Good News for My Upcoming Big Bang Fic? Bad News? ARGH!! I'm so neurotic.

[lolaann1]

I have signed up for my first big bang, the Supernatural Crossover Big Bang.   I pretty much assumed that maybe 2 or 3 people would read my fic since it is kind of an obscure crossover.  I had planned to do a crossover with the Dean Koontz' character Odd Thomas.   My plan was to do pre-book series, because I didn't want to completely spoil the

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[ficwriter1966]

You know what's weird? The movie supposedly comes out in 6 weeks, and there's no trailer. NOWHERE. I find that very peculiar. I'm wondering if it's been pushed back a ways, because something as potentially popular as a film based on a best-selling series of books... there'd be a trailer.

So you may be okay. I wish you luck with it! Odd has a very distinctive voice that I think I'd find tricky to capture. I'm curious to see what you come up with!

[lolaann1]

You are right. That is weird about the trailer. My husband and I go to the movies quite often and I would have remembered if I had seen a trailer for that. I would have squeed aloud!

With the mass shooting in book 1, I wonder if there might be some hesitation on the part of the studio. It hasn't been long since CT. Maybe there's a fear it would be in bad taste? It is such a hot button issue these days.

And I'm sweating it with getting Odd's voice down. You're right, he is very distinctive and I love him so much I'd hate to screw him up. He's almost as adorable as Dean.

[ficwriter1966]

Check this out:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/odd-thomas-producers-suing-35-416288

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the movie to come out. So your fic is good to go!

[lolaann1]

ahhh.... so it's not the mass shooting thing. Thanks for the heads up. That could definitely hold things up a while. Hopefully they'll get it settled one day (after the big bang ;) I would like to eventually see the movie.

[mandraco]

I say, don't watch it until you've finished writing. And then you can reward yourself with it. =) (And then if it sucks, you'll like your story because it's so much better. And if it's awesome you'll feel good about the idea that more people might read it.)

[lolaann1]

Yeah, I probably shouldn't watch the movie. It would just mess with my head, then I might panic and try to re-write the story. It just annoys me. I hate it when canon becomes murky. That always happens when a movie comes out.

[mandraco]

That's why sometimes I have trouble writing Supernatural fic. Every time there's a new episode I have a little freak out about my WIPs. Before Supernatural I was primarily writing Harry Potter and there were years between books, which meant being able to really get into things before JKR changed canon again.

[twisted_slinky]

Ignore the movie and go with your gut! :D Worst case scenario? Readers who watched the movie will read your fic, realize it's different from the movie, and actually hunt up the book to read ;) (Also, yes, I hope there's Elvis, and also, yes, they've pushed this movie release back so many times they'll probably do it again.) I like that you're writing it for people with no Odd experience *hee*; I know several readers love outsider POV, so they'll probably go for it...

Are you going to set the SPN timeline with the Odd timeline? I think the Odd book was out in 2003, which would be about 2 years preseries for SPN...Hmm could bring up that line fans love to play with about Sam and Dean not seeing each other for two years...

Oh,and am I remembering right? Doesn't Stormy have a gun love? (I remember why Odd definitely doesn't.) Oh, and the cooking? Will Dean experience those wonderful flapjacks of Odd's? :D

Oh, gosh, I'm comment-babbling...I'm on sleep-inducing meds. Sorry. :)

[lolaann1]

Dean HAS to eat some of Odd's cooking. Odd is the world's best short-order cook after all. And yes, Stormy had a gun and wanted Odd to get one, but Odd was afraid of them and well... you know how that goes.

I haven't decided re: timeline. It could be pre-SPN series. That is an idea re: the 'last time they saw eachother' for 2 years. Then again, for some reason I think it would be fun for it to be later in the SPN timeline. I can imagine a 19-year-old Odd calling a thirty-something Dean 'sir' a lot and that amuses me. I tend to have very little respect for canon timelines when it comes to crossovers *hangs head*

[antrazi]

Write what you want to write and don't see the movie till after you are done. If you are unhappy with the movie or it's too different, make a note that it's written to fit to the book
It's OK, you can do this

[lolaann1]

It's OK, you can do this

Thanks :) Guess you noticed I'm freaking. I am quite the Nervous Nelly at times. Sometimes I think I should smoke pot. I remember it was very mellowing (from a different life of course. I mean, I've heard stories.). But, I'm too nervous about it being illegal and I have NO control over the munchies. Perhaps I should move to Colorado or Washington State? *ponders* Nah, I could never leave the South.

[brightly_lit]

I say, write whatever the fuck you want and ignore canon! Yours will probably be better anyway.

Your journal is awesome and hilarious (LOVE THIS ICON), may I add you?

[lolaann1]

Sure add away :) And thanks for the encouragement. It's always hard writing a new fandmom.