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prepare4troubleIsn't it weird when you write something that turns into something completely different?
I store random ideas in the notepad on my phone. Whenever I have a fic idea, I just jot it down in there, usually at some point in the middle of the night just after I've gone to bed, and then I usually completely forget about it. During my lunch time on Thursday, I ended up flicking through them, and found one I really wanted to write. It was quite an angsty Sam/Edgar thing that as I began to plan in my head, became based loosely around an Alkaline Trio song called 'Sorry About That'.
It's quite an old song of theirs. It's about a guy who is in love with a friend who has just gone through a breakup. They get together, get drunk and end up sleeping together. He regrets it, because she had just had her heart broken and if they had waited he thinks they might have ended up together instead of just having one night. I can't find it on youtube, but this one is a live one that sounds pretty close to the album version.
Anyway, my thoughts were that the story would be set not long after Alan had been turned, (Tribe-verse, probably). Sam's POV. Edgar is all depressed and irrational, he and Sam get drunk, and because he needs some human contact, he lets Sam have his way. But because of that, they end up growing apart. Sam thinks that if they hadn't, they would still be friends, maybe even more than that, but he disregarded Edgar's broken heart and fucked the whole thing up. Something like that, anyway. But what I ended up writing was "Interesting" which is a different story entirely. A maybe one-sided, but maybe not, slashy Sam/Edgar piece constructed almost entirely of fluff.
Weird how things like that happen. I'm still trying to write the other one, actually. I really really want to write it. But I can't. It's not working.
Looking through my notes also revealed a long list of plans for my sequel to Aftertaste, which has got me quite excited about that again though.
I store random ideas in the notepad on my phone. Whenever I have a fic idea, I just jot it down in there, usually at some point in the middle of the night just after I've gone to bed, and then I usually completely forget about it. During my lunch time on Thursday, I ended up flicking through them, and found one I really wanted to write. It was quite an angsty Sam/Edgar thing that as I began to plan in my head, became based loosely around an Alkaline Trio song called 'Sorry About That'.
It's quite an old song of theirs. It's about a guy who is in love with a friend who has just gone through a breakup. They get together, get drunk and end up sleeping together. He regrets it, because she had just had her heart broken and if they had waited he thinks they might have ended up together instead of just having one night. I can't find it on youtube, but this one is a live one that sounds pretty close to the album version.
Anyway, my thoughts were that the story would be set not long after Alan had been turned, (Tribe-verse, probably). Sam's POV. Edgar is all depressed and irrational, he and Sam get drunk, and because he needs some human contact, he lets Sam have his way. But because of that, they end up growing apart. Sam thinks that if they hadn't, they would still be friends, maybe even more than that, but he disregarded Edgar's broken heart and fucked the whole thing up. Something like that, anyway. But what I ended up writing was "Interesting" which is a different story entirely. A maybe one-sided, but maybe not, slashy Sam/Edgar piece constructed almost entirely of fluff.
Weird how things like that happen. I'm still trying to write the other one, actually. I really really want to write it. But I can't. It's not working.
Looking through my notes also revealed a long list of plans for my sequel to Aftertaste, which has got me quite excited about that again though.
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2011-03-05 18:56 (UTC)(BTW...in your icon, both Alan and Edgar are doing the "rock out" sign I think, and Sam is doing the "I love you" sign whilst looking straight at Edgar. Huzzah.)
And I agree with you about the explicit thing. I find it difficult to go into too much detail, as I actually believe implication is a lot more powerful and effective. And I don't have the necessary SKILLZ to write drawn out sex scenes. They are seriously rare in my works, and only get fleeting mentions.
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2011-03-05 20:33 (UTC)I'm not sure about the fic idea, because it really is still a fairly vague collection of ideas and feelings in my head, which steadfastly refused to translate into words on a page when I tried. I do want to do it though.
The Aftertaste sequel will definitely appear sooner or later. I've got a couple of chapters already, but I'm not sure I want to post while still working on the Enemy. Two multi chapter fics on the go is hard work. I probably will do though, or the whole thing'll end up finished before I even post chapter one.
I don't think I've ever written a real sex scene. If I need one, I'll usually cut before it begins and leave it to the imagination of the reader who, to be fair, can probably imagine it much better than I can anyway. I think you're right, implication is more effective. What is good in a sex scene is quite subjective too, some people like more detail, some people like the romance side more. But unlike other kinds of writing, if it's not done well it can be really, excruciatingly horrible and awkward, so again, best left to the imagination!
*squints at icon*
I didn't know there was an "I love you" sign, but he's definitely doing something different, and he really is staring at Edgar, so that's just plain awesome.