Feb 19, 2005 10:34
It's nice when an interesting meme actually coincides with me having computer access for the next 24 hours. So, from many many people:
Ask me any one question about my writing, then post this in your LJ, so I can satisfy my curiosity about yours.
(I think everyone else already has posted this in their lj, though.)
writing,
memes
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Popslash made me try to figure out the parameters of romcom, and learn way more about dialogue as a vehicle for plot and a way of telling two different stories at once.
And those two different stories can also be seen as plot layers, right? So you have the actual dialogue and underneath that there are the things that aren't being said, who says what to who and when, and how they're said.
A lot of the time, this loose approach to plotting is a real drawback;
Have you tried other methods, just out of interest?
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Yes, exactly! :) It developed into a different way for me to "disguise" the emotional plotline and take the scenic route to wherever I was going.
Have you tried other methods, just out of interest?
I've tried the detailed outline thing, but mostly it kills the stories dead. The more I write down and arrange plot elements, the less I end up writing the actual story.
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Do you ever go back to fandoms that you used to write in? (Interpret this question how you like.)
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Oh, yes. Mmmm.
(I am awaiting, with trepidation, the very first Harry Potter/Hitchhiker's crossover. Shared actors lead to bad crossovers...)
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I think I'll just go hide under the bed now...
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And because this is me - where's my lucius, fluffy remus story? It could morph into a Gerald/nameless/Damian story....
Yes, beware the loose wording of memes!
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Fluffy Remus is still a WIP, and I swear I have never promised anything with Lucius! (Imagine me waving a hypnotic squid here.) Gerald and Damien, now... hmmm.
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But which extremity do I watch? They're all waving!
Lucius icon! Ok, so I mutated it into a story but it was worth a try :)
oooh, no. 3 ?
am working up to writing you back when I don't keel over on getting home every night. We're down half the team at the moment, it's a bit pushed.
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