Demented'verse: Behind the Scenes Part 1

[hells_half_acre]

There's no Vile Violent Vacations chapter today :(

I didn't make my writing quota on the weekend, and I don't want to end up posting something I'm not 100% happy with. It'd be unfair to you guys. So, I decided to give myself an extra weekend to get the next few chapters ready.

Also, it was my birthday yesterday, and I wanted to celebrate! Yay! I had

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[trystan830]

this is very cool. i just have one simple way for how i write fanfic - i write what the voices tell me. i kid you not. and when they talk to me too. most of my writings are one-shots. if they're broken up in to chapters (like my SN/FF crossover), it's only after-the-fact. i mean, what happens if i'm writing a chapter fic (and the most recent chapter has ended on a cliffhanger), and the voices just stop and never get back to me?

yeah, you can call the men in white coats now. hee!

[hells_half_acre]

That's basically what I do to. I have the outline so that I don't go off any tangent that's TOO weird - but overall, I just see what comes naturally for the characters. For instance, in VVV, I really wasn't expecting all the kid scenes. The outline of course also prevents me from running out of writing mojo before the fic is done - so that I don't end on a unresolved cliffhanger and never update again. It gives me an eventual destination - the roads I take to get to that destination can be decided as I make the journey.

In terms of writing chapters - my fic is so long, that I can't just break up the chapters after the fact. Basically, I write until a scene is done, then see how many words I have. If it's less than 4000, I write another scene (and another and another) until I have 4000, then I put in a CHAPTER # and keep writing.

[trystan830]

the roads I take to get to that destination can be decided as I make the journey.
oooh, i like this!

[hells_half_acre]

Thanks!

[franztastisch]

Gutted about no chapter this week, but then again, if its between an awesome chapter and a not-quite-so awesome chapter (though have you ever written one? I'm inclined to say no and this is probably why!) I'm totally going for the awesome chapter. :P

And I loved the mini Ron-rant about Harry Potter always being right. :P

[hells_half_acre]

No one is more gutted than I am...but yeah, a necessary evil, I'm afraid! I was really cutting it close - and I have a long weekend this weekend, so that gives me more writing time. If I can get far enough ahead, I can start doing fun things like posting twice a week...so just keep that in mind!

I'm probably harder on my own writing than you guys are, so yes, I do believe that I've written non-awesome chapters...but thank you for saying that I haven't :)

Well...maybe not non-awesome...just "could be awesomer" ;)

I loved Ron's rant about Harry always being right too. I think it's sort of a parallel to the Sam-Dean dynamic. So, I was sad that I had to cut it - but I didn't want the Winchesters going to Malfoy's with their suspicions already up.

[franztastisch]

Oooh twice a week posting? Exciting times! :P

You don't think you could rework that part into another chapter do you? I mean, I have no idea whats coming but I'm sure Ron will find another opportunity to rant about Harry being right. It's not out of the realm of possibility. :P And hey, if you like it!

Ooh and that just reminded me, there's an exhibition on in London of pictures of Dante's Inferno (exhibited in tunnels under Waterloo Station) and its called Hell's Half Acre. I thought of you. :P

[franztastisch]

Oh yeah! And Happy Birthday! I knew I was missing something!

[claudiapriscus]

What surprises is me is how similar your outline is to the ones I did/do - at least for my SG-1/SPN and Dexter crossovers.

This means I can declare it an official process and not, you know, "randomly scribbling down a few cool scenes/conversations, and then connecting the dots." hurrah! ;)

[hells_half_acre]

Great minds think alike!...(and fools seldom differ) ;)

I like how just because I do it too, you can declare it an official process! Haha...I'm going to take that as a compliment.

I've only ever two creative writing courses in my life - and neither of them covered what an outline is SUPPOSED to look like. So, yeah, let's declare this an official process, why not! ;)

[claudiapriscus]

The Acre-Priscus Process.

[hells_half_acre]

We should teach a course!

[kayto1]

Happy b-day! And thanks for the updates on the updates. Eagerly awaiting (but now no longer holding my breath!!)

[hells_half_acre]

Thank you! And thank you for not asphyxiating yourself! I'd hate to lose a reader ;)

[shidechule]

heeeey! first of all: happy birthday!!
i think your outline is pretty organized. you should see mines. theyre completely random facts and words i want to use and ive got many of these phrases: "insert running scene here" or "insert kiss scene here". of course, on another page, ive got the kiss scene which simply consists of a few chosen words i liked for it and thats it. if i read them in a couple of years, not even i would be able to decipher them.
oh, and this?

but apparently the lesson we learned wasn’t about Malfoy being a sneaky bugger at all, it was that Harry Potter is never bloody wrong and Ron Weasley should just shut-up and do as he’s told!

priceless

[hells_half_acre]

Thank you!

I have outlines like that in my head? I write certain scenes over and over again in my head and can't wait to get at them when I'm actually writing - and it's not like I have the build-up or the resolution - just one image or phrase that I really want to have in the story. I have a strict "don't write things out of order" rule at the moment though - so they have to stay in my head until I actually get to writing that scene.

And thanks for the comment about Ron's deleted scene. I really liked that line too, and was sad to see it go from the main story...poor Ron. It's not easy being friends with Harry Potter :P