Teh Big Slash meme
Read and/or write?Both
Since when?1994
How did you stumble into slash?Usenet, I stumbled on Star Trek and Anne Rice
Your first fandom and pairing:Deep Space 9 - Garak/Bashir
The first person you told about your new hobby:Leah
The fandoms you read:VC, GW, DS9, QaF, Batman, PotC, Elijah/Dom RPS
The fandoms you write:VC, GW
Your favourite pairings:Trowa/Heero, Trowa/Duo, Armand/Daniel
Favourite genres:Drama, Comedy, Gen-Fic
Least favourite pairings:Lestat/Louis, Heero/Duo, Trowa/Quatre - Traditional pairings for the most part bore the hell out of me.
Least favourite genres:Romance
What makes a story good?Good characterization, original plot
What makes a story bad?Bad characterization - MarySue-ing a character
The best author:DaMoyre, Keely, Haze, torch, Wiebke, Cesare, JoAnne, Darlin' Nikki
Why?Strong characterizations with original story lines and they tend not to rehash the same story over and over agian. It's always fresh when I read their stuff.
The best story you've ever read:Hard to narrow this down...
The worst author:Now, there's no call for naming names here. What's important is that everyone tries :)
Why?
The worst story you've ever read:anything mpreg
The best story you have written:Oh, I don't know. Maybe Winding Down the Day. I'd say Devil's Minion, but I never finished it.
The worst story you have written:VC - Stone of Night
Do you leave feedback?Yeah, I try to whenever I like a story. But I so seldom read fanfic these days.
Do you get feedback?Usually.
Do you have a favorite kink?When someone has power and conrol over another - though not really BDSM, more in terms of politics and/or military.
Does something squick you?It's hard to squick me.
Is slash simply sex?Nope
Is slash a way of life?Yeah
How much time do you spend reading/writing?Not much lately. It used to be a good portion of my life.
Do you have RL friends who slash?Nick admits to nowing what it is, but I KNOW he reads BtVS slash.
Have you made online friends through slash?Oh yeah.
Do you think slash is just a phase?No. After 10 years I think I can call it a commitment ;)
Could you simply stop slashing?No, when you start thinking Kerry/Edwards, you know it's a chronic disease.
What do you think about...
Ratings G to PG-13Cool
Ratings R to NC-17Cooler
AUsThis really depends on the skill of the author to place characters in an AU and still have them act in character.
ARsWhat is this? Am I out of the loop? Someone pass me the memo.
CrackficsThese can be fun.
PornOh yeah!
AngstThis also depends on the skill of the author. I simply hate melodrama, so if angst slips into it, which it usually does, I don't like it.
MushMeh
LoveYeah
RomanceNO. Oh god, I hate romance fics.
BDSMYeah
DarkficsOh YEAH!
DeathficsSeriously depends on the skill of the author. Did I mention I hate melodrama? But they can be good.
Non consensual/rapeDone right, yeah.
Rape recoveryUm... maybe.
FPSFirst Person Singular? What is this?
RPSUsually I hate these fics, but I'm very drawn to Elijah/Dom RPS. I think it has something to do with the photographic evidence.
RPGThese are very fun to write.
First timesMeh. Depends.
Established relationshipsI'm mostly bored with these, but occasionally there's a cool couple.
ThreesomesYeah
m/m slashOh yeah!
femmeslashYeppers!
Slashing a children's book/movieNo.
Chanslash Not really
Explicit sexMore please.
The importance of charactarizationVery. If I can't recognize the characters, there's really no point to fanfic.
OOCnessWhy? Just why?
CanonYes. More canon fics please.
FanonNo... no... god no, this is annoying.
ClichesThis actually depends on what you're trying to accomplish. Mostly no though.
SupernaturalThis can be cool.
MPREGOh god no.
WingficsSeriously didn't get the memo...
GenderfuckThis can be fun, but typically it's not executed well in fanfic.
CrossoversAlmost never works. Unless you have two series set in the same universe like Buffy and Angel.
Group Slut FicsDepends.
IncestMeh
May/DecemberNever read one, actually. I mean, not in the truest sense of the term.
Het pairings in a slash ficThat's fine.
PlotYeah
PWPsMaybe
WIPsYeah
LJ fics and communitiesYeah
Mailing listsNot as much as before...
Big Name FansIrritate me. Especially the ones that make fun of BNF while simultaneously seeking to be one.
Politics in a slash storyDepends on if it fits the characters and the fandom. Typically no.
Religion in a slash storyA big maybe.
Wake up GayI did that once.
And finally....
Your pet peeve:Authors that started out wonderful and sunk to the lowest common demoninator to keep fans.
Your advice to new slashers:When you write, think of one person. Don't worry about the feedback, think of your muse and how you don't want to let that *one* person down. Don't listen for the applause, it will lead you astray.
Your slash wish list:More Trowa/Duo. There's just not enough of that.
The best slash archive:Not plugging
The worst slash arcive:Nope

