Writing meme

[unfeathered]

Seen absolutely everywhere on my flist:

What would you say are the trademarks of my writing? What themes or quirks or turns of phrase have you noticed? What is it that makes a story by me -- well, a story by me?

This is going to be interesting... :-)

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[smithy161.livejournal.com]

An ability to take the reader out of their computer chair, out of their living room, and have them standing there in the story with the characters. I've been reading (slowly) 'Master Plan', and I keep having to remind myself I'm not on board the Valiant, standing just behind the Master's shoulder.

There's also the tendency for your stories to point something out to me that is (and this is totally a compliment) so very true to everything I get from canon. I tend to nod and say 'oh, absolutely' when reading your fic.

[unfeathered]

I like this meme! It's very good for bolstering confidence! :-)

That - about being on the Valiant etc. - is exactly how I am when I write. I'm there, I am standing just behind the Master (or whoever), I'm seeing it and hearing it and feeling it (though usually forgetting to touch and taste it) and, yeah. That's so cool to read that it works like that for the reader too.

And that it feels so right is a wonderful compliment. :-)