Ron/Brain and writing meme
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louiseluxI saw Ron/Brain listed on someone's interests last night! Now I want Ron/Brain fic so bad. Is there any? Someone must have written some, somewhere, once, maybe? *looks hopefully at flist*
What's the last thing you wrote?
A piece of Harry Potter fan fiction
Was it any good?
Some people seemed to enjoy reading it.
What's the first thing you ever wrote that you still have?
Some diary entries and stream of consciousness type things
Was it any good?
No.
Write poetry?
Yes, I used to. I love to read poetry.
Angsty poetry?
Not especially.
Favourite genre of writing?
Science fiction or horror. Although I very much like historical fiction too.
Most fun character you ever wrote?
I haven't written an original character since I was twelve, so I'll go with other people's fictional characters that I've written: I think Crowley from Good Omens has been most fun to write.
Most annoying character you ever wrote?
Most annoying must be Remus Lupin. I love the character, but he's hard for me to write because I can't easily get into his head, hence the annoyance.
Best plot you ever wrote?
Um.
Coolest plot twist you ever wrote?
Um.
How often do you get writer's block?
Every day.
How do you fix it?
By writing something, anything. Having a shower helps me think. Daegaer passed on a useful tip - try changing from pen and paper to word processor, or the other way round.
Write fan fiction?
Yes.
Do you type or write by hand?
Both.
Do you save everything you write?
Yes.
Do you ever go back to an old idea long after you abandoned it?
I think I'd like to do this, but in reality I forget. I look back through notebooks and get caught up again in something I half wrote. I genuinely plan to work on it, but never do. Time is a factor.
What's your favourite thing that you've written?
I think it might be Time Under Glass, because I had such a wonderful time writing it. For the first time I was utterly absorbed by the act of writing and didn't want it to stop.
What's everyone else's favourite thing that you've written?
I really don't know. My Good Omens kinda sorta Mpreg gets rec'ed quite often, and I got quite a lot of feedback on it.
Do you even show people your work?
Well, yes. It's what it's for. It's written for readers.
Who's your favourite constructive critic?
I love all constructive criticism with a passionate and scary love. There are several people I ask to beta, and they all do different things. Daegaer is great for plotting and ideas and getting things in character. Ellen Fremedon is excellent at telling me what doesn't work and how I can fix it. I've had some very helpful feedback from Isis too. Cimorene also gives me good advice on what does and doesn't work and what could be changed. Also, I read all their, and others, writings and take inspiration that way, too. I like to work out how other people write things and what techniques they use.
Do you have a web site for your writings?
Yes.
Did you ever write a novel?
Yes, but it's not finished. It's Good Omens fanfiction, not original fic. I wrote it for Nanowrimo, and I got it to about 55, 000 words and then conked out. It's one of those stories that I always mean to go back to and sort out, but never do. I still think fondly of the mild insanity I suffered while writing it, while also trying to live a normal life.
Have you ever written fantasy, sci-fi, or horror?
I'm writing a horror story at the moment, the first original story I've written for a long time. I've just started. I'm very interested in this genre and in the things that frighten people. It's often ideas and thoughts rather than actual monsters that I find terrifying, or the unseen or partially glimpsed things.
Ever written romance or teen angsty drama?
Oh, I write romance every day. Slash romance.
What's your favourite setting for your characters?
Wherever seems good at the time.
What's one genre you have never written, and probably never will?
Mystery/spy or Age of Sail. Not because I dislike those genres, in fact I love them, but the knowledge needed is just to arcane and demands more research time than I could give it and still hold down a job.
How many writing projects are you working on right now?
About 4.
Do you want to write for a living?
I wonder if it would be so enjoyable. I write as way of relaxing. To do it every day to pay the bills might not be so good. Also, I might not be so good. Then again, I'd like to sell a story. It would be wonderful, but whether I actually will or not is another matter entirely.
Have you ever written something for a magazine or newspaper?
No.
Have you ever won an award for your writing?
Yes. When I was twelve I won a national award for poetry. I haven't kept the poems I entered.
Ever written something in script or play format?
Yes, I'm working on a sitcom with a friend. It's the first time I've done it, and I had to look up how to set everything out in the correct format.
What are your five favourite words?
Gazelle, frigate, lawnmower, lunar, sleep. These will be different tomorrow though.
Do you ever parody?
I wrote a sort of Harry Potter parody recently, for a challenge. It was great fun.
What's your favourite thing to parody?
I don’t have a favourite thing.
Do you actually like that thing, or are you spitefully making fun of it?
Er.
Do you ever write based on yourself?
