I am bored and I cannot sleep, so I made this! Anyone who also writes fic is totally welcome to reblog this and ask their followers! Anyone is definitely welcome to ask me stuff, but I made this for anyone to use!
Inspiration and Reading Asks:
1. How long ago did you start reading fanfiction? Writing fanfiction?
2. How do you spend your time when it comes to fanfiction? Are you primarily a fic reader, writer, or a perfect 50/50 split of both?
3. Are there any fics that inspired you to write what you do?
4. Link your three favorite fics right now.
5. What are your fanfic pet peeves? Do they have a huge effect on whether or not you decide to read something?
6. How do you find new fic to read? Where do you primarily read fanfiction?
7. Do you prefer to read short fics or long fics?
8. How often do you reblog/comment on fics that you like?
9. Tag 3 fic writers you think are underrated/unknown in the fandom/fanfiction community.
10. Whatās your favorite fandom, pairing, or character to read fic for?
11. How do you come up with your fic titles?
12. Tell the author your favorite fic title of theirs (not the fic, strictly title). Author: whatās your favorite title youāve come up with and why?ļæ¼
13. Do you outline your fics? How much of a headache would someone get if they just looked at an outline of yours without reading the fic?
14. Do you have a personal word minimum that you hold yourself too? Why or why not?
15. Tell the author your favorite fic of theirs. Whatās your (the authorās) favorite fic youāve written?
16. Do you research for your fics? If so, how deep of a rabbit hole have you gone down by accident when researching?
17. How obsessively do you sit and stare at your fic after youāve just posted and wait for feedback?
18. Do you have a WIP that you keep telling yourself youāll eventually get back to, but deep down you know thatās probably a lie?
19. Do you edit your fics after you write them, or do you prefer to just hit post and run (because itās someone elseās problem now)?
20. Whatās your favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?
21. Whatās your least favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?
22. Do take fic requests? If so, for what characters and why?
23. Whatās your absolute favorite trope to write?
24. Whatās a trope that youād like to never hear about as long as you live, let alone write?
25. Do you listen to music as you write? If possible, link your writing playlist.
26. Whatās your biggest distraction when writing?
27. Do you like to give your readers some warning of what might be coming or just slap them in the face with content at random?
28. How do you deal with writing pressure (ie: pressure to update, negative comments, deadlines, etc)?
29. Have you ever written for an exchange or event of some kind? Which one(s)? Did you enjoy it?
30. Post a snippet from your current WIP without context - no more than 300 words.
31. Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readersā reactions to certain ones?
32. Copy and paste your top three favorite lines/jokes/sentences youāve ever written. What fics do they come from?
33. What do you like writing better: one shots or multi-chapter stuff?
34. How much of yourself and your life experiences do you put into your writing? What do you think your readersā image of you is?
35. How much has writing fic changed your life?
36. Are there any fics or fandoms youāre embarrassed to have written or been part of?
37. Give an update on your current WIP - if you donāt have one, give a sneak peek to a title or idea that you have and would like to write.
38. What does your writing process look like? How chaotic is it on a scale of 1 (very tame) to 10 (you canāt handle this kind of chaos)?
39. Whatās something about your writing that you pride yourself on?
40. How did you come up with the idea for [x fic]?
41. Whatās your most popular fic (with the most notes on tumblr, most hits/kudos on ao3)?
42. Asker: pick three of the authorās works. Author: rank them 1 (the best) - 3 (the worst) based on whatever criteria you want - this could be something totally random that isnāt quality related (like simply ranking fics based on how many trains appear in them) - have fun!
43. Talk about a positive experience with fanfiction or the fanfiction community that you will always remember.
44. Rant about something writing related.
45. Fic specific questions - if you have any weird questions about specific works, hereās your shot to ask them!