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honey:
Here's my glitch. I'm totally getting that fluffy romantic comedy itch again, and it's more than that, it's an itch to make it a fan fiction. I haven't had this feeling in a long, long time. Like I just want to pick a boy and write a fun story about him falling in love. (You know, the kind of thing that makes Mare's skin crawl  ;) )

Anyway, since I've been so caught up in all my original fiction lately, and my supernatural/suspense stuff, I figure I must take advantage of this feeling while I have it, and start a story that will totally get me back into the world of fan fiction. 

My problem is, that I'd kind of like to write a story thats not an AU (which is my usual first choice) but then I think about it and I don't just want to write a story about how *insert boy of choice here* meets girl on tour, and they deal with all the normal stresses/ temptations of fame and tour life.

So my question then becomes, how do you go about coming up with a fun creative plot line, while not turning your story into an AU? How do you keep the boys and their career a fresh idea?

What are some of your favorite story lines?

What are some of your least favorite?


I'm also tampering with the idea of a co-writer. I'd love to work with someone else and have them bring something fresh to the table. I find that with more than one mind working together the creativity can be so much greater, but then I'm afraid I'll end up in the same situation as what happened last time. (I started writing a story that I'm completely in love with, and then my co-writer got busy - which is understandable - and can't update anymore, but doesn't want to admit that she's never going to work on it again. Now I'm stuck with half a story that I can't work on and will most likely never be finished.)

So I also would like to know your opinions on co-writing. Is it worth it? How can you find someone who isn't going to quit on you? 

Sakabelle:
Oooh fluffy romance is so much fun to write Kelly!

I guess the way I keep it fresh and interesting is that I don't forget about the fact that there's other guys in the group.  Not that I have everyone in the entire story focused on Nick's girlfriend or whatever, but they often pop in to offer advice or to worry about Nick when he might be doing something a little crazy. 

Personally I like to place Nick (that's just cause I like to write about Nick the most) in situations with difficult girls and see how he reacts.  To me he has the most extreme personality so I can play with him and his emotions a bit more than the others. 

I can't say much on the subject of cowriters since I haven't done very much collaboration myself.  It was fun when Kristal, Kelly, Reb and myself were discussing our AJ collab though!  I'd like to try it again.

I'm not sure if I answered your questions very well... but that's kind of my insight to the whole fluffy romantic comedy thing.  It's my favourite genre to write  ;D Tons and tons of fun!

mare:
I'll write it with you!

lmao kidding.... Mare + Fluffy Romance = Girl gets eaten by a giant Marshmellow in chapter one, sentence two.


I'm not sure if you want my opinion on this because i'm not sure if you're just talking to the fluffy people or not, but I can say that I wouldn't co-write with someone unless you are willing to be very patient with them. Unless they have the same standards as you do and are as reliable as you are, you can really run into problems with people who are inconsistent in everything they do. I'd just be very careful. I know for me, i'd be ready to kill and smite and smite and kill.

As far as storylines and keeping it fresh, maybe if you jumped into the past or something. That might be a fun thing to do. Go back to the Millenium days or something.

Least favorite is...well...yo u know lol *walks away while skin crawls*

Sakabelle:

--- Quote from: mare on October 22, 2008, 04:15:00 PM ---As far as storylines and keeping it fresh, maybe if you jumped into the past or something. That might be a fun thing to do. Go back to the Millenium days or something.

--- End quote ---

I agree with this!  Jumping back into the days of super Backstreet popularity is really fun, I'm doing that right now in one of my current stories.

honey:

--- Quote from: mare on October 22, 2008, 04:15:00 PM ---I'll write it with you!

--- End quote ---

God, can you imagine? What in the world, if you and I were to ever write a story together, would we ever be able to come up with? Probably nothing. If we ever did find a story idea we agreed on though, we would so kick ass.

Yeah, I know, I have all those reservations about co-writing, which is why I've only tried it once, and yeah, look how that turned out. But up until she just stopped, it was going great, so I'd be willing to try it again. I think... Depending... I dunno...

And of course I'd want your opinion on the matter. (I know when to discredit anything that comes solely from your bias against fluffy romances.)

And yes, Saka, fluffy romance is the best! It used to be all I wrote, and now I'm having a hard time coming back to it. Going back to the Millennium Days could be a fun thing, but then I still have that same problem. It's still a story about fame and tour life... Hmm... I mean I know that's part of the deal of fan fiction, because that is their lives, but I just don't want that to drive the story, you know?

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