Comments | keerawa: When writing is like alligator-wrestling

keerawa

When writing is like alligator-wrestling

Feb 13, 2006 17:24

I've written 4 pieces of fanfiction in my life. The latest one, "Destination Unknown", was pure torture. I feel the need to vent about exactly what made this story so incredibly difficult for me, and the process I went through to get it done ( Read more... )

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keerawa February 14 2006, 03:57:24 UTC

*salures right back*

Do I win a prize for most dysfunctional story-telling attempt?

Thanks for offering a shoulder to whine on.

cyberducks February 14 2006, 04:17:16 UTC

This is only your fourth fan fiction story???? It does not show.

In your Richie Ryan stories you made me care deeply about a character that was never one of my favourites on the show.

Looking very much forward to more of your stories!

keerawa February 14 2006, 07:22:43 UTC

Thank you, cyberducks, it's nice to know that motivation b for writing is intact. For a while there, I couldn't imagine why anyone would want to read the damn thing.

You see in this live journal my Collected Body of Work. What can I say - I'm a late bloomer.

amonitrate February 14 2006, 17:21:43 UTC

ahh, welcome to the club. Sometimes it's not a gift, it's a curse... :)

One of my painting professors used to say that the only reason to keep doing art today is if you simply were unable to do anything else. At first I thought he meant that and artist is incapable of another trade. Over time I've realized he meant that an artist couldn't *not* make art.

Well, I haven't done any (visual) art in awhile, but I've never stopped writing. I don't seem to be able to, even if what I write is complete drivel (and believe me, for every piece I've posted, there are ten unfinished, malformed black sheep stories). I think your option "C" sums it up pretty well. positive feedback is great and affirming, but I'd be doing this even if no one ever said a peep about my writing. I'd been doing it for five years before I got up the bravery to post anything in public.

keerawa February 15 2006, 05:15:44 UTC

Oh yes, you feel my pain.

I'd been doing it for five years before I got up the bravery to post anything in public.
Eeep! Luckily I managed to score myself a truly incredible and supportive beta right off the starting mark. It took me 4 months to write "The Price of Interference", and then 5 months to stop fussing with it and actually publish.

lastrega February 17 2006, 07:53:37 UTC

Welcome to the fun and angst-free hobby of writing fanfiction for the intarwebs. Isn't it grate great?

But seriously, you are doing so much better than I was when I'd only written a few stories. You should see them *yikes*. Not good at all.

In case I didn't tell you, and there's every chance this week that I didn't, I really enjoyed 'Destination Unknown'. It's a difficult choice of subject, but you did well with it. Structure is hard, but I think you made a good choice with the one you finally went with. I still want to see the kabuki style one. I think I can imagine how it went.

I don't think it's a good or necessary thing to be completely 100% satisfied with any story. I think that leads to complacency and lazy writing. But don't be too hard on yourself either. As far as I can see, you're doing great.