Why So Hard, Writing?

[clex_monkie89]

I have, like, twenty-something "ideas" for Big Bang.

I use quotations marks there, because they are basically "Hey, what if ___?" and then no idea how a plot would work out.

And then I have one idea that I liked, except the idea is a premise, not a plot, and IDK how to do 20k of it without the fic being just Sam at Stanford, and the premise slotted in there, weirdly. (In which case it then becomes a Stanford fic, and looks a lot like an immediately prequel to Postcards).

Seriously. Like, the only possible "idea" I have that has a pre-determined beginning, middle, and end is the Big Bang I was gonna do a few years ago that is 18k with the worst pacing fucking EVER. The fic is supposed to span a few months and then at 18k I realized that ABOUT A WEEK HAD PASSED IN FIC-TIME.

If anyone happens to have ideas for 20k+ fics, especially ones that are SPN or J2, I would welcome them in the comments. This is a hint.

Comments

[ladygreytowers.livejournal.com]

I had this thought the other day and it will not go away. Since I can't write for sh*t myself, I was wanting to pass it along. So here goes. While Sam was in the cage being all tortured and you know the drill. He was still essentially Sam... good guy at heart. So when he wasn't being tortured there was always this what he thought was a little old crumpled up daemon or imp or whatever that would sneak him water or just a comforting hand until one day Lucifer and or Michael caught it doing this. Sam, knowing he would be punished even more horribly still tries to deflect the wrath of Lucifer and Michael from the poor old used up thing because it was nice to him a couple of times. Right about then Death shows up to get Sam's' soul and put it back in his body. Unknown to everyone but Death, (who for his own reasons does not say anything and willingly allows this to happen) the thing is attached to Sam and hitches a ride out of the Pit to freedom. Death kicks it off the ride before getting to the Panic room at Bobby's'. But, this is a very special daemon or what ever you decide could be Gabriel in disguise or God or Even an Elder God that was just wandering around and felt drawn to Sam in the cage. But when Sam showed how he would defend even it, even though it appeared to belong to hell and was supposed to be evil, it vowed to be Sam's' defender or protector on Earth to repay Sam. But It takes it awhile to find Sam again and Sam and Dean have already lost Bobby and Sam's sanity is really slipping and now Dean thinks he is having hallucinations now because only he and Sam can see this thing and it takes it awhile to convince Dean that it can help Sam and then the adventure really begins...... but this is where my thoughts just give out. IDK if it fixes Sam and has the answer to the Leviathans or what.
I don't know If this will help you but if any part of it strikes a spark and lights a fire under the muse please feel free to go for it. In any way shape or from. If you don;t like it and any else does or like part of it you get first dibs but after that if you want to release it as a free plot bunny that's up to you good luck!

[slytherinblack.livejournal.com]

Well, you could do crossover big bang with me.

Um, mine doesn't have a plot yet either, it's just Dick falling out of the sky and onto Sam and Dean. I figure there's a monster in there somewhere, and something something something.

[locknkey.livejournal.com]

as a friend of mine says - "what I like about writing... having written."

LOL! I've been giving away ideas like crazy. hee! In your case, I'm not sure what attracts you to s story, so I'm going to check out your stuff and come back to this.

I am crazily in need of long, good pretend to be a couple fic, but that may not be your thing at all.

Also a friend of mine did this meme - which might help spawn ideas, if you have time to give it a try. http://obstinatrix.livejournal.com/125709.html

[clex_monkie89.livejournal.com]

YES. I love being done, but the actual writing is dumb.

I don't actually know what attracts me to a story, really. I have a crap time deciding things. So, like, your idea of "pretend to be gay" is something I LOVE. But I would probably never be able to come up with a sustainable plot on my own.

The only problem with memes like that is that no one ever comments on them when I do them. (Which is understandable, because I am complete shit at responding to comments, usually.)