Writing Meme Question 4
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4. Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like).
Something recently I wrote. I won't say 'proud' because I have a difficult time with that word, but I can HEAR this banter between BBC Sherlock & Lestrade (genderswapped) in my head very, very clearly, and I can see them and the scene in my head and it rolls along very nicely, I think. This is from don't call it a comeback (i been here for years).
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Lestrade’s laugh turned into a hacking, wheezy cough as she tapped a tiny notebook with a pen.
“Well, well, Sherlock Holmes, you certainly know how to make a comeback. Your girlfriend is being treated for…shock. Your landlord is being treated for…shock. Half your neighbourhood is being treated for…shock. And your, what did you call her, twin?”
“Doppelganger,” grumbled Sherlock.
“Ah, yes, your doppelganger is being treated for,” Lestrade glanced at the body, “very bloody dead. Splendid. The pathologist is on her way. Looks like she’s got her work cut out for her with this one. Massive hemorrhaging but no visible wound.”
“There will be a wound, a small Y shaped one, made by the jaws of the Hirudinea Himalayaca Giganticus.”
“Huh. How do you spell that?”
Sherlock obliged.
Lestrade finished scribbling then flipped her little notebook closed with one hand.
“And what’s that when it’s at home?”
“The Giant Red Leech of the Lower Himalayas.”
“Fuck me!” breathed Lestrade.
“No, thank you,” parried Sherlock with a sniff. “The leech usually confines itself to a small region of the western Himalayas. Its bite releases the most powerful natural anti-coagulant known as well as other toxins which produce anaphylaxis and tachycardia. So, her violently agitated heart would have poured enervated blood out of every pore of her body until she died.”
“Ugh. I take it you’ve seen this before.”
“Eighteen months ago. In Bombay. I returned to my hotel room too late. One dropped from the light fixture overhead on a petty thief interested in removing the lace from my undergarments.”
“Really? That makes me grateful I never took a fancy to getting in your knickers.” Lestrade sighed. “Are we going to find who did this, Sherlock?”
“You’ll find who did it,” said Sherlock. “But not who’s responsible.”
Lestrade hummed.
Then Sherlock was suddenly being crushed in a vicious bear hug.
“It’s good to have you back, Sherlock.”
Sherlock gave Lestrade’s back a tepid pat. Then Lestrade released her. It was like being vomited by a petite, zaftig anaconda.
“But you not being dead explains a lot,” continued Lestrade.
“Like what?”
“Like why your sister’s pining from afar has taken on a decidedly martyred character in the last few years.”
“Ugh. Please, can I be treated for shock instead of listening to this?”
“Nope. All out of blankets. I’m glad you’re back, too, for John’s sake. She hasn’t been doing well.”
“Really? It looks like she’s doing very well at chatting up that ginger-haired paramedic over there.”
“Everyone deals with severe stress differently, grasshopper. John chases skirts, Mr. Hudson bakes, your sister puts extra starch in her upper lip…”
“And you?”
Lestrade gurgled wetly and pulled out a crushed, half-empty pack of cigarettes. She tapped one out then offered the box to Sherlock.
“No, thank you. John would kill me.”
“Killing you?” huffed Lestrade. She put a cigarette between her lips, lit it, and walked away, saying, “That’s so four years ago.”
1. Tell us about your current project(s) – what’s it about, how’s progress, what do you love most about it?
2. Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project<
3. What is that one scene that you’ve always wanted to write but can’t be arsed to write all of the set-up and context it would need? (consider this permission to write it and/or share it anyway).
4. Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like).
5. What character that you're writing do you most identify with?
6. What character do you have the most fun writing?
7. What do you think are the characteristics of your personal writing style? Would others agree?
8. Is what you like to write the same as what you like to read?
9. Are you more of a drabble or a longfic kind of writer? Pantser or plotter? Do you wish you were the other? Both, or neither?
10. How would you describe your writing process?
11. What do you envy in other writers?
12. Do you want your writing to be famous?
13. Do you share your writing online? (Drop a link!) Do you have projects you’ve kept just for yourself?
14. At what point in writing do you come up with a title?
15. Which is harder: titles or summaries (or tags)?
16. Tried anything new with your writing lately? (style, POV, genre, fandom?)
17. Do you think readers perceive your work - or you - differently to you? What do you think would surprise your readers about your writing or your motivations?
18. Do any of your stories have alternative versions? (plotlines that you abandoned, AUs of your own work, different characterisations?) Tell us about them.
19. Is there something you always find yourself repeating in your writing? (favourite verb, something you describe 'too often', trope you can’t get enough of?)
20. Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about (symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, callbacks or clues for future scenes?)
21. What other medium do you think your story would work well as? (film, webcomic, animated series?)
22. Do you reread your old works? How do you feel about them?
23. What’s the story idea you’ve had in your head for the longest?
24. Would you say your writing has changed over time?
25. What part of writing is the most fun?
Something recently I wrote. I won't say 'proud' because I have a difficult time with that word, but I can HEAR this banter between BBC Sherlock & Lestrade (genderswapped) in my head very, very clearly, and I can see them and the scene in my head and it rolls along very nicely, I think. This is from don't call it a comeback (i been here for years).
