Keeping me busy
May. 8th, 2008 11:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tsukinofaeriiI... should work on something. Write. I should write. Almost anything would be better than staring blankly at my PC. How can yesterday have been so busy and today so dead? I don't get it. (sweatdrop) But my brainwaves are attempting to flatline. Maybe I need more coffee. (considers this) What I really want to do is read, but I don't have any links with me and I'm hesitant to look in my normal locations. Plus I have a feeling that if I pick up a crap fic right now, I'll just sort of wither. Yes, I'm feeling picky. And I really want to see a good Kingdom Hearts AU (crossover plz?), which are harder to find than I realized. I wonder why?
I got about 500 words written yesterday. Mostly involving a goat. (Don't ask.) But that particular style was eluding me rather painfully, and it's so florid that writing crap would be all too easily done. (Example sentence: "He threw the thought away almost as soon as it occurred to him, as much from reason as the fear that she might indeed know, and mourn as much as he did.") As much as I adore writing that way, it's not natural for me. When I'm short braincells, it's better to set it aside. *sigh* I love that fic though. Wish it could move faster, but time will prove it one way or the other.
Maybe if I babble here a bit, something will come to me? Lately it seems like all I whine about is my lack-of-writing-productivity. Which is really, really sad because I'm the only one stopping me. I just hate writing through a block. (And I bet I'm the only one, right? I'm also a special snowflake. With a pink pony. :P) It's easier when there's someone literally saying, "You have until [date]. WRITE WORM." I never have this sort of problem with things that have due dates. Research paper on the socio-economic ramifications of the oil trade in Russia that's due in a week? Bring it on! Poem about the tar-like blackness within the human soul and I have three hours? Simple. Evaluation of indoor/outdoor mural art due in a day? Psst, no problem. First chapter of a novel by Saturday? Sure!
Any story about anything of any length due whenever? Erm. I'll get back to you on that.
Even though I totally hate the idea of due dates because it tends to end with me spewing out something completely different from what I wanted to do, just to meet the deadline. And that... just sucks. As much as I write, and as much as I enjoy writing it... it's still not what I want to write.
So! Ignoring that I just whined about whining about not writing, I'm just going to ramble to get the old gray matter working again. [Random]
Grey. Gray. I can never remember which one's which. I entirely blame this on Piers Anthony, what with Grey Murphy and his hair-colored-hair, face-shaped-face and gray eyes. I adored the Xanth series. Still do. But... yeah, it's cracky, and with so many other series that are more of the "sink your teeth in" type, it's fallen by the wayside. I will ALWAYS love Dragon on a Pedestal though. XD SO ADORABLE. "Night in Shiny Armor" and friendly dragons named Stanley and... and andness. Just. So. Cute. I think I can safely say Piers Anthony helped define my sense of literary humor.
Yes, you should be afraid. :D In fact, I can safely say that my wee!Sora (oh gods I'm channeling![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
clex_monkie89) has a really strong connection to the way he writes his child characters. Most of his characters, actually. Well, in Xanth. There's a very straight-forward view of the world that I find appealing in a young character, but it's the kind of thing that leads awkward mix-ups or just adorableness. For example, I can easily see a baby Sora deciding that the sea is blue-green because the sky is blue and when it rains it drips blue down into the ocean. So that means the ocean's real color must be a yellowy color, because everyone knows that blue and yellow make green. This then follows that Riku's eyes are yellow, and the sky just dripped into them too.
Or, for something more fun, the ever-classic: "What is this body part and why is Daddy's bigger sometimes?"
I adore him so much.
Baby Riku is a little different. Inside my head, he's so very serious. The king of all he surveys, with a vague idea of the responsibilities that comes with it. Desperately trying to keep his dignity through all the trials of childhood. Knowing more than he really does, when it's all done. He's cute on a whole different level than baby!Sora. It's sad, but sweet, watching him try to grow up too quickly in my head. But at the same time, he takes care of Sora, and Sora needs taking care of sometimes. And between them, I think they keep each other safe and children, so maybe it's all good as long as they have each other. I'd hate to try and write them separate; I'm terrified that it'd be a tragedy.
