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moragmacpherson) wrote2011-05-01 11:52 am
moragmacpherson) wrote2011-05-01 11:52 am
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May Writing Meme: Day 1
Seeing as I'm not accomplishing much writing lately (not technically true: I'm writing lots, but the deadlines keep wooshing by without me) I may as well write about writing and count that as an accomplishment. This meme is courtesy of my beloved jjhunter , and the full list of questions can be found at her original post, here.
Day 1: Why do you write?
Shortest Answer: For cheap thrills.*
Underlying Answer: My mind holds me hostage.
Pithy Answer: I love reading and words breed words.
Short TMI Answer: I don't deal with my issues: I take them out on fictional characters.
Standard Short Answer: Because otherwise I can't stop thinking about the damn stories in my head. If I didn't write, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.**
Long Answer: Despite my recent output of Supernatural porn, my primary fandom function is crossover author. Crossovers are a love 'em/hate 'em genre, but they're also the one kind of fanfic*** that virtually everyone (including non-fandom folks) at least thinks about when they're a kid, the basic plot being a variation on: "What would happen if [Superman] met [Captain America]?"
My brain simply never grew out of this habit. Any time I discover/fall in love with a new canon/character, that corner of my brain starts plotting out scenarios against every other canon that I already love. It's a vicious cycle: frankly the rate at which I consume fiction (and non-fiction too) approaches the obscene. From time to time, a scenario churns up to my conscious mind: those are the ones that keep me up at night. If I'm really lucky, I even finish them.
* Poorly Concealed Answer: For the comments
** I haven't been getting much sleep recently. Hmmm... which is the cart and which is the horse?
*** The chief competition is self-insert fix-it fic. Yes, I wrote one. No, that hard drive doesn't exist any more and it's not on the Way Back Machine.
jjhunter , and the full list of questions can be found at her original post, here. Day 1: Why do you write?
Shortest Answer: For cheap thrills.*
Underlying Answer: My mind holds me hostage.
Pithy Answer: I love reading and words breed words.
Short TMI Answer: I don't deal with my issues: I take them out on fictional characters.
Standard Short Answer: Because otherwise I can't stop thinking about the damn stories in my head. If I didn't write, I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.**
Long Answer: Despite my recent output of Supernatural porn, my primary fandom function is crossover author. Crossovers are a love 'em/hate 'em genre, but they're also the one kind of fanfic*** that virtually everyone (including non-fandom folks) at least thinks about when they're a kid, the basic plot being a variation on: "What would happen if [Superman] met [Captain America]?"
My brain simply never grew out of this habit. Any time I discover/fall in love with a new canon/character, that corner of my brain starts plotting out scenarios against every other canon that I already love. It's a vicious cycle: frankly the rate at which I consume fiction (and non-fiction too) approaches the obscene. From time to time, a scenario churns up to my conscious mind: those are the ones that keep me up at night. If I'm really lucky, I even finish them.
* Poorly Concealed Answer: For the comments
** I haven't been getting much sleep recently. Hmmm... which is the cart and which is the horse?
*** The chief competition is self-insert fix-it fic. Yes, I wrote one. No, that hard drive doesn't exist any more and it's not on the Way Back Machine.