find fairly
dumb. e.g. buying HP shirts with the actors face printed on it. Buying
wands is just plain weird. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I've only spent money on buying all the books and possibly
internet time. Internet time I don't like to guess at but the books
would be $130? **** (devilrose)
**** I've spent at least $300 on my obsession with Lord of the Rings,
but it's probably more close to $500. I've spent this on posters,
books about the making of the Lord of the Rings movies, and about
J.R.R. Tolkien. I've bought encyclopedias, atlases, DVDs, picture
guides, book marks, etc. etc. etc. **** (Hobbit Killer)
(6) Did you ever, in your lifetime before you began writing fan fiction, look down on fan fiction writers?
**** Look down? Ok I gotta admit I did think that some writers were
pretty shitty and deserved loads of criticism. But still, I don't
think I've ever given out more than 10 flames in my whole fanfiction
'career'. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I've never looked down on fanfiction writers because I simply
didn't know they existed. Actually I confess, when I first read
fanfiction I scampered away in terror - what on earth were those two
men doing to each other? I initially tried to ignore my fascination
with fanfiction and writing and looked down on those who did write
them. Now, I love to write fanfiction but I still hide my tracks on
the history and in word. I don't want my family knowing I am a
fanfiction writer. **** (devilrose)
**** No. I was never really exposed to the whole fan fiction thing
until recently. I just stumbled on it one day and thought, "This is
pretty neat" because it was something I could see myself doing. ****
(Idhren Noletura)
**** No. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
**** NEVER, say it with me NEVER! I have always respected them and
personally think they are very good writers that just needed help
getting started. **** (Hobbit Killer)
(7) What is your style in reviewing?
**** I write supportively, I offer positive comments and I actually
address the things I like e.g. character development, dialogue etc. If
I don't like what I read, I generally don't even get to the end of the
piece. There is so much FF out there, what's the point of reading
something you don't even like? **** (devilrose)
**** Generally, I don't flame UNLESS it was really really a mockery to
the story and just down right stupid AND if everyone else did it too.
I don't really have a style in reviewing I guess, it's more like how I
feel after reading a chapter or a fic. If I feel it's good, it'll get
chirpy, supportive and fun reviews and if it's just alright, it'll
just get a 'keep up the good stuff' review. **** (Big Eyes)
**** If the authors are people I know, I try to be supportive. If I
like what I see, then I usually give my praise. If I don't like what I
see, I tell the author so. I try not to be too cruel unless I see
something as very unbelievable or characters that are very OOC. ****
(Idhren Noletura)
**** Depends on the fic. If I like it, I review nicely. But most times
I give harsh constructive criticism. The only thing constant in my
reviews is good English, and not IM lingo. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
**** I don't review because I don't have the guts to tell people what
I think about their work. **** (Hobbit Killer)
(8) Do you ever plan to become a professional author; what would stop you if you didn't?
**** I would never become a professional writer because I suck at
writing anything other than poetry without a prompt. **** (Hobbit
Killer)
**** I did want to become an author when I was younger, but now, I
find that I'm too lazy and writing is too tedious for my lazy brain.
So this right now is just a leisurely pastime and reviews feed my ego.
**** (Big Eyes)
**** I love writing, I used to want to be an author when I was young.
Now, I think realistically - I want to do arts/law and I will continue
to write for leisure. Writer's block and continual rejection would
probably stop me, I don't have a high self esteem when it comes to my
writing. **** (devilrose)
**** I plan to write a book someday...so yes, I do plan on becoming a
professional author. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
**** I never really thought about being a professional author. I
mostly write as a hobby and for fun. Don't get me wrong, it would be
great to be getting money for it, but I've always seen myself as more
ambitious than sitting around typing words into a computer all day.
**** (Idhren Noletura)
(9) Is there a hierarchy of fan fiction authors? Where are you?
