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jackofallgeeks) wrote2005-10-30 08:26 pm
jackofallgeeks) wrote2005-10-30 08:26 pm
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If you want to be a writer, write.
NaNoWriMo starts on Tuesday, yes? I think I want to participate in that, if not officially at least by trying to get some writing done. My trouble is, as ever, not having anything much to work with.
I'd had a few ideas. There is, of course, my "Real World" bit, which I'd like to get back to anyhow, if I can figure a way to work it. I need to sit down and really figure out what story it is i'm trying to tell with that one; I think I know, but only vaguely.
There's also the possibility of writing about the WoD game that I set up, but which hasn't even finished character creation because it seems my players have all lost interest. In a way, it's kind of a mutation of The Real World, and i'm kind of afraid that association could water both of them down, in a bad way.
I also thought I might write about my City of Heroes and/or City of Villains characters. I'm particularly fond of Bethan and Svelte and the possibilities they present, which only get betterif I add in other character for them to play with, like Sic Semper, Chubtoad, The Thirteenth Angel, and Claudia Zhavargo. But i'm also only vaguely sure of what sort of story I'd be writing there, too.
I think, really, what I need to do it just *write* something, which is most of the reason I want to do this Nanowrimo thing in the first place. The most disappointing thing, though, is that all three of those are more-or-less fanfics, which just feels... kinda cheap. Granted, the characters and stories are mine, which is more than any real fanfic can boast, but the setting is nigh-wholly borrowed; enough that I would expectcopyright issues if I ever tried to publish, which is bad enough for me.
There was the beginnings of something dealing with post-apocalyptic war dealing with artificial intelligence, computer vision, and themes of sentience -- and not in the Terminator "computers are out to get us" sort of way, but more of a Bladerunner sort of thing, minus the whole sad-computer bit they had (for the most part) and with more open war.
So maybe I could try running with that...
I'd had a few ideas. There is, of course, my "Real World" bit, which I'd like to get back to anyhow, if I can figure a way to work it. I need to sit down and really figure out what story it is i'm trying to tell with that one; I think I know, but only vaguely.
There's also the possibility of writing about the WoD game that I set up, but which hasn't even finished character creation because it seems my players have all lost interest. In a way, it's kind of a mutation of The Real World, and i'm kind of afraid that association could water both of them down, in a bad way.
I also thought I might write about my City of Heroes and/or City of Villains characters. I'm particularly fond of Bethan and Svelte and the possibilities they present, which only get betterif I add in other character for them to play with, like Sic Semper, Chubtoad, The Thirteenth Angel, and Claudia Zhavargo. But i'm also only vaguely sure of what sort of story I'd be writing there, too.
I think, really, what I need to do it just *write* something, which is most of the reason I want to do this Nanowrimo thing in the first place. The most disappointing thing, though, is that all three of those are more-or-less fanfics, which just feels... kinda cheap. Granted, the characters and stories are mine, which is more than any real fanfic can boast, but the setting is nigh-wholly borrowed; enough that I would expectcopyright issues if I ever tried to publish, which is bad enough for me.
There was the beginnings of something dealing with post-apocalyptic war dealing with artificial intelligence, computer vision, and themes of sentience -- and not in the Terminator "computers are out to get us" sort of way, but more of a Bladerunner sort of thing, minus the whole sad-computer bit they had (for the most part) and with more open war.
So maybe I could try running with that...