I wrote a little bit for a WIP this morning, but didn't finish the chapter. Hoping to finish that up tomorrow and get it posted.
For me, it really depends on the canon. My Transformers stuff tends to stray into AU territory (often for plot-fixing purposes), so going back to canon can throw me off because I start trying to go back to at least sort of canon-compliant so I don't lose That Cool Scene and then before I know it it's a mess. Redwall, on the other hand, pretty much requires heavy immersion in the canon--I do my best work with an audiobook playing in the background. Otherwise the tone ends up completely wrong.
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For me, it really depends on the canon. My Transformers stuff tends to stray into AU territory (often for plot-fixing purposes), so going back to canon can throw me off because I start trying to go back to at least sort of canon-compliant so I don't lose That Cool Scene and then before I know it it's a mess. Redwall, on the other hand, pretty much requires heavy immersion in the canon--I do my best work with an audiobook playing in the background. Otherwise the tone ends up completely wrong.