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Title: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Yuuyami on May 12, 2009, 09:10:10 PM
These seemed popular in the discussion so I thought I'd throw it out there xDDD

Ask a writing question and get answers, woo! O_O

I don't have to start a question every time though. Someone else can ask a new question after a certain time passes and voila xDDD

The title was something I pulled out of my ass xD; if the community has a better title to this thread, I'll throw it in instead of my ugly PQotM xDDD...

Let's start with a nice basic question!

When did you begin writing?

As a chibi-kid, I used to like reading, but never liked writing one bit 'cause I didn't understand it xDDD... At the time, I believed everything had some sort of concrete answer, but could never find an "answer" to writing whatsoever. So it just frustrated me until around the fourth grade (I was 10. D'awww ) where a lovely teacher of mine told me blatantly that writing is something that appeals to the senses and can make you feel alive with words, so I got inspired and that's when writer-Yuuchan was born xD!! Though I was a terrible writer back then (still terrible now).

I started writing original fiction first, as I usually had weird or cool ideas in my head that I wanted to write down in an epic story of sorts xDD... Though I have to admit, I used to write fairly well back in the Junior High/early High school days when I actually read some books to somewhat base my style off of... But now my ideas are presented to me in comic and/or manga form so it's a bit harder to put into words, so the writing reflects that bit of confusion... :0 What to do to fix it to be more clearer >>....

But yeah, that's where ol' adorable Yuuchan came from~!

How about everyone else?
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Hotaru on May 12, 2009, 11:03:05 PM
I was 7 when I started writing. Basically superhero stories, then angst, and now fluff.

I'm still a beginner though. XD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: writerjunkie on May 12, 2009, 11:14:49 PM
Hmm...well I started writing when I was 12 I was in the 5th grade. My music teacher made us write a story related to Halloween for some reason and as soon as I picked up a pen and had some paper I started writing. It was mainly about me and my best friend, but I found it really fun and enjoying to do so I tried to write something else. I made my first fan fic that was a collision of both Harry Potter, Buffy, and my own characters I made up and named. I have NO idea why I did that! lol

Till this day that story is the longest I've ever written. A total of 412 pages, hand written by the way. lol I was horrible when I was younger. My spell was worse than it is now. But in 7 to 8th grade I started making stories about my friends again, but had based them on both Buffy and Angel the show. The creator of both shows were my inspiration. That's why I think my ideas and story plots were better when I had someone to base my work off of. Now I have nothing and no one. I still think my writing needs some work and improvement, but I'm ok since I've been writing in POV.
There's my long ass story! lol
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: almond on May 12, 2009, 11:55:10 PM
The first story I ever wrote was for a school assignment in 2nd grade. We were making our own books - the teacher gave us blank hardcover books that we colored and wrote in to create our story.
I wrote a story called "Agatha Misty and the Case of the Missing Fish". (My mom had a lot of Agatha Christie books ^^;)
It was about the great detective Agatha Misty. She was called in because a woman had bought 6 fish and now only had five!! Then the great detective found the woman's receipt and explained she'd only bought 5. The end.

I am not making any of that up. My mom still has the book  Perhaps I will scan it one day since my drawing skills peaked at about 7 anyway.

EDIT - Oh, and my teacher said I was creative and had a flair for writing dialogue. >.>;;
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: strawb3rrykream on May 13, 2009, 01:43:32 AM
I've been a reader my whole life too, started at 3 or 4. And writing wasn't too far off. Before I learned how to write, I was always asking my parents and grandma to write down stories that I narrated out loud. :lol: I honestly can't remember what they were about, but it probably had to do with other books I was reading at the time. I actually used to write a lot more poetry as a kid than stories. A field trip to the museum in 4th grade was kind of a turning point for me. We got to look at art pieces and write about them. I had a great time and I still read the compiled book of poems from time to time.
I still don't have much confidence in my writing but one day, I want to write a novel or two. Or ten. :lol:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Saikami on May 13, 2009, 02:04:21 AM
I know I don't write on here, but I figured I'd still answer :lol:

I always loved reading and writing. I was pulled out of my english class from 2nd to 4th grade and placed into an advanced class. XD And I wrote my first real story in 2nd grade, it was about penguins XD; Sad that I remember that, ne? Then I started to write storys based on video games and my friends. Then it was digimon. XD; 7th grade I started to make up stories with my own plots and whatnot, and then I started H!P fanfics (which was an epic failure, as you can probably tell XD). Now I write screenplays, but I'm thinking of getting into fanfics again.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: ShikyoxYaiba on May 13, 2009, 02:30:30 AM
I started writing in 7th grade, and dear god, it was HORRIBLE. I went back recently to my fanfiction.net account and read my first few pieces and it burned. XD

I think a friend of mine introduced me to fanfiction, and I liked the idea of writing anything you wanted with the characters... My first fanfiction was digimon, if I'm not mistaken. Then I moved onto writing Naruto fanfics for a year or two...or was it three? And now I'm here...with improved (and still improving, I hope) skills. :D

MY AP EXAMS ARE OVER TOO. I CAN GO BACK TO WRITING!!! HUZZAH!!!
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on May 13, 2009, 03:44:24 AM
Hahaha. I got a late start to the whole fanfiction scene, but writing, well, I've been doing that for school since I was around 9 or 10 years old. I used to read more often when I was little...actually I was reading since I was 4 years old, children's stories then on to stuff like the Famous Five and Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys and the like. I think I read through the entire Hardy Boys series during elementary, hid in the library the whole time. XD

But back on topic. My mother signed me up for a creative writing class when I was 10 or so, so I had to write a short story every week for homework, and I guess that's where I started writing. I remember writing ghost stories, adventure stories, a story about a natural disaster (an avalanche, I remember, I was morbid even back then XD) and the like. Original stories, naturally. It just came naturally to me, I don't remember how or why. Back then my writing was still a bit childish but I can safely say that grammar and spelling were not problems. All that obsessive reading paid off I guess.

