I totally get what you're saying about drabble writing, Kribu. I think my writing really started to gel when I started writing drabbles. The structured format felt safe, and I began to play with rhythm and white space in different ways. It was fun! I also remember trying to figure out what made other people's stories sing and to find that in my own work.
Writing to prompts. I told Annie that I wasn't a real writer b/c I didn't have my own ideas but only responded to prompts. *hides from Annie... She was unpleased, shall we say. ;) She was right. But it was part of figuring out my identity as a writer, I think. Since then, like you, I've begun to write without prompts. And, interestingly, out of my first fandom.
I'm so glad you found SP! (Must read that series). It's so different to feel the urge to write and tell the story rather than the pressure to complete the work and struggling to find the story.
What are you afraid of in terms of acceptance? What do you imagine will happen when people admire your work? Or are you more afraid you won't find it when you put yourself out there?
I signed up for a short fic community in Sherlock in order to avoid a block or a crash after finishing my SSHG story... Seems we think alike. :)
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Date: 2011-08-29 01:50 pm (UTC)Writing to prompts. I told Annie that I wasn't a real writer b/c I didn't have my own ideas but only responded to prompts. *hides from Annie... She was unpleased, shall we say. ;) She was right. But it was part of figuring out my identity as a writer, I think. Since then, like you, I've begun to write without prompts. And, interestingly, out of my first fandom.
I'm so glad you found SP! (Must read that series). It's so different to feel the urge to write and tell the story rather than the pressure to complete the work and struggling to find the story.
What are you afraid of in terms of acceptance? What do you imagine will happen when people admire your work? Or are you more afraid you won't find it when you put yourself out there?
I signed up for a short fic community in Sherlock in order to avoid a block or a crash after finishing my SSHG story... Seems we think alike. :)
*hugs