L: How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?
It depends on how long the fic is. If it’s a one-shot I don’t really do much with it. If I’ve written it and it’s somewhat logical I’ll run it through a grammar checker so I don’t post any huge stupid mistakes and then post.
If it’s a fic chapter, well, that depends, too. A lot of the time I do the same thing I do with one-shots, especially if I’m tired and sick of it and just want to get it out there. That usually works pretty well as long as I have the main plot hammered down.
If it’s a bang fic I will revise it probably half a dozen times. I don’t usually sit down and comb through it all at once though, I’ll just go chapter by chapter and move things, add things, take things out, basically whatever I need to do to make the whole thing sharper.
P: Are you what George R. R. Martin would call an “architect” or a “gardener”? (How much do you plan in advance, versus letting the story unfold as you go?)
In this analogy, I would be a gardener. I hate pre-writing work. It always seems useless to me. Like, why do I need to outline everything and know all these character relationships before I write? Why can’t I just figure it out on my own while I go?
Most of the time I will have a few “tent poles”; things I want or need to hit while writing that facilitates the plot. I may jot down notes for what I think should happen or what I want to happen per chapter, but if I don’t it’s usually because something more interesting happened or the characters decided to react in a completely different way than I was expecting. Personally, I love that about writing. I love being surprised. I don’t enjoy having the whole thing planned out before I even start because then it feels like I’m just filling out a form and I’ll have no drive to actually do it.
U: Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.
Okay, let me see… hmmm… obviously I have a lot of favorites, but I’m going to suggest some multishippers who need more love because I know you’d like that. Also, like, these are pretty much just the last three authors in my history. If you’re not on the list its not because I don’t like your fic, it’s just that these are the last three I read. I can always give a more comprehensive list of people everyone should read (imo) later or if someone asks for it. These people do deserve to be read, though.
@maliciouslycreative AO3
Stacey is a good friend of mine and my usual beta. We usually wind up giving each other all kinds of bad ideas [read: amazing ideas we have no time for] when we talk and I know that Stacey has a few ideas I would die to read. There isn’t a whole lot on the ao3 ATM but everything I’ve read is fabulous. There is a buttload of minor character love in every fic, rare pairs everywhere in the background and forefront, and the dialogue is amazing. Also, Stacey is pretty bitter about what the show did to Ketch, so he’s probably gonna show up a lot in future fics. I’d suggest If You Ketch My Drift (Dean/Ketch) if you haven’t read it already because holy crap is it great. The dialogue is fun and wonderful and the stories these characters tell (particularly the princess puke story) make me so happy. It really feels like listening to a group of friends shoot the breeze with each other.
@bloodandcream AO3
I haven’t spoken with Chrissy much but I freaking love everything she writes. I just finished reading Lesbian Adjacent (Anna/Ruby) (and need to leave a comment today – don’t let me forget) and wow. Like, I just adore everything she’s written. I love the way she writes Meg, especially (because I fucking love Meg) and her femslash is out of this world. Seriously, I don’t think I’ve ever read anything from her that I didn’t like. It’s all marvelous and the amount of fic she’s able to put out kinda blows my mind. Also, a lot of her stuff is pretty funny, too.
@dreamsfromthebunker AO3
So much Sam/Max! Unfortunately, I have not read all her stuff and I need to catch up on it (currently reading Almighty Aphrodite, which is Dean/Cas) but I know I will because her fic is fantastic. There’s a good does of Sam in so many things and I love that because I need more Sam fics in my life. There’s so much to read, too so I’m fairly certain there’s something for everyone. I think the best thing is that even when these characters are in AUs, they feel like themselves and that’s always wonderful to see and sometimes hard to do.
Thanks!
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