[RANT] On My FMA Fanfic

[lady_sinistra]

Hi friends ^^

I know I promised a couple of you fics... ages ago. I apologize PROFUSELY for being such a flake and not having them done ;_; I know, I know, I'm terrible!

Comments

[mandy138]

It's not that it ceases to be a creative outlook. The reason you're having trouble writing FMA (and maybe other unfinished fandoms) is because many of us have reached the point where we surpass the craving and graduate to the needing of more input, more interaction from the canon source. The same old scenarios and endings keep coming to mind because we're reaching the end of our creative energies and are unable to fathom any other believable ways to fashion pairings/characters together. There are those of us that are still rich with ideas, unfortunately not all are worth spending time on (T_T), but many are running dry. But come the next chapter of FMA (oh em gee, so soon!), I'm sure another mini splurge of ideas and theories will come forth.

I, myself, have had a difficult time getting out what I see and I think that's partly because of real life and just getting bored with what I do not yet know. I'm not afraid to write something that I don't know or even troubled about it being canceled out by canon, but sometimes I just wanna read the real story, you know?

This has been my big time problem with FF7 and the ever steadily solid release date for FF7AC. As my anxiousness grows and trailers are released, I'm just drowned in so much conspiracy that it both stifles and inspires me. But the date being so close I can't find myself working on my pieces until I know what's going to happen; to put canon fears aside. While I have many, many ficlets and would-be drabbles in mind from the available information from both fandoms, I am forced to hold them as my mind subconsciously (and not so-) dwells on every aspect it drags forth.

It's not that we truly lose permanent interest with a fandom, we're just bored with it and the lack of substantial developments. I believe you will become invigored again in a chapter or so. Taking a break from a fandom is good for one. =D

<3

[lady_sinistra]

You know, that's just it. I DO still have fic ideas in FMA, but I feel like it's just re-hash (Though, I do have a crack piece I'm supposed to be finishing up that, in my opinion, is way off-the-reservation in terms of canon characterizaton. Which is WHY I'm having a hard time with it in particular, I don't really like straying OOC that much!). I think not writing in the fandom for a while could be good.

I just hate that I'm not enjoying writing the way I used to... But, hey, I think you're right on the additional info thing. New storyline will most definitely fuel the fires. I just need MORE Fullmetal!