I never really thought of writing fanfiction until I met my best friend, who did write fanfiction (digimon, heh) and tried to bug me into writing because she saw my school essays and said that I should try fanfiction for a change in pace. So at the grand old age of 15 I started my first fanfiction. It was awful. I wasn't as deep a thinker before and some things just didn't turn out right. But at least I console myself with the fact that I didn't have messed up grammar. XD I almost always comfort myself with that lol.

And here I am now. :D There's more to the story but eh, this is enough for today. ;)
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Aioros on May 13, 2009, 04:00:52 AM
Not sure if it can be considered starting to write, but my mom would usually give me local comics weekly to read when I was 3 or 4 and I would try to make my own comics by stapling a few pieces of paper, complete with some drawings and a few blocks of text.

I was a library junkie too and stayed a few hours there after class to read books, mostly mystery/detective ones, Tintin and I remember a book about gnomes too that had really nice illustrations. I would borrow the books and take them home, return them on the due date, then borrow them again. That time I didn't imagine myself trying to write something of my own. I enjoyed reading more than writing. But I guess reading and writing goes hand in hand.

Back in 5th grade, my English teacher told me that I was a contestant for a creative writing contest. I was excited and nervous at the same time, for I was going against some of the top students in our batch. After the criteria was given, I blanked out the moment my pen touched the piece of paper. I can still remember some of the jibberish I wrote for my story that day and I can still feel the humiliation as I handed my paper to the judges. As much as I want to forget, there are still times that it haunts me when I write, even now.

It was that time that I wished that I was a better writer. But what did I do? Instead of reading and practicing, I copped-out and played Street Fighter 2 instead. I also had an encounter with those blank hardcover books that almond mentioned in her post but after writing the prologue, I ran out of ideas.

I would still write some essays, poems, etc. for homework, but that experience from 5th grade I guess destroyed whatever passion or confidence I had in myself. I was relegated to writing because it was required, not because I want to write.

4th year high school I started writing anime fanfics to impress a girl(s). It worked but my fics were spur-of-the-moment fics and I wasn't really satisfied with the results. Another of those moments I want to undo if ever time travel becomes possible.

I'm really glad that I discovered H!P and JPH!P because I started to like writing again. The atmosphere here is very relaxing and it doesn't feel like you're competing against writers who are way better than you. We have fic of the month and the kouhaku but I think it's more of recognition of a writer's hard work rather than a competition.

:jphip:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Rickker708 on May 13, 2009, 04:30:20 AM
Can't remember when I started. Deffinetly in HS. My class was supposed to be takking a summer trip to europe. I a story about our plane getting highjacked, and the trip went downhill from there.(DSon't know if the class ever went I moved away)
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Amarghetta on May 13, 2009, 07:43:40 AM
I know I don't ever write for this forum, but still decided to answer because of my past attempts at writing.  :P

Being the epitome of unstable creativity, I've had many beginnings in my life. However, I think I was 6 or 7 the very first time I actually wrote something. :oops:  It's been ages since that, but I still remember it was a fantastic story about our washing machine being a portal to a world filled with knights, dark horses, devastated forests and witches.  :lol:

Other than that, I was 19 when I started writing fanfics. But that's a story for some other time...  :jphip:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Yuuyami on June 02, 2009, 04:47:52 AM
Alright, it's pretty silent... o_O

How do you write? How would you describe your style?
And on the Reader side, what do you like in a style? xDDD



Before I even write, I pick up vivid imagery in my head. A lot of the scenes I think about tend to best fit under a manga or comic book, so my writing ends up reflecting that. I picture a moment, and then I try to write of that moment. While being a unique way of writing, it's often hard to read, and I'd imagine the way I ramble in writing can not translate well under a foreign language... xD; so it's a very Yuu-sclusive weird English writing style? o_O Lately, I've been rather redundant and subjective in my writing, so I hope to fix that o_O That and I seem to have too many moments going on in one sentence, so I ought to fix that too... xD;

Since I love reading too, I just like reading stuff that makes an impression on me. I especially love reading cliched things when it's executed in a unique way~! Gotta love the refreshing blast of new-ness  :heart: I think everyone knows by now that I like to be moved by a writing, and that still stands tall in my priorities xDDDD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Loser87 on June 02, 2009, 04:57:25 AM
Because Yuu made me stop being lazy for now...

I usually write like as if I were writing a manuscript for a book...a terrible book...but uhhh way back when i was a noobie i had a wayyyy different style..

Um...I really do like to pack in every little squirming emotion i can in the dialogue...
I'd say I use to be a lot wittier with my dialogues but now....it's sorta' fading away and stuff lol.

uhhh i dunno how to really answer this question since..I've never actually thought about it and I'm oblivious to my style.

But I would know that I've been trying to be a lot more detailed these days instead of coming up with better dialogue and stuff =T
so yea..

-goes back into my den-
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on June 02, 2009, 07:24:30 AM
Oooh, fun question. Not that Yuuchan needs my answer, since she already knows the answer. XD

I think like a movie, so I try to write like one. That's why my chapters have scenes, and as far as possible I try to make the transitions smooth like they would have been if they were on screen. Doesn't always work, but I try.

Since it's a movie-like thinking I have, I usually imagine camera angles. What do I focus on? Where do I zoom in? What is happening in the background beyond the angle of the camera? How will it affect the main picture? Timing is everything. XD

So yup, that's my style. I need an image in my head, like a camera rolling to film the scene. That's why I kinda overdo the details sometimes. >_> I need to work on that.

