There were a lot of people that seem to have started around that time. I wonder about that - why was there a babyboom of TW fic writers at such a strange time? It was before any Season 4 announcements (or at least, any that I saw) and it was well after the end of COE. I should do a study....lol
I know what you mean about the writing, though.
Personally, I think I work best in moods rather than plots - poetry and fan fiction are SO good for this. Stories, not so much. Creating characters is difficult. But I think what matters most is that we're writing and doing it well.
And I've taken a whole bunch of creative writing classes. The feedback is generally "It's good" because no one really cares. I get such better feedback here - so while I may be writing things that mean little in the "real" world, I'm getting actual feedback on my writing, my use of characters, etc. All because people want to read it, and are looking for it. And I won't pretend it's not a good boost to the ego! ;)
The Torchwood fandom is especially interesting because, while it opens up a million bajillion possibilities for imagination (ANY planet with ANY life form with ANY weapon/medicine/sexual technique can exist. And any TIME can be used!), it also focuses on a microcosm of very interesting people with different desires/needs/personalities in a strange environment. But THEN it spirals outward to the other characters - Rhys, Andy, Rhiannon, DI Swanson, etc. And THEY spiral out to the rest of Cardiff, Wales, the UK, Europe, the world, etc.
It's such a great playground for ideas - if you had an idea for original work, you could totally test it here; it's what I try to do, anyway. There have been so many times that I think of something I want to write and then just test it out on the team (mostly Jack and Ianto - they are my crash test dummies of writing...).
And I don't know where that came from. Sheesh! Sorry lol
But all that said, the only time I seem to be able to write is when I have some sort of prompt. I mostly write when I'm taking a course on it and, you know, you have to. Torchwood itself serves as a continual prompt for me, I think.
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I know what you mean about the writing, though.
Personally, I think I work best in moods rather than plots - poetry and fan fiction are SO good for this. Stories, not so much. Creating characters is difficult. But I think what matters most is that we're writing and doing it well.
And I've taken a whole bunch of creative writing classes. The feedback is generally "It's good" because no one really cares. I get such better feedback here - so while I may be writing things that mean little in the "real" world, I'm getting actual feedback on my writing, my use of characters, etc. All because people want to read it, and are looking for it. And I won't pretend it's not a good boost to the ego! ;)
The Torchwood fandom is especially interesting because, while it opens up a million bajillion possibilities for imagination (ANY planet with ANY life form with ANY weapon/medicine/sexual technique can exist. And any TIME can be used!), it also focuses on a microcosm of very interesting people with different desires/needs/personalities in a strange environment. But THEN it spirals outward to the other characters - Rhys, Andy, Rhiannon, DI Swanson, etc. And THEY spiral out to the rest of Cardiff, Wales, the UK, Europe, the world, etc.
It's such a great playground for ideas - if you had an idea for original work, you could totally test it here; it's what I try to do, anyway. There have been so many times that I think of something I want to write and then just test it out on the team (mostly Jack and Ianto - they are my crash test dummies of writing...).
And I don't know where that came from. Sheesh! Sorry lol
But all that said, the only time I seem to be able to write is when I have some sort of prompt. I mostly write when I'm taking a course on it and, you know, you have to. Torchwood itself serves as a continual prompt for me, I think.
:) (I think I beat you at the rambling...).