Still working up the courage to post something public, I'll let you know if I ever get to it. The thought of perfect strangers reading and judging my work is scary. -_-
French is, perhaps, a language that lends itself better to storytelling?
Actually, as a reader I think English makes for better storytelling. As a writer though, I find it hard -I have to stop every few words to think about the best way to say what I want to say, while in French it all comes naturally to me. It's just more fun.
But seriously - don't you find it harder to write a good original story than a good fanfic?
Not really. I have original characters and settings popping up in my head all the time, so I feel like I'm writing fanfic, only my readers don't know the fandom yet and I can show them how cool it is. Also, plotting is fun. It's probably my favourite part of writing. I love coming up with stories.
There's also the fact that people all over the world are already writing about fandom characters, and I feel I should use what little self-discipline I have to work hard for my original characters, because if I don't, nobody will. Which is quite silly, especially since nobody except my family and a few close friends are allowed to read it. (I swear I'll work that courage someday. Yes.)
(You're making perfect sense, btw.)
No. 1 rule for h/c justification: don't.
You're probably right, those things work better without justification. But as I said, plotting is fun. *g*
(Hmm. Re-reading this, I notice all of it is so serious! Must be sleep deprivation or something... *shakes brain hoping silly joke will fall out*)
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French is, perhaps, a language that lends itself better to storytelling?
Actually, as a reader I think English makes for better storytelling. As a writer though, I find it hard -I have to stop every few words to think about the best way to say what I want to say, while in French it all comes naturally to me. It's just more fun.
But seriously - don't you find it harder to write a good original story than a good fanfic?
Not really. I have original characters and settings popping up in my head all the time, so I feel like I'm writing fanfic, only my readers don't know the fandom yet and I can show them how cool it is. Also, plotting is fun. It's probably my favourite part of writing. I love coming up with stories.
There's also the fact that people all over the world are already writing about fandom characters, and I feel I should use what little self-discipline I have to work hard for my original characters, because if I don't, nobody will. Which is quite silly, especially since nobody except my family and a few close friends are allowed to read it. (I swear I'll work that courage someday. Yes.)
(You're making perfect sense, btw.)
No. 1 rule for h/c justification: don't.
You're probably right, those things work better without justification. But as I said, plotting is fun. *g*
(Hmm. Re-reading this, I notice all of it is so serious! Must be sleep deprivation or something... *shakes brain hoping silly joke will fall out*)
Now, we can't be silly all the time, can we? *g*