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I seem to be failing utterly at writing this morning. So I'll waste time on the Internet instead!
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sga_genficathon is now posting ('til the end of next week). :)
hl_flashfic is currently taking prompts for flashfic involving minor characters from the Highlander universe. Go! Prompt! Signups open next week.
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thingswithwings has made an awesomely critical vid on MANPAIN. (And if you're going "... er, a vid on what?", she also has an explanation/commentary post which is well worth reading! ETA: Now with more links courtesy of rydra_wong!)
tielan has a really interesting discussion post on political affiliations of fandom characters. (Also on DW.)
I find it hilarious and kind of adorable that my cracky little Highlander wingfic, that I just tossed off because "this idea is too crazy not to write", has been kudos'd more than anything else I have on AO3. Oh fandom. But it's a good thing to keep in mind. I think one of the reasons why I'm not getting much written lately is because I'm so focused on writing well, and I keep getting bogged down in structural issues, or abandoning stories because I manage to convince myself that the idea is too silly or too id-stroking or not original enough. But there's no way to know ahead of time what another person is going to find engaging as a reader. I wrote so much more when I didn't worry about that (well, didn't worry about it as much, anyway) and just dumped whatever was in my brain onto the page. Some of it was good, and some of it wasn't, but at least it was there.
I've stalled a bit on Echo Bazaar, because I've realized it's going to take forever to build up enough of what I need to overcome the next challenge in my Ambition quest. So I'm just exploring side stories, increasing my various attributes, spending my money at an alarming rate and waiting for something interesting to happen.
sga_genficathon is now posting ('til the end of next week). :)hl_flashfic is currently taking prompts for flashfic involving minor characters from the Highlander universe. Go! Prompt! Signups open next week.thingswithwings has made an awesomely critical vid on MANPAIN. (And if you're going "... er, a vid on what?", she also has an explanation/commentary post which is well worth reading! ETA: Now with more links courtesy of rydra_wong!)tielan has a really interesting discussion post on political affiliations of fandom characters. (Also on DW.)I find it hilarious and kind of adorable that my cracky little Highlander wingfic, that I just tossed off because "this idea is too crazy not to write", has been kudos'd more than anything else I have on AO3. Oh fandom. But it's a good thing to keep in mind. I think one of the reasons why I'm not getting much written lately is because I'm so focused on writing well, and I keep getting bogged down in structural issues, or abandoning stories because I manage to convince myself that the idea is too silly or too id-stroking or not original enough. But there's no way to know ahead of time what another person is going to find engaging as a reader. I wrote so much more when I didn't worry about that (well, didn't worry about it as much, anyway) and just dumped whatever was in my brain onto the page. Some of it was good, and some of it wasn't, but at least it was there.
I've stalled a bit on Echo Bazaar, because I've realized it's going to take forever to build up enough of what I need to overcome the next challenge in my Ambition quest. So I'm just exploring side stories, increasing my various attributes, spending my money at an alarming rate and waiting for something interesting to happen.
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