Workshop: Writing Clark Kent (Superman) by Saavikam77

[jij]

Writing Clark Kent

Tackling the subject of Clark Kent is a monumental task, broader in scope and more finely detailed than would be feasible here, and in reality, it has taken more than a few published books and TV documentaries to even begin to try to cover it all. Instead of taking on every single facet of every incarnation of Clark Kent and his

Comments

[greeneyelove]

You did great! Very well written and it certainly gave me more insight into Clark.

[jij]

Did I manage to fix my infinite formatting mistakes before you read it? *wheezes* Man, LJ comes up with new ways to mess up my code every time, I swear. :)

Oh, and isn't it a great essay? She did a great job with it through very trying circumstances...

[saavikam77]

Sorry that gave you so many headaches!! O_O

The link for the first scan (Superman #118) is broken somehow. Here's what it should be:

http://pics.livejournal.com/starwolf_oakley/pic/00067k56

:)

Thanks so much!!!

[saavikam77]

Um, Jen? Half the "Identities" section just went missing. O_o Does that mean you're fixing the formatting? *wibble*

I'll delete this comment later. :p

[saavikam77]

Hope you got to read the whole thing! Looks like we're having some trouble with the formatting, and part of the "Identities" section has been completely missing. O_o

And thanks so much!! :D

[stranj100]

Very insightful, I think you hit the nail on the head.

[saavikam77]

Thanks! :D

[bradygirl_12]

I liked this essay a lot, Saavi! You really did a good job with this. I find Clark endlessly fascinating, and he's always been one of my favorite heroes.

I'm glad all the formatting is fixed! I was puzzled as to why you'd left Clark/Bruce out in your relationship examples, but then I started reading the comments and realized part of your essay is missing. Looks like it's all here now! :)

I'm glad you included Clark/Dick, too! ;)

Thanks for the rec on Rainbow's Freedom, too

[saavikam77]

Thank you so much! :D I'm so glad you liked this.

Thanks for the further info on the Clex relationship. I'm not sure I've read enough of those fics to really have a firm grasp. Seems like what Clex fic I've read from the comics or movieverse has been a lot darker. Clark and a much older Lex, though... *shudder* Just... no. O_o

[bradygirl_12]

*"Thank you so much! :D I'm so glad you liked this.*

Easy to do when you read something well-written! :)

*"Thanks for the further info on the Clex relationship. I'm not sure I've read enough of those fics to really have a firm grasp. Seems like what Clex fic I've read from the comics or movieverse has been a lot darker. Clark and a much older Lex, though... *shudder* Just... no. O_o'*

I would recommend old_school_clex for stories that are generally more upbeat and celebratory of the early seasons of the Clex. Also there are good AUs out there that are positive. I have written a few myself! ;)

[swingandswirl]

Couldn't resist butting in with some recs...

If you're looking for Smallville!Clex, the lists over at danceswithclex are the best place to start. They're sorted by type (long-term relationship, AU, kink, what have you) so you can easily find what you like- my personal favourites are the Many Colored Layers series by hergerbabe (warning: pretty boys in dresses), We Ought Not to Die (set post-Rift but bloody hilarious) or mirtai_amazon's The Oak and the Cypress.

Happy reading!

Help!

[bradygirl_12]

I hit the wrong key here and now Ièm getting weird symbols for apostrophes and quotations and the HTML tags that surround link tags and lj user names, like this: 'lj user=Èbradygirl_12È"

How do I get it back to normalÉ (Supposed to be a question mark!)