What are you working on right now?

[littlebutfierce]

What's everyone working on lately? If you don't want to give specifics, maybe you just want to rant (or rave!), or ask for help, or just say that yes, thank goodness, there IS some kind of idea rattling around in your brain. Or something else. I like cheerleading, so if anyone needs any, shout. ;)

I'm working on at least 3 Oofuri fics (& none of them specifically for the kink meme, woe). One of them is a more unusual (at least in my head) pairing, one is a futurefic (I almost never get ideas for futurefics, dunno why), & one is another female masturbation fic (this seems to come up a lot in my fic! All my ladies touch themselves, hooray!).

They're all at various stages of approaching the point where I really will need another eye on them, but are all also stymieing me in slightly different ways (also NAMES & HONORIFICS, need I say they always stymie me?). I've been inching forward with them, & every time I leave one for a few days I come back & discover it's not as crappy as I'd feared but that it still needs loads of work. I just feel like I need more stamina & more faith right now or I might end up abandoning them, which would suck as they're close! Sorta kinda!

I also have half-written a Tam Lin (the Pamela Dean novel) fic that I tried to crank out for the Porn Battle, but I don't think it will ever go anywhere, or not without a LOT of work.

I have a couple of other things in very embryonic stages but they're the sorts of things I don't want to mention lest I scare the ideas back into hiding.

Comments

[senmut]

I have a kink bingo story that's half done (sensory deprivation) that's frustrating me.

I'm otherwise just... not writing lately.

[littlebutfierce]

I hate feeling halfway stuck through a story!!

I'm sorry you haven't been able to write as much as it sounds like you want to lately. :/ I hope something happens to un-stick you soon!

[factorielle]

What unusual pairing would that be, if you don't mind me asking?

I have... many fics on my current list. :) In Oofuri, the main one (which is rather slow-going) is a retelling of Nishiura's first year from Izumi's point of view (and sequel). Then there's an immeasurable load of stuff for my huge future-verse, the vampire AU, and some kink meme prompts that I will keep secret in a flimsy defense of anonymity.

Then there's Suikoden Tierkreis, for which I also have a huge, plot-driven futurefic that hasn't gone further than the prologue yet, and a couple of ficlets that I was prompted for many moons ago.

And a week left to get as much done on all this as possible. XD

[littlebutfierce]

It's Tajima/Mihashi, which... probably isn't all that unusual to some people. I mean, I can see it happening. I don't think I've ever seen any fic for it, though, & I probably wouldn't have been moved to try it w/o a prompt. I'm not going to link to the rather old prompt right now (but which is presumably findable!) out of some superstitious fear that I'll never finish the story if I do (eeeek). It's not specifically a slash prompt but my brain instantly made it that way, though seeing more gen interaction between the two of them in fic generally would be fab.

I think my story is heading in the right direction but UGH I just want to get there already!

You have a lot of irons in the fire. That's great! I foresee lots of snarkiness in your Izumi retelling fic, mwahaha. And kiiiiiiink meme yay!

[factorielle]

Ah, I know a couple of people who ship it (and there's a fair amount of art in the Japanese fandom, as well), but the ones who might have written for it have since moved on to other things. Somehow I only ever got the BFF vibe from them.

Good luck on getting there! I'm sure it will please a lot of anons. \o/

Strangely, this Izumi is a lot less snarky than my usual, so far! Then again, that might be because he hasn't started talking to Hamada yet. XD

[littlebutfierce]

Yeah, by "more unusual" I really meant "I haven't found any fic in English & I'm not hugely into them myself," maybe? XD I don't look at that much fanart, English or Japanese, comparatively (I always mean to & get distracted!). The one your icon is from is AMAZING, though.

And thanks! I ONLY HOPE SOME ANONS COMMENT ha ha ha. The whole discussion on your post about comments is really interesting (& I like those guides to leaving/receiving feedback that you posted)...

I like watching Izumi & Hamada fence verbally! I tend to feel sorry for Hamada, though... but not too much.

[factorielle]

I love that picture, it has so many layers of awesome. I only wish I knew who drew it... I'll check if I still have links to a couple of japanese fansites, some of them are amazingly sweet.

I'M SURE THEY WILL! And yeah, I like how everyone seems to have different reasons for not leaving feedback. All things considered, it's a wonder that anyone ever does!

Me too! Though Hamada doesn't fight back enough in canon. But it could be so much fun...

[littlebutfierce]

Aw, I was hoping you somehow knew who drew that pic! The artists seem to un-anon themselves less than the writers, alas...

I'm trying to get down in the fic how Tajima can have a rare serious moment & flip in an instant back to his more usual goofy dorky self ("I hate tall guys!... OOOH POPSICLES!": that sort of thing) & auuuuuuuuugh.

I think if Hamada really wanted to he could totally whoop Izumi's ass. I KIND OF WANT TO SEE IT NOW.

[factorielle]

Sadly, no. :/ I'd like to think I'd recognize it if it was one of my artist friends, so I'm assuming this is someone unknown...

Ah, yes. As soon as you want to make Tajima serious about something else than baseball, it becomes reaaaaal difficult. But closer to his canon personality!

Agreed, but for some reason he never seems to do it. I would really like to find out what that reason is. HAMADA FLASHBACK TIME, PLEASE?

[littlebutfierce]

Yeah, it's easy enough to do Tajima being awesome & braggart-y & in-your-face about masturbating--& I love stories about Tajima being like that. Maybe I should just stick w/that, augh! But I do like the odd way he & Mihashi click w/each other... though yeah, mostly, like you, I see them as buddies or brotherly types.

I want to see fic about wee baby Hamada! Well, not actual baby. But middle school & younger. I am sure there is mega angst fodder there (including the sekrit reason why he doesn't give Izumi a thrashing!).

