Darkscribes Blog for Himonky

Emotion in writing.

November 10, 2007 | No Comments Posted

My WAFFathon fic is going to be the most difficult thing I've ever written, by far.  If I can pull it off as I have it envisioned in my head, it will be one for the books.  But after even just a few hours work, I'm becoming more and more doubtful that I'll be able to.

The fic...well, I won't explain much.  The thing is that I'm going for more emotion than I've ever even considered having before, and I'm not sure if I'll be able to do it.  A lot of it will simply be a chunk of one character's life, without other people.  To make this seem like anything more than just BS, it has to have this special feel...which I can't even put into words at the moment.

I'm honestly having a hard time getting past the first page.  The set up is just so crucial and minute, and there has to be so much emotion...if I don't nail it then the whole fic isn't even going to get into the air. I have to explain, but be short.  I have to be emotional, but still get a lot of important points out there from the start.  Right now my hand is all over the place, and I can't seem to make it draw a straight line.

Flow has always come decently to me (or at least I'd like to think so).  But now I am just not connecting things.  One minute it's emotionless drawling, the next it's crying...inconsistant.

I really do like the idea though.  I won't stop this until the day I die, even if I can't get it done in time for WAFFathon.  This fic is really making me think, and really making me feel...and I can't help but like that.