Open Thread: Oracle Hotline

[mithen]

I talked about Absolute Superman last week, but there's also an Absolute Batman, Wonder Woman, and (upcoming) Martian Manhunter, all of whom are interesting! I don't know yet if they're all in the same universe or if they're all separate characters, but I'm hoping whatever the reality is won't stop me from putting them together! Absolute Batman's father was a schoolteacher who was killed by a shooter during a field trip to the zoo... he shoved Bruce into the bat exhibit to keep him safe (thus the trauma, which I thought was a clever updating to modern fears, to be honest). Martha survived! Bruce grew up in relative poverty and is working as a construction worker in Gotham... the knowledge and materials he gets from the job are what he's using to be Batman. The oddest twist is that Alfred Pennyworth is a British spy sent to take him down! Hm, that very strongly echoes Lois being turned into a government agent opposed to Clark--I assume both of them will end up being allies. It might be a fun playground? I'm at least intrigued (though I'll probably wait a couple more issues until I get more sense of the characters to try something).

What are you working on right now? I'm still stuck in editing and formatting hell on my book, but still don't seem to have the time and mental energy to spend on fic, but I would really like to be creative again... I hope you're able to in these unsettling times!

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[bradygirl_12]

Wow, J'onn gets featured! Good. He needs more luv. ☺️

Still working on my multi-chaptered Naked City story. Just posted Chapter 11 and have two plotted out. These are supposed to be the last chapters but the final chapter may be split in two depending on length.

No Thanksgiving ideas yet. Thankfully I posted a Halloween poem before that holiday. Christmas has no ideas, either. Or New Year's. Well, I don't cover those holidays every year. Halloween is the exception. 🎃 ☺️ 👻

My advice to you is to just scribble out a paragraph or two of fic. Doesn't have to be every day, either. Nothing structured, just putting down something to make yourself feel better. ☺️

[mithen]

My advice to you is to just scribble out a paragraph or two of fic. Doesn't have to be every day, either. Nothing structured, just putting down something to make yourself feel better. ☺️

You're absolutely right that even just a quick paragraph, just to get some words out, is something! When I had more time in my life planning would fairly quickly lead to writing, but lately with so much less time I can get stuck in planning forever, sadly...