...my LJ's been a bit boring lately, hasn't it? Maybe I'll do something interesting this weekend. But that's not likely because I'm planning on helping my friend move on Saturday then replacing my break pads on Sunday, because they're making noises.
So... I ought to have another go at writing HP fanfic. My first and last one, maybe half-written, wasn't very original and I didn't know how to end it. It would've worked if it were shorter and had a good punchline. I think punchlines aren't exactly my forte. I've got another story in mind that's more original. I have a bunch of scenes in my head but not really a cohesive plot to string them together. This one would also be long. Maybe I could even do it in serial form. That might be cool. I think the story would lend itself to that. I couldn't commit to doing regular updates, though. I'd be tempted to do it in comic-book form, except it'd be a huge, long, epic comic book and it would take me a lot longer to draw it than to write it. I'd do illustrations, though. And I'd use better grammar in the fic than in my LJ. It's just... the LJ naturally takes a very conversational tone and I tend to start sentences with contractions when I'm talking.
I've always been wary of writing fanfic: I'm confident that I do pretty well with the comics but I have a lot less experience with writing fictional prose. I don't know if I mentioned this but I was drawing comics before I knew how to write. I don't think I was really aware of comic books, I certainly didn't have any, it just seemed natural to tell a story that way. I guess I must've seen the concept on TV. I used to draw them with stick figures. I wonder if I still have any. I don't think I would've gotten rid of all of them. I think there's a cardboard box somewhere in my mum's house that contains some of them, at least. I should look for them this weekend. But back to the fiction writing: I know my fiction wouldn't be awful but I don't want to put it up unless it's good; I don't want it to be just OK. I've read too much mediocre fanfic to want to contribute to it.
Anyway. I think it's a good story. Or, it has the potential to be a good story. It's gen, adventure/humor and the major characters would be the trio, Snape, Lupin and Hagrid. I don't think I'd be too good at writing smut. Especially not involving all six people. Heh. I might just have to throw in a little Snupin, though. I think it would end up, like most of my artwork, being PG-13. I think if I tried to write a sex scene, it would either be lame or I'd be basically copying what someone else wrote.
On second thought, I don't want to do it as a serial because I don't want to end up thinking I should've changed something in the beginning and have it already up for public view. Sometimes, just starting out without knowing what's going to happen works. I did the X-Files Kids like that. Lately, though, I've been scripting all the dialogue before I begin drawing.
There's also the small matter of finishing the Naked Snape sequel that I started. Maybe I'll do some more of that tonight. Screw yoga class. And I have to modify this pic I did at someone's request that I should've done a week ago. I feel bad about that. I seriously spend all my waking hours either driving to and from work or being at work. But I think she doesn't need it immediately. I hope. It's only October 8; she needed it for something in mid-October. And she just wanted it re-sized so... I'll do it today and it's probably on-time. I'll assume so.
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