This is so true! They are over quickly...but how to make them interesting and convey what you want to convey without being repetitive is tricky...well, at least for me. *sigh* My current fic has an "epic" battle...ugh. What was I thinking? Any tips? :o)
Too many combatants...an army of vampires, a whole bunch of humanoid magic lizard demon creatures, Angel, Buffy, Spike, Angel's evil human self, Wesley, Lorne, a witch, and a very strong female vampire. Weapons are the witch, a dimensional key, an ax, and a sword...plus a mind conditioning device for the lizards. So many moving parts and motivations....they're in a giant arena in a vampire city in a space between dimensions. The vampire woman is trying to bring the city to Buffy's dimension. Phew.
At least I don't feel alone! 😄 and I only wrote one Dru fic because she is so hard. Dialogue isn't so bad...it's the being in her head part, which I guess plays into the dialogue... have you written her a lot?
I'm trying to write her now for the first time (I think). Not only is she crazy and random and kinda frozen in time, she speaks in a lyrical way that frustrates me. It's like weird, old-timey poetry. I'm thinking about keeping her unconscious. :)
I just totally laughed out loud at your last comment! DO it...you can do it without putting her to sleep!
I wrote one Dru fic...short one shot with her POV. OMG. So hard. https://archiveofourown.org/works/4877659 Maybe this will help inspire you? Or make you laugh? Or melt your brain? It's probably not Victorian enough but it's definitely crazy sounding.
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Too many combatants...an army of vampires, a whole bunch of humanoid magic lizard demon creatures, Angel, Buffy, Spike, Angel's evil human self, Wesley, Lorne, a witch, and a very strong female vampire. Weapons are the witch, a dimensional key, an ax, and a sword...plus a mind conditioning device for the lizards. So many moving parts and motivations....they're in a giant arena in a vampire city in a space between dimensions. The vampire woman is trying to bring the city to Buffy's dimension. Phew.
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I also think Drusilla is hard to write for...
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At least I don't feel alone! 😄 and I only wrote one Dru fic because she is so hard. Dialogue isn't so bad...it's the being in her head part, which I guess plays into the dialogue... have you written her a lot?
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I wrote one Dru fic...short one shot with her POV. OMG. So hard. https://archiveofourown.org/works/4877659 Maybe this will help inspire you? Or make you laugh? Or melt your brain? It's probably not Victorian enough but it's definitely crazy sounding.
When you write it, I want to read it!
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