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Writing stuff

In the last two days I’ve written 5 different fics and 7537 words. There’s a reason. And I’ve got one, maybe two more fics to go.

I’m happy to do it. But I think my Muse will deserve a small vacation after this.

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How do you get over being over-critical of your own writing? I try, but sometimes I can’t even put out a paragraph it’s so bad.

neil-gaiman:

joehillsthrills:

I remind myself that no one day of writing matters all that much. A story is built somewhat like a stalactite – one little drip of mud and grit at a time.

I  remind myself that the first few drafts are just for me. That gives me permission to let it be an ungodly mess, full of shit sentences and crap ideas, whipped into a creamy froth with the occasional bits that do work. Later I’ll winnow out the stuff that was no good. What remains will be (I hope) fun, economical, and lively.

It helps (me) to write longhand. I know no one is ever going to see my longhand draft but me. That’s a free pass to suck.

Also, though, I try and work small. If I think a scene blows dead rats, I’ll stop thinking about the big picture, and just think about the next sentence. If I can get down one sentence that really excites me, sometimes it will throw a spark powerful enough to bring a dying moment back to life.

WHAT HE SAID.

I think that may need more emphasis. 

Ahem.

WHAT HE FUCKING SAID.

There.

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One Starry Night (10913 words) by janto321
Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Philip Anderson
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe – Fantasy, Alternate Universe – Werewolf, Alternate Universe – Vampire, Vampire Sherlock, Werewolf John, Alpha/Omega, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Topping from the Bottom, Alpha Sherlock, Omega John Watson, Omega John, Top Sherlock, Bottom John, Knotting, Blood Drinking, Marking, Coitus Interruptus, Sherlock Being Sherlock, Insecure Sherlock, Case Fic
Summary:

Werewolf John Watson has an encounter with vampire Sherlock as he goes into heat. And it leads places neither of them expected.

I wasn’t going to include this fic because it’s so recent. But I have to take a moment I think and go ahead and put it in here.

I never expected a vampire sherlock/werewolf john omegaverse fic to take off like it did.

This was born from a fanwork challenge on johnwantsit. When I decided to make it longer than a chapter I started calling it “my kitchen sink fic”. The original prompt I used was simply “One Starry Night”.

Much to my shock, folks loved it, and a pwp turned into something quite different. But a lot of my fics are that way. I think I’m writing one thing and then the characters take over and then I end up with something better.

Writing is awesome (and sometimes awful hard, but I love it more often)

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I sometimes find that once I start feeding my muse regularly again and writing more, then more ideas come. Not always. But often enough. I think it’s part of the habit of writing, at least for me. If I get in the habit of writing then something else is often right behind when I finish the last thing.

Like right now I need to finish editing a fic and post it, but I just got a lovely idea for a pwp. No wonder I like Jack Harkness so much. I ship everyone with with everyone. In every which way.