----
Lestrade’s laugh turned into a hacking, wheezy cough as she tapped a tiny notebook with a pen.
“Well, well, Sherlock Holmes, you certainly know how to make a comeback. Your girlfriend is being treated for…shock. Your landlord is being treated for…shock. Half your neighbourhood is being treated for…shock. And your, what did you call her, twin?”
“Doppelganger,” grumbled Sherlock.
“Ah, yes, your doppelganger is being treated for,” Lestrade glanced at the body, “very bloody dead. Splendid. The pathologist is on her way. Looks like she’s got her work cut out for her with this one. Massive hemorrhaging but no visible wound.”
“There will be a wound, a small Y shaped one, made by the jaws of the Hirudinea Himalayaca Giganticus.”
“Huh. How do you spell that?”
Sherlock obliged.
Lestrade finished scribbling then flipped her little notebook closed with one hand.
“And what’s that when it’s at home?”
“The Giant Red Leech of the Lower Himalayas.”
“Fuck me!” breathed Lestrade.
“No, thank you,” parried Sherlock with a sniff. “The leech usually confines itself to a small region of the western Himalayas. Its bite releases the most powerful natural anti-coagulant known as well as other toxins which produce anaphylaxis and tachycardia. So, her violently agitated heart would have poured enervated blood out of every pore of her body until she died.”
“Ugh. I take it you’ve seen this before.”
“Eighteen months ago. In Bombay. I returned to my hotel room too late. One dropped from the light fixture overhead on a petty thief interested in removing the lace from my undergarments.”
“Really? That makes me grateful I never took a fancy to getting in your knickers.” Lestrade sighed. “Are we going to find who did this, Sherlock?”
“You’ll find who did it,” said Sherlock. “But not who’s responsible.”
Lestrade hummed.
Then Sherlock was suddenly being crushed in a vicious bear hug.
“It’s good to have you back, Sherlock.”
Sherlock gave Lestrade’s back a tepid pat. Then Lestrade released her. It was like being vomited by a petite, zaftig anaconda.
“But you not being dead explains a lot,” continued Lestrade.
“Like what?”
“Like why your sister’s pining from afar has taken on a decidedly martyred character in the last few years.”
“Ugh. Please, can I be treated for shock instead of listening to this?”
“Nope. All out of blankets. I’m glad you’re back, too, for John’s sake. She hasn’t been doing well.”
“Really? It looks like she’s doing very well at chatting up that ginger-haired paramedic over there.”
“Everyone deals with severe stress differently, grasshopper. John chases skirts, Mr. Hudson bakes, your sister puts extra starch in her upper lip…”
“And you?”
Lestrade gurgled wetly and pulled out a crushed, half-empty pack of cigarettes. She tapped one out then offered the box to Sherlock.
“No, thank you. John would kill me.”
“Killing you?” huffed Lestrade. She put a cigarette between her lips, lit it, and walked away, saying, “That’s so four years ago.”
1. Tell us about your current project(s) – what’s it about, how’s progress, what do you love most about it?
2. Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project<
3. What is that one scene that you’ve always wanted to write but can’t be arsed to write all of the set-up and context it would need? (consider this permission to write it and/or share it anyway).
4. Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like).
5. What character that you're writing do you most identify with?
6. What character do you have the most fun writing?
7. What do you think are the characteristics of your personal writing style? Would others agree?
8. Is what you like to write the same as what you like to read?
9. Are you more of a drabble or a longfic kind of writer? Pantser or plotter? Do you wish you were the other? Both, or neither?
10. How would you describe your writing process?
11. What do you envy in other writers?
12. Do you want your writing to be famous?
13. Do you share your writing online? (Drop a link!) Do you have projects you’ve kept just for yourself?
14. At what point in writing do you come up with a title?
15. Which is harder: titles or summaries (or tags)?
16. Tried anything new with your writing lately? (style, POV, genre, fandom?)
17. Do you think readers perceive your work - or you - differently to you? What do you think would surprise your readers about your writing or your motivations?
18. Do any of your stories have alternative versions? (plotlines that you abandoned, AUs of your own work, different characterisations?) Tell us about them.
19. Is there something you always find yourself repeating in your writing? (favourite verb, something you describe 'too often', trope you can’t get enough of?)
20. Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about (symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, callbacks or clues for future scenes?)
21. What other medium do you think your story would work well as? (film, webcomic, animated series?)
22. Do you reread your old works? How do you feel about them?
23. What’s the story idea you’ve had in your head for the longest?
24. Would you say your writing has changed over time?
25. What part of writing is the most fun?
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Date: 2021-05-26 11:19 am (UTC)Love the dialogue here! Like you say, I can just hear it in my head. Pitch perfect.
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Date: 2021-05-26 04:05 pm (UTC)