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stunt_muppet at 09:55pm on 07/07/2009 under epic fail, why did i sign up for a ficathon, writing
stunt_muppet at 09:55pm on 07/07/2009 under epic fail, why did i sign up for a ficathon, writingI KNEW SIGNING UP FOR ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
who_remix WAS A STUPID IDEA. WHY DIDN'T YOU ALL TALK ME OUT OF IT. NEVER MIND THAT I ASKED YOU TO TALK ME INTO IT, SHUT UP.
Anyway, I need help. Nonspecific help (though I do need that, but I can't talk about it because that would be missing the point of Remixing and all), but rather critical help nonetheless as it affects the story.
1. Does the Remixed story have to stand on its own, or should it rely on having read the original story first? I 'd think that it should be a standalone story, and that's the one I'm planning to write, but if I don't have the obligation to write a standalone story or if I can rely on the reader's foreknowledge then that alters what I can do somewhat, especially what I have to explain given the POV changes I might be making.
2. I know the traditional title of the Remix story is Title (The Subtitle Remix), but does the title have to be the same as the original title of the fic? Also does anyone have a dictionary of nifty musical technical terms that I can look up for my (The Subtitle Remix) bit?
3. Is it acceptable to include other pairings (even Character/OC pairings or implied/off-screen pairings) when the original fic had only one pairing? Is it only okay if the pairing is the same category (slash, het, femslash)?
4. I am sorry to post so many questions to you all but I am flailing a little bit and I do not want to default on this ficathon too and oh god oh god what do I doooo.
It doesn't help that I keep getting this sinking feeling that my remixer is looking over my fic and thinking "oh, what do I do with this crap?" I mean, I hope it's an unreasonable fear, but I can't help thinking it anyway.
who_remix WAS A STUPID IDEA. WHY DIDN'T YOU ALL TALK ME OUT OF IT. NEVER MIND THAT I ASKED YOU TO TALK ME INTO IT, SHUT UP.Anyway, I need help. Nonspecific help (though I do need that, but I can't talk about it because that would be missing the point of Remixing and all), but rather critical help nonetheless as it affects the story.
1. Does the Remixed story have to stand on its own, or should it rely on having read the original story first? I 'd think that it should be a standalone story, and that's the one I'm planning to write, but if I don't have the obligation to write a standalone story or if I can rely on the reader's foreknowledge then that alters what I can do somewhat, especially what I have to explain given the POV changes I might be making.
2. I know the traditional title of the Remix story is Title (The Subtitle Remix), but does the title have to be the same as the original title of the fic? Also does anyone have a dictionary of nifty musical technical terms that I can look up for my (The Subtitle Remix) bit?
3. Is it acceptable to include other pairings (even Character/OC pairings or implied/off-screen pairings) when the original fic had only one pairing? Is it only okay if the pairing is the same category (slash, het, femslash)?
4. I am sorry to post so many questions to you all but I am flailing a little bit and I do not want to default on this ficathon too and oh god oh god what do I doooo.
It doesn't help that I keep getting this sinking feeling that my remixer is looking over my fic and thinking "oh, what do I do with this crap?" I mean, I hope it's an unreasonable fear, but I can't help thinking it anyway.
haaalp
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Will this work for your musical terms?
http://library.thinkquest.org/2791/MDOPNSCR.htm
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2. Like biichan said, nope! It can be whatever you like. Once I stole a line from the original to use but otherwise I've made up my own.
3. I know the remix-redux rules deal with this specifically somewhere. I think the main gist is you can't change the pairing if it's pairing-centric, and especially can't, say, make a het pairing slash or a slash pairing het. But I've never seen a problem with adding extra pairings, though if it's for the main pairing characters I wouldn't make it of a different genre than it is originally (ie I wouldn't add in a het pairing, even off screen unless it's explicitly canon, for a slash fic). I don't know if that made sense, I hope it did?
Good luck! It'll go better than you think it will, honest. And if the fic isn't the best at the end anyway, that's ok too - remix is a challenge, not an exchange, not really, and half of the point is taking a risk. I think dropping out of a remix challenge is the worst one to drop out of because they are no set standards - you just give it a try and if it doesn't work, try again next time. :)
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3. I can't remember what the remix-redux rules are specifically, but I did remember "don't change a pairing" - which I'm not going to, nor do I intend to add pairings of other categories, but since the other pairings were probably going to be background at best and likely anecdotal within the context of the story, I wasn't sure where they fell in the definition. And yeah, that made sense aplenty.
I'm more worried about not getting it finished than it sucking, tbh. Although I'm also worried because the story as I've outlined it (and outlining is all I've done, wah) is sort of meandering and biographic and goes nowhere and is all about ~relationships~ which doesn't feel right to me for this story and I feel a bit out of my depth. I'd prefer not to drop out if I can because I don't want to add Remix to the long, long list of ficathons I've dropped out of, plus it means I can't participate in future remixes on the off-chance that I learn to write consistently again.
Thanks for the help. *hugs you*
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And, having read some of your fic, I am sure that your remixer is not thinking that and that it is an unreasonable fear. she says, fearing the same thing.
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And thank you for the reassurance - I highly, highly doubt that anyone is thinking any such thing about your fic, but it's hard not to have such anxieties when you know someone is reading your work so closely. *hug of support*
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