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We have a new car OMG! Our old car was ten years old, so this one is a bit like a space-ship, with a million buttons. It's very, very clean, and has that new car smell, which I used to think was nice but now seems vaguely toxic.
The Aussie has the Southern Cross on it - and apparently there's actually more stars in the constellation than the flag. I really like their optimism, when they say that in 20,000 years, the constellation will look nothing like the flag. (BECAUSE WE WILL ALL BE DEAD IN A FIERY APOCALYPSE OF DOOM!)
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brains_in_a_jar fic is written and in the beta stage, so now I'm thinking about my (awesome and exciting) assignment for summers_fling, and I'm wondering if there's a way to improve the way I plan a fic out. I've been feeling more confident when I write, and less like I'm just throwing words at the screen and hoping they stick, but I still haven't figured out how to turn an idea into a plan that I can follow. I feel like the underpants gnomes in South Park - my writing process is: Idea --> ? ---> Fic! The question mark represents the vague and unpredictable part of the equation, that seems to be different every time I write.
I think I'd quite like to know how a fic is going to turn out, or what it's going to be about before I start writing, instead of getting half-way through and having to reassess what I'm actually writing about. I realise that's not going to happen all the time, and the last thing I want to be is formulaic, but there must be a guideline I can lay out for myself, or something. When I started writing, I did google "how to write", but it wasn't as much use as you would think, sadly.
I guess I'm just wondering - are there some things I can do to sort out how the words are going to go from brain to screen? Are people thinking "OMG she doesn't make a detailed plan with bullet points and roman numerals? What a chaotic freak!", or "OMG she must let the words flow - writing is like the Force"?
The Aussie has the Southern Cross on it - and apparently there's actually more stars in the constellation than the flag. I really like their optimism, when they say that in 20,000 years, the constellation will look nothing like the flag. (BECAUSE WE WILL ALL BE DEAD IN A FIERY APOCALYPSE OF DOOM!)
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brains_in_a_jar fic is written and in the beta stage, so now I'm thinking about my (awesome and exciting) assignment for summers_fling, and I'm wondering if there's a way to improve the way I plan a fic out. I've been feeling more confident when I write, and less like I'm just throwing words at the screen and hoping they stick, but I still haven't figured out how to turn an idea into a plan that I can follow. I feel like the underpants gnomes in South Park - my writing process is: Idea --> ? ---> Fic! The question mark represents the vague and unpredictable part of the equation, that seems to be different every time I write.I think I'd quite like to know how a fic is going to turn out, or what it's going to be about before I start writing, instead of getting half-way through and having to reassess what I'm actually writing about. I realise that's not going to happen all the time, and the last thing I want to be is formulaic, but there must be a guideline I can lay out for myself, or something. When I started writing, I did google "how to write", but it wasn't as much use as you would think, sadly.
I guess I'm just wondering - are there some things I can do to sort out how the words are going to go from brain to screen? Are people thinking "OMG she doesn't make a detailed plan with bullet points and roman numerals? What a chaotic freak!", or "OMG she must let the words flow - writing is like the Force"?