Fanfiction Writer Asks
Most of the writer ask posts I come across are only like ten or so questions long so I thought Iād try to make a longer one because we like talking about our writing! Feel free to reblog!
1) How old were you when you first starting writing fanfiction?
2) What fandoms do you write for and do you have a particular favourite if you write for more than one?
3) Do you prefer writing OCās or reader inserts? Explain your answer.
4) What is your favourite genre to write for?
5) If you had to choose a favourite out of all of your multi chaptered stories, which would it be and why?
6) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?
7) When is your preferred time to write?
8) Where do you take your inspiration from?
9) In your xxx fic, whatās your favourite scene that you wrote?
10) In your xxx fic, why did you decide to end it like that? Did you have an alternative ending in mind?
11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms youāve received after posting it?
12) Who is your favourite character to write for? Why?
13) Who is your least favourite character to write for? Why?
14) How did you come up with the title for the xxx? - You can ask about multiple stories.
15) If you write OCās, how do you decide on their names?
16) How did you come up with the idea for xxx?
17) Post a line from a WIP that youāre working on.
18) Do you have any abandoned WIPās? What made you abandon them?
19) Are there any stories that youāve written that youād really love to do a sequel to?
20) Are there any stories that you wished youād ended differently?
21) Tell me about another writer(s) who you admire? What is it about them that you admire?
22) Do you have a story that you look back on and cringe when you reread it?
23) Do you prefer listening to music when youāre writing or do you need silence?
24) How do you feel about writing smutty scenes?
25) Have you ever cried whilst writing a story?
26) Which part of your xxx fic was the hardest to write?
27) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow?
28) What is something you wished youād known before you started posting fanfiction?
29) Do you have a story that you feel doesnāt get as much love as youād like?
30) In contrast to 29 is there a story which gets lots of love which you kinda eye roll at?
31) Send me a fic recommendation and Iāll post it for my followers to see! (The asker is to send the rec not the answerer)
32) Are any of your characters based on real people?
33) Whatās the biggest compliment youāve gotten?
34) Whatās the harshest criticism youāve gotten?
35) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?
36) Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIPās?
37) Whatās the funniest story youāve written?
38) If you could collab with any other writer on here, who would it be? (Perhaps this question will inspire some collabs!) If youāre shy, donāt tag the blog, just name it.
39) Do you prefer first, second or third person?
40) Do people know you write fanfiction?
41) Whatās you favourite minor character youāve written?
42) Song fic - What made you decide to use the song xxx for xxx.
43) Has anyone ever guessed the plot twist of one of your fics before you posted it?
44) What is the last line you wrote?
45) What spurs you on during the writing process?
46) I really loved your xxx fic. If you were ever to do a sequel, what do you think might happen in it?
47) Hereās a fic title - insert a made up title. What would this story be about?
48) Whatās your favourite trope to write?
49) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?
50) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?
