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[yuuago]

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Comments

Re: WIP

[yuuago]

I can't post an excerpt because it's one of the giftfics I mentioned upthread but ugh, I am in a state of screaming right now. I'm writing two characters I'm not confident working with, and I just. Ugh. HOW IS CHARACTERIZATION FORMED.

/sob

...I'm just whining, never mind me. I'm sure this story will turn out fine. But damn, it's challenging.

Re: WIP

[(Anonymous)]

Oh no, good luck!! Hope it goes well, you can do it! :]

If it helps, when I write with characters I'm not used to, I just write really blocky, simple sentences instead of nicely crafted words, to practice. E.g. Person A does this, person B reacts like this, etc. It's meant to be more of a stream of consciousness than anything, and it helps get ideas down on the page to read over, be it for character studies or plot-creating. So, um, if you get stuck then you may be interested in trying this? *sweats nervously* sorry if this seems quite pushy! D':

Re: WIP

[elleth]

Fingers crossed here, too! You can do this, Yuu! <3

And hey, look! More unsolicited advice! :D

Something I've been trying in this fandom (since the Silm allows for far more leeway in character interpretation than SSSS, so it doesn't really work there) is similar to nonnie above, actually - more like a very detailed script or outline than prose, in bullet points, and then focusing on character voice and "translating" that script. It feels more like solving a puzzle than writing, but it's helped me get things moving when I wasn't sure I could.

Re: WIP

[yuuago]

Hmm, that sounds like something I might have to try. Maybe not for this one, but I can see it working well for all the action fics that I want to write but find challenging genre-wise.

Re: WIP

[yuuago]

I think that might be similar to what I do, usually. :D It at least gets everything down, like a loose pencil sketch. Just makes it easier when you have something to work with, it does.

Fortunately, I have a complete draft now, so it's just a matter of beating it into submission. (I just... don't wanna', ffff)

Re: WIP

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe run through some exercises? Find a prompt/situation generator and brainstorm their reactions until you find a groove. Think in terms of cause and effect, too: "this is A or B's experience, and so they feel such and such way".


If all else fails, those massive RP characterization surveys are a good characterization boot camp exercise. By the time you've finished it, you'll have a good grip on what characterization makes sense to you.

Re: WIP

[yuuago]

Mmph. Effort. Useful, but... effort.

(I think I'm mainly just at the "I hate everything in the world but especially this story" stage of drafting, to be honest. Everything is going to be juuuust fiiiine.)