Sherlock Post

[sherlocksocks]

Any works related to any adaptation of Sherlock, or cross-overs featuring Sherlock characters as the main characters may be posted here.

Comments

[anonymous]

Okay I'm stuck. This WIP has been giving me trouble for weeks because I'm not fond of where I accidentally started taking the story. Jim's personality didn't quite come out the way I meant for it to. Any crit/advice is welcome

http://archiveofourown.org/works/387188/chapters/634451

[anonymous]

Oof, 14k is a lot to look at! Can you narrow it down a bit?

[anonymous]

Not in particular, it's a plotting issue I'm struggling with. Thanks for taking a look though!

[anonymous]

IMO, things went awry when Jim went and drugged himself. I started skimming once he was taken into custody by Mycroft--it seemed forced and detracted from the main plot.

Also, bit nitpicky, but there's the odd SPAG error sprinkled throughout.

[anonymous]

Yea, re-reading it, I'm pretty sure that's where I lost the plot and said, "fuck it, throw some porn in there."

I'm thinking I may end up taking the whole thing down and either re-working it or just tossing it all.

Any particular or repeated SPAG errors? I have a sort of unofficial beta who's cleared up a lot of them for me, but I know there's still some left to be fixed that we've both missed.

[anonymous]

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[anonymous]

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[anonymous]

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and in case that's easier said than done this is quite a useful link on plotting. The diagrams in particular are good.

http://lmmartin.hubpages.com/hub/Good-Writing-Is5-The-plot-thickens-plotting-for-beginners

[anonymous]

Wow, thanks for the long and detailed help! I think I lost what the plot was supposed to be and that's why it derails and why I'm struggling to get it wrapped up.

I think I'm going to do what I said to the other anon upthread and just take the thing down to completely re-work it and maybe repost it later once it's less terrible. I really appreciate all of the help!