Are your best stories behind you?
Sometimes I feel that way (see subject line).
Am I a better writer now than I was before? Yes, definitely. But do I write stories that are as good as the ones I've already written? Hard to say for sure, but sometimes it does not feel that way.
I feel like Sherlock has turned my writing back on, whereas before it was off. And I'm doing what's comfortable, casual, non-threatening, non-challenging. But then I went off and signed up for REMIX because I need to prove to myself that I can do a remix that isn't an unmitigated disaster. But I kept my "will remix" list small. I don't want to just step out into traffic this time.
I am working on a longer, case-based fic, with sex and violence too. And I have learned an interesting thing. I cannot work from an outline. I have to have a concept, an idea or an opening sentence. Then the story goes where it goes. The minute I try to "write ahead" or plan out scenes... I'm dead in the water. I'm eating my fellow lifeboat passengers. I'm thinking salt water won't taste so bad. I'm making no headway with a tiny little broken row. /metaphor
How weird, right? For me, I think I need to blend a little rough storyline along with random inspirational runs of words and hope it all lands in bed, having sex, where all good stories should end.
It seems I did some really amazing stories in past fandoms and even though no one really commented, they had weight and depth and were funny or grim... I want that again! Firefly, BSG, SGA. Huh.
Anyway, enough of that boring "me wanna rite better" crap, I got a Steve/Danno H5-0 PWP fic with gay club cliche to write! Why are you all looking at me like that?
Stop staring.
Am I a better writer now than I was before? Yes, definitely. But do I write stories that are as good as the ones I've already written? Hard to say for sure, but sometimes it does not feel that way.
I feel like Sherlock has turned my writing back on, whereas before it was off. And I'm doing what's comfortable, casual, non-threatening, non-challenging. But then I went off and signed up for REMIX because I need to prove to myself that I can do a remix that isn't an unmitigated disaster. But I kept my "will remix" list small. I don't want to just step out into traffic this time.
I am working on a longer, case-based fic, with sex and violence too. And I have learned an interesting thing. I cannot work from an outline. I have to have a concept, an idea or an opening sentence. Then the story goes where it goes. The minute I try to "write ahead" or plan out scenes... I'm dead in the water. I'm eating my fellow lifeboat passengers. I'm thinking salt water won't taste so bad. I'm making no headway with a tiny little broken row. /metaphor
How weird, right? For me, I think I need to blend a little rough storyline along with random inspirational runs of words and hope it all lands in bed, having sex, where all good stories should end.
It seems I did some really amazing stories in past fandoms and even though no one really commented, they had weight and depth and were funny or grim... I want that again! Firefly, BSG, SGA. Huh.
Anyway, enough of that boring "me wanna rite better" crap, I got a Steve/Danno H5-0 PWP fic with gay club cliche to write! Why are you all looking at me like that?
Stop staring.