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rainbowfic2013-08-23 05:51 am
sharpeningthebones) wrote in rainbowfic2013-08-23 05:51 am
Quill Grey
Name: Mallory
Story: And The Devil Makes Three
Colors: Quill Grey: All my best thoughts have been stolen by the ancients.
Supplies: None
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Word count; 687
Notes: My personal headcanon for this is that Thaddeus is the person who wrote in the letter. I don't even know why. It just is. Hi, my name is Mallory and I really need to write the crossover between these two verses.
Summary: Percival answers mail and dispenses some writing advice.
"What advice would you give to a writer just starting to find their feet in the world?"
Percival stared at the words, considering the number of responses he could give. On certain days, he would be inclined to be snarly, snap and give some kind of sarcastic answer but John knew those days and wouldn't shove mail at him then.
And then there were days like that day. It was rainy outside, he couldn't manage to write anything properly and he knew he had mail to get to which, for him, was still a new phenomenon.
Fame is strange, even the little bits of fame he managed to gather for himself were...not what he was expecting.
But well, there he was, curled up in his chair, laptop resting on his table and he's answering fan mail.
Whatever life had been, whatever he thought he would be doing right now ten years ago, it wasn't this.
The words kept staring at him, waiting for him to come up with an answer. He bit his lip, considering the number of words he could say. He felt obligated to be honest, to give them something they could work with but what that would be? He had no idea whatsoever.
Maybe one day he was going to be famous enough that he didn't put thought into the letters he answered but he prayed he never go that big. He hoped that each letter he relieved, he read and struggled to come up with an answer to, because it's the very least these people deserve.
He begins typing, the words coming out slowly and often getting deleted in the process, but he comes up with something, something he's pleased with and something he believes in which is even more important.
He sent it to John before sending ti to the person in question, wanting his opinion on it. When he gave his approval, Percival relaxed a little, sending the message onwards.
~
The best piece of advice I can give you is this: Tell the story that matters to you.
Don't tell the story that you think will sell. Don't tell the story you think other people want to hear. Don't tell the story you feel like you are obligated to tell.
Tell the story you want to tell.
All those other things may come into play as well but if it's a story you don't want to tell, then it doesn't matter. It won't be satisfying to you and it probably wont be satisfying to the reader. If you don't care, then we don't care.
Yes, there will be changes made to your story. Yes, you may be asked to alter things you feel passionate about, but if you start with a core that matters to you and you get people to work with you who see that core story for what it is, then hopefully all the changes you are asked to made will only benefit what you're writing.
Don't be worried about it being a story one has heard before. That doesn't matter. People rehash, reuse, recycle and reorganize old ideas all the time. What matters is that it's an idea you're passionate about, it's an idea you love.
It's hard, I know, to push back the voices that tell you that you should be writing a certain something. Ignore them though, do what you an to push them away and write what you love. Write all the things that fascinate and excite you. Sometimes going to the keyboard or to the notebook is a struggle, sometimes getting those words out onto the page is harder than it feels like it should be. Don't make it harder by to writing something you don't care about.
hat really is the best advice I could give you. There are probably other things that need to be said but I find that, if you go forth and do the things you are passionate about as often as you can, then you will lead a happier life, by that the life o a writer or anyone else.
- P. Cartwright.
Story: And The Devil Makes Three
Colors: Quill Grey: All my best thoughts have been stolen by the ancients.
Supplies: None
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Word count; 687
Notes: My personal headcanon for this is that Thaddeus is the person who wrote in the letter. I don't even know why. It just is. Hi, my name is Mallory and I really need to write the crossover between these two verses.
Summary: Percival answers mail and dispenses some writing advice.
"What advice would you give to a writer just starting to find their feet in the world?"
Percival stared at the words, considering the number of responses he could give. On certain days, he would be inclined to be snarly, snap and give some kind of sarcastic answer but John knew those days and wouldn't shove mail at him then.
And then there were days like that day. It was rainy outside, he couldn't manage to write anything properly and he knew he had mail to get to which, for him, was still a new phenomenon.
Fame is strange, even the little bits of fame he managed to gather for himself were...not what he was expecting.
But well, there he was, curled up in his chair, laptop resting on his table and he's answering fan mail.
Whatever life had been, whatever he thought he would be doing right now ten years ago, it wasn't this.
The words kept staring at him, waiting for him to come up with an answer. He bit his lip, considering the number of words he could say. He felt obligated to be honest, to give them something they could work with but what that would be? He had no idea whatsoever.
Maybe one day he was going to be famous enough that he didn't put thought into the letters he answered but he prayed he never go that big. He hoped that each letter he relieved, he read and struggled to come up with an answer to, because it's the very least these people deserve.
He begins typing, the words coming out slowly and often getting deleted in the process, but he comes up with something, something he's pleased with and something he believes in which is even more important.
He sent it to John before sending ti to the person in question, wanting his opinion on it. When he gave his approval, Percival relaxed a little, sending the message onwards.
~
The best piece of advice I can give you is this: Tell the story that matters to you.
Don't tell the story that you think will sell. Don't tell the story you think other people want to hear. Don't tell the story you feel like you are obligated to tell.
Tell the story you want to tell.
All those other things may come into play as well but if it's a story you don't want to tell, then it doesn't matter. It won't be satisfying to you and it probably wont be satisfying to the reader. If you don't care, then we don't care.
Yes, there will be changes made to your story. Yes, you may be asked to alter things you feel passionate about, but if you start with a core that matters to you and you get people to work with you who see that core story for what it is, then hopefully all the changes you are asked to made will only benefit what you're writing.
Don't be worried about it being a story one has heard before. That doesn't matter. People rehash, reuse, recycle and reorganize old ideas all the time. What matters is that it's an idea you're passionate about, it's an idea you love.
It's hard, I know, to push back the voices that tell you that you should be writing a certain something. Ignore them though, do what you an to push them away and write what you love. Write all the things that fascinate and excite you. Sometimes going to the keyboard or to the notebook is a struggle, sometimes getting those words out onto the page is harder than it feels like it should be. Don't make it harder by to writing something you don't care about.
hat really is the best advice I could give you. There are probably other things that need to be said but I find that, if you go forth and do the things you are passionate about as often as you can, then you will lead a happier life, by that the life o a writer or anyone else.
- P. Cartwright.