[Meme] mini-ficlet meme, & fic-specific questions meme

[edenfalling]

A couple memes from Tumblr, because why not. (Well, and because I want a place to archive an answer to the second meme, and as awkward as DW is for archiving, Tumblr is ten million times worse.)

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Mini-ficlet meme

Leave the first sentence of a fic in a comment and I will write the next five.

(May not be exactly five.)

Things To Do Post-Sburb When You're Bored: Rose said later that "I was really fucking bored" was insufficient explanation or indeed justification for the First Triennial Human/Troll Flashstepping Competition. (Homestuck, 575 words, for madamehardy)

Tomorrow's Memory: Because she had stopped counting the passing of daymonths after reaching one thousand, Aeriel could scarcely believe the change wrought in Avaric. (The Darkangel, 425 words, for rosaxx50)

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Fic-specific questions meme

Drop the title of one of my fics and a number in a comment, and I will tell you:

1. What was my inspiration for this fic? How did it come to me?
2. What's my favorite part of the fic?
3. What's the part of the fic I'm most proud of?
4. What part of the fic was the hardest for me to write?
5. What part of the fic am I still dissatisfied with?
6. Who's my favorite character in the fic?
7. Were there any major decisions I made about the fic that could have made it go a whole different direction?
8. Was there anything I only learned about the fic after I had finished it? (themes, motifs, symbolism, etc)
9. Did anyone in the fic surprise me by doing anything? If so, what?
10. If I had to sum up this fic in a sentence, what would it be?
11. If I were to rewrite this fic, what would I change?
12. Did any thing about this fic's reception surprise me?
13. What were my beta's major comments about the first draft of this fic?
14. If I were to write a sequel to this fic, what would it be about?
15. Any other question about the fic!

Comments

[edenfalling]

I will get back to you on Meme 1 -- I need to flip ideas around for a day or three and see what settles out.

As for Meme #2...

4. What part of the fic was the hardest for me to write?

It wasn't so much a part of the writing as a part of the planning -- I dithered for a while over whether to cut Oriencor out of the story entirely and give her role to Aeriel. It would have simplified things a lot, but in the end I decided that since the story was meant to be folktale-as-mangled-history, I didn't want to give Avaric a mythology that so utterly contradicted what the rest of the world likely believes. Hence two villains.

14. If I were to write a sequel to this fic, what would it be about?

I don't think fairy-tales lend themselves well to sequels, but companion fics are a possibility. The whole bit with Pirs and the suzerain and so on is ripe for a folkloric retelling, or maybe a story about Ravenna's two daughters... *ponders options*

[rosaxx50.livejournal.com]

I look forward to it!

Hm, if the story is considered the nation's mythology, are there official or unofficial "history" stories that go along with that one?

Oh, that had been my meaning with the question, anyway, on other stories same 'verse rather than direct sequels. I'd certainly like to see those companion fics and/or alternate myths of the Darkangel events.

ETA: I notice you also cross-posted your answers on tumblr. If you want to take the shortcut and just tag me instead of making the whole linking thing, I'm @venusmelody over there.

[edenfalling]

There's an official history that is much more accurate, though I think still slanted to paint Aeriel in a negative light. I am pretty sure that the folktales in other lands are equally mangled when it comes to facts -- they just take a more positive view of Aeriel.

I like to keep stuff on DW/LJ for my own archiving purposes -- it's much easier to find them again later, if I want to look up something I said -- but I tend to crosspost fandom things to Tumblr in case anyone over there might find them interesting to read. I will tag that post now. :-)