FF: Shoe Shopping

[quaggy_mire]

Title: Shoe Shopping 
Category:  "Post-Ep" for Take This Sabbath Day
Disclaimer: I do not own The West Wing or any West Wing characters.
Rating: G
Notes: Sometimes someone can inspire you without saying a word.  I was thinking about a proper birthday gift for

Comments

[bexatious]

Nice!

I adore fics with nothing but dialogue. I can picture them myself without having to read author descriptions.

[quaggy_mire]

Thank you!! I love writing pure dialogue fics, even though it's been a while since I actually have. They're a lot of fun and surprisingly fast to write! I can struggle for weeks with my description-heavy fics. This was such a nice change of pase!

[bexatious]

When I write, J & D just talk to me, they never really provide details and I have to fill that in. So many of my fics take forever because I have to add all the other things myself.

[quaggy_mire]

That is how it starts, isn't it? When you write dialogue that you realize will not make any sense without putting it into context. Dialogue comes pretty easy for me too, but the details is whole other problem. For me, it's trying to find the right words and include the right amount of detail so that other people won't be confused that takes the most time. I know what I want to say... but actually saying it is a different story.

[bingblot]

Oh so great! Love the idea of Josh buying Donna shoes.
The banter-only fics work so well with them; it's so easy to just picture them and hear their voices in your head...

The last line is just great!

[quaggy_mire]

Thanks! I glad you liked it! The fic really did practically write itself!

[cantbesilent]

Nice. Just dialogue with nothing else is hard, and it worked well. They can be really hard to get and make realistic, but I think you did a really good job. Kudos.

[quaggy_mire]

Thank you so much!

Actually, writing just dialogue is actually pretty easy for me. My other fics normally take me days... sometimes weeks to finish. These all-dialogues can be finished in a matter of hours! The trick is to make sure everyone else can follow it!

[kathyh]

Really liked this. I love banter fics and this one worked beautifully. I could hear them saying every word and the last line was wonderful.

[quaggy_mire]

Thank you so much! I'm glad that you think I captured their voices. That's something I really try to aim for!

[flippet]

"Says the guy who just bought me slippers."

"And coffee."

"I'm still waiting for that."

"Now you know how I feel!"

Heh. You're gooooooood. I love me some snarky!Josh. And when it's followed so closely by sweet!Josh? Heaven. Pure heaven. :)

[quaggy_mire]

Why thank you, Flippet!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!!