ext_29553 ([identity profile] haldoor.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 1_million_words2024-03-08 03:00 pm

Original fic: Week Two

How are you doing with your original fic? I am hopeless, as I have not even looked at one of my WIPs that I said I was going to tackle! I need to get on that, stat!

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Anyway, here are a couple more prompts to hopefully kick you out of any slumps:

1. Wordplay

2. Don't you dare!

And while we're here, let's discuss: do you write the same genre/s as you like to read? If not, why do you think that is?

Personally, I like to read m/m romance and sci-fi best, with a lot of humour thrown in. If all three can be combined, it's brilliant! I also prefer to write in these genres, but I do find myself dipping well into the angst/dark fields, and sometimes kink, way more than I like to read it, which I find amusing! I don't know why that is, it's just the way my muses seem to go, whereas when I'm reading, although I like the protagonists to be overcoming some difficulties and/or growing/learning something, I prefer it doesn't get too angsty or dark (a little is okay)! I didn't use to mind kink, but as I get older I seem less interested in it, and that is where I head away and into more of the adventurous sci-fi stuff, when I can find good stories (The Expanse, anyone? I've recently finished the 9th and final book *Sobs* My saving grace is there is a bunch of short-stories too, so I'm holding out for the book that contains all of those).

And I think that's enough for today! Good luck with your ongoing original writing! ;-)

[identity profile] asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com 2024-03-08 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I mostly write romance of varying kinds, which I also like to read.

However, my favorite genres to read are fantasy and mystery/thriller (police procedurals, psychological thriller, etc.), which I don't write. Why? Well, I don't have the mental capacity to write well thought out fantasy. The world building alone is immense. And as for mysteries... I'm not smart enough (shhhh...) to plot a twisty mystery nor do I know enough about how police departments operate. I know I could research the last, but the first keeps me from it. LOL I have attempted a few mysteries, and they're fine, but they're not great plot-wise either.

I've also found myself wanting to write some hockey romance, but I don't feel like I've got a good enough grip on the game, how it works, or the slang to pull it off. *sighs*

Anyway... that was a lot.
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[personal profile] cmk418 2024-03-08 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)

I will happily help beta any hockey romance you decide to write. It's hard to write the on-ice action. I tend to focus more on the camaraderie and off-ice stuff.

Mysteries take way too much planning. Half the time I don't know how something ends until the end and I can't write the thing backwards like mystery writers do. Maybe when I retire, I'll try my hand at them.

[identity profile] asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com 2024-03-08 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll hold you to that!

Yeah, the actual hockey might be too much for me. But team dynamics, bromances, and relationships, I think I can handle that. And thank you - we'll see if this desire fizzles or flames after tomorrow (k)night. :D

Oh man, that's it, right there. I'm the ultimate pantser in that I plan nothing. And working backwards would just confuse me. I bet you could do it!

[identity profile] asphaltcowgrrl.livejournal.com 2024-03-11 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, absolutely.

Same here. I probably could if I sat myself down and made a point to plot a story. But, that's also now how I function so I'm not sure how well it would go. :D

Thanks for the support. I guess we'll see - I have an idea and I need to get some of it out before I know if it will go anywhere or not. I know enough about the game itself, I think, I just have no idea about any of the other stuff. Oh well. That's never stopped me before I suppose.