As for what I read, hm, I like anything that feels smooth and convincing. Anything that makes me feel like it's fake immediately makes me close the window (or the tab XD). I don't really like it when there's an over-usage of loan-words. I know we're writing the girls who are Japanese, but when whole lines of Japanese dialogue appear in an English fanfiction, it can get weird. Even though I understand the sentiment, but please keep the loaned words to a minimum, unless there is no way to translate the word without making it weird. Yeah.

It's hard to tell what I really want, or at least, to describe what I like in a style. I know immediately when I see it, and I also know immediately when to stop reading and just close the window, because all I need is a couple of paragraphs to gauge the approximate standard of the content. If it gets better later, I apologize, but yeah. The most extreme case was when I got like two words in and just clicked "back". Some styles just make my skin crawl. Like script style.

But yeah. :D Now to get back to writing...

*crawls back to Gegenschein*
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: strawb3rrykream on June 02, 2009, 03:42:23 PM
Hmm, I don't think I have a style...or at least not one that I, myself, can describe. :lol: For lack of better words, I just kinda write. :D I did try Essy's camera thingy once and it turned out nice, just too hard for every story. :P I like to describe things, like color etc. I'm not good at it yet but I try.
As a reader, I like angst. :shocked: I'll at least try to read any story that contains strong emotions. Anything that makes me feel for the characters. Umm, I really hate....bad grammer. :lol: Somtimes it just kills me and I can't finish reading. I know my grammer/spelling isn't perfect, which is why I have a beta.
Wow, I must still be sleepy, this comment is kinda crappy. XD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: ShikyoxYaiba on June 04, 2009, 05:04:51 AM
I don't quite know my style, but I think I have a tendency to make my sentences too short the first time around. I try to make it flow better, but it doesn't always work. My sentence structure tends to become repetitive as well... Personally, I'm not happy with my writing the majority of the time. :/ But I write anyway, hoping that someone out there will think it's okay. I think I also need to expand on my vocab...

[/self criticizing]
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on June 04, 2009, 05:50:54 AM
^Actually, from what I've seen of your writing so far, the flow seems to be good enough that I don't feel a jarring sense of inconsistency, which is a good thing. At least you know what flow is (thank god!), and that makes me happy. :D

And don't worry, not being happy with your writing is normal. It's also the way to improve. XD Being too complacent leads to stagnation, and I don't think you want that lol. Just keep working on it, you're on the right track. :)
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Yuuyami on June 22, 2009, 01:33:25 AM
New question '_'; This thread is getting so lonely with me being the only one asking questions...





What kind of character/H!P member do you enjoy writing the most?

And for the readers, disregarding H!P member bias for a bit, what kind of characters do you like reading about?



I like writing fun characters like GAM (who doesn't?)~!! It's mainly due to myself empathizing with their characters pretty easily and I love a good schwarmy character to write. There's something about their charm and charisma that I enjoy writing throughout my stories xDDD. I know I haven't written her yet, but I'd really like to write about Momoko later on too. What I love more than schwarmy people is crackheaded schwarmy people... '_' Someone who'd be able to do odd and zany things while maintaining a complacent attitude about it, like say, Aya wrestling Miki down no problem while she's holding a light-hearted conversation with Rika with her usual smile... That kind of character, I guess? I'm not quite sure how to explain, so hopefully, that will be enough o-o...

I don't really do well with writing angsty characters like Ai, probably because it's kinda hard for me to get into that sort of mindset and be able to pull it off efficiently because of my brightass optimism and ever annoying ego... o-o; Despite that, I enjoy reading that sort of mindset, though at times, it could be redundant since almost everyone loves the "Sexy Emofag" sort of character. Psychotic characters are even more fun to read, but it depends on the execution since it's easy to somehow sound like everyone else's psychos o-o... My favorite kind are the ones that twist nursery rhymes into morbid rhymes as evident in my other SNSD fic, Amizade... '_' Eeeeh... What can I say, I'm an accepting person that usually loves all kinds of characters xDDD Happy ones... Emoheterosexualry... Psychos...Fun... All-around nice charries... There really isn't a character role that I hate per say o-o...
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Hotaru on June 22, 2009, 04:30:20 AM
I like writing characters like Sayu, JunJun, Koharu, Eri, and Risa. Mainly Risa because I like writing about her "Reaction Queen" moments. XD

About my writing style, I don't know. I went from paragraphs, to one-liners, and then...I don't know. My writing style changes over time. ^_^
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: strawb3rrykream on June 22, 2009, 04:22:04 PM
Hmm, this is a tough one. I like to write Miki. :D The whole "puts on a strong face but is soft on the inside" is fun~ I feel like Miki can be a really complex person to write b/c of that. I also enjoy writing the Gaki in TakaGaki b/c I kinda like writing lovesick ppl who will do anything for the one they love. :P
As for reading, I like....many things. :grin: I'll generally read any type of character. I'm not picky in that way.
New question '_'; This thread is getting so lonely with me being the only one asking questions...
It's b/c we love you, Yuuchan! :heart:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on June 22, 2009, 05:11:58 PM
Interesting question. I think everyone will expect me to answer Ai, but that's not true. I like her a lot, that much is true, but like writing her? Oh no, she's tough. You really got to put yourself out there in order to write her in the way I think she's like, and it makes me feel really drained emoting like her. Lol.