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From: [identity profile] silverthoughts.livejournal.com


FPS = Fictional People Slash

I have no idea why they started stating that specifically now. It used to be just slash and RPS. *shrug* I guess to warn those that aren't into it so there's no bickering.

From: [identity profile] wiebke.livejournal.com


I think I'm like you. I read/write so little slash or fanfic nowadays (except for Wraeththu, that is) that it's hard for me to even answer much of this survey. Since I don't do anime, manga or watch TV shows or read Harry Potter, there doesn't seem like many things I would be interested in. Instead, I am reading Ursula Le Guin and Octavia Butler and other books that I wish were popular fanfic but aren't.

From: [identity profile] catscradle.livejournal.com


Gotcha. Seems... redundant somehow.

BTW, THANK YOU for posting Charlie and the Chocolate Factory poster. It was a nice morning present :)

From: [identity profile] catscradle.livejournal.com


Yeah, there are a couple books and shows that I wish had a fanbase, but don't. I'd really love to write for Boston Legal, but my knowledge of law is non-existent and most of the things I love are the stranges cases that crop up in the stories and the witty way their handled. So my ineptitude at writing such things keeps me away.

Maybe Lost is a good potential. But I think I need a first season under the belt before I'm comfortable enough to write it. We'll see. But no anime or more popular fandoms have caught my eye in a long, long time. If I write more, I think it will be in old stuff I happen to pick up again. Maybe.


From: [identity profile] versailles-rose.livejournal.com

best fic


Your best, imo, is "Dulce Et Decorum Est". Loved that one

From: [identity profile] gimme-that.livejournal.com


I remember "Stone of Night" and I LOVED it! But I agree that "Dulce et Decorum Est" is your best. That resonates in my mind to this day, like the tolling of some ponderous kickass bell. :)

From: [identity profile] versailles-rose.livejournal.com

"Squee!", as the young people say...


*Thud!*
Amazed to find another old abar warhorse on lj!

*Friends you!*

(from the former 'Aprilmist')

From: [identity profile] gimme-that.livejournal.com

Re: "Squee!", as the young people say...


OMG!!! Is it really you???? It seems like LJ is the new gathering place for all the old abar crowd! LOL!

I'm friending you, too. Tee hee.

*hugs you* SQUEEEEE!

:-)

From: [identity profile] catscradle.livejournal.com

Re: best fic


Thank you! I have a special fondness for that one. Maybe one day I'll go back and fix the grammar ;]

From: [identity profile] catscradle.livejournal.com


You know [livejournal.com profile] zafiro_v sent me a copy of Stone of Night about a year ago and I laughed and laughed over how bad a writer I was. It was good though, as I learned how far I'd come since then *g*

Dulce - I wish I would have written that about a year after I did - I think I developed the skills I needed to really do a good job of it. It's a fic that deserved a little better - more maturity I think.

On the contrary, I went back recently and read the last few chapters of Devil's Minion that I wrote and I was astounded. Gee, I CAN write when I put my little mind to it! Now I just need inspired again as all I write is crappy again.

From: [identity profile] wiebke.livejournal.com


Devil's Minion was great :) It was one of those many stories people were writing that never got finished though, right? Selene was writing a story that was KILLING me, for example, and so was Becky and... *SIGH* Anyway, I remember Devil's Minion ;)

From: [identity profile] silverthoughts.livejournal.com


:D I can't wait for the movie to come out. I was so obsessed over Road Dahl when I was a kid. It was the only thing I read. I hope it does it justice.
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