Oh no.
I may or may not be re-reading the entire Hunger Games series because I may or may not have signed up for a ficathon because I may or may not be toying with writing my first fanfic in years.
I am sufficiently terrified. I am so rusty at writing anything. I have lost my muchness. It used to flow so naturally, and now I critique every turn of phrase. (Basically, I am saying I might need a beta, so halp.)
The thing is, THG is the only universe I've felt interested in writing in for a very long time-- much like LJS fandom, it's because the fanfic is quite often much better than the actual published material. The characterization more nuanced. The world-building more fleshed out. It helps that fanfic doesn't have to be YA-marketable, of course. I love seeing the seedy underbelly of The Capitol that the books could only hint at. There's so much left to be explored.
Okay, so. I need to get un-rusty. Way back in 2006, I did a writing challenge where people suggested one-word prompts. I wrote little vignettes about the words suggested-- some fandom-related, some not.
I will write vignettes about the first TEN words given to me. Suggest away!
ETA: Words-- Slighted, Minister, Cat, Elsewhere, Twirl, Fissure, Translate, Avenue, Loss, Eyeshadow
Room for one more.
I am sufficiently terrified. I am so rusty at writing anything. I have lost my muchness. It used to flow so naturally, and now I critique every turn of phrase. (Basically, I am saying I might need a beta, so halp.)
The thing is, THG is the only universe I've felt interested in writing in for a very long time-- much like LJS fandom, it's because the fanfic is quite often much better than the actual published material. The characterization more nuanced. The world-building more fleshed out. It helps that fanfic doesn't have to be YA-marketable, of course. I love seeing the seedy underbelly of The Capitol that the books could only hint at. There's so much left to be explored.
Okay, so. I need to get un-rusty. Way back in 2006, I did a writing challenge where people suggested one-word prompts. I wrote little vignettes about the words suggested-- some fandom-related, some not.
I will write vignettes about the first TEN words given to me. Suggest away!
ETA: Words-- Slighted, Minister, Cat, Elsewhere, Twirl, Fissure, Translate, Avenue, Loss, Eyeshadow
Room for one more.