I should at least finish it first.

[rheasilvia]

Writing AU fanfic for your own unfinished original novel - odd or not?

I don't even know.

Comments

[rheasilvia]

Good point! :-) Plus, I could always sell it as a characterization exercise of sorts. Yeah, I think I'll be going with that. *g*

A friend just started rping in the universe of her unfinished YA novel.

I understand the impulse! But how can other people RP with her - did she write a primer?

[pashoshi]

I pretty much do this in my head any time I make up an elaborate story? There'll be several AU tangents to the way the story actually ends up going.

[rheasilvia]

Ooh yes, all that unutilized plot potential! I'm sure most writers do this, at least in their heads.

But writing it down? I'm just feeling a little guilty because the actual story isn't even finished yet, so I should be working on that.

Oh well, the AU isn't very long, anyway. Fortunately I did have that much self-control. ;-)

[pashoshi]

I've done that too. >.> But yeah, I suppose when you haven't even finished the actual story is a bit early to be writing down your AUs.

[trolllogicfics]

ALL THE FUCKING TIME. (Actually it's more common for all my characters to crossover into other original works. I've given up and declared them all in the same universe)

[rheasilvia]

*g* I know so many authors who do this - and I absolutely understand the reluctance to let go of beloved characters. I don't think I've ever done this kind of crossover myself, though, probably because my characters wouldn't fit well into the other fictional worlds, and/or would despise each other, and/or would not have a reason to come into contact at all.

[louiselux]

Sometimes you just can't not!

[rheasilvia]

Yes! It just - happened. One minute I was thinking "well, this would be the absolutely obvious AU", and then I was like "hm, but how exactly would one approach this and how could it work", and then... yeah.

[crumplelush]

Seems normal to me.

[rheasilvia]

:-) I just have a bit of a bad conscience because I haven't even finished writing the main story. But, yeah... it was impossible to resist, somehow.