To be fair, this process essay is more of a "The Making of the Locked-Verse II" than a "how to write AUs," but you can look at it as an exercise in "accepting that your head-canon just got jossed and moving on," too!

"Follow the cut to my LJ!"

THE WORLD’S FINEST

(INTRODUCTION TO SUPERMAN/BATMAN)

By

BradyGirl_12

Superman/Batman (Clark/Bruce) is arguably the most popular m/m slash pairing in DC Comics fandom. They are two of DC’s most popular heroes and enjoy a rich history together, which will help explain their appeal as a slash couple.

( The World’s Finest )

Many thanks to Mithen for allowing me to talk to you about one of my favorite things to write in the whole world ( Read more... )

I've been thinking a lot lately about how we show that characters love one another. I find that love is one of the hardest things to write, because it runs up so hard against "show, don't tell". Sometimes it's appropriate for the characters to say (or think) "I love you" or "You'll always be my Clone Boy", but mostly it's not. Mostly that's ( Read more... )

dragonbat2006 has written up a process essay for her story Locked in the Facade and will be posting it soon.  Eight chapters with a focus on the Batfamily, give it a look and enjoy!

The initial impetus for "The Missing Moon" came from two things:

First, I wanted to write a story for starsandsea  for her birthday.  Star has a talent for writing evocative short pieces (when she's not writing gorgeous long AUs), so I wanted to try and write something short and focused for her.  Short pieces aren't exactly my strength, because they require a ( Read more... )

FREEDOM AND SLAVERY:

THE WORLD OF

RAINBOW’S FREEDOM

By

BRADYGIRL_12

( Come enter a dark and intriguing world, lightened by love )

This week's writing process essay is Rainbow's Freedom by
( Read more... )

This week's Story Process Essay is on "Bringing Him Home" by ladyoneill, a Dick/Tim story set during Dick's days as Renegade.  It should be up soon!  :)

Writing Lost Years: An Exercise in World and Relationship Building

As with many fics, Lost Years began with a simple prompt.

Batman and Superman are stranded on a lonely planet and are lost for years before returning home. What happens? Universe is writer's choice.The moment I saw it, a fire sparked in my brain. So much potential in those three ( Read more... )