A Writing Meme

[sakon76]

There's a meme going around many of my writing friends that goes a little like this:

What do you think are the "trademarks" of the fiction that I write? What type of themes or characterization notes or quirks keep on manifesting in my writing? Essentially, what do you think is a stereotypically "me" way of writing fic?

It's making me think (more than usual, anyway) about my writing. I can name some of what appeals to me and appears in my writing. I like the fantastic, whether it's giant robots or world-hopping or magic or ghosts. I like combining worlds and seeing their casts interact. I like (I admit it) making my readers tilt their heads to the side and say "That shouldn't work... but it does somehow." I like happy endings. And I know that I have a stylistic problem that leads me down the path of run-on sentences.

That said, if I ever ended up with amnesia and was presented a whole bunch of printouts of my and others' stories with author names blacked out... would I be able to pick out my own? I don't know. So, I guess, to anyone inclined....

What do you see in my writing?

Comments

[toothycat]

In your writing... I see an ability to pick out what a character is feeling in words both delicate and forceful, so the emotion is conveyed effectively in attractive prose. It's something Lois McMaster Bujold does as well, and I really like it. Also, in your fanfics, you capture the characters very well; I recognise them and nothing they do seems to jar with the characters I first got to know through a different storyteller.

I wish you'd fanfic more series I know ;)

[aishuu.livejournal.com]

You are one of the most eloquent writers on my flist - your writing is centered around plot, and is very elegant - things make SENSE, and usually your pieces leave me feeling a bit winded after reading, since they're intense. <3