*kicks the English language*

[fahye]

OH MAN. It's been so long since I've written anything but het that I'd forgotten the main problem with writing slash fic: the FUCKING PRONOUNS.

*stab kill die*

Also one of my narrators is a sullen little overthinker who encourages me to abuse punctuation and adjectives, and the other pretty much LIVES in italics. My poor, poor fic.

But apparently I -- while still retaining my inability to write, y'know, actual porn -- can now stretch outmaking scenes across 1500-odd words. So, uh. Yay? I feel this is a step in the right direction, even though part of me still finds it vaguely pathetic that I've been writing fanfic for almost five years now (and the first fic I ever read was extremely dark and porny) and there are fourteen-year-old girls who have been in fandom six months and can write far better porn than I can. I mean, I can visualise it and I'm a good writer and I can apparently write very hot things that aren't quite porn, but...

I DON'T KNOW. IT ALL SEEMS SO UNDIGNIFIED. NICE BRITISH GIRLS DON'T TALK ABOUT THAT KIND OF THING.

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[the-grynne.livejournal.com]

the FUCKING PRONOUNS

God, I know. I usually cop out by writing in first or second person pov; I can't stand the overuse of characters' names, especially when they're talking to one another.

[fahye.livejournal.com]

I usually hate writing first-person and I am starting to think that I use second-person WAY TOO MUCH (but I love it soooooo!) so I deliberately kept this one in third-person in order to try to train myself back into it. Besides, I am switching narrators midway through, so it's a lot easier and more logical to use both names in both halves, and just change whose thoughts drive the narrative.

[miscellanny.livejournal.com]

...we don't?

[private-meek.livejournal.com]

That is one area in which my British roots show dark against the Texas blonde. I once had a writing professor tell me that I ought to try to write a story with sex in it, and the reaction was rather as though a little T.E. Lawrence homunculus within me curled up into a fetal position and started rocking. Which is really... maybe the most disturbing image I have ever created!

Let us bring back the age of tasteful fade-to-blacks.

Also, I know, I owe you an e-mail with more details about forthcoming koala expeditions!

[fahye.livejournal.com]

The best I can do is to suddenly become very vague and eg. focused on thoughts/emotions/a less embarrassing body part. And then return to normal service once they've finished the actual sex.

Yes! I visited the bar where you're playing and it's very sold out (very = there are ads up with people requesting tickets if anyone's interested in selling!) so I do need to get back to my two friends about what we should do as regards picking up reserved-for-friends-of-the-band tickets/Being On The List/whatever the arrangement is.

I have worked out the best buses etc. to take us to the koalas, which are conveniently located a nice harbourside walk away from the Lindt Chocolate Cafe. So. I think we should have a nice Sunday :D

[schiarire.livejournal.com]

I want an adoring photograph of the STRANGEST ANIMAL the two of you find!