I've written a novel but no, it hasn't been published. :(
I think, what it boils down to is that a lot of people are really good writers, some better than published writers IMO, but the worlds of fanfics are already defined, the characters, the world, even certain plotlines etc. It's like the cake has already been baked and all we have to do is put on the icing. When you then try to write an orginal novel it's a whole lot harder. I should know because I really struggled writing my novel and it's still rather weak where plot line is concerned, especially the ending. But to he honest, I find a lot of (published) novel endings rather disappointing. :P Anyways...I'm writing a mini novel right now - I'll go! ;)
No! Hehe, I love hearing your opinions! And I completely agree... We deal in icing as fanfic writers so when you're sitting down to bake that cake it suddenly occurs to you that you have no recipe.
So much harder when everything rests on your own two hands... Hehe ;)
I agree, many published novels *DO* kind of disappoint. Which is why we write fanfics, and it only perpetuates the vicious circle! Hehe...
Though to be honest, I think it'd be really cool to read fanfics based on my own work. Er, if I get published. :P
Spring Cleaning in my campus litzine Soundwaves about an android at Mardi Gras, The Lawnmower that Ate Manhattan which appeared in NIEKAS, A Day in the Life which appeared in Alternate Hilarities and Swain's World which appeared in The Cosmic Unicorn. ;-) Nonpaying markets except for copies, sure, but.....
I jsut have to get up the nerve to start submitting again. I did neglect ot mentino that one of my stories, posted in the files sectino at the Speculative Fiction Writer's Group on Yahoo, won second place in their flash ficton contest a few years ago. (There were only two entries so I always feel a bit queasy mentioning it, but it's posted in the files section there -- deals with magick and subterfuge).
While I think that your statement holds truth, I must also point out that it's much more difficult writing a solid plotline. At least for a decent-sized story of novel length... LOL
*shakes head* You think the plot comes first? It's liek what came first, the chicken or the egg. Yuo need a character, a goal, some obstacles, and another character who's going to do his or her best to interfere with the other character. Sort of like Dumbledore versus Riddle -- muggle acceptance versus muggle rejection (and by corollary, muggle-born). Potter versus Malfoy, Potter versus Snape, Granger versus Parkinson (hope I remembered the spellnig), Weasley versus Malfoy, Weasley versus Weasley (The Great Divide, or Percy Against His Folks). We come up with these things for fanfic all the time, so why not carry it over? >^~,0^
Hmm, well, no published fiction. I've done some writing for a magazine, and a couple of academic things.
Fanfic gives me something to do when my own characters are giving me fits. (The fey are such a pill to work with ;) But I don't do novel-length fanfic, just shorts. I like the opportunity to work in miniature from time to time.
If you're having a hard time with an original story, why not try fic-ing (well it _should_ be a verb!) a fairy tale/ballad/myth? Most of them have enough there to give you some bones to start with, but are sketchy enough to force you to fill in a lot of blanks. Plus, you can actually publish it if you get it done :) I know there are lots of "Beauty and the Beast" take-offs out there, and even C.S. Lewis did a spin of Psyche in "'Til We Have Faces." (AMAZING book by the way!!)
I checked it out and never got around to reading it! (Til We Have Faces) I haven't actually started WRITING my story yet... Though the plotline is certainly coming to life! Hehe
And I'd also very much like to do a couple of "fairytale" re-writes... They're so much fun! :D
Which magazine did you write for? *bats eyelashes*
Hehe... Horse insane huh? Sounds like a good way to be. I haven't been around horses in YEARS, but I'm always on the look-out for an opportunity to go be around some or go riding. *Sigh*
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I think, what it boils down to is that a lot of people are really good writers, some better than published writers IMO, but the worlds of fanfics are already defined, the characters, the world, even certain plotlines etc.
It's like the cake has already been baked and all we have to do is put on the icing.
When you then try to write an orginal novel it's a whole lot harder. I should know because I really struggled writing my novel and it's still rather weak where plot line is concerned, especially the ending.
But to he honest, I find a lot of (published) novel endings rather disappointing.
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Anyways...I'm writing a mini novel right now - I'll go!
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So much harder when everything rests on your own two hands... Hehe ;)
I agree, many published novels *DO* kind of disappoint. Which is why we write fanfics, and it only perpetuates the vicious circle! Hehe...
Though to be honest, I think it'd be really cool to read fanfics based on my own work. Er, if I get published. :P
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Fanfic gives me something to do when my own characters are giving me fits. (The fey are such a pill to work with ;) But I don't do novel-length fanfic, just shorts. I like the opportunity to work in miniature from time to time.
If you're having a hard time with an original story, why not try fic-ing (well it _should_ be a verb!) a fairy tale/ballad/myth? Most of them have enough there to give you some bones to start with, but are sketchy enough to force you to fill in a lot of blanks. Plus, you can actually publish it if you get it done :) I know there are lots of "Beauty and the Beast" take-offs out there, and even C.S. Lewis did a spin of Psyche in "'Til We Have Faces." (AMAZING book by the way!!)
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And I'd also very much like to do a couple of "fairytale" re-writes... They're so much fun! :D
Which magazine did you write for? *bats eyelashes*
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Sure thing... I'll post it now.
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