Writer's Block: Mind reader
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Headache. Hate it.
Alternately: sex pollen, good.
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I am really sad-faced about the rumor of L&O being canceled. How am I supposed to see pretty-pretty Sisto or Anthony Anderson every week, huh? WHY YOU FAIL ME, NBC.
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That meme, stolen from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
glbvr:
Bold any reasons that apply to you, strike out any that don't (if you feel like it), and add three (or more, or less) reasons of your own to the bottom.
1. To explore themes that I don't get to see in mass media using characters I love.
2. Because it's fun.
3. Because mass media does a crappy job of representing my race and/or gender and/or sexual orientation. (Add my disability status in there, too. How often does chronic pain get done well in the media? None too often.)
4.Because I can get more people aboard my ship writing a story than a manifesto. (I don't really care if more people I've never met like my ship. I do. However, I've been known to try to coax my friends in through fic, if that counts? Hi, T.)
5.Because TV science-fiction doesn't explore its science-fiction premises in enough depth. (Eh. I don't actually care too much about sci-fi premises. HORROR, now...)
6.Because it's a gift I can give a stranger and know they will enjoy it. (Stranger, no. Friends, yes.)
7. Because I resonate emotionally with the characters what I read and watch, and want to find out why by writing about it. (This is a big one. Fic, it's cheaper than therapy.)
8. Because every tale is a universe, often with fascinating nooks and crannies that the original author never explored. (Sometimes?)
9. Because I've made some of my best and dearest friends through this very wacky hobby. (Say, my wife. In wrestling fandom. Figure that shit out.)
10.Because the world the creator made is vast, and I want to see more of it.
11. Because writing as a communal experience is amazing. (YES. A lot of this.)
12.Because I can.
13. Because every time I write something, I learn more about writing. And myself. And my readers. (See also, that cheaper than therapy thing.)
14.Because someone can find it and know that there are other people out there who respond to media that way. (Regrettably, I am not wired to be this generous.)
15. Because writing porn and having someone say, "this is hot!" is an empowering experience. (Oh yes.)
16.Because I get so much enjoyment from reading fan fiction that I want to contribute to the community by providing enjoyment for other fans.
17. When I become interested in particular actors and/or characters, sometimes I want to explore them in different contexts than their canons would ever allow. (Heh. How many AUs have I written?)
18.I enjoy writing but I feel ambivalent about trying to get published; writing fan fiction frees me by removing the pressure to sell from consideration.
19. Because it makes me feel powerful to take stories not about me or people like me, and make them about me or people like me. (Sometimes. See that chronic pain thing. Or the queer thing. Or the kinky thing. Or the feminist thing.)
20. Because I think 'what if.' (Although in my case in tends to be "no, that's not right, this is how it would go.")
21. Because sometimes you just need kitten!fic. (It's AUs of pretty much any stripe in my case, but the gist is the same.) (*koff* Sorry I made you a kitten, Jake Jensen.)
22. Because it isn't the 'heroes' that are interesting to me a lot of the time, and secondary/minor characters usually take a back seat by definition.
23.Because I like to weave bits of canons together and know that my target audience can see those things, get the references, the catchphrases.
and my reasons:
24. Because it's how my brain works with media now; I can't turn it off, even if I wanted to.
25. Because sometimes I just want to FIX it.
26. Because characters like Dean Winchester need a frigging HUG.
Headache. Hate it.
Alternately: sex pollen, good.
*****
I am really sad-faced about the rumor of L&O being canceled. How am I supposed to see pretty-pretty Sisto or Anthony Anderson every week, huh? WHY YOU FAIL ME, NBC.
*****
That meme, stolen from
glbvr:Bold any reasons that apply to you, strike out any that don't (if you feel like it), and add three (or more, or less) reasons of your own to the bottom.
1. To explore themes that I don't get to see in mass media using characters I love.
2. Because it's fun.
3. Because mass media does a crappy job of representing my race and/or gender and/or sexual orientation. (Add my disability status in there, too. How often does chronic pain get done well in the media? None too often.)
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7. Because I resonate emotionally with the characters what I read and watch, and want to find out why by writing about it. (This is a big one. Fic, it's cheaper than therapy.)
8. Because every tale is a universe, often with fascinating nooks and crannies that the original author never explored. (Sometimes?)