Ah, kids. *sigh* For the record, I can't stand the buggers. XD Yeah, hypocrital, because I love writing them. [pimp] The best, easiest thing I've written recently was the first two parts of the Growing Up Trilogy [/pimp]. Those just sort of flowed, once I got my brain out of the "one shot, one scene" gear it'd been locked in. (Thanklyakahime.) The moment they hit the adult stage, the flow fell to pieces, I think. Even the second part is more wobbly in my head than the first, because teenagers have so many concerns and friends and life going on that it's hard to grab that crisp, clean feel of childhood through the mulch of puberty. As always, Sora pulled me through. But part three? Hoo, boy, that killed me. There was work and past baggage and omfg ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DAMN DOG and... BLARG. And I just found a typo. (fixes typo) I just got so wrapped up in details that I feel like it's a completely separate story sometimes. Adults suck. Maybe that's why KH fics focus so much on adolescence? It's all about confusion and hormones and strange things happening all over the place, so it's ripe for character-driven plot. Also, KH happens during their adolescence, and I've noticed that fics don't seem to stray much from the given ages. College is about the oldest I've seen with any frequency. I suppose it could also be the need to make details for the whole island, rather than just the bits they're doing. Teenagers don't worry much about economics or social norms or whatnot, unless it affects them directly. Adults do, maybe because they're mired in it. There's no escape!
Speaking of social norms, you know what would be fascinating to read? A story where Sora gets into some sort of civil rights mess from the outside. Well, of course, it it's gay rights he can always figure out he's bi or whatever during the story, but starting it from a "this is wrong and I want to make it right" perspective would be awesome. I can totally see Sora doing marches or the Day of Silence simply because it's the right thing to do. It doesn't even have to be straight-up like that; how about prejudice against non-humans? Sora's would SO be there. He's sweet like that. Of course, it would have to be more complicated than that, and I seriously couldn't write it. The idea tickles me, but not in a "I wanna write!" sort of way. People don't let Sora take on real-world big problems enough. Forget Heartless, how about an earthquake? Are the Islands an archipelago? Volcanoes, maybe? (Destiny Islands always strikes me as a Hawaii sort of place, don't ask me why. It snows there. And is tropical. Yes, I know. My weather has no logic.)
Altogether, I think it's clear that KH has far too few AUs and Crossovers. I haven't even seen a single HP crossover, and every other fandom churns them out like so much butter. Where is the Sora-and-Riku-go-to-Hogwarts, I ask you?! KH is the only fandom I know where crossovers are possible without making anything AU or non-canon. Try getting that from Smallville.
Speaking of Smallville, I will one day watch Supernatural episode 3. I swear. But timing it is hell for some reason. I need an hour, right? How hard can it be to arrange an uninterrupted hour?
IMPOSSIBLE.
adfghjk;
And now there are people online and things to do. ^-^ So ja. [/random]
ETA: Someone is snoring in my place of work. WTF?
I got about 500 words written yesterday. Mostly involving a goat. (Don't ask.) But that particular style was eluding me rather painfully, and it's so florid that writing crap would be all too easily done. (Example sentence: "He threw the thought away almost as soon as it occurred to him, as much from reason as the fear that she might indeed know, and mourn as much as he did.") As much as I adore writing that way, it's not natural for me. When I'm short braincells, it's better to set it aside. *sigh* I love that fic though. Wish it could move faster, but time will prove it one way or the other.
Maybe if I babble here a bit, something will come to me? Lately it seems like all I whine about is my lack-of-writing-productivity. Which is really, really sad because I'm the only one stopping me. I just hate writing through a block. (And I bet I'm the only one, right? I'm also a special snowflake. With a pink pony. :P) It's easier when there's someone literally saying, "You have until [date]. WRITE WORM." I never have this sort of problem with things that have due dates. Research paper on the socio-economic ramifications of the oil trade in Russia that's due in a week? Bring it on! Poem about the tar-like blackness within the human soul and I have three hours? Simple. Evaluation of indoor/outdoor mural art due in a day? Psst, no problem. First chapter of a novel by Saturday? Sure!
Any story about anything of any length due whenever? Erm. I'll get back to you on that.
Even though I totally hate the idea of due dates because it tends to end with me spewing out something completely different from what I wanted to do, just to meet the deadline. And that... just sucks. As much as I write, and as much as I enjoy writing it... it's still not what I want to write.
So! Ignoring that I just whined about whining about not writing, I'm just going to ramble to get the old gray matter working again. [Random]
Grey. Gray. I can never remember which one's which. I entirely blame this on Piers Anthony, what with Grey Murphy and his hair-colored-hair, face-shaped-face and gray eyes. I adored the Xanth series. Still do. But... yeah, it's cracky, and with so many other series that are more of the "sink your teeth in" type, it's fallen by the wayside. I will ALWAYS love Dragon on a Pedestal though. XD SO ADORABLE. "Night in Shiny Armor" and friendly dragons named Stanley and... and andness. Just. So. Cute. I think I can safely say Piers Anthony helped define my sense of literary humor.
