I needs fic help!

[krossero]

Okay, so I have a Question.

Right now, I'm writing a little story(TS, of course) called Oh, Crap, I'm in Love With You! (title may change, since I think it's sort of long).  As it stands now, Blair knows that there's something that feels weird about his relationship with Jim.  He sort of slowly comes closer and closer to realizing what it is, and one night blurts out that he loves Jim, hence the title. (though it's not worded exactly that way).  Luckily, Jim loves him back, so Much Love Ensues.  But now my muse is kinda wanting Blair to agonize a bit, which doesn't fit with how quickly things happen here.  So should I give in to the muse and give Blair a little angst?  I  do love my Blair!angst....

Any suggestions?  Should I change it, or just let it be, and stop messing with it? Tell me what to do?  Help me?!

*offers virtual cookies to anyone who wants to help*

*smooches to all!*

Comments

[karieflybabe.livejournal.com]

One does not argue with the musea or the bunnies... to do so is tho risk the wrath of both and the total absence of everything.

*Knows whereof she speaks.*

[krossero.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, the wrath of the muse...I shall be careful of that. *bg*

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Well, in my opinion *cough* a story needs some sort of tension. If the story is 'Blair blurts I love you and hot lovin' ensues' - well, there's nothing wrong with that. *g* But if the muse wants 'angst' and 'longer', you could experiment a bit. If it doesn't fit in the finished story you can always put that bit aside in a snippets file for somewhere else that it might fit later.

[krossero.livejournal.com]

hmmmm....I'm not sure what to do. The muse almost always wants angst, I'm not sure I quite trust her. It *was* shaping up nicely (in my humble opinion) into a sweet little story, with some reflection and acceptance and such...sometimes I worry that all the angst that I put into my stories gets repetitive. Ugh with the second-guessing myself. *g*

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Well, if I'm not sure what to do when I'm writing (not a story but for instance a letter or some advice) I usually do a couple of revisions so I can look at them side by side.

So, for instance, what is causing Blair's agonizing? It could be that he never thought of himself as falling in love with any guy, much less Jim. That's angst that generated from within Blair.

Is he agonzing because when he made his declaration Jim didn't give him an immediate "I love you too Blair" and then Blair leaves in embarassment? That's caused by Blair reacting to external events.

In these examples, if I were writing, I'd do a draft of each, since you said the story is pretty short, so it's not a hardship to put down several variations. Then see which one flows best for you.

Or you could just leave it as is and let people read a sweet little story. Nothing wrong with that -- it will make people smile. You can save the agony for the next fic!

Good luck!

[krossero.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your advice! Decisions just are *not* my thing. *g*

[magician113.livejournal.com]

Hee! Let your beta decide!

[krossero.livejournal.com]

I doesn't *have* a beta. *pouts* LOL I was just planning on asking for one once I got the thing finished.

....You interested? *bats eyes prettily*

[magician113.livejournal.com]

What, Private's not your beta? LOL

Sorry I have no experience. I can do spelling and even grammar correction but as far as figuring out how to make something flow or pinpointing what might not work, I wouldn't know what to do. Thanks for asking though. I look forward to the final product.

[krossero.livejournal.com]

Heh, she's actually decided to help me out with my stories, but she's not great with the grammar stuff, so I need more than one. *g*

That's okay! I just hope that I do get it finished, and soon. AND it's midnight again...off to write, I suppose! LOL

[sarituss.livejournal.com]

hmm... do what you thought first... that is usually the best thing... *thinking*

[krossero.livejournal.com]

I *think* that what I've decided to do is to go with most of what I had before, but draw out one little bit that was already there, thus satisfying my muse, and not changing the story all that much. But of course, that might change when I actually go to *write* the darn thing.

Thanks, luv! *smooch*

*little poke* Am I ever going to get to talk to you? What's UP??