Just A Warm Breeze Between My Mouth & Your Ear

[redbrunja]

 gacked from penknife :

Ask me one fandom-related question in the comments. This can be fandom specific, general, or about fandom/lj stuff/fic writing/etc. in general.

Just one question, please, but it can (and perhaps should) have sub-parts.

Question can be as wacky as you want. Ask me about tv shows, characters, fanfic in general, fandom issues/meta, anything about any of my stories specifically. Whatever you want.

Comments

[hungrytiger11.livejournal.com]

Now, I understand that this can, for whatever reason, be a hot topic so if it causes issues there's no need to answer...BUT I am curious. How do you feel about AO3? Do you like and/or dislike all or parts of it and why?

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I'm really neutral on AO3. On the plus side, with all the history lj has had with being unwelcoming to fandom, and most other sites aren't that much better, there IS a need for a large, well-designed, multi-fandom place to hang. On the minus side, AO3 IS putting themselves in the position of representing fandom and being pretty public about it. Now, representing a group as large and diverse as fandom is always dicy, plus there are a lot of people (myself included) who prefer fandom to be under the radar, which is kind of against the very core of what AO3 is doing.

[ivy-chan.livejournal.com]

What character is your favorite subversion of the character type she or he belongs to?

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Katara is my favorite subversion of the healer/team mom character trope.

[meitah.livejournal.com]

Are there any tropes you like to subvert in your writing? Are there any that you avoid like the plague? And, why?

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Tentative, virginal heroines are a trope I avoid like the plague, I think for obvious reasons (it's boring and cliche and sexist).

I like to subvert the 'man saves the day' by having the ladies swoop in and rescue their menfolk, because it makes me very happy.