Open Thread: Oracle Hotline
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superhero_muses--How much ‘world building’ takes place before you start writing?
Obviously with most fanfic the world-building is done for you a lot of the time, but when I write an AU I can get really involved and go a bit overboard. Mostly because it's just fun to learn a lot about another time or place! I'll often start doing research while I'm working on something else and build up my knowledge for a while.
I got some writing done last week on my gender-swap fic, which was nice! Just about to get Clark and Bruce in the same space after six years and see how many sparks fly... How about you?
Obviously with most fanfic the world-building is done for you a lot of the time, but when I write an AU I can get really involved and go a bit overboard. Mostly because it's just fun to learn a lot about another time or place! I'll often start doing research while I'm working on something else and build up my knowledge for a while.
I got some writing done last week on my gender-swap fic, which was nice! Just about to get Clark and Bruce in the same space after six years and see how many sparks fly... How about you?
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Date: 2020-05-24 02:26 pm (UTC)Historical fic is a favorite for me. I love researching the details and using what knowledge I already have to create a story immersed in the past.
I also enjoy coming up with my own AUs that require a lot more work in coming up with the details. Setting is very important in a story.
Editing my original novel right now, and writing a few shorter fanfic pieces. I also started a longer piece and am just ambling along with it. Very relaxing! :)
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Date: 2020-05-24 08:02 pm (UTC)How much world building happens before I jump into writing depends on the piece. As I write a lot of fanfiction in canons with exisiting but often sprawling and contradicting world building, it becomes more about settling on what lore I want to go with. When I work on original sotry worlds it also depends on if it's something grounded in reality or fantasy&science fiction to decide how much world building has to happen before I am comfortable writing.
Often I work in minor universes with short mini-series outlined canon though and then I go wild with world building and research before I can sit down and write even a drabble. :P
Not a super productive week for many personal and work reasons. But new ideas keep popping up.