NaNoBloPo: Day Twelve

[author_by_night]

I'm doing two questions in a row again.

What song always reminds you of that One Fandom Moment?

We Didn't Start the Fandom (Refers only to the Harry Potter fandom, and it was filked before the seventh book.)

And of course any other song I saw filked or ficced. (Sadly I fear filks /song fics have gone out of style. Please tell me I'm wrong. But when I mention them to fandom people now, they're usualy confused and have not the slightest idea of what  I'm talking about.)

Tell us more about the obscure fandom/ship you love that you wish there was MOAR fic for. (Or any fic at all.)

First, as long as this question mentions ships, I really wish it didn't feel like so many fics focused only on ships. Contrary to some people's belief, I don't hate shipping or romance, I just need more than that to keep me interested. I don't need smut, I want an interpretation of a book/show/movie I love.

 I really wish there were more Mad Men fic sometimes. I understand why there's not, it would be so hard to write given how great the writing on the show is, but I think with the write writer and/or characters it could be done. I also realize part of the problem is how unlikable the show's made pretty much all of the major characters and most of the minor ones, but fanfic could work with that as well.

Also, I really, really want a Parks and Recreation/Prairie Home Companion crossover. There, I've finally admitted it. I realize one's in Indiana and the other is in Minnesota, and both shows are very rooted in their fictional towns in those states, but I don't care, I want it to work somehow. Maybe Lake Wobegon and Pawnee are also sister cities? I'd also like a Parks and Rec fic that tries to focus on the quirky town from a different perspective, maybe using Mark's POV as he's in the private sector now. That would be cool.

Comments

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

First, as long as this question mentions ships, I really wish it didn't feel like so many fics focused only on ships. Contrary to some people's belief, I don't hate shipping or romance, I just need more than that to keep me interested. I don't need smut, I want an interpretation of a book/show/movie I love.

I totally agree.

[dolorosa-12.livejournal.com]

I'd never heard 'We Didn't Start the Fandom', but it's pretty great.

Where are you getting the questions for this? I don't have time to answer them daily in November, but I might be able to do so in December, and it would be good to have a list of them to refer back to.

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

Here you go: http://elle-blessing.livejournal.com/395113.html I think I missed a few. I'd definitely recommend doing them. It's like when LJ used to have that Writer's Block feature, except the questions are actually good, if sometimes not necessarily applicable to me (which is why I've skipped or combined some).

I actually wrote some things in advance, because later in the month until about mid-December I'm not going to have as much time. And even then, the holidays commence pretty much right after, so really I'd say I'll have the most time in January. But I'm also the sort of person who needs to break up the busy, so this is good for me, because I'm also using it to practice my writing. (Although I tend to lapse into LJspeak, so I should probably work on that.)

[dolorosa-12.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've bookmarked the link now, and will do the meme when I have more time in December.

[thekaiserchief.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I like your Parks and Rec/Prairie Home crossover idea! Didn't even know you were a PHC fan either. :)