From Writers; For Writers Ask Game
Imagine a not-too-distant future where there have been technological advancements. What currently non-existent tool do you wish there were to help you with your writing?
Why did you start writing?
Pick a work of yours. What song would represent it well?
What do you think your weakest point is when it comes to writing fanfiction?
You can transport yourself into one of your stories right this instant. Which story would it be and why? Which character’s place would you like to take?
Canon Universe or AUs – which do you prefer?
Do you make the characters lives better or worse from the source material?
If your writing style was an animal, what would it be?
What internet research have you had to do for a fic that's most likely to have put you on a watch list?
Pick a fic of yours and summarise it in the most ridiculous manner possible.
If you could live in any AU trope, which would it be?
If you write smut, do you take inspiration from other adult media?
Lots of mangaka have a little character that represents them. What would your little character be? (Ex. The author for Sailor moon uses a rabbit.)
Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.
If your fics could be magical spells, what effect would you like for their magic to have?
Turn one of your fics into either a limerick or a haiku.
If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?
What’s your favorite writing trope? Why?
If you could give one fic a cover like a book, what would the cover look like and which fic?
Write an alternative ending / alternate ending summary to [insert fic title].
Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.
What is something that someone has said about one of your fics [or, your writing] that surprised you? (e.g. something you didn’t realize about your work until someone else said it).
Do you celebrate your work? How?
Let’s assume you have to make a dessert, and your fics are the ingredients. Which would you choose and why?
Where is the oddest place you have ever written?
What is your writing ideal?
If you write longfic, what is your ideal chapter release schedule?
What’s your personal writing pet peeve?
What was the first fandom you ever wrote for?
Find a book, or an article, and pick three words out of them at random. Try to connect them in an idea blurb! :)
What is the funniest tag you’ve tagged a fic with? Why?
Is writing your passion or just a fun hobby?
Do many of your fics take place in the same season? What is your favorite season to write about?
What would be the hardest combination of prompts for you to write?
Would you describe yourself as a planner or a pantser type of writer?
Do you daydream a lot before you write, or go for it as soon as the ideas strike?
If your fics were a band, what band would they be?
Pretend one of your fics is a movie or TV series. What would be said about it in the trailer? (Feel free to make one if you want to :) )
What do you think your strong point is when it comes to writing fanfiction?
What’s the funniest mistake you have ever made?
Yay or Nay: Writing Angst. Which is it for you?
What is it that you consider a quality mark for a fic?
What’s your perfect comfort fic?
Is there a piece of writing advice that you totally disagree with, or one that just doesn’t work for you?
What is your approach to taking fic requests?
Describe your comfort zone – a typical you-fic.
If you could tell your younger self one piece of writing advice, what would it be?
Does anybody in real life know you write fanfic? Why, why not?
Is there a thing you’ve learnt or otherwise acquired because of writing? If so, what is it?
To be, or not to be: if you could have a genie that would just magic one fic for you into existence, what story would it be?
Have you ever been told by friends that the characters you write for should be taken away from you? Why or why not?
If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why?
If you had to pick just one, what would be your favourite word, and why?
What are things you’d like to try your hand at writing, and why haven’t you tried them yet?
If you had to unravel an entire fic just out of one line, what line would it be?
Do you have any writing rituals to help you get in the mood to write? What are they?
If you anonymously wrote and posted a fic, what kind of changes would you make to your writing style to disguise your identity?
What types of characters are your favourite to write and why?
All the questions can be found in #writing wednesday question of the week tag as well.
