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writethisfanficHow's the fic going today? Are you writing/editing/sending to beta? Researching? Resting on your laurels? Procrastinating? Did you post something?
To start off the month, tell us about the fic(s) you'll be working on! Some of you did that a little bit yesterday, but feel free to go into more detail: What do you think will be trickiest to work on? What are you looking forward to? Scared of?
To start off the month, tell us about the fic(s) you'll be working on! Some of you did that a little bit yesterday, but feel free to go into more detail: What do you think will be trickiest to work on? What are you looking forward to? Scared of?
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Date: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 01:50 (UTC)All my WIPs at the current time are based off Japanese live-action shows, hahah. This month I'm focusing on two big projects: The first was supposed to be this grimdark parody that's turning out to be this epic-length darker and edgier retelling of canon. I'm hoping to add 12k words to it, which is totally doable so long as I focus. I'm also hoping to rewrite and get back to posting this slice-of-life longfic which has decided to take a radically different direction since I started it. Otherwise, I've got a few oneshots I'd like to finish.
The hardest thing for me right now is plotting out the retelling fic. While most of the storylines end up the same it's hard to take them apart and reconstruct them in a way that keeps the spirit of canon yet still seems fresh. Also, a few of my characters are big schemers and plotting out their intricate plans has been a royal pain, but I hope it'll end up worth it.
I'm looking forward to getting this fics posted, particularly for one fandom -- the pairings, dynamics... and just gen period are rare on the English side of fandom. However, I'm nervous because it's largely inactive now, and (as shallow as it might seem), I would hate to start posting the epic-length one and get no feedback on it.
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Date: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 17:13 (UTC)Ha, I can imagine! I tend to go for feeeeeelings fic & am stymied often when faced w/actual plot (as many of my ideas have been over the past few months: WTF brain? I can't do this!) -- so I bet actual plot combined w/schemers would be quite tricky.
& sympathies on the small fandom thing -- it can be really discouraging to get little or no feedback. :/