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I'm tackling a few questions because my answers were short and I got behind due to Xiefest. :)
12 – Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" story of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
I didn't quite follow this question. Is this like, "A famous movie or book but written over with the characters from QAF"? If so, then no.
13 – Do you prefer canon or fanon when you write? Has writing fanfic for a fandom changed the way you see some or even all of the original source material?
Canon, except for humor, satire and crack, at which point I will oftenmock incorporate elements of fanon.
I would say that the process of writing fiction deepens my understanding of canon, but the main way my view on something in canon is changed is through discussions with other fans, not fiction, mine or someone else's.
14 – Ratings – how high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever written higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the story you're writing is G-rated instead?
The amount and type of erotic content in a story is irrelevant to me beyond that it should be appropriate for the story and the characters. I find an overly-conscious attitude about ratings and sex ruins much fan fiction. It's just another way to tell a story and/or element of characterization. RELAX, PEOPLE!
15 – Warnings – What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a story?
I usually use warnings for humorous purposes only. I don't really like them for anything other than death and non-con, which I won't read and don't write (although I did once write minor character death).
I think warnings about same-sex erotica are homophobic and they infuriate me.
16 – Summaries – Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
I have a love-hate relationship with summaries. I have gone from using them to not using them to being against them to realizing that they're part of how we decide to read something... I don't know. Right now, I guess I would try to do a brief summary that would give people an idea of what the story is about, and try to keep it interesting and perhaps a little tantalizing. Ask me again tomorrow and I might have a totally different answer, LOL.
17 – Titles – Are they the bane of your existence, or the easiest part of the story? Also, if you do chaptered story, do you give each chapter a title, or not?
I suck at titles. I generally come up with one word that more or less covers it. I do not title my chapters.
18 – Where do you get the most inspiration for your stories (aka "bunnies") from?
19 – When you have bunnies ideas, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
20 – Do you ever get bunnied inspired from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
21 – Sequels – Have you ever written a sequel to a story you wrote, and if so, why, and if not, how do you feel about sequels?
22 – Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favorite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?
23 – When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
24 – Betaing – How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your story? Do you have a Beta horror story or dream story?
25 – Music – Do you listen to music while you write? Do you make playlists to get into a certain "mood" to write your story? Do you need noise in general? Or do you need it completely quiet?
26 – What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a story?
27 – Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
28 – Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your story?
29 – What is your current project or projects?
30 – Do you have a favorite story you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
12 – Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" story of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
I didn't quite follow this question. Is this like, "A famous movie or book but written over with the characters from QAF"? If so, then no.
13 – Do you prefer canon or fanon when you write? Has writing fanfic for a fandom changed the way you see some or even all of the original source material?
Canon, except for humor, satire and crack, at which point I will often
I would say that the process of writing fiction deepens my understanding of canon, but the main way my view on something in canon is changed is through discussions with other fans, not fiction, mine or someone else's.
14 – Ratings – how high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever written higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the story you're writing is G-rated instead?
The amount and type of erotic content in a story is irrelevant to me beyond that it should be appropriate for the story and the characters. I find an overly-conscious attitude about ratings and sex ruins much fan fiction. It's just another way to tell a story and/or element of characterization. RELAX, PEOPLE!
15 – Warnings – What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a story?
I usually use warnings for humorous purposes only. I don't really like them for anything other than death and non-con, which I won't read and don't write (although I did once write minor character death).
I think warnings about same-sex erotica are homophobic and they infuriate me.
16 – Summaries – Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
I have a love-hate relationship with summaries. I have gone from using them to not using them to being against them to realizing that they're part of how we decide to read something... I don't know. Right now, I guess I would try to do a brief summary that would give people an idea of what the story is about, and try to keep it interesting and perhaps a little tantalizing. Ask me again tomorrow and I might have a totally different answer, LOL.
17 – Titles – Are they the bane of your existence, or the easiest part of the story? Also, if you do chaptered story, do you give each chapter a title, or not?
I suck at titles. I generally come up with one word that more or less covers it. I do not title my chapters.
18 – Where do you get the most inspiration for your stories (aka "bunnies") from?
19 – When you have bunnies ideas, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
20 – Do you ever get bunnied inspired from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
21 – Sequels – Have you ever written a sequel to a story you wrote, and if so, why, and if not, how do you feel about sequels?
22 – Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favorite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?
23 – When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
24 – Betaing – How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your story? Do you have a Beta horror story or dream story?
25 – Music – Do you listen to music while you write? Do you make playlists to get into a certain "mood" to write your story? Do you need noise in general? Or do you need it completely quiet?
26 – What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a story?
27 – Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
28 – Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your story?
29 – What is your current project or projects?
30 – Do you have a favorite story you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
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