Fanfiction asks

[extrapenguin]

Via naye! Drop a comment and I'll give you an answer in reply. Striking stuff off as it's answered!

1. What made you start writing fanfic?
2. Which of your own fanfics have you reread the most?
3. Describe the differences between your first fanfic and your most recent fanfic.
4. Do you think your style has changed over time? How so?
5. You’ve posted a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you’d written it?
6. Name three stories you found easy to write.
7. Name three stories you found difficult to write.
8. What’s your ratio of hits to kudos?
9. What do your fic bookmarks say about you?
10. What’s a theme that keeps coming up in your writing?
11. What kind of relationships are you most interested in writing?
12. For E-rated fic, what are some things your characters keep doing?
13. Name three favorite characters to write.
14. You’re applying for the fanfic writer of the year award. What five fanfics do you put in your portfolio?
15. Question of your choice!

Comments

[sewn]

N:o 3 looks like a fun question, let's go with it!

[extrapenguin]

Describe the differences between your first fanfic and your most recent fanfic.

Well ... probably most dramatic is that my prose isn't beige anymore! I have actually figured out adjectives exist, and description exists, and figured out how to do mood-building stuff via descriptions of the setting! I've also figured out how to handle actual plot, instead of writing <1k of hook I have no idea how to continue on and then resolve. My characterization skills have also improved: not everyone sounds and thinks the same way anymore!

It's been 5+ years, and I've grown quite a bit during it, both as a person and an author. It's nice to see the change reflected in my fics, even if my first fics are not-great juvenilia.