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sekritomgThough I don't aspire to being a dramatic piece of shit, it's always hard for me to get back into writing after I post a fic, especially if it doesn't get many comments, which my last fic didn't. I think some of this is the sense of completion I get actually finishing something; that feeling is quite satisfying, so why start working on something unfinished again, as if opening a wound? Another thing is the lack of response, which I imagine would carry me forward on a wave of interest, or something, but it's not going to happen in this fandom. The biggest issue, though, is that I have so many fucking stories and not that much time to write fic while I finish real-life work, so I just get caught up and paralyzed trying to figure out what to work on and publish. I tend to write non-linearly and have many stories I chip away at simultaneously; if I want to finish and post something I sort of have to determine to focus on it to the exclusion of others.
So what I'm saying is I don't know what to work on next and am looking for thoughts on the matter.
Kenny/Cartman. This is the shortest and would be the quickest to finish, but I'm stumped on how to deal with Kenny's gender presentation following the game/GOT arc. I also can't figure out what Kenny and Cartman see in each other besides "sick genetic mutual fascination," which is a literary convention and not a real thing.
FTM Kyle 3. This is the last part of this suite of fics and I'm incredibly nervous to work on it because the subject matter is controversial. Recently I've some things about mpreg being transphobic, and this story has related subject matter so I'm not sure this is even a fic I can or should write. That said, this final bit is the bit the entire story was invented around. Long story short I'm not even sure this is okay to write, or that I should write it. Also, I was really proud of the second part and it got a pretty lukewarm reception, which does not inspire me to go back to it quickly or post it publicly.
RIAT 9. I updated this last November, and if I began to write the ninth/penultimate chapter I'd perhaps be able to complete it by the end of 2014, marking just a year between chapters -- good for this fic! But I also feel like I should produce something that's not RIAT-related at some point, that my interest in this AU is self-indulgent and it's shitty of me to care so much about it, etc.
Craig/Clyde. This fic is horrible, ugh, it's such a shitshow. I have 25k and I'd love to say I could finish it with another 10k, but let's be real, I'm awful at that sort of thing. Meanwhile the story is terrible, terrrrrible. But I think there's some kind of validity in salvaging it, or in at least completing a fic for a pairing I rarely write and sort of even don't care about. I could just scrap it, but I don't want to do that, either. It should be easier to write than this.
Five Times Kyle Was a Witch and One Time He Wasn't. This is a Halloween fic and if I want to publish it for Halloween I should probably start pounding it out now, or better yet, last January. It's a suite of six separate AUS (see title) and they're all really funny and involve, like, deconstructions of witch tropes. The last one is a Harry Potter AU and since I cannot do jack shit succinctly it's probably wise to just forget the other five AUs and go with the Hogwarts thing, but then again, that's so fucking lame because it really only works with the other five AUs? Because then it's not six times Kyle was a witch or wasn't, it's just SP/HP AU crossover fic. Which, don't get me wrong, that's fun, but it's not the story idea I'm proud of. Anyway, yeah.
Vikings. I have been talking about this for a while! It's literally a an Icelandic saga AU and I'm very into it, especially my viking Kyle. But this has been on the back burner for so long I might as well keep it there. No one's waiting for it!
70s fic. See above. Finishing and posting this is long, long overdue, but I think I need some time to finish it up, and working on it would prevent the completion of shorter projects, like all of the above.
So, that's what it might be realistic to work on right now. What should I work on?
So what I'm saying is I don't know what to work on next and am looking for thoughts on the matter.
Kenny/Cartman. This is the shortest and would be the quickest to finish, but I'm stumped on how to deal with Kenny's gender presentation following the game/GOT arc. I also can't figure out what Kenny and Cartman see in each other besides "sick genetic mutual fascination," which is a literary convention and not a real thing.
FTM Kyle 3. This is the last part of this suite of fics and I'm incredibly nervous to work on it because the subject matter is controversial. Recently I've some things about mpreg being transphobic, and this story has related subject matter so I'm not sure this is even a fic I can or should write. That said, this final bit is the bit the entire story was invented around. Long story short I'm not even sure this is okay to write, or that I should write it. Also, I was really proud of the second part and it got a pretty lukewarm reception, which does not inspire me to go back to it quickly or post it publicly.
RIAT 9. I updated this last November, and if I began to write the ninth/penultimate chapter I'd perhaps be able to complete it by the end of 2014, marking just a year between chapters -- good for this fic! But I also feel like I should produce something that's not RIAT-related at some point, that my interest in this AU is self-indulgent and it's shitty of me to care so much about it, etc.
Craig/Clyde. This fic is horrible, ugh, it's such a shitshow. I have 25k and I'd love to say I could finish it with another 10k, but let's be real, I'm awful at that sort of thing. Meanwhile the story is terrible, terrrrrible. But I think there's some kind of validity in salvaging it, or in at least completing a fic for a pairing I rarely write and sort of even don't care about. I could just scrap it, but I don't want to do that, either. It should be easier to write than this.
Five Times Kyle Was a Witch and One Time He Wasn't. This is a Halloween fic and if I want to publish it for Halloween I should probably start pounding it out now, or better yet, last January. It's a suite of six separate AUS (see title) and they're all really funny and involve, like, deconstructions of witch tropes. The last one is a Harry Potter AU and since I cannot do jack shit succinctly it's probably wise to just forget the other five AUs and go with the Hogwarts thing, but then again, that's so fucking lame because it really only works with the other five AUs? Because then it's not six times Kyle was a witch or wasn't, it's just SP/HP AU crossover fic. Which, don't get me wrong, that's fun, but it's not the story idea I'm proud of. Anyway, yeah.
Vikings. I have been talking about this for a while! It's literally a an Icelandic saga AU and I'm very into it, especially my viking Kyle. But this has been on the back burner for so long I might as well keep it there. No one's waiting for it!
70s fic. See above. Finishing and posting this is long, long overdue, but I think I need some time to finish it up, and working on it would prevent the completion of shorter projects, like all of the above.
So, that's what it might be realistic to work on right now. What should I work on?
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Date: 2014-09-04 02:16 (UTC)aside from that my faves are obviously the ones not centered on people who are not stan and kyle, so im into riat, vikings, and ftm kyle 3. oh and 70s fic! but i feel like it's been ages since i saw any of that and honestly i'm more excited for those other 3 fics right now.
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Date: 2014-09-04 02:27 (UTC)