[Discussion] Ambivalent
I recently finished the second draft of my fourth Uther story. Four! That's big for me. I have never written four things about anything. Here are some statistics:
3 of 4 stories: ~13,000 words
1 of 4 stories: ~2,000 words
3 of 4 stories: Drama/tragedy
1 of 4 stories: Comedy
2 of 4 stories: Uther has a love interest and Morgana barely figures
1 of 4 stories: Uther has a love interest and can't stop thinking about Morgana
1 of 4 stories: Uther has no love interest and can't stop thinking about Morgana
2 of 4 stories: Uther marries a woman who loves him, and then kills her
That's 36,000 words dedicated to making my favorite character miserable, and only 2,000 where he gets pampered with mud masks and strawberries. I try to write comedy, but Uther pulls me to tragedy. I like him, but I still have a strong desire to punish him for his various misdeeds. I didn't think I shipped Uther/Morgana but then again maybe I do!
And maybe it's the tension that makes me want to write more, and then more again.
Anyone else?
3 of 4 stories: ~13,000 words
1 of 4 stories: ~2,000 words
3 of 4 stories: Drama/tragedy
1 of 4 stories: Comedy
2 of 4 stories: Uther has a love interest and Morgana barely figures
1 of 4 stories: Uther has a love interest and can't stop thinking about Morgana
1 of 4 stories: Uther has no love interest and can't stop thinking about Morgana
2 of 4 stories: Uther marries a woman who loves him, and then kills her
That's 36,000 words dedicated to making my favorite character miserable, and only 2,000 where he gets pampered with mud masks and strawberries. I try to write comedy, but Uther pulls me to tragedy. I like him, but I still have a strong desire to punish him for his various misdeeds. I didn't think I shipped Uther/Morgana but then again maybe I do!
And maybe it's the tension that makes me want to write more, and then more again.
Anyone else?