Random thoughts on Highlander and writing.

[strangevisitor7]

sierraphoenix you are truly inspirational. I really appreciated everyone who contributed to that discussion about Dean's immortality and Sammy with Sarah. I literally wrote the next story in the series in 30 minutes. It was one of those sit up in bed grab the paper and write before its gone moments. I will still have to edit it but wow it was a real Eureka moment. I don't think I ever written anything that fast. I just hope it looks as good in the morning as it felt writing it down.

So, anyone else out there ever have inspiration for a story or artistic work hit so fast it made you head spin. Just curious. What did it feel like for you?

Comments

[satyrnfive.livejournal.com]

I've had a few stories that just wrote themselves. One was ''Ride the Lightning (http://www.spntwisted.com/viewstory.php?sid=119)' which I did for one of my Team Hellfire entries. I sat down to write at 8:30 to write and had it done by the 9pm deadline. lol. The other was for the tth-kink-a-thon and was quite porn-tastic but it also just wrote itself.

And it was an awesome feeling to just have the ideas flow like that. Kind of makes me not like those fics where I have to stop and think about what I'm doing. Of course once they're done I love those just as much.

[pen37.livejournal.com]

The thing I love about fic that takes work is that in figuring out how to fix it, you learn. And then the next thing you write, you know so much more.

[satyrnfive.livejournal.com]

Yep. :) It is a pretty good feeling to notice those things you learn as you improve.

[strangevisitor7.livejournal.com]

Ooh very good point. It is a learning experience for sure. I find straight fandom stories to be tougher than crossovers. I don't know why. But by the time I finish my current one, I am betting I won't be afraid to try again.

[strangevisitor7.livejournal.com]

It was a great feeling. While I had felt that during the day, this was the first time I woke up at 2am and had to write. It was fun but damn am I tired today.

I will say I prefer it to wrestling a story into submission but you're right they aren't necessarily worse stories. Just a more difficult journey.