WIP check in: day 17

[lullabymoon]

How did your writing go today?

Poll #12118

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Today I...

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wrote
5 (62.5%)

edited
2 (25.0%)

researched
0 (0.0%)

posted
1 (12.5%)

had a rest
2 (25.0%)

did something else
3 (37.5%)

Today was...

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great
1 (12.5%)

okay
3 (37.5%)

average
1 (12.5%)

meh
2 (25.0%)

I don't want to talk about it
1 (12.5%)

Today's discussion topic: How realistic do you like to keep your writing - are you someone who likes to stay within the bounds of canon or do you like to crack it up completely? Or somewhere in the middle, depending on your mood and the fandom?

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[laceblade]

Today I was able to meet my word count goal.
I also sent chapter three of my fic to beta - yay! I've been ready to do that for a couple of weeks, but all my betas are busy people.

For realism: I guess that thus far, I seem to write fic within the realm of possibility. Currently, I'm writing a fic involving CIA crap and guns and stuff, and my fandom is Glee, so obviously stuff that would never happen on the show.
I think, though, that just about anything can seem realistic to the reader so long as the reactions of the characters (to what's going on around them) seems emotionally real. Emotional realism >>> plot realism, imo.
Whenever people describe books to me and only talk about world-building, I usually think, "Yeah, I could give a fuck about that. What about the PEOPLE? What about the writing? Is it good?"

[lea_hazel]

I've reverted to an earlier form of writing romance, like I did as a teen, wherein all acts of expressed affection are implied.