Must be funny.

[apollinav]

I must be funny.  Brilliant happy funny.

How the hell am I going to manage this?

It started with the realization that Ch 23 is absurdly short.  Then realizing that four straight moody/broody and slightly depressing chapters wear heavily on the fic.  Funny needs to be thrown in there.  A little levity to break things up. 

I can do funny.  I think I can do funny.  Emphasis on the 'think.'    But funny usually takes place when I'm not trying to be funny.  Monday I sat down to remedy the problem... and wrote something decidedly NOT funny.  Fuck.  It's still short.  I have to try harder to be funny.  Yes, that's it.

Damn it.

At least I have a prompt already written in the chapter to bounce off of : Snape with a Slinky.  That ought to be funny, but I haven't been able to manage anything even close.

My one consolation is that if I can't manage funny I might be able to throw in some decent limes.  It seems at any point in time, smut is always appreciated.



Oh... and the chapter needs to be posted by Friday.  No pressure.  No, none at all.


I can only imagine I'll be asking Christev20, my beta, to look at something last minute.  She is going to kill me.  No, she probably won't because she's a ridiculously nice person.  But she really ought to kill me.


Does anyone have any thoughts/advice?  How 'bout ideas for Snape with a Slinky?

Comments

[elise-wanderer.livejournal.com]

And I didn't mean to imply that I didn't like what you posted this last time out--just that I was having a hard time figuring out what to say about it.

I think you're doing a bang-up job of complicated--which I also happen to like, too!

I look forward to Monday.

love, w

[apollinav.livejournal.com]

Oh actually, I did get that you meant you didn't mean to imply you didn't like the story. I just worded that sentence awkwardly, and it doesn't reflect what I was trying to convey. Bad writer! Bad! I do love contrary opinion. That thought was meant to be an independent statement of fact. I like contrary opinion, not assuming it was coming from you or anyone in particular. Sorry, but like everyone else, I also find 'Nice fic, please post soon' is not helpful. I think a lot of people shy from concrit to avoid the reputation/stigma that they're flaming. But how else am I supposed to learn what works and what doesn't. I'd much rather prefer someone's IMHO than an ego-rub. Eh, sorry for the tangent.

[elise-wanderer.livejournal.com]

Me too! (Tangent and all!)