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Tomorrow I have my first test of the semester. Ack! I did manage to write my take-home essay, which drew heavily on one of the featured chapters in the test, so I'm sure I've got anything related to that down. I've been studying the other chapters too, and I've attended every class and done well on every lab, so I think I can do well on the test... *crosses fingers*
Now to distract myself, have a fic meme I gacked from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
unfolded73.
( Fic meme )
Speaking of fics, and especially "With a Little Help from My Friends", there's more I want to write in that universe, but I'm not sure about tone. The first fic is funny and vaguely cracky and tries not to talk itself too seriously, but at heart, I don't think I'm a humor writer. Most of my ideas just won't be written that way.
I've never really written a universe of fics before. Well, I sort of have, with "Walking the Sky" and "Feet on the Ground", but I didn't want to change tones there, so I wasn't worried about that aspect of it, at least.
But what I'm sort of wondering is if a cohesive universe needs to establish and continue a certain tone. I mean, tone can shift within a fic, but it does have something overall. I would characterize "With a Little Help from My Friends" as a humor fic, though it has its moments of angst, poignancy, romance, etc. But I think it's a humor fic, and a lot of the commentors appreciated that humor.
And the thing with that fic is that it would be the first fic in the universe, setting the stage for all the others. Does it also have to set the tone as well? Can I shift tone within a universe without it being jarring to readers, who might come to the fic thinking they're going to get one thing (because of familiarity with the previous fic) and instead find something quite different?
Because the next fic I have in mind does not want to be funny. It might have its moments of humor, but primarily it wants to be an exploration of some of the issues I glossed over in the previous fic, and I'm not sure I can make them funny without devaluing them. (This is not a comment saying that it's impossible for serious ideas to be written successfully in a funny manner; only one where I distrust my ability to do that.)
I want to write this fic, but I'm not sure whether or not it will be out of place. Advice welcome. *g*
Now to distract myself, have a fic meme I gacked from
unfolded73.( Fic meme )
Speaking of fics, and especially "With a Little Help from My Friends", there's more I want to write in that universe, but I'm not sure about tone. The first fic is funny and vaguely cracky and tries not to talk itself too seriously, but at heart, I don't think I'm a humor writer. Most of my ideas just won't be written that way.
I've never really written a universe of fics before. Well, I sort of have, with "Walking the Sky" and "Feet on the Ground", but I didn't want to change tones there, so I wasn't worried about that aspect of it, at least.
But what I'm sort of wondering is if a cohesive universe needs to establish and continue a certain tone. I mean, tone can shift within a fic, but it does have something overall. I would characterize "With a Little Help from My Friends" as a humor fic, though it has its moments of angst, poignancy, romance, etc. But I think it's a humor fic, and a lot of the commentors appreciated that humor.
And the thing with that fic is that it would be the first fic in the universe, setting the stage for all the others. Does it also have to set the tone as well? Can I shift tone within a universe without it being jarring to readers, who might come to the fic thinking they're going to get one thing (because of familiarity with the previous fic) and instead find something quite different?
Because the next fic I have in mind does not want to be funny. It might have its moments of humor, but primarily it wants to be an exploration of some of the issues I glossed over in the previous fic, and I'm not sure I can make them funny without devaluing them. (This is not a comment saying that it's impossible for serious ideas to be written successfully in a funny manner; only one where I distrust my ability to do that.)
I want to write this fic, but I'm not sure whether or not it will be out of place. Advice welcome. *g*