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[Sakabelle]

I totally do that too. Especially if I'm writing about a character grieving or something equally sad, I'll put on a playlist of sad music and really try to get into their mindset and make myself overly upset about it. I find that doing that really helps, it's hard to write a sad scene if you're in a really good mood. But, I almost need to be in that false, fabricated sad mood to write about sad stuff. If I'm legitimately annoyed or upset, I probably won't be able to write using those feelings - I tend to want to write the opposite in that case, lol.

[RokofAges75]

^ That's exactly how I am, too.  I can make myself feel sad for the characters and their situation, but I'm not legitimately depressed by it or anything LOL.  In fact, deep down I'm thrilled because I love writing those emotional scenes.  That's why both writing and reading are so cathartic.  I love to cry over stories without really being sad.

[kevmylove]

^ That's exactly how I am, too.  I can make myself feel sad for the characters and their situation, but I'm not legitimately depressed by it or anything LOL.  In fact, deep down I'm thrilled because I love writing those emotional scenes.  That's why both writing and reading are so cathartic.  I love to cry over stories without really being sad.

I totally do that too. Especially if I'm writing about a character grieving or something equally sad, I'll put on a playlist of sad music and really try to get into their mindset and make myself overly upset about it. I find that doing that really helps, it's hard to write a sad scene if you're in a really good mood. But, I almost need to be in that false, fabricated sad mood to write about sad stuff. If I'm legitimately annoyed or upset, I probably won't be able to write using those feelings - I tend to want to write the opposite in that case, lol.

I feel better now. I thought I was the only one that put on the sappy music and made myself sad. Een hubby knows not to mess with my sad playlist.

[RokofAges75]

LOL You are not alone, my friend!

[Rose]

Thanks, guys, for all the Curtain Call and RoTS love!!

As far as favorite death scenes go, there are definitely two ways to answer that one - funny or serious.  There are so many funny ones in 1000 Ways to Kill Nick Carter and Revenge of the Slaughtered that I can't even narrow it down to one!  Tracy and Steph have both contributed a lot of creative deaths, and Erika wrote one where Nick died after ODing on Viagara (they have those warnings about an erection lasting longer than four hours for a reason!) that cracked me the hell up.  I think my favorite one to write was the Burning Up death in 1000 Ways.  It's not even the most creative of the ones I've come up with; I think it's just the "soundtrack" that makes me like it so much LOL.  "The way you shake, shake, shake, shake that ass..."  For RoTS, of course it's the Muffin Man one!  I will never top that one LOL.

For serious death scenes, I agree with Mare that Brian's death in Scared of Reality was a good one because it was a shocker, happening in the middle of the story just when you thought he was going to get away.  Another one for me would be Nick's death at the end of the Swollen Issues series because, although it was coming, it was still a shock in its own right, and it wasn't pretty, but brutally realistic.  I respect that.  I was so attached to that series that I sort of grieved that one LOL.  For my favorite I've written, I have to go with Curtain Call.  I am proud of how that scene turned out.

As for saddest scene, I agree with everyone who said the end of Remember Me This Way was really sad.  I've kind of built up a tolerance to where I don't cry easily at fanfics anymore, but that one did make me cry.  Watching Nick forget what year it was and regress back to the Millennium era, then forget the people in his life and start seeing them as strangers, and ultimately forget who he was... that deterioration was just tragic and definitely brought some tears toward the end.  I think the saddest scenes that I've written have been when Brian's whole family died (the first time) in Song for the Undead and Casey's death in By My Side.  I remember actually crying over those Casey chapters, and I hardly ever do that with my own stories (though there was some influence from Dumbo there... holy shit, can that movie make me cry!).  Apparently killing children, even fictional children in minor roles, bothers me more than killing Backstreet Boys LOL.

Awww thank you ZDR!

OMG I forgot all about those Casey chapters too. Another moment that made me cry . I am not okay with killing kids in fiction. It so bugs me lmao. I kill people in my stories with no problems, but kids? I have issues.

[Rose]

Does anyone else actually try to make themselves emotional while they're gearing up to write an emotional part?

Definitely. Hell, "Safe and Sound" has become my new angst scene song LOL. I love writing sad scenes and really getting into the emotion of it. I know with RMTW there were times as I wrote, I found myself tearing up. But it felt good to know I was evoking that much emotion in myself cause I hoped it was coming across in the story. Glad I'm not the only one who goes out to be emo when writing angst LOL.

[RokofAges75]

^ That is a great angsty song!

I don't listen to sad music while I actually write as much anymore as I used to, but I do have playlists to get me geared up to write.  I try to take a walk every night or early in the morning, and if I've been writing or am planning to write, I have a certain set of songs I listen to that fit the mood of the story.  Other people walk to upbeat, motivational music; I walk to depressing emo songs! LOL 

[mare]

What motivates me to write is when i'm excited about what's going on with the boys (as far as fanfic is concerned) Like this past visit to London and having them all live together in one house, hello? I felt like if I didn't write about the experience my brain was going to burst. It has to be something like that to get me to write. I love writing in general but I find it's always hardest for me to just start.

On the other end, when nothing is happening in the fandom or something I really am not happy about (like the NKOTBSB) I find no motivation at all to write a thing. (like now, they are no longer in London so sudden'y i'm not at all interested in writing anymore lol) Also, like so many of you have said, real life issues getting in the way. During the school year, I have 0 inspiration to write a thing or if i'm really really stressed out, it's not going to work either because I always feel this guilt like I should be working on a solution to my problem instead of writing fanfiction. LOL

[mare]

Awww thank you ZDR!

OMG I forgot all about those Casey chapters too. Another moment that made me cry . I am not okay with killing kids in fiction. It so bugs me lmao. I kill people in my stories with no problems, but kids? I have issues.

I love the fact that you don't consider kids people lmao

[mare]

I don't intentionally try to get myself all upset when i'm writing a sad scene, but I do find if it's going the way I want it to, i'll get sad as I write it.

[Purpura Lipstick]

Does anyone else actually try to make themselves emotional while they're gearing up to write an emotional part?

Maybe I should make a sad playlist but I have a hard time buying songs that make me sad. *shrugs* 

BUT the songs I listenend to for CP very much revved me up to write longing and wanting someone but can't really have them for various reasons and I think it translated well to the relationship between Kevin and Julie.  So since it worked there, maybe I need to break down and buy sad songs. HEH.

[Pengi]

I'M SO OUT OF THE LOOOOP !!! *tears up* I miss you guys!!! I'm working on the final chapters of Borrowed Time to update the story next time I get wifi access and I've started a new story as well to post when I've made my comeback. It's lonely without wifi! Everyone please pray for me to get a JOB this week so I can afford to pay rent and wifi fees! LOL SERIOUSLY -- in that order, of course. 

[RokofAges75]

Good luck with the job search, Hannah!  I hope you find something soon!

[Sakabelle]

Yup seconding the good luck vibes on the job hunt, Hannah!

What do you guys do when you get random inspiration at work? LOL. Because it drives me nuts sometimes that I spend my entire day in Microsoft Word and yet, I cannot write. I type up little notes on my phone if there's something I really can't get out of my head or really want to remember.

[mare]

^ That never happens for me. I don't have time to think about anything besides work at work lol