**** Haha, yeah I guess there is. It's probably ranked by how many
reviews you get, or that kinda thing. I guess I'm alright; maybe a
little better than average, honestly, I really don't know and ...don't
really care. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I think there is a distinct hierarchy. There are the experienced
fanfiction writers who write well and have a considerable following.
Then there are the writers that are starting out, breaking in
their style of writing and story preferences - I consider myself to be
one of those. Then there are "those fanfiction writers" - the
teenybopper, self-insertion, Mary Sue fiction writers. The fan girls
basically. Often, they can rise up to starting to write proper
fanfiction but some just enjoy swimming around in the pink, sugar
coated land of painful to read fanfiction. This is a really
interesting question actually. As well as this distinct three tier
system, you have certain radical groups - I fit into the slash writers
who write because they see the possibilities of male relationships in
canon. Secondly there are the slash xxxxxxxxxxxxx writers who write
stories for the sake of writing about male sex and the incest/abnormal
pairings writers e.g. fred/george, draco/lucius (from Harry Potter).
These are the fringe pairings that sometimes give fanfiction a bad
name. **** (devilrose)
**** If I were to rank myself among the other fan fic writers I would
put myself a few places above the omega (worst). I am not overly
good, nor am I famous, I am just a simple writer lapping up all the
reviews I can get, even the bad ones. **** (Hobbit Killer)
**** Well...in the LOTR section I think the "queen" of fanfiction is
Camilla Sandman, since she wrote OFUM (Official Fanfiction University
of Middle-earth). The lowest is Mary-Sue writers. I think I'm
somewhere in the middle. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
(10) What actions have you made characters take to appear, in your eyes, particularly sexy or as a turn-on? (Example: some people make characters fight)
**** I like your example *laughs* I am not really into all the fluff
and romance. A particularly sexy trait for a character, in my eyes, is
being able to throw witty and mostly cruel comments at another
character. Fighting is good, but nothing tops a battle of wills and
sexual tension. Sometimes the words characters can say are more of a
turn-on than actual touching or having sex. **** (Idhren Noletura)
**** Haha, not much I guess...typical stalking cum seduction plan.
playing hard to get...steamy detentions? **** (Big Eyes)
**** My lust for some characters doesn't affect my fics (for the most
part). Therefore, I don't make them do anything that in my mind would
be OOC. ****
(Moriquendimaiden)
**** I find characters to be very sexy when being tortured, or
enduring physical pain as I am an evil sadistic bitch. **** (Hobbit
Killer)
**** I write sexual tension into my stories; I prefer building up to
the romance than actually having to write about it. I use different
methods of this which include - flinching at touching, internal
conflict, arguments and in a recent story one person knocked the other
out in a duel. I use the eyes to convey the emotion they are feeling,
I think that a gaze or a flicker in the eyes can suggest so many
things, it's rather sexy. **** (devilrose)
END AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wow, I edited out a lot less than last time. Nice job and thanks a million to the golden five who answered these for me! You guys rock, and I loved your answers! Man, I would love answering some of these . . . . Speaking of which!
I need more people to answer my next set of questions! I use different authors every time, and I'm fresh out! Review me or email me and I'll send you the next set when I send them out. The deadline is usually a 24-hour one, though, so you'd better type fast.
Thanks, guys, and please review and tell me what you think! I know it's new, so I want to see what the general opinion is!
~ Neihtar
This set's five authors are . . . (drum-roll please) . . .
Big Eyes
Idhren Noletura
devilrose
Moriquendimaiden
Hobbit Killer
QUESTION SET TWO: DEEPER
(1) Torture. Your fan fiction is inside your computer, and its source is inside a book or movie. You, however are neither of those places. What have you done to get as close to your fan fiction / its original source as possible?
**** To get closer to my fan fiction I've basically turned it into
my second life. I live in an imagined world where all of my fan
fics come together to make one huge soap opera as well as the world
of people with something resembling sanity. **** (Hobbit Killer)
**** Well I have a big obsession with my computer. Chances are I am
hardly away from it, being the loser that I am, but on chances that
I am out somewhere my copy of The Lord of the Rings is never very
far. All my friends own it too, so if I ever really need it, it's
about an arms reach away. **** (Idhren Noletura)
(2) How do the people who know that you write fan fiction think of the fact that you do?
