University, fanfic ranting and the usual writer's block

[linndechir]

Oh no. Four months of freedom have come to an end. My classes started again today. So far it was okay, nothing too remarkable. I am really curious what my other classes and teachers will be like. But then again, even the horrible teachers are usually nice and not too demanding in the first week, so I'll just have to wait and see. More detailed updates on my classes next week, I guess. I'm kinda nervous, and - worse - I know that I'll have a hard time adjusting to university again. At least I only have to get up early once a week. Since I am not a morning person at all ... that's a good thing. ;) And I suppose it's also important that I finally get back to university again. I was really happy these past few months, but I'm also getting increasingly frustrated with myself. I had so much free time, and I didn't do anything. I didn't read much, I hardly wrote anything at all, I didn't start to take piano and tango lessons again like I had intended (but I will ... hopefully). Strangely enough, I only do these things when I don't have the time to do them. When I have free time, I'm lazy. When I'm stressed, I get creative. So ... with a bit of luck there might be a fanfic update in the next weeks, now that I don't have much free time anymore. ;)

I really want to write the next KS-chapter, but except for a lot of the obligatory Artemis/Zak-fluff, I'm still not sure how to continue right now. More angsting for Drizzt and Zak? Sure, but I don't want to focus too much on Drizzt's point of view. So what am I supposed to do? Write Drizzt angst from Artemis' point of view? Or Zak's? Might just be interesting ... because Drizzt angst alone is unbearable. I'm also seriously considering bringing Kimmuriel and Rai'gy back into the story. Everything is going too smooth right now. And sooner or later I'll have to give Artemis and Zak something to argue about ... i.e. the fact that Artemis hates Menzo and that Zak hates the surface. Which is slightly annoying if they want to live together. ;) But I just don't know how to do all of this, and in what order ... Gna, it's frustrating. I'm open for suggestions, if you have any. ^^
My ongoing, extremely disturbing Star Wars infatuation eating up what little bit of creativity I have at the moment is not helping. At least I won't ever be tempted to write any Qui/Obi - there are (fortunately) so many fics about them that I feel like everything has already been written, and every fic I could possibly write would probably be stealing ideas from at least three other fics at the same time. So I just waste my time reading about them. ;) Unfortunately, though, another pairing has crept into my mind ... And there are virtually no Dooku/Qui fics, it's unbelievable. A couple of gen fics about them, and the few slashy fics that exist are really weird and insane, in a bad way (at least the ones I've found so far. maybe I just haven't found the good stuff yet). The poor guys are almost as neglected as Artemis and Zak. Ah, the temptation ... *sigh* But knowing my own laziness, I probably won't write anything about those two either, just as I still haven't even started to write any Rose of the Prophet slash. I definitely need someone to kick my ass and make me write again. Any volunteers? Because I really feel like those two deserve a good, slashy, part fluffy and part angsty fic (and I mean the good kind of angst, not a simple "omfg Dooku is soooo evil he does bad things to his poor lil padawan!"). Yeah. Because they are fluffy. You don't believe me? Most people would probably argue that Artemis/Zak or Gromph/Dantrag aren't fluffy either ... Well, they're all wrong. Strangely enough, it's the tough guys who can get really fluffy if you let them. Again, I mean the good kind of fluff. ;) I'm not making any sense to anyone but myself, am I? I really need to get my ideas straight if I want to write something. I'm just insanely in love with that pairing right now. I apologise for the rant.

Oh, and the really really good news. I FINALLY finished that horrible translation I had to do. 100 pages with the probably most boring text I ever read, and I had to translate it from German to French. It took a lot of time to do it because every page was a real pain. But it's finally done, and now I only have to think of the money I will get. And as much as I hated doing it ... I don't regret it, thinking of all the stuff I will be able to afford now. Not sure what I'm going to do yet, but I have no doubts that I will find something to spend the money on. ;)

Comments

[zigsternenstaub.livejournal.com]

Yeah, whatever they do it won't be loud and flashy, but underhanded and devious. Not sure how suitable Drizzt is to help in this case, lol.

Yeah, Jarlaxle will send them away when they turn into a boring married couple and are no longer sufficient to keep his interest--or when they get so bored that they start being a danger to Jarlaxle.

Yeah, a have a few problems with the comics, but at least they actually look attractive, and like elves, unlike most other representations of drow.

Also, Zak is manly and impressive looking with kick ass armour:D

September:(((

[zigsternenstaub.livejournal.com]

I just realised that I prefaced three paragraphs with the word 'Yeah.' Shame on me.

[linndechir.livejournal.com]

Exactly. And I'm not good at "underhanded and devious". I can't write convincing scheming and plotting. There is a reason why my stories usually have a lot of characterisation, but virtually no plot. My plots are crappy. So ... yes, I really can't think of a plan that would be intelligent and devious enough for Kimmuriel and Rai'gy, even less so if it has to be something Jarlaxle doesn't know or care about.

The funny thing is ... I don't think it will take Artemis and Zak long to turn into a boring married couple. A very weird married couple, but still.

True, Zak looks cool. But not handsome enough, I think (or at least my inner fangirl thinks so). And that Weapon Master haircut is really stupid. I know why Zak got rid of it in KS. ;)

Oh. That really sucks. As much as free time is fun, at some point it's just frustrating to have nothing to do. :(

[zigsternenstaub.livejournal.com]

Yes, that is a problem. I can't think of anything devious and underhanded or them to do, either! I guess that's why they're drow, and we're lowly humans:D

Probably not. They're so similar to begin with; they don't have a whole lot of 'merging' to do!

My inner fangirl thought the same thing;P But he still looks very impressive.

Arg, I know. I'm getting really bored.