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Fraser Being Fraser

primroseburrows wrote in ds_workshop Aug 09, 2007 01:45

Hello, all. First time here, hi ( Read more... )

"Like Falling Into a Duvet": Life in Northern Canada

nos4a2no9 wrote in ds_workshop Jul 25, 2007 13:01

Hi all,

A little while ago ximeria posted about writing fanfiction from different cultural/linguistic perspectives. ximeria is a fan from the Netherlands, and her post addressed some of the challenges she's encountered when writing American or Canadian characters for whom she has few cultural reference points. In my reply to her post I'd said that as a ( Read more... )

craft: setting, craft

Benton Fraser Is (Probably) Not a Puppy Kicker

brynnmck wrote in ds_workshop Jul 15, 2007 23:08

Hi! This is my first time, so please forgive any lack of expertise/finesse. ;)

I'm here to blather at you regarding the following question: "How do you manage to keep the guys in character when they keep wanting to develop personalities of their own?" (I'm going to focus primarily on the characters' behavior here, since the lovely sageness already ( Read more... )

craft: character, craft

Everything You Wanted To Know About Betas (But Were Afraid To Ask)

dragonflymuse wrote in ds_workshop Jul 07, 2007 21:23

( Ever have that dream where Fraser and Vecchio go to the corner bakery to buy some cherry-filled donuts for Dief - you know the ones I mean, the kind they make with real cherries and not that fake gooey stuff, dusted in about half a pound (‘That’s 550 grams, Ray…’) of confectioner’s sugar? )

craft: betas, craft

Sounds Like Ray

chesamus wrote in ds_workshop Jul 02, 2007 18:40

How can you write a convincing narrative voice from RayK's POV, and balance his canonical plain talk with the needs of your story?

( RaySpeak )

craft: narrators, craft: voice, craft

Admin: volunteer call!

sageness wrote in ds_workshop Jun 18, 2007 12:41

Okay, let's get back on a roll with the craft series!

Here is the master question list! Go forth! Find a question you can answer based on your experience with writing fic! And come back to this post to volunteer! \o ( Read more... )

admin

Dropping Hints: keys to effective foreshadowing

sageness wrote in ds_workshop Jun 18, 2007 12:27

Several people requested a post on how successful foreshadowing works, so here goes!

( Dropping Hints: keys to effective foreshadowing )

craft: foreshadowing, craft

Admin: oops

sageness wrote in ds_workshop Jun 12, 2007 11:01

Doh! I got distracted and forgot to post a new call for volunteers, sooooo what I'm going to do is volunteer myself!

Here is the master question list. Go give it a skim and then come back here and tell me which question you think I should tackle!

Whatever gets suggested most (that I have the slightest clue about) will go up next.

Thanks! :)

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Adventures in narration, or, 'Just because he says he's straight, doesn't mean he is.'

omphale23 wrote in ds_workshop Jun 05, 2007 23:59

So. I'm a tiny bit late.

Okay, a lot late, and I'm very, very sorry. There were things, and then more things, and...well. It doesn't much matter, does it? Suffice to say that, once I stopped looking at this as an assignment and started looking at it as something fun, everything got a lot easier.

Hi. I'm
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craft: narrators, craft

Writing from a different language/culture than the characters

ximeria wrote in ds_workshop May 19, 2007 00:41

How do you imagine what goes on inside a Mountie's head? Or how do you get inside the mind of a Chicago Flatfoot with experimental hair style? Or even worse, how do you even begin to write Diefenbaker, when your native language isn't Wolf, let alone English ( Read more... )

craft: process, craft