**** I know my brother thinks I'm weird that I write fanfiction but he
generally doesn't make a big deal out of it. My other friend who
writes fanfiction doesn't give a damn coz she writes YAOI* for crying
aloud...so...there hasn't really been major objections or tremendous
encouragement. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I can't read minds, so there is no way I can tell you just what
they think of it. Only one of my friends has actually read my stuff
and hardly any of them know I write. I guess it is not something I
shout out to the world, but seeing as I am just beginning to write I
bet they think it's probably not very good at all. **** (Idhren
Noletura)
**** Well, a couple of my friends write fanfiction also. So they don't
think it's odd, or stupid. But one person I know thinks I'm crazy
because I write fanfiction. He thinks "damn uncreative!" ****
(Moriquendimaiden)
**** I'm not a mind reader, but if you truly want to know how my
friends feel about me writing fan fiction, I guess I would say it
creeps them out a bit, but than again, everything I do creeps them out
in some way. **** (Hobbit Killer)
**** I am a mild slash writer and I know I quite a few people think I
am a) perverted b)insane. I write not to satisfy sexual fantasies, but
because I love the characters and the possibility of a relationship
we get on fine. Most friends accept that this as a certain point of
view some may take, but some people are a little uneasy. I'm lucky in
having friends who don't mind the homosexuality issue. ****
(devilrose)
(3) How have you connected music with your stories?
**** I've just started on a crusade to find music to fit HP. I'm not a
huge fan of songfic's but I think that there are songs out there that
fit the tone of a story I am trying to write. I keep personal song
preferences and possible background music for stories written in a
notebook. **** (devilrose)
**** Hmm, I'm not really a songfic kinda person coz I think that's not
very original . but, yeah, I do use phrases from songs in my fics or
maybe some plot scenes were inspired by a song. **** (Big Eyes)
**** Well, . . . yes. I find that a lot of songs can go with stories,
and when used properly can make the story better. I rather like
songfics, and have written one myself. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
**** Music gives my fan fiction a roller coaster of emotions and helps
me to keep changing the pace. It is also responsible for the birth of
some of my fics. **** (Hobbit Killer)
**** I have never used the actual lyrics of a song to help me make a
story, but I do get inspiration from music. The works of Howard Shore
have probably inspired most of my poems. I sometimes listen to John
Williams to get me into that "Harry Potter mood" before I start a new
chapter or write a story. **** (Idhren Noletura)
(4) What do you see as the point/experience/moment where you got started on writing fan fiction, and are you grateful for it or do you wish that it had not happened?
**** I guess I'm happy that it did happen and feeling great when you
get reviews blablabla. BUT the downside is that u actually have to
keep churning out chapters and stories. And me, being the lazy person
I am, cannot do that on a regular basis. I wouldn't say I didn't wish
it happened though. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I think the first time it hit me that I wanted to write fan
fiction was when I read The Silmarillion. I found myself thinking up
my own little stories and being so overtaken by Tolkien's Middle Earth
and its people. I am really grateful for it. If I would have never
picked up that book, I would have never found something within myself
that I really enjoy doing now, which is writing. **** (Idhren
Noletura)
**** I got involved in fanfiction when I was 13, and moreover I got
involved with reading and writing slash fanfiction about a certain
Australian comedy trio. This certainly broadened my view on
homosexuality and left me as quite an open minded individual. I'm glad
I got such a interesting "education" at such a young age as it makes
me more easy-going about slash pairings for HP. I know how far I will
take a story and what type of slash I do or do not like. ****
(devilrose)
**** I have been visualizing fan fiction since I was old enough to
read, but did not start putting pen to paper until a year ago when I
first got into Lord of the Rings and started reading fan fiction. I'm
very grateful for it because I now know other people respect my
writing and my fantasies and that I'm not as crazy, or alone in my
craziness as I originally believed. **** (Hobbit Killer)
(5)How much money, approximately, has been spent on your being a "fan" and how was it spent?
