(For the Fanfic Q&A Meme)
5. What aspect of writing have you most improved over time? How did you improve this? What are you trying to improve on now?
I... Honestly am not sure? I know I've just improved all around over time, but it's hard to say exactly what improved the most. Maybe my descriptions? I've gotten a lot better than I used to be about picking the right words to describe a scene. As for what I want to improve on... I've got a few longer stories in WIP hell and I'm trying to figure out what pacing is for something that's more than like. 3 scenes lol. Hoping to improve on that and actually get some mutlichap stuff finished one day.
12. Do you prefer writing in silence or to music?
Variable! Sometimes I need music, sometimes I don't--but I can't do total silence. I need at least some noise. If there's a space heater or fan going that can be enough, I just can't handle silence-silence XD
19. How has your experience as a fanfic reader impacted your experience as a fanfic writer?
I'd say mostly the same way as my experience as a reader of original fic--it introduces me to new concepts and tropes, new ways to execute those concepts and tropes, new ways to string words together (including some really creative uses of words I knew but never thought to use in such ways!), and introduces me to brand new words entirely that can really help change a scene.
Mostly, though, it gives me ideas for things I want to try writing my own way, too! Obviously I don't just write the same story as somebody else but I find new tropes and ideas to enjoy and can do my own version of them! (Only one bed? Well, maybe I'll combo that with some other things and make it a weird kinky solution ;P)