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Soliciting Ideas for a Dark Xander Fic-A-Thon
I've been mulling since before WriterCon about doing this because Dark Xander fics are kind of a hardcore kink of mine. The problem is, there doesn't seem to be a lot of them around these days, unless it's the hardcore Master!Slave fics which, to be honest, squick me out bigtime.
But I miss the old-fashioned Xander's gone "evil/dark/has been led astray/is in a bad place" stories that used to be so much fun to find. I miss some of the interesting twists that used to occur in some of those stories where what you saw was not always what you got when you came up against the closing paragraph.
Plus, with the oppressive heat...and the fact that I need to be pulled out of my foul mood...I've decided to hold a Dark Xander Fic-A-Thon.
So, I've got a vague idea of what I want to do for this, but I'm throwing out some choices to whomever wants to participate.
I'm throwing it open to het, slash, and gen. All pairings or non-pairings are welcome. All stories have to be clearly marked either way (I don't care if it's het, slash, or gen — mark it as such because fair is fair). All genres (AU, all-human, canon, historical fic, crack!fic, humor, etc.) are also welcome.
Obviously, the only rules I've got are clear labeling, clear warnings, and no exploitative Master!Slave fics in which Xander is the master of a canon character or is the slave of a canon character.
I understand that there might be some grey area on the master!slave bit (for example, Xander is under Dru's thrall...or has found a way to control Dru, which isn't quite the same thing that I'm talking about) so if you take it to private email to discuss it with me, I'm willing to be flexible to a certain extent on this.
Other than that, fill out the survey below. I want this to be as much fun as possible for the broadest array of people, so I want the "rules" (such as they are) to be as inclusive as possible.
Also, don't forget to comment if you've got something to say.
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But I miss the old-fashioned Xander's gone "evil/dark/has been led astray/is in a bad place" stories that used to be so much fun to find. I miss some of the interesting twists that used to occur in some of those stories where what you saw was not always what you got when you came up against the closing paragraph.
Plus, with the oppressive heat...and the fact that I need to be pulled out of my foul mood...I've decided to hold a Dark Xander Fic-A-Thon.
So, I've got a vague idea of what I want to do for this, but I'm throwing out some choices to whomever wants to participate.
I'm throwing it open to het, slash, and gen. All pairings or non-pairings are welcome. All stories have to be clearly marked either way (I don't care if it's het, slash, or gen — mark it as such because fair is fair). All genres (AU, all-human, canon, historical fic, crack!fic, humor, etc.) are also welcome.
Obviously, the only rules I've got are clear labeling, clear warnings, and no exploitative Master!Slave fics in which Xander is the master of a canon character or is the slave of a canon character.
I understand that there might be some grey area on the master!slave bit (for example, Xander is under Dru's thrall...or has found a way to control Dru, which isn't quite the same thing that I'm talking about) so if you take it to private email to discuss it with me, I'm willing to be flexible to a certain extent on this.
Other than that, fill out the survey below. I want this to be as much fun as possible for the broadest array of people, so I want the "rules" (such as they are) to be as inclusive as possible.
Also, don't forget to comment if you've got something to say.
[Poll #783646]
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Looks like people are leaning more towards the "open-ended" version of a fic-a-thon where you just show up to play if you want to or have the time. So if you can manage it, you can just show up at the last minute with a drabble if you want.
I just want people to have fun with it and come play in the big ol' sandbox with all their favorite tools or just to kick back and read the stories. There's totally no pressure or stress. :-)
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But I also understand that different people have an idea of what's a Dark Xander vs. an Evil Xander and see a big difference between the two (for example). I'm not planning to close the poll until the weekend, so we'll see how the votes come out.
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...pretty much the only thing I'd point out that isn't covered on the poll is to leave the categorization open to multiple-choice ships -- some of my favorite fics are het/slash/gen amalgamations.
Oh, and I didn't tick the "no character bashing" box because that seems awfully hard to enforce. I wouldn't want to see it, but I don't know how you'd keep it out.
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I don't have a problem with characters looking bad, provided their bad acts/actions are understandable within the context of the story. Bashing would be making characters look bad for the sake of looking bad.
But you're right. That may be tough to enforce. Or I'll have to spell it out in the sekrit rools.
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I'm hoping that it'll be fun for everyone to try their hand at it and see what they come up with.
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But I love to read, so I polled away.
Anyway -
Other scenarios: I'm a big fan of the fundamentalist character idea. Which is, basically, that you take a character and give them an obsession - a good obsession. And then watch it twist, as all obsessions do. Its not Evil, because the character thinks he is doing good... but its all horribly awry.
What type of Fic-A-Thon? Have you thought about letting people choose their own stories, but announcing their themes/scenarios on a first come/first serve basis, to maintain variety?
I ticked no character bashing on the assumption that character bashing means taking a character and making them act out of character because you don't like them. I have no problem killing character, destroying them, putting them into terrible lights - provided its in character. Really, I think the only way to bash a character is to take them out of that character. (Which, I might add, is different from twisting them).
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writepolish and start sending out. But I'll read what other people come up with, and you never know I may suddenly get inspired.no subject
Either that, or one of the sequels to Sleeper.
there is a first time for everything
I was just wondering as the virgin writer if it would be acceptable for me to throw in my hat (cause me love some evil/anti-hero Xander)
also, if said writing is acceptable would anyone be interested in being a beta for a first-timer who needs lots and lots of grammer help
never the less I am excited to read all the fics
thanks
good luck and good journey
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One of my favorite things about Xander is that, to me, he has the most moral leeway of the BtVS characters. And I don't mean so much about going evil, the way that Willow did, but rather in the Machavellian sense. In the same way that Giles was willing to kill Ben to ensure that Glory didn't return, I think Xander would be willing to damn himself if he thought it was necessary, or if he lost hope enough and just wanted to do as much damage as he could.
When you speak of a dark Xander story, however... do you include a possibility of redemption (or, rather, the possibility of him turning from the dark path at the end, even if it's in a Vader-esque, right-before-death sense) or is it just, he's dark, and that's that?
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(Anonymous) 2006-08-02 02:32 pm (UTC)(link)Not necessarily Evil Xand since he isn't himself but could be argued either way.
PS I couldn't figure out how to answer your poll. Is it because I don't have a LJ?
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(Anonymous) 2006-08-04 12:57 am (UTC)(link)Long time listener, first time caller...Um...Er...
Sounds like a lot of fun. Evil computer willing, I'm in.
Just tell me where to go and what to do and I'm all yours (Oooo, that sounded so much better in my head.)
I've had a story in mind for the last month, but 'Bob the Evil Box of Doom', my computer, died a horrible death. With luck I can get the beast up and running in time to help with the brain rotting
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