So, my favorite character to write is, oddly, Sayu. XD The narcissism, the cute side, the evil side, the completely-hopeless-at-athletics side...all of it. She's just really fun and amusing the moment she appears in any story. XD Which is why I have lots of fun with her. XD Reina gets an honorable mention because I like writing her into situations that make her a sulky kitten. XD I'm evil like that. Hohohoho. :3

Can't really tell what I like to read though, since what I appreciate is the writer's skill at portraying any one character, specific to the situation they're put in. It's hard to see good portrayals of the characters in most cases, so I often just read it for the fun situations. But I definitely like OTN1's Miki a lot, it makes me feel like I'm seeing the real Miki at work. That's the kind of thing I look for. So nope, I don't really have a favorite character to read about. Except possibly Ai, because I like her best, but then again it depends on how she's written and all...XD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: JFC on June 23, 2009, 06:10:15 AM
like say, Aya wrestling Miki down no problem while she's holding a light-hearted conversation with Rika with her usual smile.
Ooooooooooooooooooooh...I am SO there. :drool:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: maverickpanda on June 25, 2009, 11:45:14 AM
When it comes to writing characters, even though all my stories have Yossi, I would have to say I really enjoy writing Yaguchi.  In my opinion, Yaguchi has a lot of character that can shine in many different ways. Serious, childish, protective, vulnerable, there is just so much to work with.  When I look back at my stories, I have only written her three times, but each have been very different and I loved writing each one.   

I will be the first to admit that I love hopeless romanticism, I eat that stuff up.  Therefor, I will forever love fluff stories, but I am open to all genres of story.  When I first found this forum, I read every single fic on this thread, and when it came to picking onens I liked, the were really different.

:pandaaa:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Kuji on July 04, 2009, 09:02:06 PM
Pops in randomly.

I don't like writing any particular character as long as they suit the situation I want to write. Most of the time I don't want to write anyway... I want to READ. *cough*sowritemoarpls*cough* XP

For reading, I like reading about psychotically jealous/possessive characters. o_o; And selfish characters who don't realize they're selfish. I tend to enjoy the underdogs, the jilted and the unlucky or clumsy. The cool/suave/emo-in-an-attractive-way characters stay secondary to me.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Hotaru on July 08, 2009, 01:10:35 AM
I have a question too.

How do you feel about rare pairings?

I love them. I think you can tell that already. XD They make me think "Eh?" at the end, but later they grow on me. XD

So...what do you think?

*runs out*
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: strawb3rrykream on July 08, 2009, 05:34:15 AM
I am a fan of rare pairings~~ :grin: They sound strange at first but almost all turn out to be cute/sexy, depending on the situation. I definitely prefer reading them over writing them though. :lol:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Yuuyami on July 08, 2009, 05:01:16 PM
It really depends on the rare pairings for me xDDD

If it's something crackheaded like say.... Yajima Maimi x Junjun, then I'd be slightly discouraged from reading xDDD But if the author execution is decent enough, I'd get into it~!

But otherwise, as long as the pairing's plausible, I'd go for it. :>
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Kuji on July 10, 2009, 03:10:59 AM
I like rare pairings for the most part as long as the writer makes it convincing...

...except for Ai x someonewhoisnotGakisan. o_o;;; I don't know why but I can't really enjoy other Ai-pairings. Besides for that one little thing, I pretty much go for anything. XD Like for example, awhile back strawb3rrykream's Hero made me kind of want to see Miki x Koharu. :sweatdrop: But heck, you know... writers like Hammy could probably make me like anything.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: strawb3rrykream on July 10, 2009, 07:11:14 AM
Like for example, awhile back strawb3rrykream's Hero made me kind of want to see Miki x Koharu.
I am so going to hell for that one. XD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Kuji on July 10, 2009, 07:50:04 AM
^ I guess I'll be keeping you company there then for enjoying it. XD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: DO Me DO Me on July 12, 2009, 06:53:53 AM
I thought I'd join, hopefully get me back into writing again. Rare pairings? I think they're a fun surprise especially the ones that you would never think up. But then cross pairings such as a Berryz member x MM member would be a little weird. Keep it within the group I say.

In fact, the story I wanted to post soon is a rare pairing, although I think maybe it might have been done since my nearly year long hiatus.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: adventwriter on August 30, 2009, 09:02:02 AM
Rare pairings...hmmm...not sure if I was the first to brooch the AiLin coupling.....lol. So yes. I love the classics - but I also love the rare couplings.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: maverickpanda on August 30, 2009, 06:42:52 PM
Even though I am a sucker for the classics a rare pairing story is always good to read to keep things in a fresh and new perspective.  I will always remember this fic I read when I first got into MM and H!P and it was an AibonxYaguchi.  It was adorable but weird and I loved it.  If I remember correctly it was called bubblegum world.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: aya-chii on March 02, 2011, 02:07:18 PM
this is just a random question...
well, i've been reading fanfics here in JPH!P for some quite time now..
and i often read "perv thread [?] " from comments..
is there really an existing pervy fanfics thread?
sorry, i'm really clueless...?
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Beecubed on March 02, 2011, 04:02:09 PM
this is just a random question...
well, i've been reading fanfics here in JPH!P for some quite time now..
and i often read "perv thread [?] " from comments..
is there really an existing pervy fanfics thread?
sorry, i'm really clueless...?

Yes there is! :)

You just need to have made 20 posts (in your case, yay) and request for access here: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1002.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1002.0)

Once you have done this, the perv forum will magically appear  :P

Enjoy.  :thumbsup
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: gracula on March 05, 2011, 04:51:39 PM
^guiding lost souls to the ecchi. Tsk, for shame, Bee-rinko.

So, here's a question in the spirit of:

In an non-graphic manner, please state a fantasy perv pairing (multi-coupling) and situation.

While i would not write it, I want to see a Nakazawa/Linlin punishment fic for calling her senior a 'kinpatsu butayaro' on national TV.

Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: rndmnwierd on March 05, 2011, 04:58:32 PM
Takanagaki, that's Ai, Risa, Reina for the confused. I blame Hammies for my love of this one, although, they are my top three.

