*grins* Bring it on, you know I'm more than happy to be silly, make a mess, rant, ramble, discuss and even argue, which I've yet to seriously do on LJ yet. Occasionally I can even be serious. And I thoroughly agree. LJ at the moment feels stale, it's one of the reasons I've been AWOL. Don't even mention Elfwood. My brain was lacking in stimulants so wandered elsewhere.
No insults to anyone, but we've all sort of drifted apart and don't interact much anymore. That was the thing with Elfwood - we were there for the stories and characters, and not a lot else. Here real life crops up, and that's hard to interact with when you don't know the person outside of a comp screen. It's lovely to know how everyone is, and what they are up to, but sometimes it's also nice to talk, be silly, and just be character-centric for a moment.
As for the energy of fan-fic and losing the will to write continously with own characters, yep, am currently wading through that. That is one of the reasons I have so many worlds and stories on the go. Seriously fed up of Shadows and Sea-Fever yesterday, didn't want to write any of them, so I rummaged through my files and found Six. Reminded me why I love dystopic future fantasy.
Which reminds me, must do a - what makes me happy in writing - entry next week.
Personally I try never to figure out how I write, because I know if I look to closely it'll fall apart, become self-conscious and run for cover.
Another thing that keeps it all fresh for me is constantly creating something new. I love the feel of new characters, trying to work them out, playing with a world setting, thinking up new languages. Similarly going back to very old characters and trying to update them. Or even taking an ordinary character and working out what makes them tick. Works best with none main characters, and in my case always ends in a disaster because I have yet more plots on the brain.
Sometimes I wonder what it'd be like if someone came along and tried to write fan-fics of my characters... then I shy away because it would be weird. Other times I wonder what it'd be like if some of my characters met other people's in fairly normal settings. Or, just for the hell of it, other characters that aren't mine. I personally would pay good money to see Lorannon and Nimbus sit down together for a chinwag... or a boast session... probably in a bar. But then I'm strange.
What's the point of virtue if you don't do something with it? The wise don't get there if they stop learning. Words I love - Spirit, passion and enthusiasm. If I can't write a story with those, then it makes me wonder why I bother at all.
Of course the trouble with challenges and other such fun things is time, many people won't have the time, or the like.
However, I'm with you, hen ^_^ Talk to me, and I'll be sure to babble back.
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Date: 2006-05-18 10:12 pm (UTC)No insults to anyone, but we've all sort of drifted apart and don't interact much anymore. That was the thing with Elfwood - we were there for the stories and characters, and not a lot else. Here real life crops up, and that's hard to interact with when you don't know the person outside of a comp screen. It's lovely to know how everyone is, and what they are up to, but sometimes it's also nice to talk, be silly, and just be character-centric for a moment.
As for the energy of fan-fic and losing the will to write continously with own characters, yep, am currently wading through that. That is one of the reasons I have so many worlds and stories on the go. Seriously fed up of Shadows and Sea-Fever yesterday, didn't want to write any of them, so I rummaged through my files and found Six. Reminded me why I love dystopic future fantasy.
Which reminds me, must do a - what makes me happy in writing - entry next week.
Personally I try never to figure out how I write, because I know if I look to closely it'll fall apart, become self-conscious and run for cover.
Another thing that keeps it all fresh for me is constantly creating something new. I love the feel of new characters, trying to work them out, playing with a world setting, thinking up new languages. Similarly going back to very old characters and trying to update them. Or even taking an ordinary character and working out what makes them tick. Works best with none main characters, and in my case always ends in a disaster because I have yet more plots on the brain.
Sometimes I wonder what it'd be like if someone came along and tried to write fan-fics of my characters... then I shy away because it would be weird. Other times I wonder what it'd be like if some of my characters met other people's in fairly normal settings. Or, just for the hell of it, other characters that aren't mine. I personally would pay good money to see Lorannon and Nimbus sit down together for a chinwag... or a boast session... probably in a bar. But then I'm strange.
What's the point of virtue if you don't do something with it? The wise don't get there if they stop learning. Words I love - Spirit, passion and enthusiasm. If I can't write a story with those, then it makes me wonder why I bother at all.
Of course the trouble with challenges and other such fun things is time, many people won't have the time, or the like.
However, I'm with you, hen ^_^ Talk to me, and I'll be sure to babble back.