Comments | bayloriffic: Don't make it last very long. Ladies don't like that.

bayloriffic

Don't make it last very long. Ladies don't like that.

Sep 17, 2010 12:56

So, I’m trying to get back into the swing of writing again and am having some issues getting into it because every sentence I write looks cheesy/stupid/blah/insert-your-own-word-for-my-neuroses-here. My normal solution to this angst is 1) re-reading fic from other people that is awesome and therefore inspiring or 2) watching lots of LOST to get the ( Read more... )

writing, ship!meme, meme, lost

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airbefore September 17 2010, 17:22:19 UTC

THAT SECOND PARAGRAPH IS MADE OF WIN, TBH.

I try not to think of those things too much, though, because it makes me sad and mad and I don't WANT to feel that way about them.

How am I supposed to write about S/J having fun in Dharma when it will end with everybody dead and Juliet abandoning her son?
But it doesn't HAVE to end that way. That's what AUs are for, my friend.

Some things that might cheer you up:

http://community.livejournal.com/joyunconfined/22554.html

http://community.livejournal.com/joyunconfined/22487.html

bayloriffic September 17 2010, 17:33:26 UTC

I try not to think of those things too much, though, because it makes me sad and mad and I don't WANT to feel that way about them.

This is totally how I've been for the last...however many months it's been since the finale. But recently I've been thinking about it more and UGH, IT MAKES ME SO SAD. Especially thinking of Juliet pretty much dying for NOTHING and Sawyer living however long after that, thinking that he was supposed to be alone, and poor little David Shephard. WHY DID THEY ALL HAVE TO BE DEAD? An alternate-timeline/universe would have made everything so much better.

And, I think the problem with this fic is that it's not an AU. I really wanted to write about the three years in Dharma, but now that I've got this new depressing outlook on the finale, I'm like, oh well, it doesn't matter if they're happy now. NOTHING MATTERS, EVERYONE DIES. (Haha, I'm maybe taking this whole thing too seriously.)

ALSO: those picspams are GORGEOUS and cheer-inducing for sure. I am going to stare at them for a while, I think :)

scandaloussteph September 17 2010, 17:38:11 UTC

#1 is just making me feel like an inferior loser who can’t write

You are one of the best James/Juliet fanfiction out there.
You're definitely in MY top 3, and by top 3 I mean that my 'trio de tête' is way above any other writer.
I don't usually like to name names, but I think my attitude towards the three of you is no secret to anyone, so you might as well know who you're being rounded up with:
You, tia_no_one and makealist are, imho, and by far (Eiffel tower long far) the best S/J fanfiction writers.

And you're my favourite Erica/Hobbes writer too.

Also, what happened to poor little David Shephard? He gets home from the concert and no one’s there? Because his parents ditched him to go hang out in heaven with Sawyer and Kate? How am I supposed to write about S/J having fun in Dharma when it will end with everybody dead and Juliet abandoning her son?
D':
I try and not think about that side of things.

I have 0 doubt that many people will pick § of your S/J fics, so I'm going for "The future hangs over our heads".

He saunters in like he ( ... )

bayloriffic September 17 2010, 19:34:37 UTC

First of all, thank you for saying such nice things about my writing. That is just, very great to hear ♥

Okay, on to the commentary. So this was my first attempt at writing any V fic at all. Which, btw, I feel like I should thank you, Steph, for getting the ball rolling on that. Erica/Hobbes is one of my favorites to write now, and I really can’t wait until the new season starts up so I have some new material to work with ( ... )

lowriseflare September 17 2010, 18:49:37 UTC

MATTHEW FOX: GRANNY KISSER.

I do love those Hydra scenes, though.

bayloriffic September 17 2010, 19:14:31 UTC

MATTHEW FOX: GRANNY KISSER.
hahahaha...I can't NOT think of him as a granny kisser after you introduced that phrase into my vocabulary. During that super-sad cliff scene with Kate in the finale, all I could think was, "Ugh, he's even a granny kisser with Kate." HOW IS IT SO HARD TO PRETEND TO ENJOY KISSING SEXY LADIES?

Augh, the Hydra arc! Whenever I watch it, I'm like, "I love this arc! It's so intense and dirtily pretty!" But then I remember how it all plays out and it's just...I don't know. Not good. Not good at all.

ps: I have written a little bit of a Life fic that I was wondering if you would maybe have a chance to look at sometime? Maybe tell me if I'm super off-base in terms of tone, voice, etc.?

lowriseflare September 17 2010, 19:32:52 UTC

Oh YEAH, send it my way! I could do it now, actually--Friday afternoon in my office, and it is a long, long way until five o'clock.

bayloriffic September 17 2010, 19:37:05 UTC

SWEET. I am going to clean it up a little and send it right over. THANK YOU ♥

siobeehan September 17 2010, 23:48:30 UTC

I'm sorry you're still having such a hard time writing :/ Thinking about how sad Sawyer and Juliet's story is is so hard as well, I know :( Stupid life-ruiners and bombs and chains!

I am SO with you on Jack/Juliet. Out of all four couples in the quad, when that was all happening between them I was probably the least interested in them, and I had a nice big lack of interest for all of them really til S/J. The kisses in particular were just so...dull? For me anyway, and so unmemorable I was never convinced they would ever really have it be serious. It makes no sense to me since Elizabeth freaking Mitchell is a part of the pair, so I'm just going to blame Matthew Fox for all of it :D

For the game! "The Long Way to You is Still Tied to Me"

He’s almost to the elevator when she calls his name. He turns around, and watches as she walks down the hall towards him ( ... )

bayloriffic September 18 2010, 16:43:02 UTC

so I'm just going to blame Matthew Fox for all of it :DOh, it is FOR SURE MF's fault. All of his kisses are terrible. Even the one in the finale with Kate (on the cliff) I thought was embarrassingly awkward. He kind of just stands there and turns his head. Get into it, man! These are some sexy ladies! I just don't understand it ( ... )

gemini_ep September 18 2010, 02:40:38 UTC

I'll play. I have to say that I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE your s/j dharma story. There are so many months that I wanted to copy in here but I decided on this one. I hope you get your motivation back because S/J are still sitting on the porch drinking. LOL!

When he opens his eyes, she's staring right back at him, her eyes bright and clear and amazingly blue. Looking at her like that is just too much for him, so he shifts his gaze, sees his fingers threaded through Juliet’s blonde, blonde hair, how it looks so soft and pale against his calloused skin, and, Christ, it’s just ( ... )

bayloriffic September 18 2010, 17:43:36 UTC

I just wanted all the suffering from the quad to be over. I wanted Jack with Juliet and Sawyer with Kate so we could finally MOVE ON! But then Juliet kissed Jack and something was off there. This is pretty much how I felt too! I was like, eh, at least Jack/Juliet will mean that the damn triangle is over and then they'll stop all the Jack/Kate/Sawyer drama. But then the kisses were SO BAD AND AWKWARD and I couldn't deal with that. (Although, I did think they were kind of sweet in "The End." Probably because they didn't have to kiss or pretend to be attracted to each other ( ... )