Situation? Hmm, Take Off Is Now dance practice, Reina just can't seem to get that kneel on the floor hip thrust/back arch thing right. So Risa decides to help by pinching her butt. :lol: Things escalate from there.

I think I'll just leave it at one, y'all know I could go on forever about pervy things. XD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: writerjunkie on March 05, 2011, 05:59:58 PM
^ XD That's a pairing I've never thought of.

The reason on how it starts seems interesting and might work.

And why not some detail?! lol

For me...rokkies enough said!! XD

I guess it can happen cuz Reina and Sayu are trying to help Eri make up her mind who she wants the most. lol That's as far as I go with that detail!!
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on March 05, 2011, 06:03:52 PM
Rokun already wrote my fantasy perv pairing. Involving underaged girls so it will never be posted, at least not for several years

But for the sake of the question, let's see...

I always kinda wanted an AiSayuReina. With Sayu and Reina ganging up on Ai. XD Having Eri walk in and join in is optional. XD You can probably guess that I love me some AiRokkies generally. :lol:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Sukoshi on March 06, 2011, 04:00:15 AM
*reads the tiny text*  lol
*Inches away from Tea chan*  :tama-slide:


I'm with writerjunkie.  Rokkies for me too XD  I like "Everybody Loves Eri" type stories.

lol well maybe I'll adjust Tea Chan's idea to my liking XD

Quote
I always kinda wanted an AiEriSayuReina. With Sayu and Reina ganging up on AiEri. Having Risa walk in and join in is optional.

I'd love to have Ai too but I think if it were Rokkies+Ai, Ai chan would go for Reina instead of Eri XD

Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Beecubed on March 07, 2011, 05:17:27 PM
^guiding lost souls to the ecchi. Tsk, for shame, Bee-rinko.

WHAT?  XD

I was lost once, I know how it feels ;___________;

Not ashamed!  :leek:


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So, here's a question in the spirit of:

In an non-graphic manner, please state a fantasy perv pairing (multi-coupling) and situation.


Can a state "a few" rather than just "a" situation??  :w00t:

AiKameShige - something involving loli?  :lol:

IshiYoshi - Ishikawa sensei and delinquent Yoshizawa (HIGHSCHOOL SETTING ONLY  :sweatdrop:)  :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

AiMikitty - morning, breakfast, kitchen, yum yum  :mon bleed2:

AiEri - ATV in the jungle, Ai-chan pushes Eri off trail, sexy time  :heart:


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While i would not write it, I want to see a Nakazawa/Linlin punishment fic for calling her senior a 'kinpatsu butayaro' on national TV.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

So weird imagining it, but OH THE CRACK THAT COULD COME OUT OF THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lin Lin's shining innocence will be so epically contrasted with Nakazawa...  :lol:



Situation? Hmm, Take Off Is Now dance practice, Reina just can't seem to get that kneel on the floor hip thrust/back arch thing right. So Risa decides to help by pinching her butt. :lol: Things escalate from there.

:bleed eyes:

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!


For me...rokkies enough said!! XD

I guess it can happen cuz Reina and Sayu are trying to help Eri make up her mind who she wants the most. lol That's as far as I go with that detail!!

 :mon blood:

I remember you talking to me about that xDDDDD situation is so hawwwwt. Please write?  :mon cute:
Your pervs are so detailed, I wouldn't want anybody else to write it but you!  :inlove: :yep:


Involving underaged girls so it will never be posted, at least not for several years

. . . . . . .

T________________________T

*joins sukoshi in the slow inch away*

;___; sorry but primary school teacher-to-be cannot handle such things



As you can see, Bee is NOT a perv.  :P
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on March 07, 2011, 06:18:45 PM
Random question from me!


For writers: Is it important for you to research random details about your story? Like location-wise, or just some other thing that you're not familiar with, or do you just wing it? XD

For readers: Does it matter to you whether some of the details are factually accurate? Cos as a detail-obsessive writer I wonder if people appreciate the fruits of my research or if they just don't care. XD


For myself, as a writer I put in a lot of research for my stories. XD I end up having half a dozen tabs open for maps and wikis and info pages to make sure everything makes sense. XD Rokun would understand, he does the same thing. :lol: And helps me out with some stuff too. :D Thanks rokun!

When I read, I usually appreciate it when stuff are really detailed, but I don't really mind as long as the story is well written. Details are a bonus, and even if its not actually well researched, it's ok as long as you wing it properly. Anything that's just too out there and too much for my incredulity to be stretched can be a bit of a turnoff. Lol. I'm pretty flexible as a reader, since other things peeve me off. :lol: *is very picky*
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: kawaii beam on March 07, 2011, 06:47:34 PM
well for that pairing thing...idk so many the mind spins^^;

for essys question, i think it varys on what your writing. for me i usually get my ideas from like the blog pics and storys from the girls themselves or from a song. with those i mostly just wing it, but if i was like seriously into something im sure i'd research a bit.

for the rest of detail d u mean like description wise?
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on March 07, 2011, 07:16:51 PM
^True, if you're drawing inspiration from stories from the girls or blog pics, less research is required if its a very self-contained situation. XD Though when I meant detail it's not so much description as...well, the mechanics of things. I realize that more than half of the research I do never actually makes it into the actual story in terms of description, but it helps to establish the setting for me. I research in order for the stuff I write to sound more authentic. XD Or at least, making some kind of sense to myself.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: rokun on March 07, 2011, 07:37:06 PM
Hmm, it's true that in-depth detail would only be "more necessary" for a longer story... a one-shot or something inspired by a blog post or a song wouldn't need it. Plus if it's from like a blog about something, you might already have a setting for it in that post. It really would only matter if you're trying to create a type of fictional world... which is something I generally enjoy doing. >.>

As for detail, I think Essy pretty much covered my thoughts from a writer's perspective too, and from a reader's... I can enjoy stories without the detail, but I'm certainly more impressed if I can notice research has been put into it. Something I read recently this talk makes me think of is panickofpain's "Marry Me" story in her one-shot thread. She is very specific with place names and stuff in there, and it really helps to visualize even more the world the characters are interacting within. Plus I think it makes it a bit more "real" too, as you can readily imagine the locale.

