Writing, writing and writing some more
So I did a bad thing...
I only picked up about 10 prompts which means I'll only write about 5 but I don't have time for this! Why don't I have time for this? What's out of whack that I don't have time to write random drabbles? It's like people who don't have time to spend with their children!
Two of my larger projects have been moved back but that still means I need to be working on them! Rewrote the first 1000 words or so of the first part of the Marauders fic. Don't think I'm going to make the deadline but I want to try. I'm not getting art for this big bang but I want to make this into a story that is GOOD. Thinking about putting it into better accessible chapters and posting it slowly. The key to this is that it'll be done (or close to it). That'll be a good thing, don't you think? An ending...
Heart of Gold for whedonland has been moved back a week but I'm getting kinda pissed that they told us that there would only be game challenges (or that's what I read it as) and the first one was THE HARDEST I'VE DONE IN A VERY LONG TIME. Grrr... it's not a lie but it wasn't much of the truth. You know?
Have a couple of challenge fics coming due. My goal is to have an opening in September for Keladra. I need some space to put things down on paper and get my feet wet. Right now, it's what I plan on doing for NaNo. The idea keeps expanding while it's in my head, which is a good thing, so I don't think I'll have a problem writing 50k of the world. November is still a long, long way away, though.
Everyone is doing the 30 Days of something Meme these days and I haven't found that I really wanted to do. Plus, I don't get on everyday. Today, while looking through medie's journal after I worked my way through the challenge prompts, I found this one so...
30 Days of Writing
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you've worked with and why.
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you're writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol' pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
8. What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?
13. What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story-from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
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You know what else I need to do? I really need to update my Archive of Our Own journal. It's going to be a bear if I don't get to it soon!
I only picked up about 10 prompts which means I'll only write about 5 but I don't have time for this! Why don't I have time for this? What's out of whack that I don't have time to write random drabbles? It's like people who don't have time to spend with their children!
Two of my larger projects have been moved back but that still means I need to be working on them! Rewrote the first 1000 words or so of the first part of the Marauders fic. Don't think I'm going to make the deadline but I want to try. I'm not getting art for this big bang but I want to make this into a story that is GOOD. Thinking about putting it into better accessible chapters and posting it slowly. The key to this is that it'll be done (or close to it). That'll be a good thing, don't you think? An ending...
Heart of Gold for whedonland has been moved back a week but I'm getting kinda pissed that they told us that there would only be game challenges (or that's what I read it as) and the first one was THE HARDEST I'VE DONE IN A VERY LONG TIME. Grrr... it's not a lie but it wasn't much of the truth. You know?
Have a couple of challenge fics coming due. My goal is to have an opening in September for Keladra. I need some space to put things down on paper and get my feet wet. Right now, it's what I plan on doing for NaNo. The idea keeps expanding while it's in my head, which is a good thing, so I don't think I'll have a problem writing 50k of the world. November is still a long, long way away, though.
Everyone is doing the 30 Days of something Meme these days and I haven't found that I really wanted to do. Plus, I don't get on everyday. Today, while looking through medie's journal after I worked my way through the challenge prompts, I found this one so...
30 Days of Writing
1. Tell us about your favorite writing project/universe that you've worked with and why.
2. How many characters do you have? Do you prefer males or females?
3. How do you come up with names, for characters (and for places if you're writing about fictional places)?
4. Tell us about one of your first stories/characters!
5. By age, who is your youngest character? Oldest? How about “youngest” and “oldest” in terms of when you created them?
6. Where are you most comfortable writing? At what time of day? Computer or good ol' pen and paper?
7. Do you listen to music while you write? What kind? Are there any songs you like to relate/apply to your characters?
8. What's your favorite genre to write? To read?
9. How do you get ideas for your characters? Describe the process of creating them.
10. What are some really weird situations your characters have been in? Everything from serious canon scenes to meme questions counts!
11. Who is your favorite character to write? Least favorite?
12. In what story did you feel you did the best job of worldbuilding? Any side-notes on it you'd like to share?
13. What's your favorite culture to write, fictional or not?
14. How do you map out locations, if needed? Do you have any to show us?
15. Midway question! Tell us about a writer you admire, whether professional or not!
16. Do you write romantic relationships? How do you do with those, and how “far” are you willing to go in your writing? ;)
17. Favorite protagonist and why!
18. Favorite antagonist and why!
19. Favorite minor that decided to shove himself into the spotlight and why!
20. What are your favorite character interactions to write?
21. Do any of your characters have children? How well do you write them?
22. Tell us about one scene between your characters that you've never written or told anyone about before! Serious or not.
23. How long does it usually take you to complete an entire story-from planning to writing to posting (if you post your work)?
24. How willing are you to kill your characters if the plot so demands it? What's the most interesting way you've killed someone?
25. Do any of your characters have pets? Tell us about them.
26. Let's talk art! Do you draw your characters? Do others draw them? Pick one of your OCs and post your favorite picture of him!
27. Along similar lines, do appearances play a big role in your stories? Tell us about them, or if not, how you go about designing your characters.
28. Have you ever written a character with physical or mental disabilities? Describe them, and if there's nothing major to speak of, tell us a few smaller ones.
29. How often do you think about writing? Ever come across something IRL that reminds you of your story/characters?
30. Final question! Tag someone! And tell us what you like about that person as a writer and/or about one of his/her characters!
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You know what else I need to do? I really need to update my Archive of Our Own journal. It's going to be a bear if I don't get to it soon!