Oct 29, 2008 19:41
Happy early Halloween, my friends!
I hope you all are excited about this weekend and have fun, amazing plans! I don't have anything too exciting going on, unfortunately, but I know that after a day of dealing with 17 adorable, energetic, hyper, excited 2nd graders I will be exhausted. Now that I think of it, I'm slightly happy I won't have any huge plans. Whew.
My dear talented LJ friends, I find myself in a bit of a pickle. I've come across a ship that I'm very gung-ho about. For some reason, I'm insanely drawn to them in the alternate universe even though I know they wouldn't work in cannon. I guess it's because if one puts their characteristics, qualities, personas, etc. down on paper, they would look like an ideal pairing...stuff fan fic dreams are made of. He's the handsome bad boy that comes from the school of hard knocks with so much potential it terrifies him. She's the goody two shoes, straight A student, beautiful virginal daughter of the high school head football coach. (If you haven't figured it out yet, I'm referring to Tim Riggins and Julie Taylor.) This just screams romance to me and I have this craving to write for them but I have no freaking clue where to start.
Maybe my fear stems from the last story I wrote that was 13 chapters long and I was so absorbed by it that I think I'm a little gun shy. I almost feel as if that my creativity is tapped out. The only rationale I have for this train of thought is that, in reflection, I got down to the nitty gritty with both characters and felt them. I got into their psyche. I knew them instinctively.
I don't know Tim. I don't know Julie. Or is it because I'm too scared to get to know them?
The point to this whole rambling bit is to ask you this (for all of you that write): Have any of you ever encountered this fear and if so, how in the hell do you get over it? Where do you get your ideas/inspirations/creativity from?
I know this is a massive post, but if any of you have a bit of advice, I'll take it.
tim riggins,
writer's block,
julie taylor,
writing