Alex's This and That

 I got the letter H from shipperslist 


Something I hate: Hate - the nasty vitriolic stuff that is rampant in the US right now. 

Something I love: Hamburgers. No idea why they are, all of a sudden, my favorite food,. 

Somewhere I have been: Hamburg, Germany. We went there in our fust visit to Germany. Jenny lived there when she worked for Beiersdorf. We had some fantastic fish and chips down at the harbor and we also took a boat tour. We visited a Lego store, too. 

Somewhere I would like to go: Hollywood. well, not so much Hollywood as LA and some of the surrounding areas. 

Someone I know: I had an uncle Howard, who was a supply sargent in the Pacific theater in WWII. My dad was a boy and Howard tried to bring him a monkey back from there. He was quite a character. 

Best Movie: Hocus Pocus!  


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Found it on Facebook. Not gonna do memes there.

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Now you know a little about me.
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Fannish Fifty: A 2023 posting challenge

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questions for fic writers
a collection of questions I, as a writer, would love to be asked !!!
1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)
2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?
3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?
4. What detail in [insert fic] are you really proud of?
5. What do you wish someone would ask you about [insert fic]? Answer it now!
6. What’s one fact about the universe of [insert fic] that you didn’t get a chance to mention in the fic itself?
7. Any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of?
8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?
9. How do you find new fic to read?
10. How do you decide what to write?
11. Are you partial to a certain character/pairing or are you more equal-opportunity? If you are partial to any character/pairing, why do you think that is?
12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?
13. Are there any tropes you used to like but don’t anymore?
14. Are there any tropes you would only read if written by a trusted friend or writer?
15. What’s your favorite AU that you’ve written?
16. What’s an AU you would love to read (or have read and loved)?
17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?
18. If you wrote a sequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?
19. If you wrote a spin-off of [insert fic], what would it involve?
20. If you wrote a prequel to [insert fic], what would it involve?
21. If you wrote a “missing scene” in [insert fic], what would it be?
22. Who is your favorite character in [insert fic] and why?
23. What’s a trope, AU, or concept you’ve never written, but would like to?
24. Are there any easter eggs in [insert fic], and if so, what are they?
25. What other websites or resources do you use most often when you write?
26. Would you rather write a fic that had no dialogue or one that was only dialogue?
27. How long did it take to write [insert fic]? Describe the process.
28. Does anyone read your fics before you post them? If so, who?
29. What songs would be (or are) on a playlist for [insert fic]? Explain your choices if you want!
30. Have you ever written something that was out of your comfort zone? If so, what was it, and how did it affect your approach to writing fic thereafter?
31. What’s your ideal fic length to write?
32. What’s your ideal fic length to read?
33. If you write chaptered fics, what’s your ideal chapter length to write? Is it different from your ideal chapter length to read?
34. What aspects of your writing are inspired by/taken from your real life?
35. What aspects of your writing are completely unlike your real life?
36. Do you visualize what you read/write?
37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?
38. Did any of your fics get surprisingly popular (whatever that means to you)? Which ones? Why do you think they were so successful?
39. Is any aspect of your writing process inspired by other writers or people? If so, who?
40. Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?
41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”
42. Have you ever received a comment that particularly stood out to you for whatever reason?
43. If you take/write prompts: what’s your favorite prompt fic that you’ve written?
44. If you take/write prompts: do you prefer dialogue or scenario/narrative prompts?
45. What’s something you’ve improved on since you started writing fic?
46. Do you prefer writing on your phone or on a computer (or something else)? Do you think where you write affects the way you write?
47. If [insert fic] was a pair of shoes, what kind would it be? Describe the shoes.
48. What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?
49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!
50. Answer any question of your choice, or talk about anything you want to talk about!

17. What is your favorite source for fandom stuff (e.g., TV shows, movies, books, anime, Western animation, etc.)? Well, I am in TV show fandoms, movie fandoms and book fandoms so yeah. I can't tell you WHY I am in a fandom. There's something that makes me want to write stuff about them... not sure how to define it.
Note: I took the word text out because it made no sense in the sentence.

18. How many fandoms have you written for? How many have you been in, and how many are you still in? I have written in at least 30 fandoms... I include all Marvel under one fandom, all Tolkien, etc. Any fandom I've ever loved, I pretty much still do.


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12. A ship you have never liked and probably never will. Tony Stark and Pepper Potts.

13. Do you prefer art, fic, or vids? Why? Bonus: If someone was to give you a fandom gift, what format would it be? I prefer fic if I'm doing it, but I love fanart as well. Never really thought about vids though there are some nice Stony ones out there. If someone wanted to give me a fandom gift, then the format would be their choice, wouldn't it?


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9. What's the hardest thing about writing, and why are titles the Worst™?


When I'm in the zone, there is nothing hard about writing. When I'm not, it's making myself sit down and JUST DO IT. I am easily distracted and wander away to check emails and play games. For about 4 years (the years that thing was in the White House), I wrote ALL the time. I was using it as an escape from regular life. Then I had the long awaited hysterectomy and all my desire to write sort of fled. Not sure if it'll come back though I do still write. It's just much harder.

Titles are not a problem. Most of mine either come from context, quotes pr lines from literature. sometimes the title comes first.

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