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ratherastory ([personal profile] ratherastory) wrote2010-01-25 07:27 pm

Authorial waffling —nothing to see here, carry on

Dear Gabriel,

Dude, you were meant to be a Cunning Plot Device™. In no way, shape or form was I inviting you to take up residence in my head and start nattering at me about your motivations. I'm not supposed to like you: I find your character on the show insufferable, and I want to smack him repeatedly until he leaves Sam and Dean alone.

Please to be getting out of my head before I actually start to warm to you. No, I mean it. Do NOT have a heart-to-heart with the Castiel who has already wormed his way in there (yes, he did it too, and now he's in there permanently and I actually like him now, dammit). I don't have room for you. Stop trying to be sympathetic, damn you!

Did you hear me? PLOT DEVICE. Nothing more.

*headdesk*

Yeah, didn't think so.

No love,

Me


Umm, flist? Does anyone know if in "Tall Tales" we ever find out the name of the janitor? I'm happy to invent a name for him if he doesn't have one, but Super-Wiki and IMdB are being unhelpful.


So, yeah. "Take Me Home" was supposed to be a quickie, light-hearted little crack!fic, and now it's getting a little out of hand. I wouldn't be surprised if it hits 50K. Suddenly I have to think about characterization and motivations and PLOT, dagnabbit. Not to mention structure and underlying themes, and I'll be damned if the characters aren't all going and learning something from all of this.

*sigh*

Apparently I really AM incapable of just writing something silly and schmoopy.

Also, I blame [livejournal.com profile] roque_clasique for my new-ish kink of having Dean using forearm crutches. What the hell?

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-01-26 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
No, you really can't have too many. *basks in the forearm-crutch stories*

And I love reading long fics. Writing them is a lot harder. :P

[identity profile] dante-s-hell.livejournal.com 2010-01-26 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
I know what you mean. I have one that was just supposed to be a one-shot sequel (Chris Pine/Zach Quinto) and it just keeps growing and growing....

I'm going to wait to read Take Me Home when it's finished. It'll give me something to look forward to.

Oh, and when the voices in your head get too loud? Just tell them to pipe down for a little while so you can get some sleep!

[identity profile] ratherastory.livejournal.com 2010-01-26 01:15 am (UTC)(link)
LOL

I have lots of practice at dealing with the voices in my head. Usually I let them argue amongst themselves, which keeps them busy. :)

I hope that the wait turns out to be worth it.