I wrote a long reply to this and LJ ate it, so I hope I can remember what I said!
Characterisation is just about my number one "thing" when reading or writing fic. I tend to write character pieces rather than the big plotty stuff, so I suppose it's even more essential.
I started writing fanfic in what I think is a difficult fandom to write and get right - The West Wing. The characters are all very clearly deliniated with very distinctive speech patterns, mannerisms and motivations - but I like the challenge of getting those right. I think that in some shows, the characters tend to be more... generic, if that makes sense, which I think makes them easier to get right. I'm not explaining that very well, but if you know the show, you'll know what I mean. (And if you don't know the show, why not? It's fabulous!)
Most of the stuff I wrote was Josh/Donna shippy stuff (and smut!) - and Ten and Donna are very like them in a lot of ways; best friends who understand each other and who look out for each other while the sparks fly in that Tracy/Hepburn way.
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Characterisation is just about my number one "thing" when reading or writing fic. I tend to write character pieces rather than the big plotty stuff, so I suppose it's even more essential.
I started writing fanfic in what I think is a difficult fandom to write and get right - The West Wing. The characters are all very clearly deliniated with very distinctive speech patterns, mannerisms and motivations - but I like the challenge of getting those right. I think that in some shows, the characters tend to be more... generic, if that makes sense, which I think makes them easier to get right. I'm not explaining that very well, but if you know the show, you'll know what I mean. (And if you don't know the show, why not? It's fabulous!)
Most of the stuff I wrote was Josh/Donna shippy stuff (and smut!) - and Ten and Donna are very like them in a lot of ways; best friends who understand each other and who look out for each other while the sparks fly in that Tracy/Hepburn way.