See the Fangrrl Squee

*glares at fanfic outline*

Christ. I'm so fucking formulaic.

Then again, if it wasn't for my exceedingly pedestrian approach, I'd never get anything done.

As it is, I've the major themes identified, and very rough ideas as to how the stories are to unfold. Well, the first one is almost completely sketched out (just gotta figure out some niggling hows to go with the whats) and I've written a general outline for the second. Eps 3 - 6 remain very much at the "Our heroes learn that they have, with wanton if unintended stupidity, put most of the universe - past and present - in danger, and must now fix things while they're still fixable."

It's rather how I write LARPs, honestly. Thing is I'm a bit worried that this formulaic¹ approach, whilst it has proven pretty successful for one-shot LARPs, might result in utterly boring drivel for a six-part audio miniseries.

It doesn't help that my little darlings characters still feel a bit on the flat-and-cardboard-y side. Maybe I should give up plotting to work on them some more. I dunno. I'm making up far too much of this as I go along. I think.

*headdesk*

Days like this, I think us fanficcers should be chased offline until we learn how to write properly, or promise to give it up in favor of something more productive, like piranha herding...

¹ - if I were feeling kinder, I'd say workmanlike, but I'm not.

Just caught myself massively copping out on something with the Time Agency fanfic of dooooom.

But, then again, I think it makes sense for them all to be single. Going at it like rabbits in the background, maybe, but deliberately avoidant of emotional entanglements.

I'm actually more worried about how all of the male characters seem to have the same overcame some bad decisions, but fundamentally alright, now background, whilst the women are showing a worrying streak of being "nice" girls and disempowered as all fuck. Fortunately, this is all fixable. Dreary, but fixable.

Also still tapdancing on the dreaded After School Special landmine. Sigh.