I’ve been doing a lot of thinking over the last few months. Science Fiction fandom can be pretty eclectic - to quote from a favourite web cartoon, “There needs to be a better word for wierd“. I count myself a consumer but also have aspirations as a creator also. I’ve a novel idea floating around in my brain, and it’s a concept that I’ve not seen explored on the shelves of Borders or Barnes & Noble either. I short story have crossover ideas too: one favourite is a two-part crossover between “Witchblade” and “Stargate SG1″.
Will I ever sit down and write them? I dont know. Something I realized recently is that I feel a sense of accomplishment in simply plotting them, creating characters and motivations and making sure all the pieces move around the board according to the rules. Actually writing the story seems like a chore once that is finished with. Who knows … maybe I will actually write something and get enough feedback to see the worth of actually completing a story?
Alison has connections to Writers village university. They have a whole bunch of fiction writing courses (like 64 in all). None of which would help me in the long run, since I dont have the tenacity to simply sit and write. Just look at this blog and how I neglect it!
