Writing Update

[dragonheart]

I have officially withdrawn from the casestory  bigbang challenge.  I thought I would feel disappointed once I made it offical, but I only feel relief, which leads me to believe it was the right decision.

I will continue to work on my story, but at my pace and without deadline pressure.  Perhaps,it will give me something to work on over the summer hiatus (after we finish talking about the finale and speculating about the premiere for season 10). 

I have 5 out of 10 chapters written.  The first 5 chapters set up the case and introduced new characters.  I am at the meat and potatoes part of the story - our team putting the pieces together, solving the case and working through some personal stuff (you know there has to be a shippy element to the story!)

As far as inkingitout  goes - I am 31% to goal.  A little behind - I had hoped to be 40% by first of May.  But I am not discouraged - I am hoping that the next three episodes give me fodder for a fic or two.  I have a couple of ideas kicking around, but nothing has solidified in my head yet.

I actually had a Game of Thrones fic that I was considering, but after reading George R. R. Martin's stance on fanfic and his expressed wish that his characters not be used in fanfic, I am going to let it go. 

Sticking with the NCIS fandom for writing inspiration - and if Bellasario and Company ever officially come out with a stance against fanfic - please don't tell me, because this really is a case of ignorance is bliss.

Comments

[littlesammy.livejournal.com]

From what I've seen so far it's only writers that seem to have a quite aggressive stance on fanfic, never saw it happen with a TV show. And you know what, in a way I get it, because a writer often puts a LOT of him- or herself into a story and its characters. I, personally, wouldn't like to see any original characters of mine in fanfic, either (if I ever were to be published), because with fictional characters it's mostly all from one person's mind.

TV and movies are a team effort - it's not just the author who brings a character to life, it's also the directors, the editing, the camera crew and wardrobe department and, of course, the actors. A lot of what we see has already been interpreted and warped by at least a dozen different people and their views of the character. It's... I dunno, I just get why TV crews rarely complain about fanfic and why authors sometimes do, you know?