WIP Check-in -- Day 25

[glitteryv]

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Today I . . .

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wrote!
6 (50.0%)

edited!
4 (33.3%)

did something ficcish (brainstorming, research, daydreaming, etc.)
6 (50.0%)

procrastinated. /o\
2 (16.7%)

took a break
1 (8.3%)

did something else that I'll describe in my comment
1 (8.3%)

Today's question: How do you feel about getting your fic remixed or sequeled? Have you ever remixed or sequeled someone else's fic?

Comments

[littlebutfierce]

Still editing; I've been going back to another WIP in an effort to restart my brain a little (though given it's the same fandom, maybe not...).

In theory I like the idea of my fic getting remixed! (Part of me has that insecure-writer fear: what if it's better/more popular/etc. than my original story? & part of me thinks I should just get over it.) I'd be really flattered. I doubt it would ever happen, b/c my fandoms are small, but yeah.

I've never remixed anyone else's fic. I'd feel a little nervous about... I dunno. Using a great fic as a launching pad & then producing crap, ahahaha. (Plus also see the small fandoms thing; none of my fandoms ever qualify for any sort of remix-y thing anyway, heh.)

[dragonfly]

My first fanfic was a sequel of someone else's fic. I wrote it and then didn't know what to do. Finally I emailed the original author, apologized, and asked her what she thought I ought to do. She told me how to post it. (This was in days long before journals.)

[sharpiefan]

I've remixed a friend's fic, once. And written a sequel to another one of hers. We've co-authored stuff, so it wasn't as though I was a random stranger writing a remix or anything. I think she liked the remix as much as I liked the original, so all was well. :D

[curuchamion]

I looooooooove all things remixy. I seldom qualify for remix challenges, but the two remixes I've been involved with... one of them I wrote, the other was written FOR me, and in both cases the author was absolutely thrilled and thought the remix did something they had wished they could do but were not able.

(I'm going to rec the one that was written for me, when I rec on Calufrax this August. It is that good.)

[jagnikjen]

Today I wrote a little, I critiqued a little, then I met one of CPs and went over the beginning of her WIP and brainstormed a bit on it with her.

I've watched several random (okay, not so random) episodes of Make It or Break It and came up with a (hopefully) cool idea for a fic.

I had ice cream for dinner and I think now I'm going to read one of the books I bought today while at Barnes & Noble.

Well, I'm not sure about someone remixing my stuff. To be honest, I'm not really sure what that means.

As to a sequel, I did have one person e-mail me and ask if they could write a sequel to one of my JAG stories using my original characters. I politely declined for two reasons. 1) I have been writing/planning a sequel of my own (which is my July challenge fic, btw) and 2) --this is going to come out very arrogant sounding--but I just didn't think he'd be able to write it well enough. I suggested he write his own story using the premise. I have never gone looking for it.

Now if it was someone I knew and knew their writing, I might not be so hesitant or against it.

As for me doing it, can't say that I have done either. Though I must admit that the premise of my epic RH fic was stolen recycled from someone else's unfinished fic. He'd gotten three chapters in and left it. I had 40 chapters and an epilogue by the time I was through. The longest and best story I've ever written.

[curuchamion]

Remixing is... the best explanation I've come up with is, it's kind of like retelling folk tales. Essentially, it's when Writer B (with permission, of course) rewrites one of Writer A's stories but puts their own spin on it. It can be really, really amazing when done well, especially if the two writers have very different voices or saw very different things in the premise.

My favorite example is this pair, though I must admit up front that I was the remixer: Fine Print and Fine Print (The Connections Remix). I told exactly the same story - just changed the POV from loose third to tight first, and altered a few details - but it's a completely different fic.

(Sorry for the screed; I'm a big fan of remixing, and tend to go on about it when people mention they're unfamiliar with the concept. *g*)

[glitteryv]

Wrote 560 words for one fic, continued editing the other fic. So, there was some progress made. Enough to make me feel OK with relaxing for the rest of the day.

