Answers: 20 Questions for Fanfic Writers

[merricatb]

Posting this as part of Fannish 50 in 2025. Sourced from maevedarcy

 

1. How many works do you have on AO3?
29 which averages to almost two a week since I only started publishing in April.

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
66,628

3. What fandoms do you write for?
Sense8

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?
Setting the Scene (Lito/Hernando/Dani)
Big Date Energy (Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala)
Loosely Translated (Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala)
Crime Zoomies (Felix & Wolfie)
Coming Clean (Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala)

5. Do you respond to comments?
Always always always. Whether it's a comment on my fics or just someone wanting to chat about my fandom I'm happy to have any interaction.

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
Most of mine aren't very angsty or at least don't end that way. Clearing the Smoke (Kala/Wolfgang) or Reunited and it Feels so Good (Felix & Wolfie) maybe because they're both during the period where Wolfie is all mopey over Kala.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Shakespearean Proportions (Rajan/Wolfgang/Kala) I guess.

8. Do you get hate on fics?
Not yet but I have guest comments turned off so that probably helps. I don't need that shit in my life.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
Nah. I'm ace so it doesn't really interest me. I generally prefer a fade to black.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
Not at all. Crossovers and AU stuff doesn't remotely appeal to me.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Probably by AI like everyone else but otherwise I don't think so.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
No.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
Nope. I think that would be challenging unless we had very similar writing styles.

14. What’s your all time favourite ship?
Rajalagang + my boy Felix. He and Wolfie are a bonded pair.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
I'm holding out hope that I will eventually finish all of them.

16. What are your writing strengths?
Oh no this is like the worst part of a job application. I'm just happy to be here.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?
This question is even worse lol. I'm just happy to be here.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?
I think it's fine for the occasional word or whatnot, but I don't know any other languages confidently enough to write in them myself unfortunately.

19. First fandom you wrote for?
First and only. Sense8

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?
Shakespearean Proportions

Comments

[maevedarcy]

>>Oh no this is like the worst part of a job application. I'm just happy to be here.

this made me laugh out loud

[merricatb]

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