12 Days of Cliche!
A few weeks ago, looking for ways to give my writer's block the boot, I had a brilliant idea. '5 things' sets always really stimulate my creativity, but you know what would be even cooler, given the season?
12 DAYS OF CLICHE.
And then I thought that 12 fics would be over-extending myself a bit, especially after a dry spell, so I roped
cupidsbow into doing it with me.
So over the next 12 days, between December 26 and January 6,
cupidsbow and I will be posting a bunch of Torchwood fanworks (hopefully 12, all told), related to the theme: Cliche.
I say "related to the theme" because though I started with "O RITE I'LL WRITE CLICHE STORIES", looking at what I've got, I can't say that's strictly the case. At least, not as I would have previously considered it. But what sticking with that cliche theme has done has made me think about what cliche means and is for, not just for readers/connoisseurs of culture, but for creators as well. The term "cliche" itself is about an awareness of storytelling, so when you're the writer/artist/vidder, cliche is about reflexivity. It's about painting with tropes and not just thinking about what the characters might think, but how to speak to the readers in the language of storytelling.
So anyway. The set we've ended up with is not only about those writ-big cliches that we all know and love (or roll our eyes at), but also about the particular cliches that writers and readers in this fandom of these characters might find familiar, and overall, about the art and process (and joy) of storytelling: what we've done, what RTD's done, what you've done.
Plus, we are having FUN. Even if I do freak out over the next 12 days because I haven't got everything done yet.
Posting will start tomorrow, here and at
cupidsbow's (though I'll link to hers when she posts :D).
Woot!
Enjoy :D
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12 DAYS OF CLICHE.
And then I thought that 12 fics would be over-extending myself a bit, especially after a dry spell, so I roped
cupidsbow into doing it with me.
So over the next 12 days, between December 26 and January 6,
cupidsbow and I will be posting a bunch of Torchwood fanworks (hopefully 12, all told), related to the theme: Cliche.
I say "related to the theme" because though I started with "O RITE I'LL WRITE CLICHE STORIES", looking at what I've got, I can't say that's strictly the case. At least, not as I would have previously considered it. But what sticking with that cliche theme has done has made me think about what cliche means and is for, not just for readers/connoisseurs of culture, but for creators as well. The term "cliche" itself is about an awareness of storytelling, so when you're the writer/artist/vidder, cliche is about reflexivity. It's about painting with tropes and not just thinking about what the characters might think, but how to speak to the readers in the language of storytelling.
So anyway. The set we've ended up with is not only about those writ-big cliches that we all know and love (or roll our eyes at), but also about the particular cliches that writers and readers in this fandom of these characters might find familiar, and overall, about the art and process (and joy) of storytelling: what we've done, what RTD's done, what you've done.
Plus, we are having FUN. Even if I do freak out over the next 12 days because I haven't got everything done yet.
Posting will start tomorrow, here and at
cupidsbow's (though I'll link to hers when she posts :D).
Woot!
Enjoy :D
This entry crossposted from hope.dreamwidth.org, where there are
comments. All comments will be archived on Dreamwidth.