some writes

Aug. 9th, 2023 12:45 am
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Shorter “half” of what was supposed to be another smorgasbord post (“some reads, some writes”), but uh, first one got away from me slightly.

some writes; or, mortifying ordeal of being challenged

Within 24 hours of making this lil boost post I proceeded to second-guess the hell out of everything, as one does. I don’t know how to write AUs; sometimes it feels like I barely remember how to prose! The challenge is officially collected on two platforms (tumblr + Ao3) I do not use! (tumblr, left; Ao3, invite is Sitting There unused until I figure out what I want to do with an account there.) I gave my email to a random stranger for this without a second thought?? bruh????

Well Anyway Too Bad for the doubt spiral because the form went through, I got my prompts, and then proceeded to flip my entire shit because one of the AUs sounds 👌👌👌 beautiful for the source material. I won’t give it away but the genre is brand sparkling new to me, one of those story types I’ve always kinda nodded along with like “oh, yeah, that sounds cool” but never Looked Into. So I’ve got some research and inspiration-scrounging ahead, but I’m excited for it!

ok but what’s the Catch

There is a deadline, something with which I have a very good and sparkling track record and have never struggled with once, ever, in my entire life (← lying). Specifically, it’s a month out; could’ve sworn I saw a specific date somewhere but can’t find it atm >:V (n.b. am mildly tired. in case the Super Extra Mega Verbosity 64 wasn’t already a giveaway.)

Point being, I want to keep this little hype train going! Even though I always have a handful of non-writing things on the to-do list, and will realistically not work on it Every Single Day In A Row, plus I’ve got the other ongoing fic which ostensibly takes priority… @_@"

Uh, basically, I’m gonna give “public accountability” a whirl. Every day I work on the challenge fic in some way, I’ll post an update here. That’s it! No more, no less. Or maybe more because I ramble a lot, but y’know.

Here goes nothin’ ᕕ( 8V )ᕗ

danas. (today)

  • Received prompts! Latched onto first like an infatuated leech, no strong feelings about the other two. Third could be interesting but for scope’s sake I’m going all in on one.
  • Did a bunch of “cursory research” (read Wikipedia, Fanlore, and TVTropes pages) about the genre; what it entails and common surface conventions, to a degree, but with focus on what this type of story means—the Themes! the Ideas!!
    • Next things I want to focus on are 1) actually reading some examples of the AU/genre (fanfic and published work alike), for better inspiration’s sake, and 2) digging into the historical context more. I am trying to get a good grade in fanfic writing, something which is both reasonable to want and possible to achieve; less self-deprecatingly, there’s really no inspiration like the source of the source.
  • Brainstormed some broad-scale ideas. I think I’ve narrowed down the character(s?) I want to focus on, but there is an unrelated, darker idea that could also work. Not sure I want to go that heavy for a quick challenge but who knows I’m not married to anything particular just yet.
    • Immediately after writing this I had the thought of ~combining the ideas. Maybe??? Worse comes to worse the dark one gets put away for another day, back on the pile of Cool Shit That I May or May Not Ever Get Around to Writing. Other idea isn’t something I’d focus on outside the AU context, probably; not necessarily a selling point, just a point.
    • Oh, and I freewrote one idea for about 35 minutes. Good timeframe, meh output; got lost partway through and did not recover, but there’s at least one image there I can recycle somewhere later.
  • Drafted 90% of a question email because I wasn’t sure if I was using the AU aspects as window dressing instead of really leaning into what the AU has to offer, and then realized the fact I was asking at all means I’m answering my own question and I should push it. Which necessitates more thorough research so I’m not working off the breeziest of impressions, but hey.
    • Needless to say the email has not been, and probably will not be, sent. Sometimes you gotta rubberduck on the precarious canvas that is an active draft.

Regardless of which idea I go with (or whatever form it takes, if it’s some merged conglomeration & inevitable evolution accounted for) it is almost definitely going to focus on a character I don’t pay enough attention to otherwise, which wasn’t intentional but that’s another fun novelty point! -banging pots and pans together real loud- let’s reconfigure your special hells, kids

imagine keeping a post short

Date: 2023-08-09 07:34 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] vriddy
Glad the AU prompt is inspiring you!!! Best of luck with the *waves wildly* everything that comes with it :D You got thiiiis

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