30 Days Of Fanfic - Day 17 and other things

[heavenly_pearl]

Yay, I've been summoned for jury duty again! And, no, I'm not being sarcastic. I'm just a weirdo who actually enjoys jury duty.

No manga review for the month at the moment. I was hoping I might have one finished by the end of the month, but I think that will probably depend on if I get selected to serve on a jury or not. We'll see.

Anyway, here's today's meme question:

Day 17 – Titles – Are they the bane of your existence, or the easiest part of the fic? Also, if you do chaptered fic, do you give each chapter a title, or not?

Somewhere in between, I guess. It really depends. Sometimes a title will come to me right away, and sometimes I'll go around calling a story that "untitled Kaleido Star work in progress" for a couple years, like I did with Melting Ice. (Man, it took forever for me to settle on a title!) Actually, a couple of my current WIPs don't have titles at the moment (or just have working titles). The Leon story I'm working on is uncreatively labeled "Leon Story", and I'm tentatively calling my Yuri/Layls fic "What Happens In Paris", although I'm not really wild about it. Just haven't thought of anything better yet. My Sailor Moon AU vampire fic technically has a title from when I submitted the first couple of scenes to a contest over at sailormoonland, but now that it's been expanded into a longer story that takes place over several months, I'm thinking "On A Snowy Night" probably isn't the best title for it. Might still use it as a chapter title, though.

Speaking of chapter titles, yeah, I usually do title my chapters. The only story I didn't do it for was "To Be By Your Side". I'm not sure why I chose not to for that particular story, to be honest. Just didn't feel like it, I guess.

By the way, for those curious, here's a list of my top ten favorite titles, in no particular order:

Machiavelli's Folly
Why Kenji Hates Mamoru and All Teenage Boys
To Be By Your Side
Hawk's Eye View
Tick Tock
The Night Before
Playing Doctor
Just Dessert (A play on the phrase "just deserts")
Pillow Talk
Melting Ice 

Day 18 – Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?

Day 19 – When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?

Day 20 –Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?

Day 21 – Sequels – Have you ever written a sequel to a fic you wrote, and if so, why, and if not, how do you feel about sequels?

Day 22 – Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favorite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?

Day 23 – When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?

Day 24 – Betaing – How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your fic? Do you have a Beta horror story or dream story?

Day 25 – Music – Do you listen to music while you write? Do you make playlists to get into a certain "mood" to write your fic? Do you need noise in general? Or do you need it completely quiet?

Day 26 – What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?

Day 27 – Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?

Day 28 – Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?

Day 29 – What is your current project or projects?

Day 30 – Do you have a favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!