Open Thread: Oracle Hotline

[mithen]

I failed to get this posted last week due to Things and Reasons! But I will now, and I will even actually ask a question related to writing superheroes:

What's your favorite superpower to write? (let's include things like "has a flying armored suit" and "is an amazing acrobat" in powers, shall we?)

For me it's probably flying, because it's so fun to come with ways to describe it, and it can fit such a variety of moods: energetic, euphoric, etc. It's always good for giving a character a literal unusual perspective as well!

Work picked up this week, so less writing than I would like...but I'm actually writing something set in comic-book continuity, a missing scene, and it's been a while since I've written that so I'm enjoying it! How about you?

Comments

[me_ya_ri]

Favorite to write: Immortality. Because there's is nothing not fun about writing all the angst, heartache and wonder of an immortal paired with a non-immortal. I may be a bit mean about it.

A close second would be characters who can heal from everything, again because of the contrast with normal soft-squishy people.

So you know, Clark and Bruce together always fits both of those. *grin*

I haven't gotten as many words as I would have liked this week because my mother is visiting until Monday but I have written so I count that as a win. I've just about got my last novella ready to publish (should upload it today) and I've started on a new novel that's just banging right along. It's a sequel to Artifacts of Awareness and wow, so much fun to get back to these characters! :D

Good luck with your story! It is nice to get back, isn't it?

[prince0froses]

My favorite super power to write is probably either enhanced strength or fire powers, since I give those to a disproportionate amount of my characters. I generally like exploring the more passive or mundane aspects of superpoweredness than the actual powers. Like Dade struggling with his rust-sickness, Dorian having to explain away/manage mundane devices with his claws, that kind of thing.