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I've been thinking these last few days about maybe, when I have a gap between ideas for fanfic stories, actually going back to my original novels and trying to get the first one up to publishable standard.
This is not the never-ending porny fic of doom I've mentioned before, but actually – wait for it (and don't laugh because I know this is not what anyone who's read what I've posted on LJ will expect!) – a children's school story set in a stage school. Yes, really. Turns out there are exactly two things that interest me enough to write about them: porn/bdsm and the theatre.
To enlighten you as to just how funny the idea of me actually getting the first of these novels up to 'publishable standard' is… I've been working on that (on and off) for – um, God – for about twenty years. Though only seriously for twelve years, which is when I started the complete re-draft that I'm still working on. Still… pretty laughable.
The thing is, I think it's pretty good. I enjoy reading through it. I'm just in the middle of working out the POV. It's third person and originally was written like all the other school stories I read growing up – i.e. sort of 'group' POV with occasional dips into individuals' POVs. But then I started reading stuff about how it's better to stick to one POV, and to be honest most of the story is about one particular girl, so I started changing it all to her POV. And then I didn't get to the end of that, and I can't be absolutely sure of the timing but I'm pretty sure it had something to do with discovering LJ… *g*
So there's not actually an awful lot left of that to do. But I'm a little scared to go back to it, because I've learnt such an incredible amount about my own writing these last two months since I've had people commenting on it that I'm afraid I'll find horrific amount I'd want to change.
Still, we'll see. If I get a suitable lull, I'll have a look at it.
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Further thought, brought about (obliquely) by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fandom_me's post here: I write best people in a closed environment, because then the story is actually about how those characters relate to each other and I don't need a huge damn plot. (I'm not good at plot.) Cases in point:
1. Master Plan - set on the Valiant where there really aren't going to be random characters floating in and out.
2. School story – set in a school. Again, very few random characters butting in.
3. Slash stuff – tends to be a pair of guys getting it on. Again, limited cast.
Intersting…
This is not the never-ending porny fic of doom I've mentioned before, but actually – wait for it (and don't laugh because I know this is not what anyone who's read what I've posted on LJ will expect!) – a children's school story set in a stage school. Yes, really. Turns out there are exactly two things that interest me enough to write about them: porn/bdsm and the theatre.
To enlighten you as to just how funny the idea of me actually getting the first of these novels up to 'publishable standard' is… I've been working on that (on and off) for – um, God – for about twenty years. Though only seriously for twelve years, which is when I started the complete re-draft that I'm still working on. Still… pretty laughable.
The thing is, I think it's pretty good. I enjoy reading through it. I'm just in the middle of working out the POV. It's third person and originally was written like all the other school stories I read growing up – i.e. sort of 'group' POV with occasional dips into individuals' POVs. But then I started reading stuff about how it's better to stick to one POV, and to be honest most of the story is about one particular girl, so I started changing it all to her POV. And then I didn't get to the end of that, and I can't be absolutely sure of the timing but I'm pretty sure it had something to do with discovering LJ… *g*
So there's not actually an awful lot left of that to do. But I'm a little scared to go back to it, because I've learnt such an incredible amount about my own writing these last two months since I've had people commenting on it that I'm afraid I'll find horrific amount I'd want to change.
Still, we'll see. If I get a suitable lull, I'll have a look at it.
Further thought, brought about (obliquely) by
fandom_me's post here: I write best people in a closed environment, because then the story is actually about how those characters relate to each other and I don't need a huge damn plot. (I'm not good at plot.) Cases in point:1. Master Plan - set on the Valiant where there really aren't going to be random characters floating in and out.
2. School story – set in a school. Again, very few random characters butting in.
3. Slash stuff – tends to be a pair of guys getting it on. Again, limited cast.
Intersting…
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