**** Oh gosh, I can not even make an approximation. All I know is A
LOT. Between countless movie tickets, games, buying books, posters and
everything else I could get my hands on I know I have spent a lot of
money. **** (Idhren Noletura)
**** Haha, what a question. I am a big fan of HP but I'm no extremist.
I don't splurge on every single HP merchandise I can get my hands on
coz even though I LOVE HP, there are also some things I find fairly
dumb. e.g. buying HP shirts with the actors face printed on it. Buying
wands is just plain weird. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I've only spent money on buying all the books and possibly
internet time. Internet time I don't like to guess at but the books
would be $130? **** (devilrose)
**** I've spent at least $300 on my obsession with Lord of the Rings,
but it's probably more close to $500. I've spent this on posters,
books about the making of the Lord of the Rings movies, and about
J.R.R. Tolkien. I've bought encyclopedias, atlases, DVDs, picture
guides, book marks, etc. etc. etc. **** (Hobbit Killer)
(6) Did you ever, in your lifetime before you began writing fan fiction, look down on fan fiction writers?
**** Look down? Ok I gotta admit I did think that some writers were
pretty shitty and deserved loads of criticism. But still, I don't
think I've ever given out more than 10 flames in my whole fanfiction
'career'. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I've never looked down on fanfiction writers because I simply
didn't know they existed. Actually I confess, when I first read
fanfiction I scampered away in terror - what on earth were those two
men doing to each other? I initially tried to ignore my fascination
with fanfiction and writing and looked down on those who did write
them. Now, I love to write fanfiction but I still hide my tracks on
the history and in word. I don't want my family knowing I am a
fanfiction writer. **** (devilrose)
**** No. I was never really exposed to the whole fan fiction thing
until recently. I just stumbled on it one day and thought, "This is
pretty neat" because it was something I could see myself doing. ****
(Idhren Noletura)
**** No. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
**** NEVER, say it with me NEVER! I have always respected them and
personally think they are very good writers that just needed help
getting started. **** (Hobbit Killer)
(7) What is your style in reviewing?
**** I write supportively, I offer positive comments and I actually
address the things I like e.g. character development, dialogue etc. If
I don't like what I read, I generally don't even get to the end of the
piece. There is so much FF out there, what's the point of reading
something you don't even like? **** (devilrose)
**** Generally, I don't flame UNLESS it was really really a mockery to
the story and just down right stupid AND if everyone else did it too.
I don't really have a style in reviewing I guess, it's more like how I
feel after reading a chapter or a fic. If I feel it's good, it'll get
chirpy, supportive and fun reviews and if it's just alright, it'll
just get a 'keep up the good stuff' review. **** (Big Eyes)
**** If the authors are people I know, I try to be supportive. If I
like what I see, then I usually give my praise. If I don't like what I
see, I tell the author so. I try not to be too cruel unless I see
something as very unbelievable or characters that are very OOC. ****
(Idhren Noletura)
**** Depends on the fic. If I like it, I review nicely. But most times
I give harsh constructive criticism. The only thing constant in my
reviews is good English, and not IM lingo. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
**** I don't review because I don't have the guts to tell people what
I think about their work. **** (Hobbit Killer)
(8) Do you ever plan to become a professional author; what would stop you if you didn't?
**** I would never become a professional writer because I suck at
writing anything other than poetry without a prompt. **** (Hobbit
Killer)
**** I did want to become an author when I was younger, but now, I
find that I'm too lazy and writing is too tedious for my lazy brain.
So this right now is just a leisurely pastime and reviews feed my ego.
