GIP + random writer thoughts

[auntiemeesh]

Once upon a time I was able to productively write fic. I miss those days. Part of it is that I found it relatively easy to write hobbit fic. I was able to get inside their heads, come up with little stories and plots, and it was fun and exciting to do.

Since I've mostly moved on to other fandoms, I find it much harder to do that. I'm not good at the techno-babble and the action sequences, etc. that are what I want to see in a well-written fic in the fandoms I'm currently in. So I get ideas and jot them down, start a Word doc and write a little bit, but then I inevitably get bogged down in something and never finish anything. It's very frustrating.

Another difficulty is that I didn't think much about writing techniques or any of the other stuff that's been floating around lj lately. I just wrote. Now, my head gets all clogged up with how I should approach writing a particular story or scene, whether I'm doing things right and then I usually just throw my hands up in the air and give up before I've more than started an outline or written a few paragraphs. It completely stifles any slight ounce of creativity I might have. So I've pretty much given up on that, on trying to do things in any sort of right way.

I have, on the other hand, managed to write almost 3000 words of my SGA Robin Hood AU (which may or may not end up being actually AU). I'm not doing it at all right. I'm just writing a bunch of nonsense and I hope to go back and clean it up later. And I'm actually having fun with it, which is a bonus.

In other news, I've been watching season one of CSI and thinking I'd rather be watching Bones, so now I'm rewatching season one of Bones. It's actually kind of hard to watch, Zach being so young and sweet and innocent (despite his own protests to the contrary), and knowing what he becomes. It's a little bit distracting from the plot. But hey, there's John M. Jackson. Hi, Admiral Chegwidden!

Comments

[topaztook.livejournal.com]

In my opinion, while fanfic *can* be a way to practice and/or improve one's writing, and *can* be a way to try out techniques, etc., etc., etc., it mostly *should* be fun.

So keep on having fun with it!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I agree. For me, it's only worth doing if I'm enjoying it.

[fell-beast2.livejournal.com]

*sigh* I miss Zach. Damn writers.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Me too.

[grey-wonderer.livejournal.com]

That's funny about CSI. I have re-watched season's one and two and am really enjoying it. Bones, on the other hand, is a show that I can't get into because I hate the banter between the two main characters! When they are in a scene alone or with other cast members then I really enjoy it, but when they put those two in a car and let them go at one another, it makes my teeth hurt. I hear the relationship between the two leads is what most folks enjoy. I always knew I was odd.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I like CSI, don't get me wrong. I like the characters, their interactions, and the way they tell the story. From a technical and quality standpoint, it's probably a better show. But I love Bones. I love that sort of banter between two characters, and the tension of a relationship that is and isn't at the same time. But I also love the ensemble, all the other characters that show up week after week, doing their own quirky thing to help the case along.

[shirebound]

Oh gosh, I don't know a *thing* about writing techniques. I just want Frodo to be cuddled and tended. Just have fun, gal. :)

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think I will. :)

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

As if I'd said it myself! It was so easy writing hobbits. But the techno-babble and the science and the characters. I thought I'd got my head around Daniel at this point with the long fic I just finished, but when I start thinking about the one I've just started I can't seem to get anywhere.

*grumbles*

I probably wouldn't be able to write hobbits againt hough, if I tried.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I can pretty much get into the heads of the Atlantis characters, but I can't get around all the military and technical stuff. I just feel like I don't have a good enough grasp to not come off sounding like an idiot (and I must admit I'm pretty lazy about researching these things).