cornerofmadness

It was another not so hot writing week (though I did get 2,300 words). I'm still trying to settle in at work. It's leaving me brain dead at night. The threesome crew spat out an opening and then went quiet.

At least I got my

picfor1000 story done but it wasn't easy. It did get me thinking on my writing process. People ask me how I write. I can easily say what I don't do. I don't really outline. I take notes yes, but outline no.

I'm more akin to Stephen King's 'let it spin.' Though in my head, it's more like 'make a snow man.' I start with a little nugget. I think this is why I really like prompt communities and open call anthologies with a theme. It gives me the nugget to build on.

Just like making a snowman, I take that nugget and roll it over and over in my mind until it gets bigger, more compact, more visibly a snow man. When it works, I get scene upon scene in my head (and if I'm smart I'll go write those notes down).

Case in point, when it works well I start off with one thing, such as my

help_haiti fic. I got a prompt of future fic with Roy angsting but NOT about his blindness. Started twisting it around and got several scenes right off the bat (yes a couple are influenced by the blindness)I know a few things now, it will be multichaptered, it won't be done overnight but I have enough to be very excited about it

I did the same thing with the Pompeii story. Guardian SPirits was the prompt. I knew immediately i didn't want to do angel fic so I spent a few moments researching other guardians. Once i had the Roman Lares, I rolled them around. I had the whole story in my head very quickly (writing it wasn't as easy but conceiving it was)

Sometimes it works out not so hot and you end up with Dumpy the Snowman. THat's where my threesome story is right now. The prompt is very open. threesome sex. Okay. I rolled that around and got a lopsided snowman. I have a head and a bottom but no middle piece (and they want to fill it with nothing but sex)

Sometimes my snowman never gets to be more than a snowball that I want to fling far away from me. Case in point this pic for 1000 prompt. Deviled Eggs. Even using it not so literally it took out most of the anime/manga fandoms i write in. NCIS...to me deviled eggs means party time and everything I've done for this fandom has been a party so no. Buffy? Dresden Files? Buffyverse spoke up first. The story is kinda cracky and lame. I dont' feel like it ever rolled up the right way.

so if you're stuck, give it a try. just roll an idea around and see if it shapes up.

9135 / 175000 words. 5% done!