Why do fanfic writers write to prompts and challenges and such? As an English major I found that it was easy to write the stories/plots/prompts/etc. that I WANTED to write and do a fantastic job at them because I was inspired and self-motivated to do so, and since only I knew where I wanted the story to go no-one was the wiser when things shifted/changed. The true challenge is attempting to write to a specific idea or within a certain guideline and still reaching that same level of quality/satisfaction. IMHO.
If I did, would people come into my journal and go "Whew! Hawt!!!" OH GOD YES!!! Ahem. I mean of course I would feel obligated to respond in a positive and encouraging manner. ;-p
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Date: 2009-01-24 03:19 pm (UTC)As an English major I found that it was easy to write the stories/plots/prompts/etc. that I WANTED to write and do a fantastic job at them because I was inspired and self-motivated to do so, and since only I knew where I wanted the story to go no-one was the wiser when things shifted/changed. The true challenge is attempting to write to a specific idea or within a certain guideline and still reaching that same level of quality/satisfaction. IMHO.
If I did, would people come into my journal and go "Whew! Hawt!!!"
OH GOD YES!!!
Ahem.
I mean of course I would feel obligated to respond in a positive and encouraging manner. ;-p