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[martasfic]

I tried to write a bit of a fanfic story tonight for b2mem. I ended up with three sentences of Aule whinging about how useless Lorien is, written at least seven different ways. And this isn't even the story I wanted to be telling! (Hint: it involves angsty teen-ish Feanor and more than a bit of budding science.)

This just in: writing fanfic is hard. Really very hard - think Douglas Adams intoning about how space is big. I'm sure writing generally is hard, too, but when you're out of practice? Yeah, draining and difficult and not a good match for a long work day. If this is the best I can do I'm not sure I deserve the title of fanfic writer, because actually being able to pull this off is a really noteworthy thing.

Here's hoping good intentions count a bit. Maybe when I'm less worn out I'll come back to it. For now, sleep.

Comments

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

*makes quietly sympathetic noises*

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I have to believe I'm not the only one who's run up against this!

Unrelated: I saw a photo-set over on Tumblr with birds with their heads inside bells, and thought immediately of you. I don't know why I thought of you, but I did. Maybe it's a bit of a complement that my brain associates you with simple, gleeful cuteness?

[just-ann-now.livejournal.com]

Heee. There's probably a ridiculously disproportionate amount of bird stuff on my tumbler, since my daughter little-cinnamon-tiel is in to birds! But thank you for the thoughts of simple, gleeful cuteness!

[cairistiona7.livejournal.com]

I hear you. And I'll amend it to "writing Tolkien fanfic", because it's just so demanding. You have to keep canon details straight even if you're going AU, and then you have to worry about tone and word choice and...

Yeah. I sympathize. But hang in there and keep at it... the rust will shake off!

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

Indeed! The fact that my muse jumped off the deep end entirely and opted for Valar instead of, say, hobbits isn't exactly helping here.

But even just trying to write is fun. I don't mean to give up. :-)

[shirebound]

Writing fanfic is hard indeed. At least 75% of it, for me, is planning, researching, and thinking, which all take time.

[karri-kln1671.livejournal.com]

It is, indeed! It also has a tendency to cooperate when there is no time and not cooperate when there is time. Best of luck with your tale.

[hhimring]

I hope Feanor co-operates (and Aule) when you've had more rest!

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

It is hard! Good luck!