Black and White and Red All Over

Sunday, March 4, 2007 11:20 AM

Well, nobody has tried to rip off my latest creation yet. I think I've actually out-weirded any attempt to match the workings of my psyche. Incidentally, this is me writing without the aid of caffeine.

Now, the dilemma is whether to stick to a tight small arc or whether to really let rip. The direction this is going in could be limitless, but possibly more amusing for the writer than the reader. Maybe I should use the discipline of the seven chapter layout a la 'Zen', rather than do a 'Cold Comfort' and have a sagging middle plot. Especially since I have another plot-line or two stacking up behind.

Of course, this doesn't then preclude the use of said weirdness in a later plot-line. I've come to the conclusion that I am better off following my own goofy star here - I'll leave other folks to the undiluted angst, horror and teenage dilemma. I'm going for something a bit more subtle. ('Cos Jaynefic is well subtle *coughyeahrightcough*) I mean, I can write torture or angst, but I prefer to weave them into a larger picture. And as some readers may know, I can write steamy scenes, but undiluted porn linked with thin characterization is just bad writing to me. So, anyone who does bother reading my stuff will find a nice mixture of humour, action, romance and danger.

Of course, I may be moving in a couple of weeks. Which will necessitate being off-line for a while. It may be that I might not return. So I better get my shit together and finish this latest piece. It's not quite the cliff-hanger of some of my other offerings, but it's still a mighty fine dilemma I've left our boy in.

Been reading a few threads about the how and why of fic writing, OC's and Mary-Sues, canon pairing and pet peeves. I've come to the conclusion that the reason my stuff is not rapturously received is because I don't toe the party line on 'accepted' Jayne pairings. Well, tough shit, guys. I happen to think that a lot of the stuff I have read is just thinly disguised MS-fic at best, and sad teen-diary wishfic at worst. (Puts claws away again.) Still, I'll play nice. Just there's no rayne gonna fall here, dig?

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