HIIIIIIIII. I've seen some snowflake_challenge posts going around, though it looks like it ends on January 15. Still, it's a set of ideas you could use if you wanted.
Seconding Snowflake. It's only 15 days, but all are optional.
I dug around a bit, and pulled out three sets of questions (two fannish, one not). Do them all, or pick and choose? Enjoy!
============================ Random non-fannish questions ============================ 2. First book you can remember reading? 4. TV series you were saddest to see come to an end, and why. 5. Favorite "comfort food"? 6. Favorite type of games? 8. What's been your best fandom experience to date? What made it great? 10. Do you read comic books? Why or why not? 12. The most useful piece of writing advice you've ever received (or puzzled out for yourself)? 13. What are your thoughts on yaoi? 14. Favorite science show/book? 16. If you could be a FTL, indestructible spaceship, where would you go? 18. Things that aggravate you the most? 20. Favorite food or type of cuisine? 21. What superpower/ability would you most like to have? 22. Favorite period of history? (Like, if you could go back and visit any place/era as a ghost, where & when would you go?) 24. Your favorite fictional world -- and would you want to live there if you could? 26. Favorite fictional critter (striped or not)? 28. What amazes you the most about dinosaurs? 30. Talk about boats! and how they float!
============================ Short writing meme questions ============================ 1. Of the fic you’ve written, which are you most proud of? 2. Favorite tense (past/present/future) 3. Favorite POV (first/second/third/etc) 4. What are some themes you love writing about? 5. What inspires you to write? 6. Thoughts on critique 7. Create a character on the spot…. NOW! 8. Is there a character you love writing for the most? the least? why? 9. A passage from a WIP 10. What are your strengths wrt writing? 11. What are your weaknesses wrt writing? 12. What’s your favorite place for writing resources? 13. Who are your favorite writers?
========================== Thirty Weeks of Fanfiction ========================== Week 1: How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in? Week 2: Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it. Week 3: For each of the fandoms from Week 2, who were/are your favourite characters to write? Week 4: Do you have a "muse" character, who speaks to you more than others, or who tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse? Week 5: If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a fic, whether your "muse" or not, what did you do about it? Week 6: When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters? Week 7: Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character? Week 8: Do you write OCs? If so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues? If not, explain your thoughts on OCs. Week 9: Pairings: For each of the fandoms from Week 2, what are your three favorite pairings to write? Week 10: Pairings: Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone and written a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't write, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could? Week 11: Genre: Do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most? Week 12 : Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom? Week 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? Week 14: Ratings: How high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever written higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the story you're writing is G-rated instead? Week 15: Warnings: What do you feel is most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a fic? Week 16: Summaries: Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them? Week 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? Week 18: Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from? Week 19: When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use? Week 20: Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom? Week 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? Week 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? Week 23: When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site? Week 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? Week 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? Week 26: What is the oddest (or most fun) thing you've had to research for a fic? Week 27: Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer? Week 28: Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic? Week 29: Do you have a favourite fic you've written? What makes it your favourite? And don't forget to give us a link! Week 30: What is your current project or projects?
The Snowflake Challenge is a lot of work - a prompt a day for a month - but I was thinking of doing it in February myself even though it's a January event.
I find that subscribing to regular journals and commenting inspires me to post too.
Quick lists of 5 recent good things? That's infinitely repeatable. Such as: Robot tea infuser. Ginger tea. Good quality phone camera. Outdoor recess with my students. A hug.
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Date: 2019-01-07 07:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-01-07 11:12 pm (UTC)I dug around a bit, and pulled out three sets of questions (two fannish, one not). Do them all, or pick and choose? Enjoy!
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Random non-fannish questions
============================
2. First book you can remember reading?
4. TV series you were saddest to see come to an end, and why.
5. Favorite "comfort food"?
6. Favorite type of games?
8. What's been your best fandom experience to date? What made it great?
10. Do you read comic books? Why or why not?
12. The most useful piece of writing advice you've ever received (or puzzled out for yourself)?
13. What are your thoughts on yaoi?
14. Favorite science show/book?
16. If you could be a FTL, indestructible spaceship, where would you go?
18. Things that aggravate you the most?
20. Favorite food or type of cuisine?
21. What superpower/ability would you most like to have?
22. Favorite period of history? (Like, if you could go back and visit any place/era as a ghost, where & when would you go?)
24. Your favorite fictional world -- and would you want to live there if you could?
26. Favorite fictional critter (striped or not)?
28. What amazes you the most about dinosaurs?
30. Talk about boats! and how they float!
============================
Short writing meme questions
============================
1. Of the fic you’ve written, which are you most proud of?
2. Favorite tense (past/present/future)
3. Favorite POV (first/second/third/etc)
4. What are some themes you love writing about?
5. What inspires you to write?
6. Thoughts on critique
7. Create a character on the spot…. NOW!
8. Is there a character you love writing for the most? the least? why?
9. A passage from a WIP
10. What are your strengths wrt writing?
11. What are your weaknesses wrt writing?
12. What’s your favorite place for writing resources?
13. Who are your favorite writers?
==========================
Thirty Weeks of Fanfiction
==========================
Week 1: How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
Week 2: Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
Week 3: For each of the fandoms from Week 2, who were/are your favourite characters to write?
Week 4: Do you have a "muse" character, who speaks to you more than others, or who tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse?
Week 5: If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a fic, whether your "muse" or not, what did you do about it?
Week 6: When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
Week 7: Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
Week 8: Do you write OCs? If so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues? If not, explain your thoughts on OCs.
Week 9: Pairings: For each of the fandoms from Week 2, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
Week 10: Pairings: Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone and written a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't write, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?
Week 11: Genre: Do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
Week 12 : Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
Week 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?
Week 14: Ratings: How high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever written higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the story you're writing is G-rated instead?
Week 15: Warnings: What do you feel is most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a fic?
Week 16: Summaries: Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
Week 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?
Week 18: Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
Week 19: When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
Week 20: Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
Week 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?
Week 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?
Week 23: When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
Week 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?
Week 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?
Week 26: What is the oddest (or most fun) thing you've had to research for a fic?
Week 27: Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
Week 28: Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?
Week 29: Do you have a favourite fic you've written? What makes it your favourite? And don't forget to give us a link!
Week 30: What is your current project or projects?
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Date: 2019-01-08 01:16 am (UTC)I find that subscribing to regular journals and commenting inspires me to post too.
Quick lists of 5 recent good things? That's infinitely repeatable. Such as: Robot tea infuser. Ginger tea. Good quality phone camera. Outdoor recess with my students. A hug.