Rumours of my demise have been somewhat exaggerated

[icarus]

As I was telling melpemone, I'm not done writing HP. I'm just in a burned out phase, and it feels like a deeper sort of burn out then the last three. (Or four?) The stories coming to mind don't have a lot of meat to them. I don't wanna write crap just to keep writing HP.

I mean, I don't have to write well, that's something for the 10th draft, but there has to be something compelling at the core of each story. It's not there right now, not in HP stories.

It could be I'm just tired, or it could be that I need more canon to chew. But that 'core' feeling, like I have something to say, it's there in SG-1.

Perhaps I'll need to do the occasional HP story, but wait for new HP canon. Or maybe I just need to give myself time to recover, read a while.

Or perhaps something will grab me next week, I dunno. But right now, it's not there. It's not writer's block - that's different. There you feel the story, but it's constipated, stuck. This more like I'm... dry.

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[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I used to be a SG1 fan but when Michael Shanks left the fandom got crazy for awhile

How did it get crazy?

the few episode I've watched since then have zip slash potential.

I'm just watching the first few seasons now, and, holy cow, the fire between them is intense. That lukewarm fizzle between Jack/Sam can't compete.

As for slashy moments, oh, you don't need those. You're talking to someone who wrote Ron/Snape. I mean, talk about zero slashy moments. It's about the characters and how they'd interact in this or that hypothetical circumstances.

Icarus

[caseylane.livejournal.com]

Well, the Jonas character was hated from the get-go. Division between those that liked Jonas and those that didn't got pretty heated. Then there was a lot of frenzy about if the show could even survive without Daniel.

I do agree that there was a lot of slash potential in the first few seasons. Then they started pushing Jack/Sam, much to most fans disgust (even non slash fans). Once they realized that the fans weren't buying it, they did back away from that some. Still, the moments of Jack/Daniel have become few and far between.

In a way Snape/Ron can be easier than J/D. Jack and Daniel spend time together on screen and if there aren't any fireworks or subtext it changes the relationship from possible slash to "just" friends, which is what I'm seeing now. Since Snape/Ron don't have any alone time on screen, speculation can run wild as to what would happen if they did. If they had scenes together where all they did was seemed bored, or to take each other for granted, the potential for that sublimated passion wouldn't seem possible. (Or as possible as HP slash can be).

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Well, the Jonas character was hated from the get-go.

He was a non-character. Good-looking, had some screen presence, but nothing to him. WG has the opinion that they were still in negotiations with Shanks all season, and so didn't want to get too wrapped up in Jonas. He was just a placeholder, a way to tell Shanks, "Hey man, you're replaceable."

Then they started pushing Jack/Sam, much to most fans disgust (even non slash fans).

Yeah, those two are absolutely tepid together.

Still, the moments of Jack/Daniel have become few and far between.

Yep. That's a bummer, though I suspect that since Rick Anderson had to both carry the show and Exec Produce for an entire season, he's entitled to a slightly smaller presence to recover.

But I don't think that reduces the slash potential. I mean, most of my stories are set in season 2 and 3, and built into the pairing is the need to hide the relationship. Some people get better at it over time, once the first heat wears off.

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Ooo. And wouldn't it be great if Jack/Daniel had split up, and are gritting their teeth over each other's current boyfriend/girlfriend/flavor-of-the-month?

"So it doesn't bother you that I'm with [name]?"

"No. No. Just be careful, you know, sleeping with people at work can bite you in the ass." Long pause. "It's going great with [name] by the way."

"Oh." Another pause. "That's good."

"It's doesn't bother you that..." Jack makes a wide gesture.

Daniel shakes his head and makes a face. "No, no, of course not. I mean, ascended, descended, I could hardly expect you to -"

"- it did seem kind of permanent, the death thing."

"- at least this time. I was happy for you -"

"- oh that's good, I was sort of hoping that -"

Daniel nods his head vigorously. "Um-hmm, yeah, I know."

"Good, good."

Another long pause.

Daniel askss, "It's not... serious... between you and -?"

"Naw, no," Jack shakes his head. "You and -?"

Daniel shrugs, "It's, you know."

"Ah. Good."

Another long pause.

"So. Talk to you later?"

"Yeah. Glad we had this little chat." Jack backs away, nearly walking into the wall.

Daniel coughs a little. "Yeah, me too."


Icarus