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[MEME] 30 Weeks of Fanfic: Muses
Week 4: Do you have a "muse" character, who speaks to you more than others, or who tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse?
The short answer: No.
The longer answer: Yes, but only in a limited sense. Now and then I do find a minor character unexpectedly asserting themselves and becoming more vivid in my mind's-eye than I thought they would—this happened with Captain Nan in World's Worst, and seems to be happening with Astalor in Deceiver—but as for appearing in every fic? No.
I'm not sure I'm accurately comprehending the concept of 'muse' as addressed by this question anyhow, as my experience of it within the context of fandom has generally been that it's invoked to justify lengthy conversations with one or more entities about how hopped-up on sugar the writer is. This is something I've always found mildly annoying (albeit harmless), but it's certainly colored the connotation of the term for me.
The short answer: No.
The longer answer: Yes, but only in a limited sense. Now and then I do find a minor character unexpectedly asserting themselves and becoming more vivid in my mind's-eye than I thought they would—this happened with Captain Nan in World's Worst, and seems to be happening with Astalor in Deceiver—but as for appearing in every fic? No.
I'm not sure I'm accurately comprehending the concept of 'muse' as addressed by this question anyhow, as my experience of it within the context of fandom has generally been that it's invoked to justify lengthy conversations with one or more entities about how hopped-up on sugar the writer is. This is something I've always found mildly annoying (albeit harmless), but it's certainly colored the connotation of the term for me.
