Writing Epiphanies

[ratherastory]

Apparently being sleep-deprived and in the midst of renovation chaos is good for the imagination.

I think I figured out a couple of scenes that are "missing" from my BigBang. The ending was rushed, and I've been fretting about it ever since I turned in my rough draft. Now, though, I'm pretty sure I know where to fix it, and how to hit the emotional notes I was missing there.

I got my spn_summergen prompts, and I am stupidly excited about them. As it turns out, I am friends with the prompter, and now I am SO NERVOUS about it! Somehow I think it's easier writing for strangers. Gah! Still, I love the prompts, and while they're a little bit outside of my comfort zone I am going to do my very best to do them justice. If I have the time, I may even write more than one, because they're all just that good. I'm going to start with one, though, because I have lots of fic commitments this summer.

Also? pkwench has helped me hash out some plot points and other interesting things for the deancasbigbang I suicidally signed up for this summer. I am planning a wee!Dean fic, just because. Actually, I had the idea way back when, and it wasn't really going anywhere, but pkwench helped me to hammer the idea into something workable, and now I'm excited about that too.

I still need to figure out what I want to write for spn_solstice. Entries are due in a month. I'm thinking of something dante_s_hell said a while back in someone else's LJ entry (I think it was roque_clasique) about someone needing to write an End 'Verse fic with Cas shotgunning marijuana smoke with Dean (to Dean? for Dean? I don't know what the proper preposition is for that particular verb, though I should probably look it up), and I loved the image that conjured up. In fact, part of me is wondering if I can't write that fic while keeping it gen and just using it to show how very screwed up it all is.

Anyway, there is your dose of authorial thinky-thoughts for the day. I should go do some writing now.

Comments

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

The deancas story will definitely be gen.

I have written exactly one story with teh sexins in it, and it's very mild het. I have yet to be brave enough to venture into the world of slash, although some of my work could, I suppose, be considered pre-slash, if you want. It's up to the reader to get what they want out of it. :)

There are lots of other challenges out there. Maybe you should go find one!

[crayola-fics.livejournal.com]

I'm the same way about stories. I've written a ton (never published) of stories, but I really can't do sex scenes. Or romance. I'm just not a very romantic person.

I should find a challenge, but I'm afraid that I'll have no time, now that my internship is about to begin. Excuses, excuses, heh. I'll probably wait for more no-pressure comment-fic memes. I love those.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

There is in fact a no-pressure meme going on RIGHT NOW at hoodie_time. Go forth and write schmoop! ;)