Now I must sit here and contemplate the pros and cons of making more sketches, if only for the scant possibility of this happening again...
Considering I don't keep my writing notebook at work anymore *sigh*, there is a good chance it would happen again. I write on whatever paper's handy when the inspiration hits :P
Err, well, facing impending death had a lot to do with it too, but Sango definitely had a significant role, lol.
LOL - no, I meant the disparity of him meeting her at this point on his life in this universe, as opposed to their meeting point in canon. It does feel odd, but for me...it works. He's always seemed a little bit more mature, or maybe just more wordly, to me *shrug*
Clearly, I need to start finding songs like this.
Total crapshoot - but I mine where I can. Internet radio is the best; I don't have a good terrestrial radio station where I am anymore, hence the sudden uptick in Top 40 songs inspiring my work, to varying degrees of success :P
I think I also seem to have a higher opinion of Miroku's balance between 'lecher' and 'decent guy' than most of fandom.
*shrug* What I worry about is how much I'm twisting him to fit into my own ideas of what's acceptable or unacceptable behavior. In trying to be aware of my biases, I feel like I am trapped by them. And when it comes to a character as unfamiliar to me as Miroku (relatively speaking), I feel like I trip up all the time.
Seriously - you have no idea how much I am boggling over the idea of being rewarded for my characterization of him in this fic (especially prior to this installment). It feels like the first, awkward, too-close-to-canon-for-comfort baby steps to be something I feel confident in o.O
But who am I to argue with popular opinion? (See: raging against the S/K machine)
Can I just tell you how much I'm looking forward to seeing her do this? Sango is very resilient - the fact that she's been so consumed by grief for so long without moving on kind of makes me wonder. Of course, she hasn't had very good support up until recently, and that makes a difference. But I'm looking forward to seeing her adaptability and strength as she takes back her control and confidence.
I wouldn't say that it's worrying the way she's acting, because she has been going it alone for about as long as she's been under the veil of hurt and grief. She believes its her fault Kohaku was kidnapped, and she's stubborn in her belief that she has to pay penance for it. Fading family, a loving but misplaced fiance, and a complete change in life situation - a situation that has just been jerked around another corner, no less - is a lot to deal with. And, for me at least, Sango is a character that holds a lot of herself in. That's what makes her resilience impressive. Making herself vulnerable is going to be hard, because she's spent most of her life doing the exact opposite.
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And now you can probably see the clear link between Sango and Sesshoumaru that exists in my head, LOL.
I think this is the best part of sharing WIPs - feedback is just so much fun!
Feedback is fun, but only when it's useful. I like an ego-stroke just as much as the next fangirl, but what I really enjoy about this is that people are willing to give me more. I'm a little wary that I haven't received as much criticism as I think some of these entries warrant, but then again - I'm waiting for the person who's willing to challenge my premise without the side order of WTFery. Mercifully, its been a long wait :P
It's fun to look back on past conversations and see how little bits of info and characterization meta come into play later, haha.
What is WIP feedback for, if not to help shape perception of the forthcoming work? Granted, I don't take everyone's suggestions, and I stick to my own planned plots and challenges, but I also try to acknowledge when someone else comes up with an awesome idea.
LOL, do you ever? :)
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This journal doesn't have fifty million custom locks for nothing, ya know...
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Considering I don't keep my writing notebook at work anymore *sigh*, there is a good chance it would happen again. I write on whatever paper's handy when the inspiration hits :P
Err, well, facing impending death had a lot to do with it too, but Sango definitely had a significant role, lol.
LOL - no, I meant the disparity of him meeting her at this point on his life in this universe, as opposed to their meeting point in canon. It does feel odd, but for me...it works. He's always seemed a little bit more mature, or maybe just more wordly, to me *shrug*
Clearly, I need to start finding songs like this.
Total crapshoot - but I mine where I can. Internet radio is the best; I don't have a good terrestrial radio station where I am anymore, hence the sudden uptick in Top 40 songs inspiring my work, to varying degrees of success :P
I think I also seem to have a higher opinion of Miroku's balance between 'lecher' and 'decent guy' than most of fandom.
*shrug* What I worry about is how much I'm twisting him to fit into my own ideas of what's acceptable or unacceptable behavior. In trying to be aware of my biases, I feel like I am trapped by them. And when it comes to a character as unfamiliar to me as Miroku (relatively speaking), I feel like I trip up all the time.
Seriously - you have no idea how much I am boggling over the idea of being rewarded for my characterization of him in this fic (especially prior to this installment). It feels like the first, awkward, too-close-to-canon-for-comfort baby steps to be something I feel confident in o.O
But who am I to argue with popular opinion? (See: raging against the S/K machine)
Can I just tell you how much I'm looking forward to seeing her do this? Sango is very resilient - the fact that she's been so consumed by grief for so long without moving on kind of makes me wonder. Of course, she hasn't had very good support up until recently, and that makes a difference. But I'm looking forward to seeing her adaptability and strength as she takes back her control and confidence.
I wouldn't say that it's worrying the way she's acting, because she has been going it alone for about as long as she's been under the veil of hurt and grief. She believes its her fault Kohaku was kidnapped, and she's stubborn in her belief that she has to pay penance for it. Fading family, a loving but misplaced fiance, and a complete change in life situation - a situation that has just been jerked around another corner, no less - is a lot to deal with. And, for me at least, Sango is a character that holds a lot of herself in. That's what makes her resilience impressive. Making herself vulnerable is going to be hard, because she's spent most of her life doing the exact opposite.
...
And now you can probably see the clear link between Sango and Sesshoumaru that exists in my head, LOL.
I think this is the best part of sharing WIPs - feedback is just so much fun!
Feedback is fun, but only when it's useful. I like an ego-stroke just as much as the next fangirl, but what I really enjoy about this is that people are willing to give me more. I'm a little wary that I haven't received as much criticism as I think some of these entries warrant, but then again - I'm waiting for the person who's willing to challenge my premise without the side order of WTFery. Mercifully, its been a long wait :P
It's fun to look back on past conversations and see how little bits of info and characterization meta come into play later, haha.
What is WIP feedback for, if not to help shape perception of the forthcoming work? Granted, I don't take everyone's suggestions, and I stick to my own planned plots and challenges, but I also try to acknowledge when someone else comes up with an awesome idea.
LOL, do you ever? :)
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<.<
This journal doesn't have fifty million custom locks for nothing, ya know...