This might sound ridiculous to some but while I do enjoy reading remixes, I really don't like having my fics remixed at all. To me, I've written my fics the way they're meant to be written.

A fannish friend once told me that remixes are the ultimate kind of feedback. Mainly because the remixer has to really deconstruct/analyze one's fic in order to present it from a new angle. I get that, I really, really do, from a logical point of view. And yet, remixing/sequeling is the only kind of transformative work (podfics, fanarts, etc.) that raises my hackles. Go figure.

[glitteryv]

Editing is tedious work...especially when you've got other WIPs clamoring for equal time. *g*

AFAIK, there are some multi-fandom remix challenges a couple of times per year. I don't know how many of the smaller fandoms are represented though.

[glitteryv]

Interesting.

[glitteryv]

Hmm, it seems like the fact that you were friends made the remixing and sequeling processes smoother, eh?

[glitteryv]

I like reading remixed fics. Question: why wouldn't you qualify for the challenges?

[glitteryv]

Looks like you had a productive day. :)

[snowynight]

Today I write another 500 words for my wip. It's steadily growing.

I have blanket permission to let people remix my work and several very nice stories come out of it. I have remixed two stories too. It's harder than usual writing, but a good experience.

[kunenk]

Did some editing, and added some stuff \o/ Still got a way to go, but I know where the holes are more or less so it'll be filling those in and patching it together.

I don't really know how I'd feel about being remixed or sequeled. It'd be great, but gosh someone wanted to do that? :O Ahaha…

[meridian_rose]

I agree with you completely. The fear on both sides of the equation - what if it's better/what if I mess it up [and I'm not sure where I'd even start on doing a remix]. So many writers seem to have this anxiety about their skills and I wonder how much it holds us back. On the other hand, better a bit of insecurity than arrogance, because at least we'll try harder and learn and grow.

[meridian_rose]

That's helpful actually. I've heard of remixes, I've read a couple, but I still don't quite get the overall concept. This was an amazing example because it really did tell the exact same story but from a completely different angle. The other remixes I've seen didn't seem to follow the same narrative so closely, hence my confusion.

[curuchamion]

Remix_Redux, the biggest remix challenge, requires remixees to have written a minimum number of 500-words-or-more fics in a single fandom. I'm a drabbler and a fandom-hopper. And most other challenges borrow Redux's rules pretty much verbatim. *shrugs*

[curuchamion]

:D Thanks! (I wrote it for an "Exhibition Remix Challenge" that was designed to show MFU fandom what remixing was all about, since there weren't many remixers there, so I'm always glad to hear it's a good example. *g*)

[linaewen]

Once again, I spent my time doing research for my new plot bunny instead of writing, but it was enjoyable and I think I've managed to quell it now with sufficient attention. Today will be devoted to my Big Bang (and some boring RL editing that has to be done). No more procrastinating disguised as research!

I have only recently been involved in remixes for the first time, as part of a challenge where I had one of mine remixed while remixing someone else's. I have remixed 2 at this point -- one was a remix and one was a sequel. I enjoyed it a lot, and the original authors liked what I did. As for the one of mine that's been remixed, the author did a good job on it, and gave it an angle that I hadn't managed to show, so I was very pleased.

[bay_alexison]

No new words today, but I was able to get some editing done for a short story of mine I blitz write a couple days ago. Also, an idea for a new fic pop in my head and I decided to watch an episode of the show relating to that idea. I doubt I'll get through that idea until I get some fics out of the way, but I think this fic will be very funny and silly. Also, this will be a good fic to write when escaping from my TOO MANY FRAGMENTED SCENES wip fic. XD

I don't mind people remixing my fics as I would like to see their take on my story, but there are a few stories I won't allowed to be remixed because some stuff I had put in my fics are awful and I'm afraid they'll go through with those awful, awful ideas. XD; There was one story I wanted to remix, but by the time I got some writing time to myself the remix challenge I wanted to do was already over. D: