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Resisting the long-fic temptation (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Does anyone else have to resist the urge to turn every idea they have for a story/setting into a long-fic? Do you succeed & if you do, how?

When I started writing fanfic last year, I very foolishly allowed my teeny little idea to balloon into a series of 2 stories that's now 50-odd chapters & will probably be another dozen before I'm finished with it. I didn't mean to, the damn thing just got away from me!
In the meantime, I've started drafting an outline for a 3rd story in the series that I really want to write (must finish story #2 first!), I've written another multi-chapter story (having 1 on the go simply isn't good enough). Oh & I've written 1 single solitary one-shot (that I am half-tempted to add a sequel to just for the hell of it).

It's like not wanting to see your favourite TV show end even though you know it peaked 3 seasons back & it's all downhill from here. Halp! 🫠

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Platonic soulmates are MY JAM! :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Platonic soulmates is a fantastic trope! While I enjoy romance, it's not the only relationship story to tell in a series and not all close bonds are necessarily romantic. Sometimes two characters have an amazing bond, but the romantic vibe just...isn't there? And it's better for it. But also, they would do pretty much anything for one another and that is so incredibly sweet!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly. I love this sort of relationship so much. I don't have the words for it most of the time. Which is weird, because often people I headcanon as platonic soulmates means their romantic relationship is a NOTP for me. Even when amazingly written. Sorry, just can't do it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hahaha... I tend to feel that good romances follow good friendships, so I often write stories that could be either pre-relationship or platonic soulmate (reader's choice). I think it just depends on whether the romance (or lack thereof) is significant to the plot itself.

Like I said, I enjoy romance. It's fun!

But I think romance is also sometimes substituted for "someone important to the protagonist." It becomes a sort of shorthand for that and if taken for granted the dynamic can be left pretty underdeveloped, which can be a bummer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I feel the same about romances being something which should be built off a friendship. It means I struggle when writing about canonical crushes where the people don’t know each other well. Doesn’t make sense to me. XD

But it happens in real life all the time, so it’s a good thing to practice writing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think this substitution or prioritisation of romantic relationships over platonic is something that's present in a lot of narrative art. Romantic couples are seen as the most important of relationships.

It's why I love shows like Faracape where they put a lot of importance on friendships between the characters. Love in shows like this aren't just expressed romantically.