[lilmoka]

I should be writing a bigbang fic. Emphasis on should... *headwall*

[littlebutfierce]

Awwwww! I'm sorry you're feeling frustrated! I am so impressed w/people who do bigbangs. I seem to be much more of a short fiction kind of person; writing a story that long seems way impossible to me. So go you for even attempting it!

[lilmoka]

You're really sweet! <3 You know, I already feel better! :D

[littlebutfierce]

Hooray! :)

I am so much better at thinking of moments to capture, or short bits of events--the idea of plotting out a long fic like a big bang seems so v. v. beyond me. o_O

(Now that I think about it, I think that's how I tend to read, too: sometimes I can't see the forest for the trees.)

[raanve]

I'm working on a fic in Arthurian fandom, about a character who isn't the POV character very often (Morgause). It's tricky because I can feel the emotional seed of what I'm looking for, and I can sort of envision the trajectory of it, but I still feel like I'm missing something critical. So I've written like 5 pages of "notes" and read an academic essay (!!) and I'm thinking that tomorrow I might sit down & try to freewrite & just see where that takes me. It's tricky; I think this has a lot of potential & I want to it right!

If you need at beta reader for the Tam Lin thing, I think you know who to call. -___^

I AM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU IN THIS POST!!!!!!1

[littlebutfierce]

I am your biggest fan cheerleader. No, er, that's creepy. But regardless, YAYFACE FOR YOUUUUUUUU!

I like fic revolving around less central characters, or characters who just don't, for whatever reason, get their POVs used much. Er, I like to read it & I like to write it.

Yay for notes & preparation! Good luck freewriting tomorrow!

And, uh, yeah. If you can think of kinky-ass texts that Janet & Thomas might've read during their years at Blackstock, LET ME KNOW OR YOU MAY NEVER HAVE A FIC TO BETA. ;_;

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[raanve]

Heeee, I actually thought about the fact that me posting might make you squee. ;)

So far, the fic is still stymieing me, but it's a fun thought experiment so I think I'll keep poking at it.

I'm thinking on it! If I come up with anything juicy I shall pass it on to you!

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[littlebutfierce]

Yes, I am v. predictable sometimes. ;)

Poke away, I say! (HAR HAR.)

[sibyllevance]

Maybe. To be honest the only times I thought about a fic for ages before trying to write it I ended up with a blank page so I don't think that's the strategy for me. All the things I've written so far have been more or less on the spur of the moment (within 30 minutes or more recently, as an answer to a prompt in a ficathon).

I want to write a fic about why Gilmore Girls feels so special to me and that is quite the Project of the Century.

I still want to write this parody idea I thought about a long time ago.

To be honest at this point I just want to write something that's me, not someone else. I love humour and banter and a quick pace and eccentricities and meta. Character development and angst is not me. Being in-character probably is. So yes, trying to write that :) Perhaps I'll switch to original fiction for a while.

[littlebutfierce]

I love humour and banter and a quick pace and eccentricities and meta. Character development and angst is not me.

Hehehehe. Me, I have the opposite problem: I find it much harder to be funny. (Not necessarily saying I succeed when I try to do character development or angst, but it's at least easier for me to write.) I find well-done humorous fic to be impressive b/c it's so out of my own range. ;)

Meta embedded into fic is awesome, so good luck w/that GG fic if you ever decide to try it. And good luck if you decide to move to original fic for a while too. :)

[whitecollarfan]

This post is so old I don't know who's looking at it but I didn't think it would be okay to make a new post ...

Anyway I've been writing White Collar fic for a little while now and I do have a beta - who I like, but I'm looking to get a little more feed back on what people think about what I write as I don't get many comments on my stories. All of them can be found on my journal or on my account at Archive of our Own.

You'll find that most of them are very short episode missing scenes or tags - but I do have a few longer ones... any comments are welcome. I'm hoping someone here knows White Collar enough to give comments on the characterizations. One other thing is that as someone who has always preferred gen, Peter/Elizabeth is my first attempt at writing ANY kind of a pairing but I love them so much in canon I couldn't not try to write them. But I'm not sure how well I'm doing in that regard.

[littlebutfierce]

Please feel free to make a new post! I think periodic posts for folks to talk about what they're writing & what they're needing help with would be a fine thing, & it was a while since the last one... so yes, please do if you like. It would be awesome to get a post from someone other than the mods, hee.

[notunbroken]

I have two fics that I'm working on right now. Both are kind of involved (and one is probably going to end up being REALLY long). I've always preferred to read longer fics, so I guess it isn't that surprising that I'd want to write longer stories.

My biggest problem is that I've never posted fic before, nor have I actually finished a story, and I'm really nervous about it. Writing in and of itself doesn't bother me...I'm a grad student so I have to write a lot of academic stuff, and I used to practice creative writing all the time when I was younger. It seems silly, but I'm having a hard time crossing the fanfic line.

Anyway, I'm here and this comm seems to be right up my alley. I have this fic journal (which is totally empty, of course), my ideas, and a story outline going in WikidPad. Hopefully I can pull the trigger!

[littlebutfierce]

Aw, yay! Your comment makes me happy--I am always psyched to find other soon-to-be or newbie fic writers. Partly b/c I remember how I felt when I posted my first fic (it wasn't that long ago!), how excited & pleased, & also b/c it's just good to have more company.

Good luck! Feel free to make a new post to gripe or ask for suggestions ("how do you all get yourself to actually finish a fic?" or whatever) or what have you.

I feel like I am in a slower stage of fic writing right now--& I think creativity ebbs & flows, so I shouldn't panic, & if I was in a writing flurry all the time I would just burn out. At the same time I really wish I was back in the stage where it felt somewhat easier! Oh well, maybe it'll come back around again.