Oh Dee :rofl: Congratulate him on behalf of all of us.

There was a MOVIE?!

There was a MOVIE?! Oh yes! Can't Stop The Music! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080492/ Directed by Nancy Walker no less. Heck, The Village People were crazy main stream back then. I had a cousin who was about 9-10 years old then and she had an almost encyclopedic knowledge of them (which is why I laughed my ass off when I saw the bathroom scene on House) and because I was alot older (a teenager), I was a little more hip to their schtick. She had a major crush on the cowboy and I was like "Oh honey, no." That said, there were adults I knew who didn't think the Village People were gay, just wild disco people. Sigh. Anyhow, their music lives on at every bar mitzvah and wedding. :-) How did we end up at village people again? Goes back to the discussion on page 64.

I think we're straying from the topic just a little bit here. How did we end up at village people again? So, two questions: 1.) Is there a fanfic subject you've written about that you've never imagined you would write? 2.) Is there a fanfic subject you've been asked to write about that you absolutely refuse to write?

1.) Is there a fanfic subject you've written about that you've never imagined you would write? I think it's safe to say that I never thought I would write a My Little Pony/House crossover crackfic. :lol: In addition to that, though, there was a meme going around on Livejournal where readers gave prompts for fics we would never write. And I must say, I never thought I'd write a fic where Stacy died in childbirth and Mark leaves the baby with House. It wasn't a complete disaster, but it's not a subject that I'd voluntarily revisit.

Hah! Vita, you were a very good sport about that. But I'm still waiting for the bacteria AU. Good old "Fics you'd never write" meme. I still have a few of those to finish. But because of that, I wrote: 01. A House/Cam piece 02. Kinky Cuddy/Wilson smut 03. A House/The Lone Gunmen crossover 04. Cuddy slaving over a hot stove 05. House and Cuddy have triplets who grow up to be rockstars 06. Cuddy with an eating disorder (think I may revise that one a bit) Yeah. Thanks, guys. P.S. Dee, I think you win the grand prize for that one. And Roga, I saw that sneaky rec. Thanks!

never thought you would write Absolutely yes, and it's all Nightdog's fault. I never thought I'd write anything having to do with the sorts of things that happen to Wilson in some (not all, just a few) of Nightdog's stories. Yet I have now written into two of her dark ficverses, most notably with the ongoing Aftershocks project. Those stories just got a hold on me whether I wanted them to or not. In a larger sense, I don't think I ever expected I'd write House stories in the first place. It didn't seem like something I could do, and I never would have except that Wilson started talking to me and he would. Not. Shut. Up. So here I am.

Well, I never thought I'd write anything from Cameron's POV, or Foreman's. Heck, I was surprised with a Cuddy POV bunny hit me. I thought I was all about House and Wilson. Of course right now I'm just hoping I don't have to write a sequel to "Go Blue." 32-7 at the half? Come On!

1.) Is there a fanfic subject you've written about that you've never imagined you would write? 2.) Is there a fanfic subject you've been asked to write about that you absolutely refuse to write? 1. I ever expected to cross House over with a sitcom - hell, I've never read a sitcom fic in my life (Scrubs doesn't count), so that definitely surprised me. And I didn't expect to write any slash in this fandom - my writing comfort zone is gen, and later maybe het, but I never thought I'd get to slash with House. 2. There are things I wouldn't write, but then no one's ever asked me to write them, so no :-(

Hah! Vita, you were a very good sport about that. But I'm still waiting for the bacteria AU. *snicker* I suspect you'll be waiting for a while. Oddly, on that note, I'm actually surprised that I'm not writing slash in this fandom, as I have in previous ones. Even though this fandom has more Hoyay-per-capita than several others. :lol:

Where's my girl hithah at? She created an awesome analogy yesterday in response to an opinion that fanfic is the equivalent of paint-by-numbers art: I don't think paint-by-numbers is a fair comparison. With paint-by-numbers, the creator of the original piece has the end result already mapped out for you, and you just follow along. I think novelizations (like of movies) are the fiction equivalent of paint-by-numbers. I hate novelizations. If I already saw the movie or episode, I know how the plot goes! Why read it? Why even write it? I think fanfic is more like going to one of those kid-friendly restaurants and seeing that little basket at your table with six crayons in it. And that's all you get. Six colors. And they're weird colors too, like periwinkle and raw umber. And maybe some kid chewed on one of them and it's all messed up. Now try and draw something with only those six weird colors. ('cause if you use anything other than those colors, people will scream at you for being OOC, out-of-color. Better make sure that is periwinkle you're using and not just light blue. People will get upset if your depiction of that beloved color is wrong.) If you have talent, you'll create something awesome and inspiring, despite your limited pallet. People will take something away from your creation. If you suck, you'll draw stick-figures and end up over at the crayon-drawing equivalent of house_mst. Everyone starts off with the same ingredients: six colors. Where you go from there is up to how talented and creative you are.

I love this! Well put.

On the topic of physical descriptions, Taiga wrote: I want to break something when I see descriptions of House's intense blue eyes or pianist's fingers. And Roga said I generally agree that physical descriptions of characters we know are unnecessary, but House's eyes are an exception. ... When it comes to other physical descriptions, I love reading about them when characters have just met, whether show characters or OCs, because it's fascinating to see how other characters view your favorite character before they get to know them. I'm not a seasoned fanfic writer, but personally I love to read other people's descriptions of the characters, because everybody has a different take. Yes, the endless "azure blue eyes" and "pianist's hands" get tedious, but I'm talking about the better writers -- the ones who can make the description fresh and insightful. A large block of description is the sign of an inexperienced writer. Skillful writers throw in a glimpse here, a detail there, and should be able to make the reader see something about the character in a new light or through a different lens. Roga's example of "House's eyes had a habit of skimming the path ahead to make sure it was clear" is more interesting than "House limped to the door" is a great illustration. Just MHO.