Writing and stuff

[valis2]

I had another insane dream this morning, but have forgotten it.

So I'm up to 36k on this Riptide story. I know I'm past the halfway point, but I still have a lot of distance to go. From what I've seen in the Riptide fandom, this is an uncommon length for a story (though in S&H there are quite a few long tales). My island story is already the longest story on the Riptide archive, and that's only 26k, so this is definitely into the "epic" length.

Writing a longer story, for me, means that the roller coaster is working overtime. Instead of having a couple highs and a couple crashes, I'm up and down like a yoyo.

I'm also reading a very good S&H epic fic right now, and last night I suddenly came to the realization that the language is just so much prettier and nicer than my fic. Which led to the latest crash on the rollercoaster. I told Husband that, in comparison to that S&H story, my story sounded like this:

Cody: You hurt, Nick?
Nick: *grunt*
Cody: Me help! *hug*

Fortunately, Husband pointed out that the tone of my fic isn't meant to be flowery, but rather realistic, and he is right. Still, I just can't help feeling inadequate.

I just spent a few hours reading the entire story, and I have to say, there are some good moments, a couple intense scenes, and a whole lot of Freudian slips on my part. I often read h/c stories where it's quite obvious what the author really likes, as you can tell by the continual re-injuring. Um. I have my own predilections, and they are obvious in this. I mean, I know that h/c is an integral part of the Riptide fandom, so I can't really be worried about this, but still--I don't want this story to be an exercise in How Many Cuddles Can I Realistically Portray.

Comments

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

You write. I make videos.

Have you checked any of them? The last two were Classic Who vids. We are each creative in our own ways...

[valis2.livejournal.com]

*snorts* That was hilarious!!

Though it does make me realize that I must have skipped over a ton of Pertwee eps. Now that I think back on it, I know I watched a few, but I'm much more remembering doctors 4-7. *nodnod*

I laughed through the whole thing--that was really well done! I love how you timed everything, seriously.

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

Being graphical in nature makes up for my inability to write a good story. I did a few more which can be found on my YouTube channel.

Enjoy...

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Hey, I might need some graphics for my Etsy shop and stuff. Are you interested? Email me at [lj username]@gmail.com if you are.