I have total empathy for the bad skater!fics because what makes writing skate!fic so hard is the very reason why I'm struggling with the breakthrough scene: action is hard to pull off in fiction, and skating includes a lot of action, especially actions and moves people aren't familiar with, so your description has to be careful without being burdensome. Another thing that's difficult to write is music, which is vitally important to skating. And then you can't just describe the music, but write with its emotional pull, and combine that with the actions.
It's hard.
I backburnered the 2007 Flavor of the Year essay when I realized I was running out of vacation time. *g* But if I can make some serious progress on the fic I'll feel better about taking time out for the Flavor.
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Date: 2008-09-24 02:59 am (UTC)It's hard.
I backburnered the 2007 Flavor of the Year essay when I realized I was running out of vacation time. *g* But if I can make some serious progress on the fic I'll feel better about taking time out for the Flavor.