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Alex Smith ([personal profile] rinnia) wrote2008-09-13 11:50 pm

Fiction Woes

I've always been a bit insecure about my Neku voice, and yet I'm in the middle of a TWEWY fanfic that is 50% Neku talking to himself (kinda). Why do I do this to myself? I have another TWEWY idea that focuses on two characters I've never written before. I wish I could come up with a good idea that has Joshua dialogue in it for once. Aaaaaugh.

I also have a bunny for an FFVIII fic that would end up being lengthy and potentially epic, so chances are I won't get motivated enough to write it. Pluuuus, it's got a lot of Selphie, and in very odd circumstances, so I'd need to reread some dialogue to get her down pat beforehand. Oh hey - advice time! If I did end up writing this, it would involve a monster not currently in canon. I'm thinking a bird type creature, so I was considering using Garuda. Thoughts? Any other ideas?

Yet another idea I have is for the prompt that [livejournal.com profile] terra submitted. Gotta make sure my Terra voice is good before that one for obvious reasons.

And hey - I actually started my novel! It's going roughly. I wish I could just jump into the middle, where things pick up and I know what I want to happen, but I have issues writing out of order, and so it's slogging through the beginning for me. At least I'm looking forward to writing the middle and end, so it should get easier as I go, yeah?

[identity profile] eidolon-nine.livejournal.com 2008-09-16 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
Ganbatte! If you ever need a beta reader, I'm always open (even though I may not be any good for fandom-related stories, I can always read original fics!) We should have writing contests to get us going on our novels. (Or maybe it's just me who loves competition so much, but it couldn't hurt!) :)

[identity profile] rinnia.livejournal.com 2008-09-16 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
がんばって! I'll keep that in mind and extend the same offer to you - I'm open to be a beta, given you don't mind slightly slow turnaround. Oooo, contests sound fun. Lord knows I can use all the motivation I can get. It's tricky to get excited about side things given everything that's going on in my real life sometimes, so I'd totally welcome something like that. :D