Writing and stuff
No, I'm not dead. I tend to just post to Facebook and Twitter these days, because, quite frankly, I have only short witty comments to share. Nothing is going on. I have been home since September. At first, I was just resting because I was so burnt out from working. Then I got lazy. For the past month or so, I have been practically drowning in the Skins fandom for Gen 2. How I missed the Naomily phenomenon is beyond me. At first, I found only fic written with such poor grammar that it nearly brought tears to my eyes. Then, out of nowhere, I stumbled on a stash of fantastic fanfics (many stunningly good AUs!). The good streak has yet to end.
It kills me, really. I've spent hours reading this mushy romance that is normally something I cringe at...unless I adore the characters. I adore the Gen 2 cast of Skins so much that I've been awash in an orgy of these stories. Meanwhile, my brain screams at the sappiness and tells me off for reading it. But I keep reading it. I feel like an addict at this point. I want to stop, but it's so damn good. How could I ever refuse another chapter of "Ink", or "99 Problems"? It just isn't going to happen.
Reading so many fine creative projects has reminded me that I used to be a writer, dammit. I have been slowly taking time to write down more outline details for my epic, but it's still rather overwhelming. There's also the problem that I haven't written regularly in so long that I'm sure I'm shite. It always takes me a few months to get my game in order, so to speak. It's time to dive back in.
Since my own epic is so ridiculously epic that it puts me off writing it at times, it seems like a foray back into writing fanfic isn't a horrible first step. I'd consider it a series of writing exercises. The world and characters are already there. I'd just have to bring their voice, and remember the technical aspects of prose. Unfortunately, I have been so sucked into other people's fanfic worlds that my mind is a bit of a blank. I don't even know what fandom I should start with. I can't say that I have any stories to tell right now.
That's how long I've let this go. It's like my thirst to write fell asleep and only peeks its eye open every so often.
So. Any suggestions?
It kills me, really. I've spent hours reading this mushy romance that is normally something I cringe at...unless I adore the characters. I adore the Gen 2 cast of Skins so much that I've been awash in an orgy of these stories. Meanwhile, my brain screams at the sappiness and tells me off for reading it. But I keep reading it. I feel like an addict at this point. I want to stop, but it's so damn good. How could I ever refuse another chapter of "Ink", or "99 Problems"? It just isn't going to happen.
Reading so many fine creative projects has reminded me that I used to be a writer, dammit. I have been slowly taking time to write down more outline details for my epic, but it's still rather overwhelming. There's also the problem that I haven't written regularly in so long that I'm sure I'm shite. It always takes me a few months to get my game in order, so to speak. It's time to dive back in.
Since my own epic is so ridiculously epic that it puts me off writing it at times, it seems like a foray back into writing fanfic isn't a horrible first step. I'd consider it a series of writing exercises. The world and characters are already there. I'd just have to bring their voice, and remember the technical aspects of prose. Unfortunately, I have been so sucked into other people's fanfic worlds that my mind is a bit of a blank. I don't even know what fandom I should start with. I can't say that I have any stories to tell right now.
That's how long I've let this go. It's like my thirst to write fell asleep and only peeks its eye open every so often.
So. Any suggestions?