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In the midst of a horrid creative block aka writer's block? Well I guess they are the same thing. I think it's because I'm worrying about stuff and can't relax my mind enough to let the creative energies flow. Miss the writing. I get cranky without it. Even if it is crappy and no one but me sees it.
Speaking of writing...or rather reading and writing..
Fan-fiction. Been reading it again lately - because I have an itch and the books I currently own and am reading aren't quite scratching said itch. But that's irrelevant and not what this post is about.
The problem with fan-fiction, well outside of the whole copyright thing which I've discussed ad nasuem in other posts and am frankly bored of to be honest, is that you are writing about characters that have not only been well-established elsewhere but also have a rigorous and somewhat obsessive following amongst your readership. They've been established firmly in your readerships heads either by a writer, or a writer/artist, or a writer/artist/actor, etc. Writing a fan-fiction or even a legal sequel and/or adaptation to that original work - has pitfalls that you don't have to deal with if you write your own original story. Because when someone reads an original story with original characters, they usually aren't busy comparing them to the pre-established characters and/or story.
( where I ramble about the pitfalls of writing/reading fanfiction, not sure the ramble makes sense, but you're welcome to see if it does. )
Speaking of writing...or rather reading and writing..
Fan-fiction. Been reading it again lately - because I have an itch and the books I currently own and am reading aren't quite scratching said itch. But that's irrelevant and not what this post is about.
The problem with fan-fiction, well outside of the whole copyright thing which I've discussed ad nasuem in other posts and am frankly bored of to be honest, is that you are writing about characters that have not only been well-established elsewhere but also have a rigorous and somewhat obsessive following amongst your readership. They've been established firmly in your readerships heads either by a writer, or a writer/artist, or a writer/artist/actor, etc. Writing a fan-fiction or even a legal sequel and/or adaptation to that original work - has pitfalls that you don't have to deal with if you write your own original story. Because when someone reads an original story with original characters, they usually aren't busy comparing them to the pre-established characters and/or story.
( where I ramble about the pitfalls of writing/reading fanfiction, not sure the ramble makes sense, but you're welcome to see if it does. )