Well, I use my own experiences as a guide, and my observations of other people. Although it's hard to avoid giving people psychological insights into who you are whenever you write something. I don’t even know if it's something you want to avoid. It seems to me like the thing that makes fiction writing work.
What character that you've written most resembles yourself?
I haven't written a Mary Sue, although someone did accuse a baby in one of my stories (Bundle of Joy) of being a typical Mary Sue. Although they were joking. I think. The character that most resembles me is probably Aziraphale, because he's so fallible and he likes reading and eating.
Where do you get ideas for your other characters?
Other writers.
Do you ever write based on your dreams?
Not really, no. Not intentionally, anyway.
Do you favour happy endings, sad endings, or cliff-hangers?
All of them. Actually, I have a fair split between sad and happy. Not so much the cliff hanger.
Have you ever written based on an artwork you've seen?
Not intentionally. I have a print of an early Raphael altarpiece on the wall, showing the crucifixion. Cheery, yes, but I'd look at the angels floating at the side of Christ's head and think about Crowley and Aziraphale. It's a very beautiful painting and the colours seem unnaturally fresh and vivid.
Are you concerned with spelling and grammar as you write?
Yes. I hate making spelling mistakes. I can generally spell very well, it's just the typing that gets me down. I'm less good with grammar, although I'm not bad.
Ever write something entirely in chatspeak? (How r u?)
Once, for a joke.
Entirely in L337?
No.
Was that question completely appalling and un-writer like?
Well, no. But this question is quite annoying.
Does music help you write?
It doesn’t help writing activity, although it does give me inspiration sometimes, for a mood or a plot.
Do you have a weblog or livejournal?
Yes. You’re in it.
Are people surprised and confused when they find out you write well?
I don’t know. That seems an odd question to me. They've never *looked* very confused, although they may have been surprised. They were probably too polite to say.
Quote something you've written. The first thing to pop into your mind.
This didn't pop into my mind. Instead I had to click on my story folder and then click on the first thing I found. The following is from an unfinished Lord of the Rings fanfic. Can't remember writing it, although I must have, since it's clearly not finished and is on my pc.
"Hobbits sleep quietly as a rule, as was their way with everything they did. They were often content to slip into the long grasses at the side of the road, or nestle under a hedge or tree and rest. Or preferably, at home in a soft feather bed with a large breakfast at the end of it all. Sometimes they snored gently, but most times, especially outdoors, they dropped to sleep as quietly as mice, fading into the grass and leaves away from prying eyes."
What's the last thing you wrote?
A piece of Harry Potter fan fiction
Was it any good?
Some people seemed to enjoy reading it.
What's the first thing you ever wrote that you still have?
Some diary entries and stream of consciousness type things
Was it any good?
No.
Write poetry?
Yes, I used to. I love to read poetry.
Angsty poetry?
Not especially.
Favourite genre of writing?
Science fiction or horror. Although I very much like historical fiction too.
Most fun character you ever wrote?
I haven't written an original character since I was twelve, so I'll go with other people's fictional characters that I've written: I think Crowley from Good Omens has been most fun to write.
Most annoying character you ever wrote?
Most annoying must be Remus Lupin. I love the character, but he's hard for me to write because I can't easily get into his head, hence the annoyance.
Best plot you ever wrote?
Um.
Coolest plot twist you ever wrote?
Um.
How often do you get writer's block?
Every day.
How do you fix it?
By writing something, anything. Having a shower helps me think. Daegaer passed on a useful tip - try changing from pen and paper to word processor, or the other way round.
Write fan fiction?
Yes.
Do you type or write by hand?
Both.
Do you save everything you write?
Yes.
Do you ever go back to an old idea long after you abandoned it?
I think I'd like to do this, but in reality I forget. I look back through notebooks and get caught up again in something I half wrote. I genuinely plan to work on it, but never do. Time is a factor.
What's your favourite thing that you've written?
I think it might be Time Under Glass, because I had such a wonderful time writing it. For the first time I was utterly absorbed by the act of writing and didn't want it to stop.
What's everyone else's favourite thing that you've written?
I really don't know. My Good Omens kinda sorta Mpreg gets rec'ed quite often, and I got quite a lot of feedback on it.
Do you even show people your work?
Well, yes. It's what it's for. It's written for readers.
Who's your favourite constructive critic?
I love all constructive criticism with a passionate and scary love. There are several people I ask to beta, and they all do different things. Daegaer is great for plotting and ideas and getting things in character. Ellen Fremedon is excellent at telling me what doesn't work and how I can fix it. I've had some very helpful feedback from Isis too. Cimorene also gives me good advice on what does and doesn't work and what could be changed. Also, I read all their, and others, writings and take inspiration that way, too. I like to work out how other people write things and what techniques they use.
