Glass half full?
Aug. 6th, 2010 02:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aneasMy muse is back.
Yay.
The problem is she doesn't want me to write my WIPs. I know, right? WTF?
That's why right now I'm kind of struggling with one of the corniest plots ever until I'll beat it into submission.
It's so, so corny, I'm ashamed of myself.
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On the other hand, I went on a shopping spree and bought myself three summer dresses! \0/
Yay.
The problem is she doesn't want me to write my WIPs. I know, right? WTF?
That's why right now I'm kind of struggling with one of the corniest plots ever until I'll beat it into submission.
It's so, so corny, I'm ashamed of myself.
=/
On the other hand, I went on a shopping spree and bought myself three summer dresses! \0/
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Date: 2010-08-06 02:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 07:48 pm (UTC)But it's for the mermaid!Kris prompt at
Maybe I can make it so corny it works like crack?
This is the prompt,
1) The Little Mermaid...Part Deux : Ok, so, you know how in the original soppy tale she doesn't get the prince? But instead of becoming sea foam gets a chance to earn her soul? Ok, yeah, let's do that--with Kris. He was the mer that loved and lost, and is stuck on land as a result.
Adam is the opening act for Anthemic. He's new, he's ambitious, and he's on tour--what more can boy ask for?
...well, for one thing, how about the name of the hot thing that keeps showing up at the shows? The short one with the fine, sad eyes and no voice. The one whose presence coincides with all those silly accidents that keep happening?
Because yes Cook was Kris' "prince" and his death might bring back Kris to the water and if you don't think mer!Kris' family/friends would be willing to drown a pop star to get their sweet boy back*, then we are not reading the same playbook.
(*Kris would probably not be part of the murder attempts; he's the guy watching out for Cook and trying to "talk" his family out of it.)
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Date: 2010-08-06 07:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 07:54 pm (UTC)OMG! And I can't use PMS as an excuse!
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Date: 2010-08-06 07:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 08:05 pm (UTC)Let's say that I'm at a corny phase of my life and let's leave at it.
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 08:09 pm (UTC)My excuse is
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Date: 2010-08-06 06:00 pm (UTC)What are we writing about now? I love corny.
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Date: 2010-08-06 07:51 pm (UTC)We are writing Mer!Kris. It's for this prompt at
1) The Little Mermaid...Part Deux : Ok, so, you know how in the original soppy tale she doesn't get the prince? But instead of becoming sea foam gets a chance to earn her soul? Ok, yeah, let's do that--with Kris. He was the mer that loved and lost, and is stuck on land as a result.
Adam is the opening act for Anthemic. He's new, he's ambitious, and he's on tour--what more can boy ask for?
...well, for one thing, how about the name of the hot thing that keeps showing up at the shows? The short one with the fine, sad eyes and no voice. The one whose presence coincides with all those silly accidents that keep happening?
Because yes Cook was Kris' "prince" and his death might bring back Kris to the water and if you don't think mer!Kris' family/friends would be willing to drown a pop star to get their sweet boy back*, then we are not reading the same playbook.
(*Kris would probably not be part of the murder attempts; he's the guy watching out for Cook and trying to "talk" his family out of it.)
It's from
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 08:44 pm (UTC)And so corny, love, you won't believe. I'll try to send you the outline in a while, but please don't laugh at me.
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 06:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 07:53 pm (UTC)How did the interviews go, cariño?
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:08 pm (UTC)Um, well enough I guess. The first one liked me, but I don't think will hire me just because I'm super-inexperienced. They were full-time (which, scary) and in a pretty convenient city (yay!), though, so I'm torn on how much I liked them. The second one really liked me and will probably want to hire me, but was only part-time (boo for money, yay for giving me enough time to actually prep for my classes) and in the middle of nowhere. Very hard to get to, and frankly, I'd have to move there if I wanted the job.
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:12 pm (UTC)La nueva ciudad, ¿queda lejos de tu casa?
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:15 pm (UTC)Las dos quedan casi dos horas, pero la del primer trabajo está más cerca a la casa de mi tía. Entonces, es bien conveniente.
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:28 pm (UTC)What do you mean makes you feel super inteliegente? You are super inteligente. And you make awesome lists! You're superwoman!
Btw, I loved, loved, loved the always a girl! Ray you recced a few weeks ago. It's amazing.
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:41 pm (UTC):-D Even superwoman has her off days!
Ohh, geez, I love it, too. I wasn't joking when I called it my happy place. What in particular did you like about it?
You should probably also try imp's Beyonce The Vampire Slayer, it's some kind of amazing. Excellent characters, plot that makes you take leaps of intuition, and overall badassness.
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 09:33 pm (UTC)And Mikey, his problems, his relationship with the band, with Ray...I love how perfectly well the author portrayed them all, making him a real person. I loved the story, it's fantastic. One of the best things I've ever read.
I'll try the Beyonce one. I trust you taste. =)
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Date: 2010-08-06 10:11 pm (UTC)It's interesting how impertinence incorporates that change in attitude, though, because at first, Gerard draws Rae as a guy, sans boobs, and she - and Mikey, too - is a little taken aback. Mikey's more affronted, though, he's the one who, throughout the entire story, sees that it doesn't matter that she's female. It matters to everyone else, it matters to Rae, because they underestimate her, and it comes across in their 'tudes; it makes her defensive and hide a little sometimes. But towards the middle, even, the rest of the band absolutely adopts Mikey's attitude, and that's really why I love this fic. It's better than brotherhood or sisterhood, because it's gender-neutral. It's just love.
I think she did an excellent job with Mikey, too. This was the first fic where I actually enjoyed Mikey, and then went on to read more Mikey fic. Only a few solid ones, though, because I found the majority of people who wrote fic around him didn't have a particularly good characterization down. It was usually fairly juvenile, or undeveloped.
Thank you! I hope you like it. Let me know what you think!
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Date: 2010-08-06 08:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-06 08:15 pm (UTC)