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May. 30th, 2007
250-word meme
May. 30th, 2007 10:19 amYou may have noticed (if you've seen this journal for more than a few seconds, that is) that I post memes from time to time. Just for the heck of it, I've made up my own. It's a writing meme, meant to kill writer's block in... well, however many minutes it takes you to write five super-quick half-drabbles. That's right, half-drabbles. 50 words. This'll be nuts.
In fact, it's a multi-fandom fanfiction meme!
Also: I'm taking drabble requests just for the heck of it. Comment with a situation, a prompt, a punctuation mark! Any fandom - anything goes. I'll write you up something very quickly and we'll see what happens.
In fact, it's a multi-fandom fanfiction meme!
Also: I'm taking drabble requests just for the heck of it. Comment with a situation, a prompt, a punctuation mark! Any fandom - anything goes. I'll write you up something very quickly and we'll see what happens.
Beginnings Meme!
May. 30th, 2007 08:06 pmOkay, so I've started creating memes to suit my own nefarious purposes. Not entirely sure what to make of that, but it should be fun.
My current frustration - beginnings. Specifically, that little bit you get at the start of a story that, y'know, hooks the reader. Endings I can generally ace, and middles are the sort of stuff I can sink my teeth into, but beginnings? Take something special. There's gotta be a moment that sticks, that you can reference again and again in more and more subtle ways so that the readers can remember how it all started. Memory makes the story more real.
I've written so many disjointed and nonlinear fics lately that I haven't had much time for that. So! Meme!
My current frustration - beginnings. Specifically, that little bit you get at the start of a story that, y'know, hooks the reader. Endings I can generally ace, and middles are the sort of stuff I can sink my teeth into, but beginnings? Take something special. There's gotta be a moment that sticks, that you can reference again and again in more and more subtle ways so that the readers can remember how it all started. Memory makes the story more real.
I've written so many disjointed and nonlinear fics lately that I haven't had much time for that. So! Meme!
Insert-sad-face-here
May. 30th, 2007 10:50 pmAww... no violin tonight. Can't blame my intrepid instructor for that, though - if I had a terrible headache, the last thing I'd want to hear would be a beginner sawing away at a violin. Of course, that's probably one of the last things I'd like to hear, period. Right up there with fingernails against the chalkboard. Eergh. *wince*
Alas, it meant a bit of a disappointing evening, but that's all right. More violinning to come on the weekend! Huzzah! (And then, of course, I'll be resisting the urge to pull the puppy-dog eyes and the "is it can be Torchwood and homemade ice cream tiem nao plz". Hopefully, I won't be resisting too hard.)
It's dementedly nice and summery outside, which is excellent until I try to get to sleep. I've had my window open and blinds shut all day today, and my little desktop thermometer (hush, I'm a weather nerd) puts the room at over 27 degrees (that's low 80s Fahrenheit). Ick. Shame the typical climate doesn't make AC a viable investment.
On the plus side, though, I'll sleep anywhere.
Uh. Yeah. Right. Ignore the double-entendre. *waggles eyebrows*
Alas, it meant a bit of a disappointing evening, but that's all right. More violinning to come on the weekend! Huzzah! (And then, of course, I'll be resisting the urge to pull the puppy-dog eyes and the "is it can be Torchwood and homemade ice cream tiem nao plz". Hopefully, I won't be resisting too hard.)
It's dementedly nice and summery outside, which is excellent until I try to get to sleep. I've had my window open and blinds shut all day today, and my little desktop thermometer (hush, I'm a weather nerd) puts the room at over 27 degrees (that's low 80s Fahrenheit). Ick. Shame the typical climate doesn't make AC a viable investment.
On the plus side, though, I'll sleep anywhere.
Uh. Yeah. Right. Ignore the double-entendre. *waggles eyebrows*
