The Trouble With Fic Writers...
For as long as I’ve been writing, I’ve suffered from a sort of creative-ailment that another writer friend of mine dubbed “Alfred Hitchcock’s Disease”. While I doubt there’s anyone who is not at least a little bit familiar with the great director’s work, not everyone knows of his methods, so I’ll elaborate a little.
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And, while I suppose I *could* try and complete the story in an abridged way, I feel like I'm already DOING that, what with my "scene"-style. But I know there are some things that NEED answering, you know?
And I know what you mean about being wary of starting any new long fics when they're a Work-In-Progress... Sometimes I think, if someone already knows my work, and sees that i have a new story, they should know better than to get attached to it! So little of my writing ever sees completion... I'M one of those people that make others avoid longer stories. I feel such shame...
One of those scenes that just HAS to be told is the one I'm working on right now in fact: Cara explaining what happened when she was intimate with Kahlan. That one of those ones that can't be "glossed over", but making myself write it is like trying to make a circus of house-cats! I do hope to have it completed in the next day or so, and - as I said - I am more determined than ever to try and complete this story!
I hope I don't let you guys down! You've earned it!
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I have to chime in with the encouragement as one who's really excited to get to the 'ending' of 'Privacy....'
It seems to me that the 1 update/explanation that you said you do feel you must write out - and are writing - about what Cara felt or experienced when they were intimate - could easily be shaped into a conclusion to the series, if you needed it to be. It could be a good segué point into a 'happily ever after,' anyway, if you know what I mean.
Just sayin'. Because if you feel you're going to drop off of the story right quick / soon, you could grab that opportunity that a 'revelation/explanation' installment presents. Whereas if you don't write it up with that in mind, you might kind of find that you once again got taken somewhere else by the characters/flow of the story in a way which requires even further writing or explanation.
Never mind; this is me babbling. Because I did just realize that you said you already know where this story is going, kind of, in your head...so...you know, you and/or Muse knows best.
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