December Daily: writing a different hard part

[resonant]

9. china_shop asks: Thoughts about writing original fic vs writing fanfic, whether it's different processes, different feelings (or the same process, and the same feelings), or whatever.

My writerly self-image is of a person who is bad at plot and conflict, good at smoothly flowing sentences, and better than decent at characterization.

But characterization in fanfiction is completely different from characterization in original fiction.

Once I've got a character who's fully real in my head, I can do the same thing I do when writing fanfiction: say, "This person refuses to say those words, and insists on saying these other words instead." But it's difficult to get there. Many of my characters come out flat; others refuse to coalesce, but remain a collection of traits that don't come together to form a real person.




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3. mific: Do you enjoy Christmas more, or less, now the kidlet's older?
4. armadillo1976: Dec 4. From the perspective of a parent of a big(ish) kid, what do you remember most/best from the time your kid was 1-2?
(Asking as a mom of a 1.5 year old, terrified that she is going to forget all the love and beauty and mess of these times...)
5. grammarwoman: what's a go-to comfort meal for you?
6. cesperanza: What three things do you find unexpectedly sexy?
7. jesse_the_k: What's a garment that's well-loved by fandom, to the point of fanonization, that you really don't care for. Examples might be Fraser's hat; Ronon's gun; Sherlock's coat...
8. monanotlisa: What's the hardest thing to write for you, and how do you get around it and yet write it?
9. china_shop: Thoughts about writing original fic vs writing fanfic, whether it's different processes, different feelings (or the same process, and the same feelings), or whatever.
10. julad: What was publishing Exog like for you? The good, the not so good, the unexpected.
11. reginagiraffe: what was the best birthday present you ever got? (You can supply your own definition of "best".)
12. james: Is there a tv show or movie that you would pay a billion dollars to get either a re-working of an episode or a sequel to? (It might not cost that much. Millions.) Because sometimes fanfic isn't enough, you just need to see it on-screen.
13. mific: If you had to give up one of your 5 senses (you know, to save Atlantis or Benton Fraser's life, or suchlike), which would it be and why?
14. james: Which (if any) Harry Potter book is the best totally on its own, with no meta or context or fanfic to bolster it up?
15. james: Who is the most obscure composer, band, or individual musician that you adore?
16. zulu: best vacation/break you ever had?
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18. kass: What do you enjoy most about parenting a kidlet of this age?
19. kass: what fannish character is bringing you the most joy right now?
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27. muccamukk: Moments in canon that still emotionally resonate with you, many years later.
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Comments

[china_shop]

I related to this so much (and am greatly enjoying your other daily posts, too). Thanks! :-)

[resonant]

I'm literally the only person in my circle who's doing this meme. Are people hanging out at Imzy? Or trying to batter Tumblr until it lets them talk to each other?

[china_shop]

I don't know! It's been pretty quiet since the election -- I think everyone's feeling a bit battered and/or drawn to other platforms for more social justice type stuff? But that's just a feeling, not based on anything. (Plus, I guess people are frantically working on their Yuletide fics...)

*clings*