"Oh, to be young again. And a robot."

[prillalar]

April hasn't been terribly productive fic-wise and fandom-wise, but May is scheduled as buckle-down month. Now to decide which WIP to pick up...

Do you use any particular idea-generation methods when you're working up a premise for fic? How about for outlining and such? For me, I keep a file of random facts that remind me of the characters I like to write. Also, reversal works well, like taking a usual premise for a pairing and turning it on its head. Or using it for a different pairing. (Like a usual InuKai premise for MomoKai.) And you can't go wrong with song stories. And sometimes a good title will hit me out of the blue and I'll write a story to fit. Or I'll take my partner to the pub and brainstorm ideas with him. Which usually ends up with him harassing me to write a story about Horio and Tomoka and a date at the water park. Maybe for his birthday. :D

Do you have a fairly defined writing process? It's always interesting to hear about how different people work!

In other news, I am still in love with coffee and my Kindle. ♥

Comments

[katelinmr.livejournal.com]

Yay for picking up wips again, and an even bigger YAY for coffee! ♥

[prillalar]

Coffee is amazing! I wish I could drink it all day long.

[emothy]

My writing process has completely changed in the past year I'd say, after going through a big block. I used to come up with ideas and beginnings so easily and just write thousands of words on a roll. Then heading towards the middle I'd stall and trail off because I had no defined ending. There are tons of things, especially chaptered, that I'll never finish because I have no clue how they're supposed to end.

These days I have a couple of universes to play in and I browse all different kinds of prompt communities and when one pings me for a certain universe I'll use it for a particular scene or moment in time. But those aren't complete fics, just snippets from a wider universe!

So my writing process is rather erratic and crazy? XD

[prillalar]

Have you tried doing detailed outlines for longer stories? That can be helpful, even for something you've already started.

Usually, I can't start writing until I know how something will end, although stories do develop and change while I'm working on them.

As long as you're enjoying it! It's fun to get that ping of inspiration. :)

[dandellions.livejournal.com]

I have been silently following your journal for quite a long while now. I noticed you seem very methodical even when it comes to something like fic writing. I remember your anime episode summaries and the comparison analysis between manga and anime and what it means for Tezuka/Oishi and Tezuka/Ryoma and such. I often wonder how you could be so composed!

[prillalar]

I guess I am pretty methodical. :) I know not everybody works that way, though. Thinking and analysis are fun!