I seem to have forgotten how to write

[arachnekallisti]

So now the thesis is handed in and I can start writing for fun again. It's not like I don't have any ideas - I've got four cracktastic epic crossovers planned out, and there's always Amaurot to finish off. I just seem to have a bit of a mental block about putting words together so that they convey a narrative.

On one front, I'm planning out my Deathwatch campaign now, which is getting me used to thinking in terms of characters and settings and connected series of events. This is not the hard bit. The hard bit is actually communicating them by means of typing words on a screen. Or writing them on a piece of paper, if I feel like getting old-school about it.

So, flist, help me out here. Post me some prompts, or suggest me some writing exercises. You know which fandoms I'm into (if you're at all uncertain, TNG or Who are safe bets), and I can also do RPG character related fic. Kick the right hemisphere of my brain until it works again.

Comments

[mejoff.livejournal.com]

I refer you to my birthday request!

[huggyrei.livejournal.com]

Miles Vorkosigan chasing chaos butterflies? (I'm really looking forward to Cryburn, btw.)

A story where the perspective jumps from one person to another if they touch.

The Doctor meets Dax (the Trill), each time in different incarnations.

A challenge: make either wallpaper or grass growing sound interesting.

You also need to finish off Dreaming Spires. I'm waiting to hear more about the excitable squeaky thing with hat.

[prochytes.livejournal.com]

Eleven, Amy, and Rory run into Heath Robinson on the eve of World War II. Together, they build devices and fight ninja cultist Nazis.

[prochytes.livejournal.com]

Sherlock - his days as an undergraduate.

[prochytes.livejournal.com]

Helen Cutter and Leela square off in pre-history. (Yes, I know. But I do not see why I should not extract some fan-service while helping to remove your block.)

[prochytes.livejournal.com]

One of the Top Gear boys is destined to become The God-Emperor of Mankind. Your challenge is to string out ambiguity about which one it is for as long as possible.

[prochytes.livejournal.com]

Fox's life in a haikyu sequence, from orphaned street-thief to Grand Master of Flowers.

[illeryana.livejournal.com]

Write me something with Hugh in it? Maybe an alternative ending to I Borg or something :)

[ignisophis.livejournal.com]

I quite like the idea of the writing kick-start exercise that led to one of those Blood Angel fics you pointed your Deathwatch players at - have one of your characters interviewed.

One example I'd like to see is Llyg Moru being interviewed for a position in his organisation by Jarlaxle Baenre...

Or maybe Inquisitor Prin interviewing a) the Rogue Trader on her opinion of the PCs she transported and b) the new Arbites recruit we came home with?

[mentalfirewall.livejournal.com]

It's self indulgent I know but something involving our larp characters? Julia and Harriet?

[arachnekallisti.livejournal.com]

Working on it! First, I need to re-read enough Gaunt's Ghosts to get a handle on the characterisation. D'you want to point me at the bits that struck you as particularly slashy?

[arachnekallisti.livejournal.com]

This idea is totally awesome, but I think it may be beyond my powers right now.