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Printed from https://writing.com/main/books/entry_id/684787-Jest-for-fun
Rated: 18+ · Book · Sci-fi · #1587540
Not hardcore enough to be ultra nerdy, but it's not that shallow, either.
#684787 added January 23, 2010 at 12:57am
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Jest for fun
Or maybe it's a horrifying insight into my (lack of) writing capabilities. I found a fanfic writer quiz type item and took it for the hell of it. Here's what it says.

Your result for The Fan Fiction Personality Test...

The Mindgamer
Everything is possible; nothing is ever really over.

Fanfiction is a creative outlet for you. You don't intentionally write it, it just happens. You find inspiration in several fandoms, but are not obsessed with only one.

You like to explore "what if" situations. What if this character had never made this very choice? What if this event had taken place sooner, never, elsewhere? What if these people had never met?

You are likely to write Alternative Universes, fan seasons or sequels and just follow your (sometimes pretty strange) plot bunnies.

The quiz can be taken here, for those that are curious.  Open in new Window.


Granted, all three fanfic forays have ended up somewhat alternate universes in some way, but I do think in all kinds of writing choices make a big difference in how a story unfolds. I even devoted a newsletter to the subject: "Drama Newsletter (June 10, 2009)Open in new Window.. Good times! But yeah, I got to thinking about this after someone added my Heroes stories to their favorites lists. I'd like to write some more fanfic, if only because it's fun in a way that's different from original writing. Thing is, though, original writing kind of trumps everything right now because I actually have the motivation for it. So, it's gonna get done, and maybe after that I'll play around with fan fiction again. We'll see.


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