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veronica_rich) wrote2008-08-16 11:54 am
veronica_rich) wrote2008-08-16 11:54 am
Ask "why?"
For a friend in POTC fandom who has been asking me of late, "Why can't we ask why anymore?" - here's a chance to ask "why?" At least about fanfic. For anyone seeing this.
If you have any questions about any story I've written, go ahead and ask me. It can be "where'd you get that idea?" or "why the hell did you do that?" Or any variation thereof. If you don't like something and are curious, ask. To be honest, I can't promise I'll be able to answer - if it's been long enough, I may just not remember - but I'll try. All I ask is that you be civil.
(My stories are among Memories here and here. These are all ratings, including NC-17/M, so please be of age to read these.)
If you have any questions about any story I've written, go ahead and ask me. It can be "where'd you get that idea?" or "why the hell did you do that?" Or any variation thereof. If you don't like something and are curious, ask. To be honest, I can't promise I'll be able to answer - if it's been long enough, I may just not remember - but I'll try. All I ask is that you be civil.
(My stories are among Memories here and here. These are all ratings, including NC-17/M, so please be of age to read these.)
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Like what the others have said, Contradictions is one of the fanfics that just got me addicted to Turrow, hook, line and sinker. I would stay up until 2 in the morning, completely engrossed by it even if my eyes were watery from strain. (Haha, fangirl much?)
Anyway, I've always wondered what your inspiration is in writing POTC stories. Do you have any tips you can share? Do you draw out plots from personal experience or is it more from your imagination?
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As for inspiration - there's no one thing. I read other stories and sometimes they do it; sometimes fandom discussion gives me an idea. If I had to point to any one thing and say "I get more ideas from this than any other source," I'd have to be cheesy and say ... well, songs.
/iz sheepish
Seriously, pop music, rock, some 80s and 90s artists - you name it. If I like a song enough, I can listen to it a few times and get ideas out of it. (I wrote something recently about Will and Calypso negotiating, underwater, about his role as captain of the Flying Dutchman. My source for that was Madonna, "4 Minutes." I kid you not. LOL) But I don't do songfic. I'm kind of weird. :-)
I also like filling in missing scenes or doing after-movie stories about what might have happened or what will happen next. So I get a lot of ideas from watching the movies or seeing screencaps.
So how did you get the idea for your latest story you posted in your LJ?
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When you do get an idea, do you do additional research? Like when you wrote Contradictions? And nautical terms? (Sorry for these questions, from what I can gather I'm younger than you and the notion of coming up with a realistic POTC plot full of twists still escapes me. And this is were being an Asian is hindering. Terms and all.)
Thank you for commenting on my first shot at the Jack/Will fandom. I'm not a fanfic writer in particular, so this is unfamiliar ground I'm in. But thanks, I'll keep writing and doing my best to get better. :)
As for the idea for my story, Jack's line there is something I've been wanting to tell my bestfriend but only in the most platonic manner and intention. I thought, Hey why not that? :)
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