Get to know your fic writer!
- Do you prefer writing one-shots or multi-chaptered fics?
- Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?
- Describe the creative process of writing a chapter/fic
- Where do you find inspiration for new ideas?
- Do you like constructive criticism?
- Do you have your work beta'd? How important is this to your process?
- How do you choose which POV to write from?
- Do you prefer the beginning, middle, or end of a story?
- Do you comment on stories you read?
- Cltr+f "blinks" on your WIP & copy paste the first sentence/paragraph that comes up
- Link your three favorite fics right now
- how does receiving or not receiving feedback/support impact you?
- what’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?
- how do you write emotional scenes? Do you ever feel what the characters feel? Do you draw from personal experiences?
- How do you write smut scenes? Do you get very visual or detailed? How important is it to be realistic?
- How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Share one of them?
- What do you do when writing becomes difficult? (maybe a lack of inspiration or writers block)
- Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles?
- What is the most-used tag on your ao3?
- Have you noticed any patterns in your fics? Words/expressions that appear a lot, themes, common settings, etc?
- Would you ever collaborate with another writer for a story?
- Are there certain types of writing you won’t do? (style, pov, genre, tropes, etc)
- Best writing advice for other writers?
- Worst writing advice anyone ever gave you?
- What fic do you wish you got more of a response on?
- Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?
- What is your most and least favorite part of writing?
- On average, how much writing do you get done in a day?
- What’s your revision or editing process like?
- Do you share rough drafts or do you wait until it’s all polished?
- Do you start with the characters or the plot when writing?
- Name three of your favorite fanfic writers.
- Do you want to be published some day?
- Five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?
- What is one essential thing to remember when writing a villain?
- How do you write kissing scenes?
- How do you choose where to end a chapter?
- Would you ever write commissions?
- Share a snippet from a WIP
- If someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see?
- Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?
- What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?
- Do you take a sadistic joy in whumping your characters, or are you more the "If you hurt them I would kill everyone and then myself" kind of person?
- What mistakes do you keep making no matter how many times your beta corrects you?
- Do you want to break your readers‘ heart or make them laugh?
- How would you describe your style? (Character/emotion/action-driven, etc)
- How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?
- What do you look for in a beta?
- Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?
- How long is your longest fic?
- What’s your total AO3 word count?
- Do you respond to comments, why or why not?
- How do you spend your time when it comes to fanfiction? Are you primarily a fic reader, writer, or a perfect 50/50 split of both?
- What’s your favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?
- Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers’ reactions to certain ones?
- What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?
- Do you prefer editing as you write, or waiting until it’s finished?
- What part of the writing process do you enjoy the most? (Brainstorming, outlining, writing, editing, etc)
- Does anyone in your personal life know you write fic? if not, would you tell anyone?
- Have you had a writer you admire comment on your fic? What was that like?
- Why do you continue writing fics?
- Thoughts on cliffhangers?
- Something you hate to see in smut.
- Something you love to see in smut.
- Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project
- How do you deal with writing pressure (ie. pressure to update, negative comments, deadlines, etc.)?
- Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?
- What, if anything, do you do for inspiration?
- What work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?
- When asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?
- When it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.?
- What order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else?
- What do you think makes your writing stand out from other works?
- You’ve posted a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you’d written it?
- What scene in [Fanfic Name] took the longest to write? What was difficult about it?
- Did you have any ideas that didn’t make the final cut of [Fanfic Name]?
- Do you have a favorite scene you’ve written from [Fanfic Name] story/chapter?
