Fic Writer's AO3 Meme
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elenotharEveryone seems to be doing it and it's a fun meme (I love me some statistics) - questions copied from china_shop
1) How many works do you have on AO3?
74
2) What’s your total AO3 word count?
879,276
3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?
AO3 counts 33, but some of these are doubled up because of varying fandom tags.
Cleaned up slightly
镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) (10)
The Hobbit - All Media Types (9)
Star Wars - All Media Types (9)
The Avengers (Marvel Movies) (6)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies) (6)
James Bond (Movies) (5)
Star Trek: Discovery (5)
Mission: Impossible (Movies) (3)
Stargate SG-1 (3)
X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies) (3)
NCIS (3)
陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) (2)
Sherlock (TV) (2)
Tortall - Tamora Pierce (2)
盗墓笔记重启 | The Lost Tomb Reboot (TV) (2)
The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien (2)
Lewis (TV) (1)
Sherlock Holmes (Downey films) (1)
Doctor Who (2005) (1)
The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien (1)
4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
13,275 - lay down your sweat and weary head (The Hobbit)
9,195 - Attachment Issues (FBAWTFT)
6,963 - Roar (FBAWTFT)
3,600 - Arrest the Sun (FBAWTFT)
3,556 - when in doubt (trust a wizard to set everything right) (The Hobbit)
which basically just goes to show how important it is to be in a fandom at exactly the right time for kudos (shrug).
5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not?
Absolutely, every single one! I love getting comments, and answering them is the least I can do.
6) What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?
when the sun goes down (and no stars light the night) (James Bond movies), which ends with MCD. That's the only really angsty ending I've got though. It's not really my thing.
7) What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?
Almost all my fic has happy endings, so I can't really choose? I don't think you can really give happiness a degree, most of the time.
8) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?
Not often, but I've written a couple in the past. Nothing I would call crazy though.
9) Have you ever received hate on a fic?
I've been lucky to escape that. I've had a couple of complaints re: relationship tagging on one of my more popular fics, but people were at most a little bitchy about it, and it was only a handful of complaints to begin with.
10) Do you write smut? If so what kind?
Not so far.
11) Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not that I'm aware of.
12) Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes! Four of my fics have been translated into Chinese.
13) Have you ever co-written a fic before?
One so far - Recast, with a group of fellow Lost Tomb moots. That turned out very fun, and I'm no co-writing a Guardian fic with one other person. That'll be a while yet though!
14) What’s your all time favorite ship?
I usually don't get hugely hung up on specific ships, but I suppose at the moment Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan is pretty high up there.
15) What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?
I think I only have one WIP posted on AO3 - Satellites (Star Wars). I don't usually post unfinished things I'm not certain I will finish, but I posted the first part of this for someone's birthday and never got around to finishing it because the worldbuilding just exploded.
16) What are your writing strengths?
Very bad at judging this. If anyone wants to tell me, feel free :D
17) What are your writing weaknesses?
Dialogue and intricate plotting.
18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
I've never done full sentences in another language. I go back and forth on having single words noticeably in other languages (very relevant for all the cdrama stuff at the moment; Professor Shen vs Shen-jiaoshou in dialogue, for example) - depends on my mood. Generally, I think if the reader isn't likely to understand what you're writing, it slows down reading and enjoyment.
19) What was the first fandom you wrote for?
On AO3 it's the Marvel films. Overall, I think the first real fic I produced was for the Star Wars prequels, back in LJ days.
20) What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?
Oh man, I don't think I could choose. Usually I like the stuff I've written most recently the most. Sartorial Splendour was certainly a blast to write.
If anyone wants to check anything out, my AO3 account is here.
china_shop1) How many works do you have on AO3?
74
2) What’s your total AO3 word count?
879,276
3) How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?
AO3 counts 33, but some of these are doubled up because of varying fandom tags.
Cleaned up slightly
镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) (10)
The Hobbit - All Media Types (9)
Star Wars - All Media Types (9)
The Avengers (Marvel Movies) (6)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Movies) (6)
James Bond (Movies) (5)
Star Trek: Discovery (5)
Mission: Impossible (Movies) (3)
Stargate SG-1 (3)
X-Men (Alternate Timeline Movies) (3)
NCIS (3)
陈情令 | The Untamed (TV) (2)
Sherlock (TV) (2)
Tortall - Tamora Pierce (2)
盗墓笔记重启 | The Lost Tomb Reboot (TV) (2)
The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien (2)
Lewis (TV) (1)
Sherlock Holmes (Downey films) (1)
Doctor Who (2005) (1)
The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien (1)
4) What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
13,275 - lay down your sweat and weary head (The Hobbit)
9,195 - Attachment Issues (FBAWTFT)
6,963 - Roar (FBAWTFT)
3,600 - Arrest the Sun (FBAWTFT)
3,556 - when in doubt (trust a wizard to set everything right) (The Hobbit)
which basically just goes to show how important it is to be in a fandom at exactly the right time for kudos (shrug).
5) Do you respond to comments, why or why not?
Absolutely, every single one! I love getting comments, and answering them is the least I can do.
6) What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?
when the sun goes down (and no stars light the night) (James Bond movies), which ends with MCD. That's the only really angsty ending I've got though. It's not really my thing.
7) What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?
Almost all my fic has happy endings, so I can't really choose? I don't think you can really give happiness a degree, most of the time.
8) Do you write crossovers? If so what is the craziest one you’ve written?
Not often, but I've written a couple in the past. Nothing I would call crazy though.
9) Have you ever received hate on a fic?
I've been lucky to escape that. I've had a couple of complaints re: relationship tagging on one of my more popular fics, but people were at most a little bitchy about it, and it was only a handful of complaints to begin with.
10) Do you write smut? If so what kind?
Not so far.
11) Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not that I'm aware of.
12) Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes! Four of my fics have been translated into Chinese.
13) Have you ever co-written a fic before?
One so far - Recast, with a group of fellow Lost Tomb moots. That turned out very fun, and I'm no co-writing a Guardian fic with one other person. That'll be a while yet though!
14) What’s your all time favorite ship?
I usually don't get hugely hung up on specific ships, but I suppose at the moment Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan is pretty high up there.
15) What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?
I think I only have one WIP posted on AO3 - Satellites (Star Wars). I don't usually post unfinished things I'm not certain I will finish, but I posted the first part of this for someone's birthday and never got around to finishing it because the worldbuilding just exploded.
16) What are your writing strengths?
Very bad at judging this. If anyone wants to tell me, feel free :D
17) What are your writing weaknesses?
Dialogue and intricate plotting.
18) What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?
I've never done full sentences in another language. I go back and forth on having single words noticeably in other languages (very relevant for all the cdrama stuff at the moment; Professor Shen vs Shen-jiaoshou in dialogue, for example) - depends on my mood. Generally, I think if the reader isn't likely to understand what you're writing, it slows down reading and enjoyment.
19) What was the first fandom you wrote for?
On AO3 it's the Marvel films. Overall, I think the first real fic I produced was for the Star Wars prequels, back in LJ days.
20) What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?
Oh man, I don't think I could choose. Usually I like the stuff I've written most recently the most. Sartorial Splendour was certainly a blast to write.
If anyone wants to check anything out, my AO3 account is here.
