Writing Meta: Tourism on 500 Words a Day

Umm, not literally 500 words but I guess the Wimseyfic that y'all helped with the research for is going to be a thing, because I wrote 383 words including part of the ending. Some of my fics are pretty much written from the bottom up, to get to the punchline.

It's just really weird writing a story in a fandom I don't really feel I'm in. But, I had a bunny! Also, Wimseyfans, like B7 fans* are awesomecakes. So on the one hand I want to suck up to them give them pleasure! But, I am too lazy to do all the canon research I should. (I did google a bunch of stuff--again, it would be too spoilery to say just WHAT.)

The thing about book fandoms is that they've just got so many more WORDS than screenplays or teleplays. I quite often consult script books when I'm writing a B7 or Firefly fic, although I also sometimes throw on a tape or DVD to check something in a scene.

FWIW I didn't do a rewatch of "The Unusuals" for Yuletide** although if I don't get moving on the damn Unusuals/Magic Mike crossover I may need to rewatch at least a few episodes to freshen up my ear for the various characters' dialogue. One thing that I haven't seen explored much is our sheer feelings of obligation. Not just when there's an upcoming exchange ficathon deadline, where someone will either have to pinch madly or the intended recipient doesn't get a story (although not only did someone have to think up exchange ficathons in the first place, the form had to be adopted by fandom, which it was with the greatest of enthusiasm).





*In no small part because they are often the same people
** ...possibly a factor in the story going over like a....not quite a lead, but maybe an aluminum, balloon