That said, you might ask "Is that really true fiction?" if you're basing so much on real places. The story can be of course, but that's the other side of it... Even without research, if you really want to create your own world, meaning your own fictional buildings, places etc., that can be at least as good even if it's not "real". BUT... If you choose that tack, you really need to be spot-on with the creative detail in your prose so the reader can still visualize in their imagination the setting for your characters.

So in a way... doing research on real places on such like that is actually a bit of a cop-out? :lol: Well, I never denied that I was lazy. :P
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: rndmnwierd on March 07, 2011, 08:44:48 PM
As a writer, I think it depends on how important the detail is. Like, it's important to know whether Tokyo has a Mayor or a Governor. XD Street names are not so important. Though, if I'm writing about something I don't fully understand, say the exact effects of drugs on the brain and body (or pregnancy for that matter), yeah, I look it up. Usually I write about things I already know about, so that I don't have to fork out that extra effort to researcher. Like guns.  XD

As a reader, I think much the same. Little details that don't really matter can go either way on being tedious or adding to how well written the story is.


Also, I've noticed that details on the girls' personal lives are highly speculative at times. Sometimes, it's better to wing it. I recall the times when every H!P story took place in a dorm before we all learned that, yes, they do have their own apartments/live with their families. Even after that, sometimes the dorm setting worked out better for that story.

Am I making sense? I haven't been up long enough to tell... :sweatdrop:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: gracula on March 10, 2011, 12:32:13 PM
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For writers: Is it important for you to research random details about your story? Like location-wise, or just some other thing that you're not familiar with, or do you just wing it?

It's pretty important to me, I guess. Even though most of what I write these days is crack, research helps in adding a bit of depth into the story. Like you said, most of what you researched would not even end up in the story itself. I'm a real google freak, so I would've researched anyway even though I wouldn't need it.

I haven't written anything much that required extensive geographical information, except the once I wrote about Yokosuka (which, btw, the search pattern was Rika's middle school location and birds in the area). I read enough to be able give you a detailed explanation on migratory patterns and scavenger behaviour in the Yokosuka suburbs, but I didn't use any of that at all. Just that there were birds in the area.

Technical information and terminology is more important to me than location, I suppose. I have to google each turn-of-phrase or fact to make sure it's accurate and not just something I came up with. I read up as much as I can and then only decide how much of what to make factual and what to fictionize. For example, the hospital hierarchy in On Call is based on the American medical org structure. Teaching hospitals do not have their residents stay on campus, but they used to. Most hospitals have definitely more than 5 interns per intake.

I suppose it's the prerogative of the writer to balance the fine line between fact and fiction for the ease of reading and writing. For me personally, I will research as much as I can first before deciding how much I want to deviate from fact. You would think that creating a whole new 'verse from scratch will be easy, since it's all fiction and your own fantasy, but the truth is the deviation will more often than not result in lengthier explanations and back stories.

Which is why slice of life fics are so much easier to write than the uber fics you churn out, Essy. And for that, I respect you greatly.

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For readers: Does it matter to you whether some of the details are factually accurate?

It doesn't really, but if its glaringly inaccurate, there should be a good back story why. I notice most of the stories here are very character-centric, without much backdrop. That's pretty nice to read too, especially when all you want to know is what's happening to the characters and not the color of their kitchen tiles.

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Cos as a detail-obsessive writer I wonder if people appreciate the fruits of my research or if they just don't care.

Maybe they don't realize? But what's important is that you can live with it yourself.

I have to admit that sometimes, I may not realize at all the labor that went into the tiniest portion of a fic, and perhaps just glanced over it for story progression and character interaction instead of background. But having said that, and having done my dues with obsessive chart-making and stacks of handwritten notes, I really don't care if people don't notice. The writing was done for me to enjoy myself and due diligence was observed to lovingly craft a universe that I can explore. A little like playing with dolls and make-believe.

----

Wow, I can actually write something without having it fall into crack.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: aya-chii on March 23, 2011, 07:22:04 AM
this is just a random question...
well, i've been reading fanfics here in JPH!P for some quite time now..
and i often read "perv thread [?] " from comments..
is there really an existing pervy fanfics thread?
sorry, i'm really clueless...?

Yes there is! :)

You just need to have made 20 posts (in your case, yay) and request for access here: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1002.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1002.0)

Once you have done this, the perv forum will magically appear  :P

Enjoy.  :thumbsup

thank you very much!
sorry for gettin' your reply late, not lurking around that much..
thank you thank you thank you big big help!
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: kawaii beam on May 15, 2011, 03:30:35 AM
idk if it was aked before and if so i'm sorry for repeating^^; who knows maybe your awnsers have changed? XD well anyways~

i was wondering...what do you guys use to help keep you motivated in writing? plus what do you if get the urdge to write but you're way~ to lazy/bussy to actually write?

do these 2 questions make any sesne? XD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on May 15, 2011, 03:52:10 AM
^ don't worry kawaii it makes sense. :P

It helps a lot to see comments. *hint hint* XD Jk, but it does help to see feedback. The other thing is genuine enthusiasm in your own story. You have to really like what you're doing, especially since this is fanfiction and you're not getting paid or anything for what you do. XD It also helps if you have people to share your enthusiasm with, so that it won't die down when you get tired and whatnot.

