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rose_griffes) wrote2012-05-01 06:14 pm
rose_griffes) wrote2012-05-01 06:14 pm
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BSG remix reveals and an attempt at analyzing why I write fic
BSG remix reveals have been posted. I wrote The Hour Is Getting Late, a tiny fic with Tory's POV during the season three finale. Tory/Sam, PG-13.
While I think the end result is fine, I sort of wish I could ask for a do-over. It was incredibly frustrating trying to write Battlestar Galactica fanfic when my brain was wanting to focus on new show. Apparently I'm a serial fandom monogamist, and BSG is no longer in dominant position. It was only a matter of time; other than one exception, every story I've written for other fandoms was done after the BSG finale in 2009.
That made me start thinking about what factors lead to me writing fanfic. I've narrowed it down to three things. I'm thinking of that first fanfic in any given fandom in particular, but these factors seem to pop up over and over again in most of my stories.
1.) a character or pairing that I really like
BSG: Kara/Leoben. Life: Charlie Crews. Doctor Who: Martha Jones. Person of Interest: Zoe Morgan/John Reese.
2a.) the "How is that possible?" factor
BSG: In early season three, Leoben tells Kara that she'll embrace him and tell him that she loves him. In what universe can this possibly happen?! Aaaaaand then my brain told me which universe. Oops. I shouldn't ask these questions.
Person of Interest: How did John Reese and Zoe Morgan end up role-playing chauffeur and passenger again at the end of the episode? Because that final scene can't possibly fit as a same-day event; therefore they had some kind of interaction before then to tie their scenes together.
2b.) enough space to fill in an answer (the show doesn't give me enough)
Life: while Damian Lewis was amazing as flawed Charlie Crews, I wanted to know more about how prison did and didn't change him.
Doctor Who: Martha's time in 1913 working as a maid--the show had a few references to how difficult that would have been for a black woman in England at that time, but it didn't address how that could have had a lasting impact on her.
3. a noticeable portion of fandom doesn't appreciate the character/pair like I do
BSG: Um, do I have to explain about the whole "people don't like Kara/Leoben" thing? Probably not.
Life: that first fic has some Connie/Charlie UST, and Connie drew a certain amount of disdain from the fanbase.
Doctor Who: if you've dabbled in this fandom at all, you'll know that Martha Jones gets labeled 'useless' and 'clingy' and... yeah. I'm so glad I wasn't caught up on watching DW until years after Martha's season was over. Someday I'll have to make a post about how DW fandom's Martha hate had a lasting impact on my fan-related tendencies, but I'll spare you for now.
Person of Interest: after Zoe's episode aired, I was SO EXCITED, and I figured everyone else would be too... and the reaction at the comm was, "Eh, she was okay." OKAY?CATWOMAN ZOE MORGAN IS MORE THAN OKAY, y'all.
The story that fits just one of these factors: my one and only fic for Parks and Recreation. Which is probably why I haven't written any more P&R fic.
*laughs* Apparently number three proves I'm just stubborn and perverse. This isn't news to me.
While I think the end result is fine, I sort of wish I could ask for a do-over. It was incredibly frustrating trying to write Battlestar Galactica fanfic when my brain was wanting to focus on new show. Apparently I'm a serial fandom monogamist, and BSG is no longer in dominant position. It was only a matter of time; other than one exception, every story I've written for other fandoms was done after the BSG finale in 2009.
That made me start thinking about what factors lead to me writing fanfic. I've narrowed it down to three things. I'm thinking of that first fanfic in any given fandom in particular, but these factors seem to pop up over and over again in most of my stories.
1.) a character or pairing that I really like
BSG: Kara/Leoben. Life: Charlie Crews. Doctor Who: Martha Jones. Person of Interest: Zoe Morgan/John Reese.
2a.) the "How is that possible?" factor
BSG: In early season three, Leoben tells Kara that she'll embrace him and tell him that she loves him. In what universe can this possibly happen?! Aaaaaand then my brain told me which universe. Oops. I shouldn't ask these questions.
Person of Interest: How did John Reese and Zoe Morgan end up role-playing chauffeur and passenger again at the end of the episode? Because that final scene can't possibly fit as a same-day event; therefore they had some kind of interaction before then to tie their scenes together.
2b.) enough space to fill in an answer (the show doesn't give me enough)
Life: while Damian Lewis was amazing as flawed Charlie Crews, I wanted to know more about how prison did and didn't change him.
Doctor Who: Martha's time in 1913 working as a maid--the show had a few references to how difficult that would have been for a black woman in England at that time, but it didn't address how that could have had a lasting impact on her.
3. a noticeable portion of fandom doesn't appreciate the character/pair like I do
BSG: Um, do I have to explain about the whole "people don't like Kara/Leoben" thing? Probably not.
Life: that first fic has some Connie/Charlie UST, and Connie drew a certain amount of disdain from the fanbase.
Doctor Who: if you've dabbled in this fandom at all, you'll know that Martha Jones gets labeled 'useless' and 'clingy' and... yeah. I'm so glad I wasn't caught up on watching DW until years after Martha's season was over. Someday I'll have to make a post about how DW fandom's Martha hate had a lasting impact on my fan-related tendencies, but I'll spare you for now.
Person of Interest: after Zoe's episode aired, I was SO EXCITED, and I figured everyone else would be too... and the reaction at the comm was, "Eh, she was okay." OKAY?
The story that fits just one of these factors: my one and only fic for Parks and Recreation. Which is probably why I haven't written any more P&R fic.
*laughs* Apparently number three proves I'm just stubborn and perverse. This isn't news to me.
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blamecredit.Currently trying to wrangle Stanton fic myself. Urgh.
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After that last episode, Jessica needs a voice.
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But it's totally how I think of you every time I see your user name! Someone named you well. ;-)
Yeah, I kinda wanna redeem the character a bit. Since Nolan didn't give me what I wanted, I'ma gonna have to do it for myself.
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I've always wondered how much attention people pay to those names. Answer: some people do notice!
As for me, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Having read yours in passing before now, I just realized that the word I randomly perceived as squirrel is, in fact, squire. *facepalm*
Yeah, I kinda wanna redeem the character a bit. Since Nolan didn't give me what I wanted, I'ma gonna have to do it for myself.
Good. Because it was thoroughly unsatisfying, what the show gave us. I didn't expect Reese's women issues to be redeemed by Jessica's story; I just wanted Jessica to HAVE a story, a story that was about her choices. ARGH.
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*Laughs uncontrollably for at least 30 seconds* *wipes eyes*
Despite the random nature of what gets posted in my journal (Why do I NOT have the "squirrel" icon from Up?!?!?!) that is indeed "squire." I spent my first three years on Live Journal writing about helping my knight in and out of his metal pants at renn faires. Those were the three names people would likely have known me by, either in real life on on the internet. And I've never bothered to change it.
Oh Gods, Squirrel! Now I have to go see if I have that Up icon saved anywhere. *giggles again*
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