Fic writing
Jan. 27th, 2006 10:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
serafina20So, I've come against that wall again. I've picked the demon-thing for the next Supernatural fic I write. It was going to be a Fox Fairy. According to my field guide, they're highly dangerous and have an affinity for scholars. They steal the vital essence of its human lover during an orgasm then take off, leaving their lover to waste away.
Perfect, right? I could legitimatly put Rachel in danger but, because she's still in college, not have it be all about her. The boys could be tipped off to the danger by a recent death at Yale, leading them to a bunch of other suspicious deaths at various colleges dating way, way back.
The problem is, on further research (and closer reading of my book) it's only the female Fox Fairy that goes after scholars. And although I could have a female go after Rachel, I'd rather it be a guy.
So, do you think it matters? I mean, shows twist this kind of stuff to fit their purpose all the time (Lionel's story about Prometheus anyone?). So... do you think I could twist it? Or throw in the line that all the research says only female Fox Fairies go after scholars and someon (Dean) say back, "Well obviously the research is wrong"?
Am I overthinking fanfiction?
And can you believe that I have a writing conference to go to in less than a month and I've revised a total of 1/2 a page of my publishable novel? And I'm worried that I haven't yet started COTWS 52 yet?
Seriously, anyone need a slave? Just let me write, and I'll do ANYTHING.
Perfect, right? I could legitimatly put Rachel in danger but, because she's still in college, not have it be all about her. The boys could be tipped off to the danger by a recent death at Yale, leading them to a bunch of other suspicious deaths at various colleges dating way, way back.
The problem is, on further research (and closer reading of my book) it's only the female Fox Fairy that goes after scholars. And although I could have a female go after Rachel, I'd rather it be a guy.
So, do you think it matters? I mean, shows twist this kind of stuff to fit their purpose all the time (Lionel's story about Prometheus anyone?). So... do you think I could twist it? Or throw in the line that all the research says only female Fox Fairies go after scholars and someon (Dean) say back, "Well obviously the research is wrong"?
Am I overthinking fanfiction?
And can you believe that I have a writing conference to go to in less than a month and I've revised a total of 1/2 a page of my publishable novel? And I'm worried that I haven't yet started COTWS 52 yet?
Seriously, anyone need a slave? Just let me write, and I'll do ANYTHING.
