It it generational, do you think? I was out with a friend this afternoon and we were talking about, well, never mind what, exactly, but we got to talking about generational differences between ourselves and, what, 20-somethings? And just how they (not all, okay, don't freak out) lack a lot of basic social skills. I think about LJ. I friend someone, they have a look at my profile, they friend me back if I'm someone who sounds interesting to them. That is apparently not how tumblr works. There is not this sort of mutually agreed upon set of manners involved there. You follow people. The currency there is images, not words. Speaking of words, oh my word, twitter. It seems like if it can't be conveyed in 140 characters, people have no desire to say it anymore. And on that note, this is the most I've typed in weeks, probably
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Though many of the Sherlock tumblrs I follow are run by very young girls (I believe one is 16), the particular phenomena I'm referring to happened with women in their 30s and 40s in every other fandom I belonged to outside Hot Fuzz. Though you're right about the image currency on tumblr. It's fierce.
Actually, I am breaking this into 2 different replies....goddessdsterAugust 19 2012, 02:01:17 UTC
I'm going to try to address this coherently, because I know what you're talking about, but it creates so many thinky thoughts that I don't know where to begin
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The story stuffgoddessdsterAugust 19 2012, 02:10:31 UTC
I know I can't let the medieval AU go! Because, of course, John would be Sherlock's bard, and he would have to sneak in little asides about Sherlock's arrogance. I can't help but see this even occurring in the same universe I created for GKE, though whether or not Nicholas and Danny would make an appearance depends. Because Sherlock would be so full of himself, flitting about, slaying the lesser monsters while he isn't even noticing the dangerous behemoth that is threatening everyone.
It's a thing, maybe? Maybe a thing. It's an idea, but one I can't quite feel yet. Perhaps I've been too into Research Paper mode for the past two-and-a-half years and I don't even know how to access that creativity.
However, GKE was the first story I had written in...4 years? Perhaps I just go through periods of writing dormancy.
London, though. Sherlock wouldn't be gallivanting around the countryside. He would be based in London. This requires research.
All of my writing thoughts lately have been going to the Star Wars RPG that I'm running. I have found it immensely useful to cast various actors/characters to play the NPCs, because then I can keep track of them. (I have no Nicholas/Danny in there, but I've got Nick Frost (as evil!Captain Henderson) is the head of my Imperial garrison, and Simon Pegg as about half of my noble-but-possibly-redeemable Admiral of the Imperial navy.)
One of the challenges of writing that I have always enjoyed, which the RPG writing has galore, is the inverse-inference problem. Which is when you have something in particular you want to be true, and you have to figure out why that would happen, and how to make it happen in a way that's consistent with all the stuff you already know. Like, "okay, so character X is following character Y but then runs away when spotted. Why would he do that? And what does that tell me about X
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I am always doing that with my writing. But my writing process is...weird, dunno, because I almost always write out of order, but when I would sit down to do it, it would just kind of flow out, and then thoughts I had previously had about X subtly change because I wrote this part with Y that means previously X must have been thinking or doing something different from what I had previously realized. So I can then write the scene previous and make it fit with this new realization.
It sounds hokey, but when I let the story tell itself, it reveals wonders to me I hadn't previously thought could happen (such as turning the Battle of Sanford into a numbered list). I also realize this comes from thinking about my characters a lot, and knowing I know them very well. So even if I'm uncertain where the story is going, I always feel confident it will tell itself true.
Also: Hot Fuzz / Sherlock / Hobbit / Cabin Pressure crossovers!
Okay, wait -- Sherlock / Hobbit is already out there. Hot Fuzz / Sherlock I've had thoughts about, but got stuck on coming up with an appropriate mystery.
But Hot Fuzz / Cabin Pressure...
The nearest airfield to Wells/Sanford is about five miles away in Westbury-sub-Mendip, and midway between them is Wookey Hole.
I'm not too comfortable with crossovers, possibly because I then have even more characters to worry about. And I ain't touching Hobbit with a 10-foot pole. I'm only into Series 2 of Cabin Pressure because audio is something I can only handle in small doses.
HF/Sherlock would definitely have to be case-related, and I don't know if I have the chops for that, but Sherlock and Nicholas's interactions alone would be a blast to write. That's something I could see Ann taking on brilliantly.
So basically several great ideas I shot down completely. Brilliant. Go, me.
D'awww. I actually don't have much of a handle on Sherlock. The only things I've written have been intended as Too Batshit To Be True...and then they actually happened in the second series.
Writing...recently when it comes to writing I've mostly been thinking about how hard it is to get back the swing of academic writing after spending 6 years doing the exact opposite. I've been working on my personal statement for the msw application and realized how hard it is to get back into proper writing. Since I've only been writing fanfic or pieces meant to be heard and not read...which is a very different animal.
I'm really insecure about this essay...because I'm afraid I lost essay writing ability. Plus how do you balance a personal statement along with all the things they are looking for?
When it comes to your personal statement, just be honest in describing your journey to how you decided to enroll in that program. Talk about your professional and volunteer experience, and your church activities. Don't be afraid to use a personal example from how someone helped you when you were experiencing a tough time or a difficult decision. Stress how much you want to help people. But above all, be honest.
I'll read over it, if you want. Let me know how I can help!
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It's a thing, maybe? Maybe a thing. It's an idea, but one I can't quite feel yet. Perhaps I've been too into Research Paper mode for the past two-and-a-half years and I don't even know how to access that creativity.
However, GKE was the first story I had written in...4 years? Perhaps I just go through periods of writing dormancy.
London, though. Sherlock wouldn't be gallivanting around the countryside. He would be based in London. This requires research.
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All of my writing thoughts lately have been going to the Star Wars RPG that I'm running. I have found it immensely useful to cast various actors/characters to play the NPCs, because then I can keep track of them. (I have no Nicholas/Danny in there, but I've got Nick Frost (as evil!Captain Henderson) is the head of my Imperial garrison, and Simon Pegg as about half of my noble-but-possibly-redeemable Admiral of the Imperial navy.)
One of the challenges of writing that I have always enjoyed, which the RPG writing has galore, is the inverse-inference problem. Which is when you have something in particular you want to be true, and you have to figure out why that would happen, and how to make it happen in a way that's consistent with all the stuff you already know. Like, "okay, so character X is following character Y but then runs away when spotted. Why would he do that? And what does that tell me about X ( ... )
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It sounds hokey, but when I let the story tell itself, it reveals wonders to me I hadn't previously thought could happen (such as turning the Battle of Sanford into a numbered list). I also realize this comes from thinking about my characters a lot, and knowing I know them very well. So even if I'm uncertain where the story is going, I always feel confident it will tell itself true.
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Okay, wait -- Sherlock / Hobbit is already out there. Hot Fuzz / Sherlock I've had thoughts about, but got stuck on coming up with an appropriate mystery.
But Hot Fuzz / Cabin Pressure...
The nearest airfield to Wells/Sanford is about five miles away in Westbury-sub-Mendip, and midway between them is Wookey Hole.
I'm just sayin'.
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HF/Sherlock would definitely have to be case-related, and I don't know if I have the chops for that, but Sherlock and Nicholas's interactions alone would be a blast to write. That's something I could see Ann taking on brilliantly.
So basically several great ideas I shot down completely. Brilliant. Go, me.
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I'm really insecure about this essay...because I'm afraid I lost essay writing ability. Plus how do you balance a personal statement along with all the things they are looking for?
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I'll read over it, if you want. Let me know how I can help!
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