The 30 Day Fanfiction Writing Meme :: Day 13.

I posted the new chapter of my fic on nekid_spike and darker_spike. I feel better. :D

13 – Do you prefer canon or fanon when you write? Has writing fanfic for a fandom changed the way you see some or even all of the original source material?

Canon is a tricky thing. Canon is different to different people. From whether or not any of the comics are canon to the characters' motives at any given time to what happened in the "basement blackout" scene in Chosen, there are just gaps that are left open to be interpreted in many different ways with no definite answer. I always like to have a grounding in canon when I'm writing. My personal canon basically consists of both shows, the Tales of the Slayers andTales of the Vampires comics from DH, and any of the IDW comics written by Brian Lynch and John Byrne. I don't consider Season Eight, any of the BtVS/Ats books, any of the other DH comics, or any of the non-Brian Lynch or non-John Byrne comics from IDW to be canon.

When I wrote Automated Utopia, I used basic plot points as backstory and grafted them onto a steampunk universe (i.e. Sunnydale was near Lincolnshire in England rather than California, U.S. of A.). I used Brian Lynch's Asylum characters as well because they are awesome. Betta George, in particular, makes several appearances in my fics; I heart that big telepathic floaty fish. I also consider Spike's real name to be William H. Pratt (from Spike: Asylum, though it also appeared before that in one of Peter David's Old Times comic as a tribute to Boris Karloff). I used to say that Spike's surname was "Boarden" (a combination of Lizzie Borden and William Broad aka Billy Idol's real name), but I think that "Pratt" suits him much better.

However, I also have my own fanon that I don't waver from. Most of my fanon deals with Spike's backstory and his family. I've always had a view of his family tree that has not changed over the years. The only thing that has changed is Spike's surname (see above about his name). I also have a timeline of where the Fanged Four (and Fanged Three... and then down to Two) were over the years, which just helps me keep continuity in all my fics even the ones that don't go into one another. Also, my Spike is a "Brony" (a guy who watches "My Little Ponies: Friendship is Magic). XD

I think that writing fanfic has really solidified what I really enjoyed from the show and what I really didn't like, but I don't believe that it changed how I viewed the source material at all. :D

( Cut for the answer to Days 1-12 and the other 17 questions for the upcoming days... )

The 30 Day Fanfiction Writing Meme :: Day 13.

I posted the new chapter of my fic on nekid_spike and darker_spike. I feel better. :D

13 – Do you prefer canon or fanon when you write? Has writing fanfic for a fandom changed the way you see some or even all of the original source material?

Canon is a tricky thing. Canon is different to different people. From whether or not any of the comics are canon to the characters' motives at any given time to what happened in the "basement blackout" scene in Chosen, there are just gaps that are left open to be interpreted in many different ways with no definite answer. I always like to have a grounding in canon when I'm writing. My personal canon basically consists of both shows, the Tales of the Slayers andTales of the Vampires comics from DH, and any of the IDW comics written by Brian Lynch and John Byrne. I don't consider Season Eight, any of the BtVS/Ats books, any of the other DH comics, or any of the non-Brian Lynch or non-John Byrne comics from IDW to be canon.

When I wrote Automated Utopia, I used basic plot points as backstory and grafted them onto a steampunk universe (i.e. Sunnydale was near Lincolnshire in England rather than California, U.S. of A.). I used Brian Lynch's Asylum characters as well because they are awesome. Betta George, in particular, makes several appearances in my fics; I heart that big telepathic floaty fish. I also consider Spike's real name to be William H. Pratt (from Spike: Asylum, though it also appeared before that in one of Peter David's Old Times comic as a tribute to Boris Karloff). I used to say that Spike's surname was "Boarden" (a combination of Lizzie Borden and William Broad aka Billy Idol's real name), but I think that "Pratt" suits him much better.

However, I also have my own fanon that I don't waver from. Most of my fanon deals with Spike's backstory and his family. I've always had a view of his family tree that has not changed over the years. The only thing that has changed is Spike's surname (see above about his name). I also have a timeline of where the Fanged Four (and Fanged Three... and then down to Two) were over the years, which just helps me keep continuity in all my fics even the ones that don't go into one another. Also, my Spike is a "Brony" (a guy who watches "My Little Ponies: Friendship is Magic). XD

I think that writing fanfic has really solidified what I really enjoyed from the show and what I really didn't like, but I don't believe that it changed how I viewed the source material at all. :D

( Cut for the answer to Days 1-12 and the other 17 questions for the upcoming days... )

Am I Old? XD

On Facebook, my cousin's ten year old daughter asked for advice for things to do during the summer. I suggested doing some creative writing or possibly going on a nature walk and documenting/sketching the various flora and fauna she found... Cue a deluge of comments from her and her ten year old friends calling me "stupd," "no kol," and "boreing."

*sigh* I am certain that I was not obnoxious like that as a child... and I definitely had much better spelling than them.

Am I Old? XD

On Facebook, my cousin's ten year old daughter asked for advice for things to do during the summer. I suggested doing some creative writing or possibly going on a nature walk and documenting/sketching the various flora and fauna she found... Cue a deluge of comments from her and her ten year old friends calling me "stupd," "no kol," and "boreing."

*sigh* I am certain that I was not obnoxious like that as a child... and I definitely had much better spelling than them.