Fanfiction prompt lists, and motivation

[timepiececlock]

I've always felt vaguely guilty that I've never yet posted a single fanfic entry to 64damn_prompts, a community I created and a prompt list that I wrote. (actually, I also wrote two sequel 64-prompt lists for akavertigo and her zutara fic Snowblind which she hasn't finished, very sad) It jjust never hit me at the right time. I was busy with my other Avatar fanfic and didn't associate the prompt list with that. I also wasn't inspired by any other fandoms, as I still live in partial denial for Doctor Who, I've basically given up Veronica Mars early in season 3 and have no idea what's going on, and BSG, while entertaining, inspires no fandom feelings in me whatsoever. Kara and Lee can make googly eyes/groins at each other for another four seasons and I still wouldn't give a shit. Heroes... kinda the same as BSG.

My actual fandoms are kind of... scarce, right now.

I'm stalled for anime, though I hope to watch Last Exile sometime soon, and eventually to finish both Monster and Death Note. All are hard to watch on spike travel with AmeriCorps, so it happens only once every two months, when I have a break or transition week. And frankly, Avatar has priority over anime for fanficcing.

I am watching DW, natch, but I no longer feel the need to write fafic for it. My OTP iscanon-forbidden by space and time, so I leave it to others to write and me to read.

The only other thing I'm into writing these days is Naruto-verse future AU Kakashi/Sakura fic, which would probably be just fine for these prompts if I could just bother to care more about writing ninja techniques.

I suppose I could do Harry Potter... but I like thinking up or learning names for canon spells even less than canon ninjutsu.


Ahhh... maybe I should just do it for Kakashi/Sakura. My fic Lucid is going nowhere because I started on a flawed premise and I can't really fix it without totally rewriting it. And I got such a kick out of writing the first few chapters as they are that I'm loathe to rewrite them. I could just start something new with a prompt list.

Comments

Re: not giving much of a shit

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

I've pretty much given up on Heroes and S2 hasn't even started. I'm just ... not that inclined to tune in when it starts ... whenever. The spoilers I've read aren't doing shit for me, even though I'm a big David Anders fan, and the fact I haven't given the show or its characters much thought in three months is kind of a clue I don't care.

Given I'm going to have less TV time, I gotta be serious about what I will watch. I've already decided Pushing Daisies must stay on the air. There are some other pilots floating around I have yet to see.

Re: not giving much of a shit

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Pushing Daisies looks cute from the trailer... it reminds me of Dead Like Me meets Cupid, in the sense of mortality/immortality + whimsy = romantic comedy.


You have much higher expectations for Heroes than I do, and that's why you're in pain. I never put Heroes on a pedestal, never even close, so I don't really care what crazy bullshit happens, or care if spoilers fail to intrigue me. It's popcorn tv and that's all it will ever be. Pretty, but still popcorn.

Re: not giving much of a shit

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

I wasn't even that invested in the series. By the end of the season, I was watching it because I liked Nathan and Claire. And Sylar was fun. As for the actual plot? Saw it. About fifty times in a hundred comic books.

I thought the second season might actually deviate from the tired comic-styled storylines, but it would appear this isn't to be. I stopped caring when I found out what David Anders' character was about. None of the new characters are interesting, on paper, at least. I can live without the show. I tried to keep into it because it was so huge on my List. My friends and I share other interests again, so I can just let Heroes go.

Re: not giving much of a shit

[mswyrr]

Not pissed about being casting-spoilered without warning but, dude, can you gimme a link that describes what role David Anders is going to play, if you have a moment?

Re: not giving much of a shit

[donna-c-punk.livejournal.com]

Sorry about the casting spoiler. I keep forgetting there're people who don't know and don't want that sort of info pre-season. Everyone on my List, pretty much, I think, already knows ... :/

I wish I could just directly link you but I dropped all of the comms related to the show about a week ago because I wasn't reading them, anyway. If you go over to ninth_wonders, they might have links in one of their newsletters.