babygray

Summer vacation is practically upon me. I have two trips back to back next weekend (weekend at a spa resort then off to the States), so I have a bit of a busy week of cleaning and packing in front of me.

I ran into something weird the other day: fanfiction commission. Well, I say weird. It's just that it never really occurred to me that it's not just fan artists that can sell their skills for a few dollars.

For a moment, I wonder if I could do the same, but then I remember that I can barely write. And that I have a problem with meeting deadlines.

Seems like a nice way to make a couple of dollars, though.

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Working on a fic for a fest this week, in between naps and cleaning.

I wonder, is over-researching related to writer's block? Probably yes. They're both problems I've been dealing with for a while.

Say, I want to write about two characters meeting at a cafe. "What cafe?" Uh, Starbucks. "What city?" ...London? "Where in London? Which Starbucks? What do they sell... no, what DID they sell back in... what year?" Um... 2004. "Spring? Fall? What special drink would be available? Would they drink something special?"

... And so on and so forth, until I've learned all about London-based Starbucks cafes but haven't written one word of the story itself. Multiply that by about 10, and that's what I go through every time I try to write something.

I can't "just write" anymore. It's actually a bit frustrating/sad.