@ other writers: how the hell do you write short things????
I think it involves blood magic.
@ other writers: How in the hell do you write long things????
It definitely involves blood magic.
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Writing to-do List
I was tagged by @deadlykittenkay and @mrsgabrieltrickster to post the stuff I’m working on.
I don’t have any live WIPs at the moment (meaning posted) so all of these are things I need to actually write or finish or post. There are a few I’ve left off because they’re super secret and I can’t talk about them.
Ties That Bind (DeanCasJimmy with witch!Jimmy and witch!Cas)
A few months ago I posted this for the hell of it but I like the idea of plant bondage and it would work for my magic AU in my poly bingo so I might as well. It’s explicit, ‘cause bondage.
Untitled Drag Queen Thing (DeanCasJimmy with drag queen!Jimmy and genderfluid!Cas)
Also for the poly bingo. It would fill the genderfluid character square. I really want to write Jimmy in a sexy blue dress and have Cas be much better at makeup than Jimmy. Also, genderfluid!Cas is important.
Like Mother, Like Son (Dean/Ketch, Ketch/Mary, Dean/Jimmy)
Basically, the awkward dinner to end all awkward dinners. Would fill the cross-couple square.
Passive-Aggressive Undertaking (Dean/Ketch, Dean/Meg, Dean/Ketch/Meg? maybe.)
For the enemies to lovers square of my poly bingo. Funeral directors AU. Contains the phrase “glitter dicks”.
The Dragon’s Keep (Dean/Sam)
Dean’s a knight, Sam’s a dragon. Whatever could go wrong?
Seriously though, there’s a lot of story and a whole world I have to wrap my head around. Now that I have more time to do it, I can think about Dean’s life growing up with Cain as his adoptive father.
Untitled Arranged Marriage Fic (Dean/Michael, Dean/Anna, Dean/Micahel/Anna)
What the not-title says. For the poly bingo. That’s as far as I’ve gotten so far.
Across the Earth (pending title. Sam/Sarah sequel to Under the Surface)
Sam-centric fic that’s technically a sequel to Under the Surface. It would start as Sam gets to Winchester and would focus on him grieving and dealing with Samuel in the first half. It would change a little as it would deal with the aftermath of the events in Under the Surface, which means those characters I mentioned in the final chapter would play a much bigger role. Also, Sam and Sarah falling in love and Sam being a badass leader.
Tagging anyone who wants to talk about their stuff, so all my writer friends.
Do you writer people ever feel like you need to “get into character” to write certain characters? What do you do to achieve that?
Kind of giggling because I never even considered that aspect when giving out prompts – we have the whole range of weather where I live.
lol. It’s funny, honestly. And just my luck if I’m honest. I have a habit of getting prompts for challenges that I’m like… huh? But that’s what google and friends who live up north are for.
We usually do get snow at least twice a winter around here, this year was just odd. And, we’re never prepared for any kind of snow that’s more than a light dusting. A few years back we had a ton of snow storms and power went out in the northern part of the state. Pipes froze all over the place and roofs caved in. It was a disaster.
Weather around here is either windy or hot. That’s pretty much it.
I signed up for the RSCC (awesome) but I got one prompt that is snow related
…… I live in a desert hell hole. I’m not even sure I remember what snow even looks like? I think it happened once last winter for like 5 minutes tops.
5 WIPs
I was tagged by @purgatoan and @samanddeaninpanties to list my top five wips.
Okay, I’ll be honest, I’m not working on a lot right now. I have a few fics for the rare pair challenge but I’m not putting them on here because they’ll be up in like, a day or so *fingers crossed*. Also, I have the thing for spn short stories which I don’t think I’m allowed to talk about. So, here are some I’m either working on or will be working on. Also, I have a comissioned fic I can’t talk about.
1. The Dragon’s Keep
This was supposed to be my WBB but I can’t keep the momentum up so I’m gonna keep working on it and post chapter by chapter when I get some more done. Dean’s a knight who was adopted by Cain after his village was destroyed by a dragon, killing his mom and little brother in the process. He’s out tracking a dragon’s nest with two of his knight buddies when they’re ambushed and he gets separated and severely injured. Que a rescue from Sam, a ¾ dragon who’s surprisingly shy. I’m two and a half chapters into this one but it’s gonna get longer because I have the time to develop a secondary plot with Dean’s life as a knight.
2. Passive- Aggressive Undertaking
Dean/Ketch and Dean/Meg (maybe Dean/Ketch/Meg? idk yet.) Its an AU for the polybingo. I just need to finish the sex scene. If I don’t do Dean/Ketch/Meg, it’ll be a poly-v. Dean and Ketch are funeral directors. (Side note: apparently this is a thing we’re doing because @maliciouslycreative mentioned an undertaker Dean/Ketch thing, too. I guess these two just have to be treasure hunters/archeologist or undertakers.)
3. Winjimstiel Serial Killer AU
I have no idea what I’m calling this yet. I have a plot and a scene down. I have no idea how dark this is gonna be but I also want it to be kind of darkly funny? Like I have this image of Cas and Sam warming up by burning bodies because they’re the only ones allowed to dispose of the bodies anymore because Jimmy and Dean wont stop fucking around and making dumb jokes with the organs (I heart you, I only have eyes for you, that kinda stuff). But also theres tactile necrophilia so *shrugs*. It’s probably just gonna be me reading this.
4. Like Mother, Like Son
Another polybingo square but this one is cross couple. It’s Dean/Ketch, Ketch/Mary. Dean is awkward. Jimmy thinks it’s funny. I’ve got two scenes down but it’s supposed to be short. (She says as if she’s capable of writing short things.)
5. Some Things Last Ficlets
If you’ve read this you probably have some idea of why I want to keep writing this verse. No spoilers, but Claire has to grow up and Balthazar is gonna be sooooo pissed when he finds out stuff. Also, the whole verse needs more Sam. These are just vague ideas at this point.
tagging: @maliciouslycreative, @wanderingcas, whoever esle is interested.
The fact is, I don’t know where my ideas come from. Nor does any writer. The only real answer is to drink way too much coffee and buy yourself a desk that doesn’t collapse when you beat your head against it.
Douglas Adams (via writeontheedge)
I love reading romance, but have a hard time writing it. I tend to be bored by strictly-romantic plots and prefer fics where other things are also happening. Those are the stories I try to write, and so I tend to get distracted by all the other stuff and neglect the romance.
That makes total sense. Like, obviously, I adore shippy fic but I love conflict that doesn’t have to do with the romance. Give me a murder mystery or an action adventure or interpersonal drama anyday of the week and I will eat it up. (My favorite published books are not romances but I’ve been known to read them every once in a while.) I’ll still read stuff with romance at the center, but I cannot write that very well.
But I definitely don’t think there’s anything wrong with putting romance in the secondary plot. I think it’s more fun, personally.
Romance is… Tricky to write for me too.
How so? Is it that it’s kinda squicky for you or that it feels fake or that it’s hard to tell what’s romantic?
Because I have all of those problems.
*whispers* what fic are you re-reading? I’m nosy. Also: me too!!
I was looking over Under the Surface but then I checked Learning Curve and I realized there is some seriously anti-climactic pay-offs going on here. Like, wow. I really can’t write romantic scenes, can I? Hell, Some Things Last is better but it’s still… just talking.
My aro is showing, I guess.
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