Chapter 8 progress

[ostarella]

I ran into a stumbling block with 8 - there was one small scene I wanted to include, just to anchor things with canon. I figured it was just a small thing, and even though I wanted it in there, it was bugging me as to how to do it. I couldn't figure out how the details from the scene in the show could fit, realistically, into this story. Nor how to "casually" bring it up. So, this morning, half-asleep, it came to me. Both solutions.

One - I took canon too literally.

Two - instead of making it an incidental - make it the culminating point of the chapter, *and* it figures heavily into the why's of the rest of the story.

I am Brilliant.

Okay, maybe just brighter than a burned out light bulb  ;-)

It was so neat, though - all I had to do was add two sentences to what I already had written and it changed the whole feeling of the chapter. That's what I love about writing - when suddenly, everything just...fits.

Now I just have to find time to get down and dirty with the details.

Comments

[billy-shriner.livejournal.com]

hey, I didn't think it was like you to get Fanfiction-rage!

Hey, one of the reasons I don't really bother with Slash, is that it just seems so OOC for me. I can't really take it seriously. For Murdock and Face to be in love in the first place, just seems odd. I like it close to canon really. I know, I know, I have Face and Amy doing things they shouldn't sometimes, but I don't think that is totally unrealistic. As with Amy and Murdock too, but the boys. Nah!

From season 5 we get that Face and Murdock are good friends, oh it starts creeping in, in season 4 with the Wheel of Fortune, but intimate.... no!

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

It defnitely takes a huge grain of salt to read - I was totally shocked when I read my first one LOL But then I read a couple where the relationship was almost a sidebar to the real story, and I kept reading, trying to find more like that. And admittedly, some were just for the...ahem.

But the pairings are just so odd. I can see Face and Murdock - if one accepts the near-fallacy that those two were great friends in the show. I say near-fallacy because, as you say, other than a couple of the fifth season eps, the two of them weren't really shown as that close. Face seemed close to sharing BA's view of Murdock several times. They did a lot of scams together, but it was almost inevitable - I can't see BA doing that, and Hannibal would've had too much "fun" with it.

Then again, I could do a whole commentary on what I think the "real" relationships are in that group

[billy-shriner.livejournal.com]

Actually it's interesting to see what others think, what the show has led them to believe etc. etc. That's why I have Face teasing Amy... because he does on the show. And she teases him too.

Its great when you read a story, and think, 'hey that's what I think' or you agree with the authors way of doing/seeing something (you know what I mean, I can't spit my words out, or type them for that matter).

I don't disagree that they wouldn't be best of buddies, (why would they stick together otherwise?) but it's not *that* strong through the show. Face does certainly feel the same way as BA about Murdock at times. I think he's more tolerant than BA, but not as tolerant as Hannibal. In fact Hannibal encourages Murdock!!!! I think they are typical guys actually, they're not really going to show how they feel about each other, unless push comes to shove, i.e. one takes a bullet.

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

I can't help but think that maybe real life has influenced fanfic vis a vis Face/Murdock, Dirk/Dwight. Hannibal *definitely* encourages Murdock. You know, it's interesting to look at their relationship as an ensemble, but I've never really looked at Hannibal's relationship to the others from *his* POV. Hmmm. Maybe somebody still in "good standing" should suggest a discussion on the list LOL

[billy-shriner.livejournal.com]

yeah, I think you could be right about Face/Murdock and Dirk/Dwight. Season 5 does give us the feel that they are good friends. And they all have to be to stick together but I do wonder if Fanfic blurs my own thoughts, especially when I haven't watched a few episodes in a while. I must watch some in the New Year. I don't get the excuse like I use to. When I was pregnant, and had to put my feet up and take it easy ;o) Now I can't get away with being a lazy cow! ;o(

It's something we should maybe discuss on the Shrine - that's a great place to do it. Or what about that other Yahoo group I forget to check and we've been crap at keeping going Confidential or something?

Or we can just discuss it here!

[bevimoo.livejournal.com]

Then again, I could do a whole commentary on what I think the "real" relationships are in that group

I'm sitting comfortably and I have snacks ready. :-D

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

Well - hello to you too! I'll have to think about that commentary - maybe something I could post here and see what havoc I can raise LOL Men are so interesting, anyway, and these four especially so...