Round 6 Hour 33

[lolmac]

Still writing?  How's it going?

I've managed to get a start on my next scene, after it had spent enough time sulking in the corner.

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[isilweth.livejournal.com]

I've only got 200 more words in, but I'm tired. I think I'm going to call it a night and hit the ground running tomorrow morning.

Those sulking scenes! They can be hard to motivate.

I'm curious - what are you working on?

[thisbluespirit]

Wow, looks like everyone was busy while I was asleep. (I'd like to add that despite my bit of confusion, I checked my diary in time and did not spend today 1 hr ahead of the rest of the UK as I nearly did. *blushes*)

Happy writing - I probably won't be around much today.

[lolmac]

I'm on chapter 11 of a novel-length work titled "Reverb".

I write MacGyver fic; this particular story has a framing structure set in 2009, but a lot of the action so far has taken place in Peru in 1996. This part of this chapter has to wrap up the flashback sequence so the story can return to the (more or less) present day.

My chapters usually run between 4k and 5k words, and the finished work will probably be around 65k - 70k words. I've been working on it since last August, and I'm about 50k words in.

[lolmac]

Glad you could join us! We're mostly wrapping up here, whilst you Euro-folk get things started. glinda_penguin will be picking up the baton for the next shift again. (Thanks, glinda_penguin!)

[isilweth.livejournal.com]

Cool! I've never thought of reading MacGyver fic, but I imagine it's full of adventure and action and lends itself well to long fics.

Also, the present day framing structure sounds interesting as I imagine it involves creating a sequel-of-sorts to the show. Is that accurate?

I admire your patience, working on a single fic for that long. I feel ridiculous now freaking out over my bigbang (which is actually little, but more than I've written before - lol)

[lolmac]

Well, my ff.net profile is here:

http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1445566/MacBedh

. . . and I have the usual addiction to feedback, aka oxygen.

When this is completed, I'll have written three novels, two novellas, one short story, and a bunch of drabbles. I tend to write very tight to canon -- no adopted daughters, no settling down with the Perfect Woman, thank you. I love writing fic that's "New Adventures" -- as you say, lots of action and derring-do. And MacGyverisms. And whumpage.

One of the novellas, "Revision", is set immediately after the series ended -- my take on the first leg of the road trip, so that's essentially a mini-sequel as well. "Reverb" is a more ambitious attempt to envision the character adapting to the current world, with all the fancy tech, while still being essentially the same person. The title is partly based on the idea of the past and present influencing each other, and is partly a cheap pun on the fact that "MacGyver" is also a verb now.

I've become very fond of the novel form; it gives me time to work up a sophisticated storyline and give the characters room to stretch, which is nice. I do have to watch myself like a hawk to keep my writing from sprawling; action-adventure has to keep moving, after all.

[lolmac]

BTW, I salute you in turn for being able to write porn. I love reading it, but it's an incredible struggle for me to write even mild smut! I tend to do the fade-to-black routine. *hangs head*

[isilweth.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link. :) Now I just have to remember my ff.net log-in and find time to read it. I'll add it to my "to read" folder and revisit it when I'm drowning in my own fic to finish - or when I need a break from it.

It sounds a lot like some of the best comics gen - I love adventure stories.

[lolmac]

*g* Try this one for starters:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5040132/1/101_Uses_for_a_Dead_Uzi

That's the short story -- a nice quick read, and it'll give you an idea of my style. Not to mention my sense of humour.

About the last thing I ever expected in life was that I'd end up writing action-adventure. But damn, it's fun!!

'Beth

[isilweth.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

A few years ago, I couldn't write it at all. Since then, I've been occasionally trying to improve with it. Last year, I didn't write any porn at all because the fics I was writing just didn't call for it. However, my favorite story I've written is a porn story - it just happened to be the most effective type of action for a character study. ;)

See, a sex scene is actually an action scene and I think once that's understood, it becomes simpler to write. See essays on the topic (not mine): The Formula for Writing Sex Scenes (http://cupidsbow.livejournal.com/194295.html) by cupidsbow; and Sex and Violence (http://mofic.livejournal.com/139959.html) by mofic.

Also, there's a wonderful essay on the technical aspects of acquiring a porn muse called Seducing the Porn Fairy (http://community.livejournal.com/ficfinishing/56722.html) by emmademarais at ficfinishing. It's locked right now, but I think it's public again between rounds, starting on the first...

[lolmac]

Ooo! *makes many notes*

*and heads for bed*

[isilweth.livejournal.com]

G'night! :D

Moshe's adorable, btw.

[lolmac]

*g*

I'm glad you like him! I only see a single hit on the first part of the story -- you did notice that there are three parts, I hope?

[isilfic.livejournal.com]

Yes, I did notice that, but I had to sleep and now I have to focus - so Reward Story - I'm looking forward to finding out what'll happen after they get through the doors. :)

[lolmac]

Ehhhxcellent.