Side Note To Fan Fic Authors

Side Note To Fan Fic Authors

Here’s the thing.

I read a lot of scripts.  A lot.  From professionals to aspiring writers to complete newbies.  Features and pilots.  Specs and treatments.

And 8 times out of 10 the fan fic that I’ve read over the last, oh, 15 years is leagues better than this stuff.  It’s more inspired.  It’s more compelling.  It’s genre bending and creative and heartfelt.  It’s well-paced and intense and funny and sexy and meaningful.  It’s smart and thoughtful and good.  It’s novel-quality.  Better than, sometimes.

Rare is the script I don’t want to put down, but how often have we stayed up until 3am to get to the last chapter of a 100k fic? And it’s not even a fan fic author’s day job.  This is what they do on the side.  In their spare time.  For free.

So my point is, fan fic authors, you’re good.  You’re good writers and great storytellers.  I know it doesn’t always feel like it, especially if you’re one of the authors who’s not a BNF and doesn’t get the notes/hits that a few do.  And  because some people still view fic as “not real writing.” You guys know the shit that gets made into movies.  You’re better than that.  So be better than that.  If writing is what you think want to do, then just know you’re already doing it.   You’ve already started.

And you’re more talented than you might think.

This is Random: I know.

But I think I am going to try to do something that people have been telling me to do for ages: I might go ahead and start a Podcast. O.o

Why? Well, for YEARS, people have been telling me that they like listening to me. Or that I am entertaining. That I am very animated and just enjoyable to listen to. They tell me I am in the wrong business all the time and that I should do Podcasts or Radio or Voice Acting. (I will dream about Voice Acting. That... is a biiiig stretch.)

So I might go ahead and try!

The issue - What the HECK do people talk about on Podcasts? What do people want to hear? Especially from ME? What am I supposed to do? What SHOULD I do? Omg ... this is why I never really tried. BUT WHO KNOWS NOW.

Any recommendations? XD

Do u ever read a friend’s fic and it’s like holy shit how do you consider me qualified to talk to you?

Possible Prompt I might work on...

What if your favorite characters had different powers or abilities...

I am starting to think about the different types of possible powers - and I almost went elemental for most of it. Not going to lie. But THEN I would need to think of like... 7 types of elements. And do I REALLY have that much in me to try to do that?

Possibly.

Or do I go with POWERS powers. Eh. EHH.

You all can ignore this. Just.. again, for myself so I don't lose it:

I had a new idea for a story hit me. I am really excited that I was able to post one recently so I think I will work on this second short story. The LONG STORY has taken a pause, mostly because I need to go through, edit, rewrite, and get back into it. I have to get back into the flow. But I think I would feel better about it once I write a few more stories and have that sense of "writing" again. Who knows.

I did the "Neighbor Jungkook wakes you with singing" one. I am happy with that one. Now I am doing "Study Partner Namjoon" and ... we'll see how that goes.