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humantales) wrote2011-01-04 11:59 pm
humantales) wrote2011-01-04 11:59 pm
A Proposal
As a fanfic writer, I've been battling several issues, trying to find solutions for them. (I started, of course, with the ever-popular whining.)
First: the problem. Actually, there are two.
1. I have one WIP and three series. (My son suffers from ADHD. Three guesses who we think he got it from.) I would like to finish/continue all four. Now, getting distracted by other shiny new things is something I just have to deal with. (I think plot bunnies thrive on poison; at least judging how they behave.) The other problem, though, is that I get bogged down, lose my original vision, and can't get it or another one back. All four projects started because I got excited in conversation. So . . .
2. I don't write smut. I don't write explicit anything. When the clothes start to come off, or the action starts to get gory, I fade to black. This isn't a moral issue--I read explicit material quite happily--but I'm not comfortable writing it. Also, I have a teen-age son who likes to read my fanfiction, has figured out how to find me in the archives, and really doesn't need any more ideas. Especially from his mom. (ew!) With one exception (that I pulled years ago), I've never written anything that would be rated more than a PG-13 (although there are a few that an argument could be made for a soft R.)
Most of the major activity I see in the fandoms I enjoy is in explicit romance, and most of that, at least in the fandoms I'm participating in (Harry Potter, Torchwood, Doctor Who and Sherlock(BBC)) is M/M slash. So, this non-explicit, gen-leaning but relationship-willing writing is in a weird little crevice.
Second: The proposal(s):
1. The limited one. For me. Ask around for fellow writers or reader fans who are willing to gab with me and talk me through the blockages and talk me down from "I'm murdering the d*mn thing and I don't care how many people will cry!" Which was going to be my initial request. But then I got to thinking. I can't be the only person who feels this way. So,
2. The broader one. Take one of my Dreamwidth invite codes and create a community for PG-13 at most writers. Don't limit it to gen, but include het, slash, femmeslash, threesome, poly, etc. Do limit explicit sex and explicit violence. Don't limit the adult themes. Work with each other to get each other excited about writing when we compare number of comments and sigh. If it takes off, we could go further, but start small(ish).
The question:
Am I a lunatic, or would anyone else be interested?
First: the problem. Actually, there are two.
1. I have one WIP and three series. (My son suffers from ADHD. Three guesses who we think he got it from.) I would like to finish/continue all four. Now, getting distracted by other shiny new things is something I just have to deal with. (I think plot bunnies thrive on poison; at least judging how they behave.) The other problem, though, is that I get bogged down, lose my original vision, and can't get it or another one back. All four projects started because I got excited in conversation. So . . .
2. I don't write smut. I don't write explicit anything. When the clothes start to come off, or the action starts to get gory, I fade to black. This isn't a moral issue--I read explicit material quite happily--but I'm not comfortable writing it. Also, I have a teen-age son who likes to read my fanfiction, has figured out how to find me in the archives, and really doesn't need any more ideas. Especially from his mom. (ew!) With one exception (that I pulled years ago), I've never written anything that would be rated more than a PG-13 (although there are a few that an argument could be made for a soft R.)
Most of the major activity I see in the fandoms I enjoy is in explicit romance, and most of that, at least in the fandoms I'm participating in (Harry Potter, Torchwood, Doctor Who and Sherlock(BBC)) is M/M slash. So, this non-explicit, gen-leaning but relationship-willing writing is in a weird little crevice.
Second: The proposal(s):
1. The limited one. For me. Ask around for fellow writers or reader fans who are willing to gab with me and talk me through the blockages and talk me down from "I'm murdering the d*mn thing and I don't care how many people will cry!" Which was going to be my initial request. But then I got to thinking. I can't be the only person who feels this way. So,
2. The broader one. Take one of my Dreamwidth invite codes and create a community for PG-13 at most writers. Don't limit it to gen, but include het, slash, femmeslash, threesome, poly, etc. Do limit explicit sex and explicit violence. Don't limit the adult themes. Work with each other to get each other excited about writing when we compare number of comments and sigh. If it takes off, we could go further, but start small(ish).
The question:
Am I a lunatic, or would anyone else be interested?