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janesgravity

The stuff that makes my brain go adfoiuadsfioerwafdsad

Feb 12, 2012 21:33

So I’ve reached the freak-out portion of doing a big bang early. Like … I’ve written 1k of my alleged Merlin big bang and it’s pants. And that’s not me going PLEASE TELL ME HOW AWESOME I AM fishing, it’s actually pants.

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hawaii 5-0, fandom, merlin, big bangs, fic

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starsparkle333 February 13 2012, 16:13:33 UTC

I have nothing to say, except:

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janesgravity February 15 2012, 09:40:05 UTC

<3 <3 That is like .... one of the best moments on television

etharei February 13 2012, 19:34:26 UTC

*HUGS*

What I usually do when I hate the beginnings of something, but still like the general idea that I started with, is to keep writing, with the intention of scrapping that beginning later. It usually takes a while for your brain to settle into longfic; I don't think I've ever had a fic where I got what I wanted from the get-go.

Another tactic could be opening a separate document so you can't see what you've written (but you're still writing the same story!) and just keep going. Don't reread what you've written - write from what you remember of it. Sometimes the general gist is right but you just haven't found the right way to bring it across yet, so it's like cheating by pretending that you're done with that bit and moving on. Same with the previous idea - eventually you'll hit your stride and you can go back and rewrite the beginning properly.

U CAN DO DIS

janesgravity February 15 2012, 09:41:42 UTC

I'm having The Week From Pants /o\

I want to write some kind of Merlin/Gwaine I think even though nothing I ever write will touch the gloriousness that is The Five Kingdoms but idk what to do and I'm so tired this week that all I'm writing are tweets and replies to LJ entries /o\

hardboiledbaby February 15 2012, 07:29:53 UTC

I’m open to suggestions/ideas/prompts/kittens/cupcakes.

<-- points at icon

Two out of five ain't bad?

janesgravity February 15 2012, 08:14:53 UTC

omg cupcakes and kittens. These are two of my favourite things!

hardboiledbaby February 15 2012, 08:17:07 UTC

You are obviously a person of good taste, as is the lovely mizzmeow, who made the icon and shared with me :)

janesgravity February 15 2012, 09:36:34 UTC

Also, no lie, I have a cat that looks almost exactly like that kitten. Her name is Lily. Or Lilybit or "lol you're the dumbest cat I've ever had"

Clearly you're both people of taste and discernment