**** (Big Eyes)
**** I love writing, I used to want to be an author when I was young.
Now, I think realistically - I want to do arts/law and I will continue
to write for leisure. Writer's block and continual rejection would
probably stop me, I don't have a high self esteem when it comes to my
writing. **** (devilrose)
**** I plan to write a book someday...so yes, I do plan on becoming a
professional author. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
**** I never really thought about being a professional author. I
mostly write as a hobby and for fun. Don't get me wrong, it would be
great to be getting money for it, but I've always seen myself as more
ambitious than sitting around typing words into a computer all day.
**** (Idhren Noletura)
(9) Is there a hierarchy of fan fiction authors? Where are you?
**** Haha, yeah I guess there is. It's probably ranked by how many
reviews you get, or that kinda thing. I guess I'm alright; maybe a
little better than average, honestly, I really don't know and ...don't
really care. **** (Big Eyes)
**** I think there is a distinct hierarchy. There are the experienced
fanfiction writers who write well and have a considerable following.
Then there are the writers that are starting out, breaking in
their style of writing and story preferences - I consider myself to be
one of those. Then there are "those fanfiction writers" - the
teenybopper, self-insertion, Mary Sue fiction writers. The fan girls
basically. Often, they can rise up to starting to write proper
fanfiction but some just enjoy swimming around in the pink, sugar
coated land of painful to read fanfiction. This is a really
interesting question actually. As well as this distinct three tier
system, you have certain radical groups - I fit into the slash writers
who write because they see the possibilities of male relationships in
canon. Secondly there are the slash xxxxxxxxxxxxx writers who write
stories for the sake of writing about male sex and the incest/abnormal
pairings writers e.g. fred/george, draco/lucius (from Harry Potter).
These are the fringe pairings that sometimes give fanfiction a bad
name. **** (devilrose)
**** If I were to rank myself among the other fan fic writers I would
put myself a few places above the omega (worst). I am not overly
good, nor am I famous, I am just a simple writer lapping up all the
reviews I can get, even the bad ones. **** (Hobbit Killer)
**** Well...in the LOTR section I think the "queen" of fanfiction is
Camilla Sandman, since she wrote OFUM (Official Fanfiction University
of Middle-earth). The lowest is Mary-Sue writers. I think I'm
somewhere in the middle. **** (Moriquendimaiden)
(10) What actions have you made characters take to appear, in your eyes, particularly sexy or as a turn-on? (Example: some people make characters fight)
**** I like your example *laughs* I am not really into all the fluff
and romance. A particularly sexy trait for a character, in my eyes, is
being able to throw witty and mostly cruel comments at another
character. Fighting is good, but nothing tops a battle of wills and
sexual tension. Sometimes the words characters can say are more of a
turn-on than actual touching or having sex. **** (Idhren Noletura)
**** Haha, not much I guess...typical stalking cum seduction plan.
playing hard to get...steamy detentions? **** (Big Eyes)
**** My lust for some characters doesn't affect my fics (for the most
part). Therefore, I don't make them do anything that in my mind would
be OOC. ****
(Moriquendimaiden)
**** I find characters to be very sexy when being tortured, or
enduring physical pain as I am an evil sadistic bitch. **** (Hobbit
Killer)
**** I write sexual tension into my stories; I prefer building up to
the romance than actually having to write about it. I use different
methods of this which include - flinching at touching, internal
conflict, arguments and in a recent story one person knocked the other
out in a duel. I use the eyes to convey the emotion they are feeling,
I think that a gaze or a flicker in the eyes can suggest so many
things, it's rather sexy. **** (devilrose)
END AUTHOR'S NOTE: Wow, I edited out a lot less than last time. Nice job and thanks a million to the golden five who answered these for me! You guys rock, and I loved your answers! Man, I would love answering some of these . . . . Speaking of which!
I need more people to answer my next set of questions! I use different authors every time, and I'm fresh out! Review me or email me and I'll send you the next set when I send them out. The deadline is usually a 24-hour one, though, so you'd better type fast.
Thanks, guys, and please review and tell me what you think! I know it's new, so I want to see what the general opinion is!
~ Neihtar