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brainofckI signed up for the Remix thing.
I have never remixed. It sounded like fun and I signed up pretty excitedly, though I was also a little nervous. I thought it would be great if I got a bad to mediocre writer, who had good ideas, but not the greatest writing style. I could take one of their fun concepts and run with it.
But I was also worried. What if I got one of the really awesome writers? I mean, I consider myself to be pretty good. I try to be creative and not proliferate bad fic. I think I produce a workmanlike piece of fiction almost every time. Readable, entertaining, and hopefully funny or sexy or both, depending on what I'm going for. So I don't think I suck. But there are about a dozen writers out there in the fandoms that I participate in who just take my breath away. I aspire to have their ability to write something not just entertaining, but beautifully crafted and multilayered and just wonderful every time.
And for some reason, there was a particular piece that kept coming to mind. The one that I couldn't imagine trying to remix, because it was perfect.
So. Out of 55 participants, do you want to guess which writer I got?
Anyway. I spazzed a little today.
But it's funny, how once my brain knows what needs to be done, it gets to working right away. This writer actually has added a bunch of stuff to her page that wasn't there the last time I visited, so I will probably spend a few days being 100% sure that I want to run with the piece that is already remixing in my head, but I think it's already writing itself, so I'm just going to let the synapses or whatever it is that makes that happen do their thing, and I think it is possible that I'll actually be done ahead of schedule and have to sit on this sucker for a couple of weeks.
My brain is a scary place to live.
Meanwhile, my nine-year-old came up with an idea and we are co-writing it. When it is ready, I will certainly announce it here and point you that direction. Just so you know how his brain works, HIS brain wrote this story around the initial idea of Daniel working frantically to translate something in the heat of battle and not being able to hear himself thing for all the gunfire and Jack whining because HE HAD BEEN SHOT IN THE BUTT! *snickers*
I have never remixed. It sounded like fun and I signed up pretty excitedly, though I was also a little nervous. I thought it would be great if I got a bad to mediocre writer, who had good ideas, but not the greatest writing style. I could take one of their fun concepts and run with it.
But I was also worried. What if I got one of the really awesome writers? I mean, I consider myself to be pretty good. I try to be creative and not proliferate bad fic. I think I produce a workmanlike piece of fiction almost every time. Readable, entertaining, and hopefully funny or sexy or both, depending on what I'm going for. So I don't think I suck. But there are about a dozen writers out there in the fandoms that I participate in who just take my breath away. I aspire to have their ability to write something not just entertaining, but beautifully crafted and multilayered and just wonderful every time.
And for some reason, there was a particular piece that kept coming to mind. The one that I couldn't imagine trying to remix, because it was perfect.
So. Out of 55 participants, do you want to guess which writer I got?
Anyway. I spazzed a little today.
But it's funny, how once my brain knows what needs to be done, it gets to working right away. This writer actually has added a bunch of stuff to her page that wasn't there the last time I visited, so I will probably spend a few days being 100% sure that I want to run with the piece that is already remixing in my head, but I think it's already writing itself, so I'm just going to let the synapses or whatever it is that makes that happen do their thing, and I think it is possible that I'll actually be done ahead of schedule and have to sit on this sucker for a couple of weeks.
My brain is a scary place to live.
Meanwhile, my nine-year-old came up with an idea and we are co-writing it. When it is ready, I will certainly announce it here and point you that direction. Just so you know how his brain works, HIS brain wrote this story around the initial idea of Daniel working frantically to translate something in the heat of battle and not being able to hear himself thing for all the gunfire and Jack whining because HE HAD BEEN SHOT IN THE BUTT! *snickers*
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Date: 2007-05-02 01:57 am (UTC)2) YAY AG33! Of COURSE it's about BUTTS! Don't even try to pretend you aren't totally encouraging him in that plot point. ;-)
I'm so excited for the two of you! Can't wait to read it. And look -- AG33 has found a way to have his Stargate love and his Mommy love all together. :-D
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Date: 2007-05-02 06:51 am (UTC)I don't suppose he's seen Mummy Returns, has he? [grin] That was one of the funniest scenes. :)
And re: the remix, something like that happened to me with Slashababy, LOL! Eeek, intimidation!! [laugh/flail] It turned out fine, but my blood pressure took a few hits leading up to the deadline. [cough]
Angie
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Date: 2007-05-02 06:30 pm (UTC)See? That's the Brain we know and love! And that Brain will triumph over the remix!
Meanwhile, we are all on red alert to fangirl and squee over AG33's first fic ever! So exciting!