As for the second question, that is why I keep a pen and paper around me at all times. :lol: Unless I'm busy to the point where I don't have time to scribble down an epic sentence I just conjured up, then, well, that's just too bad, isn't it? XD But I usually try to keep it in mind unless being busy really forces me to focus on other things and thus forget about what I thought of. ^^; Which has happened before. >_> That's why I usually try to scribble down ideas immediately when I get them. An idea can be lost forever if not recorded in the moment of conception. It's kind of like being stillborn. XD I've used anything from receipts to newspaper to record my thoughts. Haha. I must say, I wrote half of chapter 11 of MSF on a ragged piece of newspaper because that was all I had. :lol: All I can say is....be ready when inspiration strikes!

About laziness though...when my entire self is lazy, it doesn't lend itself to creative thoughts. XD I don't really push the matter unless the lethargy starts to bother me as well. If I get irritated about not writing because of laziness, I start getting angry and will complain to someone about it (rokun XD) and then usually he'll say something that irritates motivates me into writing. :lol: We all have our own coping mechanisms. :P
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: rokun on May 16, 2011, 04:29:03 AM
^ So I'm just the one you complain to, huh? :lol:

Well... as you all know I have a hard time getting motivated to write a lot, and I'm not sure I can even really say what gets to me when I am. A lot of times it's probably talking to people - I've noticed for example that when I spent a lot of time talking to MM fans I wrote more MM-inspired fics, when I talk to Berryz fans more I can write more Berryz fics... but it's other stuff too. Moods... If I'm not feeling well, or really tired in some kind of altered state or something (emotional, etc.), sometimes that gets creative juices flowing too. That's just how it is in general though actually...

As for when I don't have the time, that's why I tend to keep pretty good notes on a story. Or try to. I don't carry pen and paper around like others here, but I'm pretty much always around a computer so it's what I use that for. ^^
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: aya-chii on May 21, 2011, 10:16:19 AM
can i ask what does "WEDGE" mean..?
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on May 21, 2011, 03:16:21 PM
can i ask what does "WEDGE" mean..?

The tradition of wedging!!! We must educate newcomers, yes we must.  :yep:

*clears throat*

To WEDGE, one must simply post in between an author's comment reply and the actual chapter, if the two are in separate posts. For example...

Estrea posts comment reply
rokun WEDGES
Estrea posts chapter


This is the act of wedging. It is traditional to say WEDGE! or some variation of when wedging. :D It is also possible to do multiple wedges if the author takes long enough to post the chapter after the comment reply, though the multiples have to come from different people. For myself, I have experienced insane wedging practices (notably on Nocturne, where dinny and co. invented the pre-comment wedge), but the orthodox wedge is as I have described above. :D

Happy wedging! :D
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Sukoshi on May 22, 2011, 11:46:19 AM
lol I wanted to run a search to see who gets wedged the most but can't run searches in the fic forum....I'm still pretty sure the winner is Tea-chan XD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on May 22, 2011, 12:07:03 PM
^ :lol:

Well, the venerable tradition of wedging was in practice before I ever showed up, and usually appeared on Yuuchan's fics. The only reason I might have more wedges is because I have a lot more updates in comparison. XD

That and my readers are impatient people who like to entertain themselves by posting while I'm still editing. XD
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: rndmnwierd on May 22, 2011, 08:28:26 PM
But it's tradition! I'm still hoping for another wedge sammich. I'm pretty sure that was on one of your threads Essy. :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on May 23, 2011, 02:52:59 AM
^My most epic was the pre-comment reply wedge by kitaoji, then the triple decker wedge by Fenbros that led to a wedge sammich on Nocturne. XD Good times. :lol:
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: kuro808 on May 30, 2011, 09:09:37 AM
Well nothing to say about the wedging issue. :lol:

Anyways, I would assume it has been answered before, but have you written about personal experience(s)?
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on May 30, 2011, 03:10:36 PM
I've written a lot of my personal experiences. XD Particularly in my sandbox, because that's what my sandbox is for! :lol:

Also, there's always a little bit of myself in my characters, the way they express themselves or feel a certain thing, some of which has actually happened to me. So yup. Writing is pretty much a personal experience~
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Yuuyami on April 11, 2013, 12:50:24 AM
Since we have so many new members and the new kids in H!P, I figured I might wanna ask this question again out of curiosity.

Who do you enjoy writing/reading the most?

I remember my last answer being GAM but now my answer's different.

I haven't written H!P in a while but I would definitely love to try my hand at writing Sayumi since she has so many facets of herself that isn't just the "ichiban kawaii" character she threw out at first.

Also, out of the new girls, I really wanna write Eripon! Her love for Gaki-san seems like it can go the yandere route and I've never written that kind of character before, so if I do come back, this will be really fun!

Riho's also a strong contender if only for the reason that she is pretty much the smug lovechild of Reina and Aichan, and she's very much like a cat! I wanna see her in more situations where she is uncomfortable and tries to escape xD Though the best is when Sayumi's chasing after her ehehehehe :B

But yeah, there's my new tidbit for this old question.

How about everyone else?
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on April 17, 2013, 09:13:18 AM
Hmm I totally forgot what was my answer the last time I answered this question (or something similar). I think I said Sayu and Eripon the last time (for writing, at least).

Reading-wise... let's see. I haven't been able to get into reading anything but stories about the babies (the new kids, ha) recently, and since I'm the one writing them most of the time, I have to say that when I read Japanese fics, they seem to love writing fic about Eripon or Riho, but I have a personal fondness for panicky Ayumi (it's like, a universal standard, I love bullying Ayumi in all my fics and so do the Japanese fans lmao) in Japanese fic. XD Riho's good too, if well written, but sometimes you get really weird characterizations that make you go WTF? when you try to read them. I love all the babies, so any fic about them is welcome, honestly! (Well, qualification of well written). And Eripon is too amazing to get wrong...I don't think I've read bad Eripon fic so far...shocking Eripon fic, yes. Bad Eripon fic, no. XD Cos Eripon happens, yo!

