Did my usual 1,400 (somehow I can't quite reach the full 1,500, but I've made my peace with that) words. Also made a list of places I can get a few betas for it (as it's a crossover between two random fandoms, I'll deffo need a beta from each Fandom.)
Are you a writer that has a thousand more ideas than you'll ever write? Or do you struggle to come up with inspiration for fic? (Possibly you go through both phases!) Where do your ideas come from: your head, conversations w/other people in your fandom, prompts from a comment fic meme or a challenge, somewhere else? A combination of all of them? Are you ever itching to write but stumped for what to write about? Have you been successful in using other people's suggestions at those times (or, like the flamingo, perhaps you just get the same suggestions over & over, maybe something you don't want to write)? How do you keep track of your ideas before you have the time to actually write them? & how do you prioritize which one to pursue first?
I've never had any problems coming up with ideas. The thorny part is differentiating between an idea I kinda like and something that I *really* want to work on. The majority of my ideas come from fics I'd love to read but that (for one reason or another) simply don't exist. So, I write them instead (that is, if I can't nudge the idea to one of my friends first. *g* Not for not nothing am I know as the keeper of the plot bunnies AND a shameless enabler.)
Interestingly enough, other people's prompts rarely (if ever) get me writing. I think it's a combination of feeling anxious that the person will like the final product PLUS the pressure to perform. I write fic because I dig writing fic, not because I have to. That's why, with a few exceptions, I tend to be very slow when I write for auction fics.
I have a notebook filled with scribblings (rough outlines, pieces of dialog, etc.) that I carry with me at all times.
As I tend to work on two to three fics at once (otherwise I get REALLY bored and the fic will not get finished), I'm constantly moving fics up or down my "Top 5 Fics I Want to Finish" list. A list that I keep in my head.
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Date: Friday, June 10th, 2011 03:13 (UTC)Are you a writer that has a thousand more ideas than you'll ever write? Or do you struggle to come up with inspiration for fic? (Possibly you go through both phases!) Where do your ideas come from: your head, conversations w/other people in your fandom, prompts from a comment fic meme or a challenge, somewhere else? A combination of all of them? Are you ever itching to write but stumped for what to write about? Have you been successful in using other people's suggestions at those times (or, like the flamingo, perhaps you just get the same suggestions over & over, maybe something you don't want to write)? How do you keep track of your ideas before you have the time to actually write them? & how do you prioritize which one to pursue first?
I've never had any problems coming up with ideas. The thorny part is differentiating between an idea I kinda like and something that I *really* want to work on. The majority of my ideas come from fics I'd love to read but that (for one reason or another) simply don't exist. So, I write them instead (that is, if I can't nudge the idea to one of my friends first. *g* Not for not nothing am I know as the keeper of the plot bunnies AND a shameless enabler.)
Interestingly enough, other people's prompts rarely (if ever) get me writing. I think it's a combination of feeling anxious that the person will like the final product PLUS the pressure to perform. I write fic because I dig writing fic, not because I have to. That's why, with a few exceptions, I tend to be very slow when I write for auction fics.
I have a notebook filled with scribblings (rough outlines, pieces of dialog, etc.) that I carry with me at all times.
As I tend to work on two to three fics at once (otherwise I get REALLY bored and the fic will not get finished), I'm constantly moving fics up or down my "Top 5 Fics I Want to Finish" list. A list that I keep in my head.