DPP: Going AU

[anamarya.livejournal.com]

Ok, this is it - the week in which the person in charge of the DPP bus doesn’t have a driving license. so, because of that and the fact that I had a plan and then I changed it and then sort of changed it again, and so on… I’ll take one advice from another show and “I’ll fake it until I make it”. I do hope that you all are going to bare with me and not throw assorted vegetables my way.
After last week’s lovely discussion about what we don’t like in fiction I ended up with the idea of speaking about AUs this week (or at least for a while).
Today’s topic is not really a topic but a Q&A about AUs in fanfiction. In a perfect world the goal would be to try and classify them but some thoughts, opinions, ideas, even some recommendations would be great.

1. do you like them?

2. what do you like/dislike about them?

3. what works and what doesn’t?

4. when do you consider a fic to be an AU and when not or if you want: where are you drawing the line?

5. do you prefer the ones where we have just something slightly different, the ones where everything is different or even the totally different setting type?

6. how do you feel about crossovers?

7. are BSG related AUs different from the ones that you wrote/read in other fandoms?

8. what about original characters?


And the list can go on and on but I promised myself to keep it sort of short and to go by my own 8 question rule. So, let’s have it people...

Comments

Re: 10 minute break means...

[kag523.livejournal.com]

Seriously, I think it boils down to a preference thing. How much pilots do you want in your pilot fic? At what point does a story push out of the realm of fic and into more original territory? How broad do you want your universe?

Well, I can't answer for anyone else, but I have pulled down one novel-length book offline because at the end of it I actually thought "Dude. I could actually publish that if I changed the names." And that's what I'm doing with it.

I think for me it comes back to storytelling prowess (I'm totally a broken record, but it's my thing-- fic, orig, or mainstream: just give me a well-told story).

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P.S. I have missed you Bee! You ROCK! *hugs*
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Re: 10 minute break means...

[workerbee73.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're alone. In fact, the more you push the boundaries of canon, the more you border on something original (and then it's like, well hell, if I've already gone this far, I might as well just cut the cord completely.)

**raises glass**

It's tough work bringing mayhem and curmedgeonliness to the table, but it doesn't stop me from tryin'. And with glitter, no less. *g*