Yes, you should be afraid. :D In fact, I can safely say that my wee!Sora (oh gods I'm channeling
clex_monkie89) has a really strong connection to the way he writes his child characters. Most of his characters, actually. Well, in Xanth. There's a very straight-forward view of the world that I find appealing in a young character, but it's the kind of thing that leads awkward mix-ups or just adorableness. For example, I can easily see a baby Sora deciding that the sea is blue-green because the sky is blue and when it rains it drips blue down into the ocean. So that means the ocean's real color must be a yellowy color, because everyone knows that blue and yellow make green. This then follows that Riku's eyes are yellow, and the sky just dripped into them too. Or, for something more fun, the ever-classic: "What is this body part and why is Daddy's bigger sometimes?"
I adore him so much.
Baby Riku is a little different. Inside my head, he's so very serious. The king of all he surveys, with a vague idea of the responsibilities that comes with it. Desperately trying to keep his dignity through all the trials of childhood. Knowing more than he really does, when it's all done. He's cute on a whole different level than baby!Sora. It's sad, but sweet, watching him try to grow up too quickly in my head. But at the same time, he takes care of Sora, and Sora needs taking care of sometimes. And between them, I think they keep each other safe and children, so maybe it's all good as long as they have each other. I'd hate to try and write them separate; I'm terrified that it'd be a tragedy.
Ah, kids. *sigh* For the record, I can't stand the buggers. XD Yeah, hypocrital, because I love writing them. [pimp] The best, easiest thing I've written recently was the first two parts of the Growing Up Trilogy [/pimp]. Those just sort of flowed, once I got my brain out of the "one shot, one scene" gear it'd been locked in. (Thank
lyakahime.) The moment they hit the adult stage, the flow fell to pieces, I think. Even the second part is more wobbly in my head than the first, because teenagers have so many concerns and friends and life going on that it's hard to grab that crisp, clean feel of childhood through the mulch of puberty. As always, Sora pulled me through. But part three? Hoo, boy, that killed me. There was work and past baggage and omfg ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE DAMN DOG and... BLARG. And I just found a typo. (fixes typo) I just got so wrapped up in details that I feel like it's a completely separate story sometimes. Adults suck. Maybe that's why KH fics focus so much on adolescence? It's all about confusion and hormones and strange things happening all over the place, so it's ripe for character-driven plot. Also, KH happens during their adolescence, and I've noticed that fics don't seem to stray much from the given ages. College is about the oldest I've seen with any frequency. I suppose it could also be the need to make details for the whole island, rather than just the bits they're doing. Teenagers don't worry much about economics or social norms or whatnot, unless it affects them directly. Adults do, maybe because they're mired in it. There's no escape!Speaking of social norms, you know what would be fascinating to read? A story where Sora gets into some sort of civil rights mess from the outside. Well, of course, it it's gay rights he can always figure out he's bi or whatever during the story, but starting it from a "this is wrong and I want to make it right" perspective would be awesome. I can totally see Sora doing marches or the Day of Silence simply because it's the right thing to do. It doesn't even have to be straight-up like that; how about prejudice against non-humans? Sora's would SO be there. He's sweet like that. Of course, it would have to be more complicated than that, and I seriously couldn't write it. The idea tickles me, but not in a "I wanna write!" sort of way. People don't let Sora take on real-world big problems enough. Forget Heartless, how about an earthquake? Are the Islands an archipelago? Volcanoes, maybe? (Destiny Islands always strikes me as a Hawaii sort of place, don't ask me why. It snows there. And is tropical. Yes, I know. My weather has no logic.)
Altogether, I think it's clear that KH has far too few AUs and Crossovers. I haven't even seen a single HP crossover, and every other fandom churns them out like so much butter. Where is the Sora-and-Riku-go-to-Hogwarts, I ask you?! KH is the only fandom I know where crossovers are possible without making anything AU or non-canon. Try getting that from Smallville.
Speaking of Smallville, I will one day watch Supernatural episode 3. I swear. But timing it is hell for some reason. I need an hour, right? How hard can it be to arrange an uninterrupted hour?
IMPOSSIBLE.
adfghjk;
And now there are people online and things to do. ^-^ So ja. [/random]
ETA: Someone is snoring in my place of work. WTF?
