1. What was the first fandom you got involved in?The first fandom I got involved in, actively was FF8. Then FF7.
11. Who is your current OTP?Cid Highwind/Shera Highwind.
21. What was the first fanfic you ever wrote?One that has not seen the light of day. It was about Seifer finding a junked out container, or bottle or something. Inside is a Squall Genie. Turns his life upside down.
31. What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your writing?I have three that I keep looking at because … man, they’re the best.“I’m not crying you’re crying. Seriously, thank you again <3”
“I’m excited you found this! I saw it on AO3 and had it open in my browser to read, but kept forgetting. After I saw that you posted it here, I figured I’d get to it now, haha.
I’m seriously so intrigued by this crossover. I usually steer extremely clear of crossovers, but I’m always down for anything involving Seifer. I love that you kept his personality intact, even though he has absolutely no clue where Ivalice is. So many people throw all that out the window and the character becomes someone else entirely. Obviously as we’ve discussed in PM, we adore Seifer and I doubted that would be the case with this story, so I’m glad to see that held true.
Seriously though. Color me intrigued. I’m following this :)”
“There is so much potent emotion in this short piece. It’s so difficult to get that much into something of this length, so it’s incredibly amazing that you did. Totally a testament to your skill as a writer!
Seriously though, Squall. Snooping on Seifer?! Tsk tsk. Seifer’s reaction was so on point. So him. Loved this!”
41. List and link to 5 fanfics you are currently reading:
Not gonna lie, anything by LeakySneakyOprichniki on FF.net. https://www.fanfiction.net/u/2518912/LeakySneakyOprichniki which is @diamondwerewolf on tumblr
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11739431/1/Absolute-Altitudehttps://www.fanfiction.net/s/12170457/1/The-Ocean-s-Teeth
https://archiveofourown.org/works/10740636
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11534749/1/Bad-Blood
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6488992
I have a lot saved on a txt that i never got around too. They have notes for comments when i finish! I also have a lot of links saved in my draft folder in my email.
Edit: anything by @esaa-tas or @diamondwerewolf are “drop everything and read them” firsts. Esaa’s writing is kjlasf;kljagkjl;agsdjkl. and Celeste (who does amazing artwork) writes my OTP Cid/Shera and RPs to my Cid.
51. Rant or Gush about one thing you love or hate in the world of fanfiction! Go!
One thing? Oooonnnne thing. Damn. I guess the biggest thing: Comments. At one point, I had something written out about comments vs Kudos and shit like that. It was this huge, long in-depth things, but in the end, I didn’t add to the thread post b/c it felt very much like yelling into the void. Only the void is indifferent.
Personally, I am not so much a fan of Kudos any more. At one point, I felt it was like a “Hey, I read this and I think you did great!” but now, I’m jaded, and so fucking bitter. Now I see them as the ribbon every kid gets when they participate. The easy way out from commenting. It’s the Buddy Christ giving you the thumbs up but not having to talk to you.
I see fandom and other people make comments about how people should comment. That without it, the authors aren’t gonna wanna write any more. That it’s fuel for our fires.
My fire is almost out. I’m a Charmander stuck in a rain storm and my protective leaf just got ripped away. Now, if I write something, it’s because I really, really, really fucking love it for that moment.
I mean, I get it. I know my writing is shit. I’m the bottom of the bottom of the fucking barrel. I’m the one you read when you’ve exhausted everything else, including your faves a few times, but you’re still to lazy to take that fic you found in Russian and slap it in a translator… I’m that sort of fic author. The last of the last.
But even then, if you read my POS work, even a small comment would be nice. I see the hit counter go up. I see that I don’t get a lot of Kudos, and even less comments. Not gonna lie, seeing this hurts.
Open up the dialogue with me. I love talking about my fic, about the ideas, or what could be improved upon. I might not ask for Concrit - not any more b/c there are some assholes out there that instead of giving concrit, they cut you down. When you’re new, that hurts in a way you don’t always heal from.
Seriously though. Comment. Open up dialogue with me about it. Was there something that was off for the fic for you? Tell me/ask me why I did it that way.
I’ve already started taking down fic down. I’ve got it up on my LJ/DW/IJ for ..some sort of sake.
I don’t post any more but will email things to people. Sometimes I don’t get much feedback there either.
That’s my over tired rant.
