Comments | sydian: head, meet wall

sydian

head, meet wall

Jan 04, 2006 22:37

Know that feeling when you're trying to write and suddenly you're hit by the sneaking suspicion that your entire vocabulary consists of no more than thirty words? I swear that if I make poor Don say, think or moan God, Charlie one more time I'm going to scream myself hoarse.

And then there's this thing with me and structured fics. I know that I ( Read more... )

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asemic January 6 2006, 05:43:40 UTC

I think it's a more common problem among writers.

In terms of the sex scene, it's hard to think of what else they'd say or think. All the blood rushed straight down to their dicks leaving their brains not functioning to par. Sometimes concentrating on sensations helps leave the "Please, harder, oh god, Don blah blah blah" out.

And I think you were in my head for the second part. I try to find some structure for my work, something accessable to write for, then my brain leaves it all behind and goes for the most :heddesk: inducing bunnies. It's nice to work beyond your own borders and color outside the lines, especially when you suceed in doing something despite frustrations and setbacks. You'll kick ass though. We've got faith in you. :grabs pompoms and starts cheering:

sydian January 6 2006, 16:49:45 UTC

(OMG your icon. *dies*)

Sometimes concentrating on sensations helps leave the "Please, harder, oh god, Don blah blah blah" out.

Sounds like good advice! I've never been a big fan of 'harder, faster, uhnnn' anyway - talk like that always reminds me a little of badly done porn movies. Not that I'd ever watched one. *g*

And I think you were in my head for the second part.

*thinks about sneaking back out* Ah, what the heck, I like it here... ;)

I try to find some structure for my work, something accessable to write for, then my brain leaves it all behind and goes for the most :heddesk: inducing bunnies.

I feel like hugging you for sharing this. When I look at your fic, it always seems so perfectly structured, so carefully constructed and imbued with meaning that it never occurs to me that you might struggle with the writing process as well. So, yeah, I feel a lot better now. Cheered, even. :D

asemic January 6 2006, 18:11:14 UTC

it always seems so perfectly structured, so carefully constructed

I would like to say that it happens naturally, but that would be nothing more than a passel of lies. Most of the time I go in blind and just write not knowing how the story actually will end. Everything falls into place somehow, mostly out of sheer dumb luck. My poor roommate listens to my color commentary, mostly ending with "piece of f'ing crap!"

Not that I'd ever watched one. *g*

:snerk: Because you are Little Miss Innocent. :P I love watching porn. They've got some hysterical stuff out there. Suddenly, having a porno screening party sounds like the best way to celebrate my 21st... :grins:

(OMG your icon. *dies*)

it was gyen's, but I stole it. Us DonH0rs must show our solidarity. XD

honeyswallow January 6 2006, 19:59:05 UTC

Well, u don't want people to have extensive conversation while havin sex, do you ;)
So heh, well, that's what comes out of a man who is shagged literally senseless *gg*

No, honestly, I'm experiencing the same problem. But to me it has something to do with the fandom, too.
It's like hey, I wanna have Don express his love for Charlie.
But he has to stay in-character, so there are a few things he possibly wouldn't say, wouldn't do etc. etc. etc.

But it's the same thing with my superb New Year's Eve challenge fic, it goes completely down the drain right now.
I was writing and then suddenly I looked at it and thought "Hey... you... you had that before!" Fuck. >_<
So what I did was keep myself busy with other reative work like a fanvid and some screencaps (all of it will be up for grabs soon :) ) and songs till it will strike me again, because if you concentrate too hard on something it doesn't get better.

sydian January 6 2006, 22:13:58 UTC

It's like hey, I wanna have Don express his love for Charlie.
But he has to stay in-character, so there are a few things he possibly wouldn't say, wouldn't do etc. etc. etc.

He's so terribly close-lipped at times, I even have trouble actually picturing him saying the words 'I love you' to Charlie. But then, he has plenty of other ways to show Charlie his love. *g*

all of it will be up for grabs soon

I'm looking forward to it! I expect lots and lots of neck shots... *waggles eyebrows*

because if you concentrate too hard on something it doesn't get better

So true. I ended up setting the offending story aside, so I could work on another fic idea. Less angsty, and much better for my nerves. *g*