I'd call my planner files "outlines" too, except I tend to plot out scenes, so rather than just quick blurbs about what happens, what happens next, etc., they tend to be longer paragraphs on events that I've already got crystallized in my mind.
In trying to make sure everything "flowed" right, I created a special segment of the planner devoted to keeping dates in line; that way I could highlight certain events and refer back to them later without there being any plot holes/anachronisms. But the calendars only help a little bit.
I would use prompts from communities (I like 20_heartbeats, and I think you've done a great job weaving otherwise KH-only-ish prompts into a Yu-Gi-Oh!/SxA story!), except, like I said, I've more or less got the story PLANNED out already; I don't think one word or even a phrase would necessarily help turn the idea into prose, which seems to be my biggest struggle. And then, even if I write the prose, there's no way to make it (I'm starting to hate this word) "flow" and sound right. There's also no way to guarantee a beta.... :(
I'm one of those writers who tries to be strict and not include anything useless-- everything said, described, done, etc. should have a purpose for it being there. But I also want to put the reader into the scene, to make them see what I see, feel what I feel, etc., and sometimes it's hard to accomplish both of those without feeling like I've gone overboard and been too wordy. On the flip side, there are definitely canon scenarios I want/need to include in WDKY, but it's hard forcing myself to pick a POV (either Téa or Seto) and write exclusively from it, rather than from the omniscient "viewer" perspective, describing how a duel works. TV duels last 22 minutes or more sometimes, but the real life duels can be anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour long! I'm trying to figure out the best way to do things like that in prose without boring the reader to tears.
I have yet to see many romance fics (whether it's the primary genre or a secondary one) for Seto x Anzu (or hell, any pairing-- though obviously I swing more towards het within this fandom) that use dueling, so it's not as if I've got a model to work with or anything. When it comes to all the other dramatic bits, like relationship foibles, friendship fights, etc., I can do that no problem-- it's the damn canon that is so tough to work with! ;_;
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Date: 2008-09-10 09:10 am (UTC)I'd call my planner files "outlines" too, except I tend to plot out scenes, so rather than just quick blurbs about what happens, what happens next, etc., they tend to be longer paragraphs on events that I've already got crystallized in my mind.
In trying to make sure everything "flowed" right, I created a special segment of the planner devoted to keeping dates in line; that way I could highlight certain events and refer back to them later without there being any plot holes/anachronisms. But the calendars only help a little bit.
I would use prompts from communities (I like
I'm one of those writers who tries to be strict and not include anything useless-- everything said, described, done, etc. should have a purpose for it being there. But I also want to put the reader into the scene, to make them see what I see, feel what I feel, etc., and sometimes it's hard to accomplish both of those without feeling like I've gone overboard and been too wordy. On the flip side, there are definitely canon scenarios I want/need to include in WDKY, but it's hard forcing myself to pick a POV (either Téa or Seto) and write exclusively from it, rather than from the omniscient "viewer" perspective, describing how a duel works. TV duels last 22 minutes or more sometimes, but the real life duels can be anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour long! I'm trying to figure out the best way to do things like that in prose without boring the reader to tears.
I have yet to see many romance fics (whether it's the primary genre or a secondary one) for Seto x Anzu (or hell, any pairing-- though obviously I swing more towards het within this fandom) that use dueling, so it's not as if I've got a model to work with or anything. When it comes to all the other dramatic bits, like relationship foibles, friendship fights, etc., I can do that no problem-- it's the damn canon that is so tough to work with! ;_;