Do you have a web site for your writings?
Yes.
Did you ever write a novel?
Yes, but it's not finished. It's Good Omens fanfiction, not original fic. I wrote it for Nanowrimo, and I got it to about 55, 000 words and then conked out. It's one of those stories that I always mean to go back to and sort out, but never do. I still think fondly of the mild insanity I suffered while writing it, while also trying to live a normal life.
Have you ever written fantasy, sci-fi, or horror?
I'm writing a horror story at the moment, the first original story I've written for a long time. I've just started. I'm very interested in this genre and in the things that frighten people. It's often ideas and thoughts rather than actual monsters that I find terrifying, or the unseen or partially glimpsed things.
Ever written romance or teen angsty drama?
Oh, I write romance every day. Slash romance.
What's your favourite setting for your characters?
Wherever seems good at the time.
What's one genre you have never written, and probably never will?
Mystery/spy or Age of Sail. Not because I dislike those genres, in fact I love them, but the knowledge needed is just to arcane and demands more research time than I could give it and still hold down a job.
How many writing projects are you working on right now?
About 4.
Do you want to write for a living?
I wonder if it would be so enjoyable. I write as way of relaxing. To do it every day to pay the bills might not be so good. Also, I might not be so good. Then again, I'd like to sell a story. It would be wonderful, but whether I actually will or not is another matter entirely.
Have you ever written something for a magazine or newspaper?
No.
Have you ever won an award for your writing?
Yes. When I was twelve I won a national award for poetry. I haven't kept the poems I entered.
Ever written something in script or play format?
Yes, I'm working on a sitcom with a friend. It's the first time I've done it, and I had to look up how to set everything out in the correct format.
What are your five favourite words?
Gazelle, frigate, lawnmower, lunar, sleep. These will be different tomorrow though.
Do you ever parody?
I wrote a sort of Harry Potter parody recently, for a challenge. It was great fun.
What's your favourite thing to parody?
I don’t have a favourite thing.
Do you actually like that thing, or are you spitefully making fun of it?
Er.
Do you ever write based on yourself?
Well, I use my own experiences as a guide, and my observations of other people. Although it's hard to avoid giving people psychological insights into who you are whenever you write something. I don’t even know if it's something you want to avoid. It seems to me like the thing that makes fiction writing work.
What character that you've written most resembles yourself?
I haven't written a Mary Sue, although someone did accuse a baby in one of my stories (Bundle of Joy) of being a typical Mary Sue. Although they were joking. I think. The character that most resembles me is probably Aziraphale, because he's so fallible and he likes reading and eating.
Where do you get ideas for your other characters?
Other writers.
Do you ever write based on your dreams?
Not really, no. Not intentionally, anyway.
Do you favour happy endings, sad endings, or cliff-hangers?
All of them. Actually, I have a fair split between sad and happy. Not so much the cliff hanger.
Have you ever written based on an artwork you've seen?
Not intentionally. I have a print of an early Raphael altarpiece on the wall, showing the crucifixion. Cheery, yes, but I'd look at the angels floating at the side of Christ's head and think about Crowley and Aziraphale. It's a very beautiful painting and the colours seem unnaturally fresh and vivid.
Are you concerned with spelling and grammar as you write?
Yes. I hate making spelling mistakes. I can generally spell very well, it's just the typing that gets me down. I'm less good with grammar, although I'm not bad.
Ever write something entirely in chatspeak? (How r u?)
Once, for a joke.
Entirely in L337?
No.
Was that question completely appalling and un-writer like?
Well, no. But this question is quite annoying.
Does music help you write?
It doesn’t help writing activity, although it does give me inspiration sometimes, for a mood or a plot.
Do you have a weblog or livejournal?
Yes. You’re in it.
Are people surprised and confused when they find out you write well?
I don’t know. That seems an odd question to me. They've never *looked* very confused, although they may have been surprised. They were probably too polite to say.
Quote something you've written. The first thing to pop into your mind.
This didn't pop into my mind. Instead I had to click on my story folder and then click on the first thing I found. The following is from an unfinished Lord of the Rings fanfic. Can't remember writing it, although I must have, since it's clearly not finished and is on my pc.
"Hobbits sleep quietly as a rule, as was their way with everything they did. They were often content to slip into the long grasses at the side of the road, or nestle under a hedge or tree and rest. Or preferably, at home in a soft feather bed with a large breakfast at the end of it all. Sometimes they snored gently, but most times, especially outdoors, they dropped to sleep as quietly as mice, fading into the grass and leaves away from prying eyes."
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Ron/Brain, over here.
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Re: Ron/Brain, over here.
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