external motivation accountability report, Monday 2/29

[edenfalling]

I spent yesterday and today playing around with choreography rather than writing actual "Guardian" story-words, because I've hit the part of the scene where it is absolutely vital that I know who is where and doing what at every point in time. It is all very well and good to have a POV character overwhelmed by chaos, but the writer needs a better grip on what's actually happening.

So. Choreography time. *sigh*

On the bright side, once I get that done the actual writing should go pretty quickly, and scene three should likewise flow well since I'll already know more or less what goes down and it's just a question of getting Yukiko's reactions and thought process and stuff.

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I can generally write conversations and people following a chain of thought/emotion at the drop of a hat. Externally focused scenes, on the other hand -- action, porn, or anything else that depends on a firm grasp of human anatomy and relative locations -- require a lot more work.

Comments

[branchandroot]

Ooo, yes. The blocking is always such a finicky thing. But this is totally a vital writing step, so it still counts!

[edenfalling]

It's a little frustrating, though, because there is no visible result for the work. Anyway, I'm going to keep blocking in the background, but for the rest of this week I need to focus on my Palestuck assignment. Exchange due dates wait for no person. *wry*

[akatsuki210.livejournal.com]

Fight choreography has always been the toughest bit of fanfic writing for me too, especially if the fight has more than one person on each side.

[edenfalling]

Yeah, the more bodies I'm trying to keep track of, the more I want to tear my hair out. (Up to a certain point, that is. Once I have a whole army involved, I am perfectly okay with pulling back a level and describing unit maneuvers instead of individual actions.)