9. Because I've made some of my best and dearest friends through this very wacky hobby. (Say, my wife. In wrestling fandom. Figure that shit out.)
10.
11. Because writing as a communal experience is amazing. (YES. A lot of this.)
12.
13. Because every time I write something, I learn more about writing. And myself. And my readers. (See also, that cheaper than therapy thing.)
14.
15. Because writing porn and having someone say, "this is hot!" is an empowering experience. (Oh yes.)
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17. When I become interested in particular actors and/or characters, sometimes I want to explore them in different contexts than their canons would ever allow. (Heh. How many AUs have I written?)
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19. Because it makes me feel powerful to take stories not about me or people like me, and make them about me or people like me. (Sometimes. See that chronic pain thing. Or the queer thing. Or the kinky thing. Or the feminist thing.)
20. Because I think 'what if.' (Although in my case in tends to be "no, that's not right, this is how it would go.")
21. Because sometimes you just need kitten!fic. (It's AUs of pretty much any stripe in my case, but the gist is the same.) (*koff* Sorry I made you a kitten, Jake Jensen.)
22. Because it isn't the 'heroes' that are interesting to me a lot of the time, and secondary/minor characters usually take a back seat by definition.
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and my reasons:
24. Because it's how my brain works with media now; I can't turn it off, even if I wanted to.
25. Because sometimes I just want to FIX it.
26. Because characters like Dean Winchester need a frigging HUG.
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Date: 2010-05-15 06:26 pm (UTC)1-3 I can definitely agree with. :)
4-Well, I don't try to convert people to my ships. I tend to...just like them, and enjoy interacting with people who already do, I guess. That's the fun of small fandoms o rare pairings-you can really get to know the people in your circles better, even just from random commenting, because there's fewer of them.
5) OH, YES! I ~do like science fiction very much, and fantasy, they're wonderful vehicles for exploring world-building and characterization skills, and Issues and Themes, lol. I don't care for horror much, due to a long history of having nightmares; but I can get behind ~your kind of stuff. Genre work in general, I tend to really like. With mysteries, the more historical, the better-huh, probably for the reasons above...contemporary mysteries don't hold much charm for me, because they tend to be more psycho-killers/sexually-explicit, and less ~plot-driven. o.0
6) I'd never write for a gift, lmao. I want my peeps to LIKE their presents!
7) Yes, to a large extent. And I also want to present that character's unexplored specialness to others, and help them see it, too, and maybe consider things they hadn't.
8) Oh, definitely! The HP series is a ~prime example of a huge potential of untapped, unexplored ideas that is so frustrating to watch go neglected! It irritates the crap out of me that a good idea like that came to a writer who is at best competent (when she's interested and ~edited) and at worst wordy and slapdash.
I love authors who throw their worlds open to other writers for shared-world anthologies. Thieves' World was the first one of that kind and an old favorite; and there's Darkover and Valdemar (and, unfortunately, sometimes the fan/other writing is much better than the original writer's, way to show 'em up, lol).
9) I've only met one lj friend in RL, but I've known any number of people for many years, now. It's a different kind of relationship, but very important to me.
10 + 12 meh
11) I quite agree with you. One of my bestest, most favoritest things in the world to do is to get into world-building with a writer, like you've so graciously allowed me to do sometimes; and really explore details of why, how, who...what makes this world tick? I'm a crap writer, but pretty good at coming up with ideas, lol. ;D
13) One would hope so! Or else what's all this ~for?
14) lol
15) It ~is very nice to find out your writing is ~inspirational, isn't it? lmao
16) That was never a concern for me, lol. I give back in the ways that I can, by reviewing, offering ideas and concrit, donating to things when I can, offering fic recs and links, and being generally friendly. I think sparing the fandom community from my badfic should also count as support, lol.
17) INDEED.
18) meh. I'm realistic enough to know that much that's published is crap, a lot of fanwork is better, and that truly good writing-professional or not-is hard work. I'm not all that worried about being published, never thought of it as an actually achievable goal.
19) I don't want them to be like me. I want to be like ~them-better than me! But I see your point and why you do.
20-21) more world-building stuff, from various angles...it's as much a psychological issue as a physical one.
22) True! Why ~is that spear-carrier there, anyways? Anyone can be interesting, if you take the time to talk to them. :)
23) No. Too cutesy by half, rather like seeing who's part of the in-crowd at high school. ~scowls
24-26) AMEN, SISTUH!