Writing-wise... My oshi is Riho, but writing her is like trying to tear my fingernails off one at a time sometimes =_=. Eripon is always fun to write, and I think I have a thing for evil Fukuhime o_o;;; Well, a Fukuhime who doesn't really conform to ordinary morality at least XD Her ojou-samaness does tend to warp her perceptions a little...haha. I love Maachan to bits and when hitting impasses, a well applied Maachan will break even the most awkward of situations. XD I love all the children and love writing them all, so I can't really pick a favourite! They're all amazing! Haha.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Takaminafan49 on May 12, 2013, 09:12:39 PM
I'm new and extremely clueless.  :banghead:
Can someone tell me how to post a fanfic?
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: resop2 on May 13, 2013, 12:54:24 AM
I'm new and extremely clueless.  :banghead:
Can someone tell me how to post a fanfic?

Go to the appropriate fanfiction section (H!P, H!P perv, or AKB48).
Create a new thread and put the title of your fic in the subject of the first post of your thread.
If you want, you can use the first post to introduce yourself and mention the pairings of your post, but this is optional.
Cut and paste your fic into a post on your thread.
If you don't want to seem like a complete newbie, spell check your post and include white space between paragraphs (however, people tend to be forgiving if you don't).
Sit back and await your accolades.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: AshuraX on June 21, 2013, 10:58:09 AM
For Yuuyami-san's question, I believe it's probably AtsuYuu coupling (Duh) and Atsuko for AKB. I don't know H!P much so I never wrote/read the fics.

When I write about Atsuko, I just love to make her the S. Like she's always teasing the others, not knowing that SOME PEOPLE are looking at her weirdly. The same with AtsuYuu. Whenever they're together, I get some sort of image that Atsuko's teasing Yuko while the shorter girl would try her best to be dominant, though that time never came~

As for reading, I enjoy reading bout Yuihan and Sasshi. I don't know but they're fun~ It's different than my OTP. I can't seem to point it out... And no I didn't mean them as a pair O.O

Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: kawaii beam on June 28, 2013, 02:52:12 AM
I think its obvious from who's in my avatar and signature set who I enjoy reading/writing the most  :roll: lol

I have a question for you guys that I've noticed myself doing lately: does anyone ever notice that when they write it seems to be similar aspects? for example, I myself have noticed that I tent to be writing aigaki oneshots being lazy in bed mostly at ai's place. I think I only do it cus im mostly lazing around in bed all day and its all I know for now until I get an actual job lol

so how about you guys?
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Yuuyami on June 28, 2013, 09:02:21 AM
Apartment rooms, that's what I tend to write mostly everything in xD Or hotel settings! Cuz it's a setting very fitting for everyone of their occupation :0

I'm also guilty of reusing the same jokes in writing, that's for sure >>;

Example, whenever someone did as much as mention "Emofag," Aichan would sneeze, where ever she may be xD

Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: scratchdnote5 on August 06, 2013, 09:30:59 PM

1. There was a question I wanted to answer first about rare pairings.
My OTP is basically a non-existent pairing when going through video clips. Yuuyami seems to agree that it's almost non-existent except for a few photos.


What is my OTP? Goto Maki/Takahashi Ai.
How existent are they? They're the polar opposite of Goto Maki/Tanaka Reina.
How I feel right now?  :cry:

2. After recently going through my older writings, I noticed that I have a thing for bedrooms or semi-public spaces. I don't think I'm a conventional writer, either, based on what I've read back.

My question (for a while now) is: If you haven't written in a while or have lost your 'mojo/steam' and you try to write, do you look at what you wrote and go, "How in the world did I write anything before?"


Cause for me, I tried to writing in a way that wasn't familiar to me which killed my writing buzz and when I tried to write it felt so forced I wanted to die. Reading it back wasn't any better.
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: kawaii beam on August 06, 2013, 11:52:44 PM
I mostly look back on what I write just to make sure im not repeating myself but next to that I don't like looking at my old stuff so much, too much emberassment lols and I think I've lost my mojo or atleast am getting ubber lazy cus I have quite a few ideas around my head but when I open word the motivation leaves me and I feel like im not writing things right ^^;
Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: Estrea on August 07, 2013, 02:05:16 AM
Oh, a good question! Thanks for reigniting the discussion, it's been a little dead around here. :lol:

And oh yes, whenever I go back and look at my old stuff, I'm like "how the hell did I come up with that!? I was hilarious before, what happened!?". Of course, sometimes I look back and was like "what was I thinking, this is utter crap, why do people like it?". But my writing changes with me, and I guess I can't really go back, even though my personal voice tends to be pretty strong throughout, even if the style changes.I find that my writing urge gets killed usually when I feel bogged down by everything...and so...yeah. Sometimes I wake up and be like "ok let's do this" and do it, but most of the time it's like "ok I'm up....what now?" I really need to get back to many (unfinished) stories...

Title: Re: Pondering Question of the Moment
Post by: scratchdnote5 on August 09, 2013, 01:16:04 AM
It's pretty ironic how we as writers can write so much, but when it actually comes to rereading back our old stuff we run for the hills. It took some serious time to actually get through everything I wrote not because it was long, but the amount of times I had to exit out from the amount of cringing I was doing. It does help to look back at old things like as 'kawaii beam' said, avoids being repetitious, but it also helps in finding that spark. Find what one used to be strong writing in, practice with it and see if the muse returns for more than a few seconds.

Muses. Why must you be so difficult to retain sometimes?