writing meme

[vaznetti]

A sort of self-involved meme, from the_grynne, because I want to:

What would you say are the trademarks of my writing? What themes or quirks or turns of phrase have you noticed? What is it that makes a story by me -- well, a story by me?I don't suppose I can tell my TA that I don't have the exams ready for her because I spent yesterday wanting to thwap

Comments

[the_grynne]

The richness of your descriptions, the classical references, and how you're non-judgmental of your characters. You don't shrink from the darker, unethical sides of your heroes, and you don't feel the need to justify or make excuses for them.

[vaznetti]

Thank you. I like the characters as they are, as characters. I mean, most of them, I wouldn't want to run into in a dark alley, but on paper they're interesting. And I like characters who do good things for bad reasons, or vice versa.

[vaznetti]

It is true, I am not much for bathos, even though there are times when I do like it. I just go read other people's stuff for that.

[iseult_variante]

Crossovers! I suppose that isn't really the right kind of answer, hmm... I suppose it's connected to the fact that your stories always seem to be about the characters, to me - even crossovers that could be all about how the universes work together and the like, are really about exploring the characters.

Also - if my supervisor ever used that as an excuse for TA stuff, I would laugh and laugh! Hee.

[vaznetti]

Crossovers! is a perfectly good answer there, I think. Butthank you -- I think it's neat that you think it's all about the characters, because I think so too.

We teachers have to keep a front up, I guess! but really, "I was busy with an internet slapfight" is tempting.

[cofax7]

There's a certain distance in your writing, a tendency to not go for the weepy moment, that's a refreshing change from the overt emotionalism of so much fanfic. It's not that your stories aren't emotional: but the clues are in the interstices rather than laid flat on the table for just anyone to pick up.

What this results in, I think, is stories that are really good fic, in the sense that they require an attentive reader, familiar with canon, to appreciate them. But they're richer for that, more rewarding.

I also see you looking at characters from a different angle than most people do: you don't go for the standard focus in your characterizations. It's like shining a different colored light on them: brings up new facets we didn't realize were there.

Then, of course, there's your trademark spare prose, but not without the telling detail. You say a lot in a little space.