Misery, now 50% less miserable

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Snagged from penny_lane_42, with tweaks:
If I were chained up in your garret (because garrets are the best for impoverished imprisoned writers) and I had to write you one story, what would you demand? Or alternatively, what's something you always wished I'd write but know is never going to happen?

Comments

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

I think I would have you write an original novel. And have it full of all of our mutual narrative kinks. Like that time you made a list of all your narrative kinks? This novel would be full of all of those. And it would also have awesome worldbuilding, because I think you could pull that off.

[snickfic]

Awww! This actually means a lot to me. When I know someone fannishly, then usually what I most want them to write is more fannish stuff, especially if I like their fanfic and don't know whether I like their original fic, having not read any. Even though original fic is something I need to write - for myself, if for no other reason - I can't help but think I'm disappointing the fannish cause. (I know, I know - ego much?) So it means a whole lot to have you rooting for me.

[angearia.livejournal.com]

I want a really dark apocalyptic story that focuses on Spike, Buffy and Dawn. Something that digs deep into the psychology of the characters and how the reshaped world has changed them on a fundamental level. You know, the sort of dark addictive tale that gets almost uncomfortably true in how it portrays the fall of humanity, but in such a way that you're riveted. Where hope gets stripped away till you think there's nothing left to live for, until you realize there's still virtue in a world gone black and that small spark is why you keep going on.

Or maybe some time travel. Whatevs. :p

Though I should add, I'd be interested in reading a similar dark tale with original characters, too!

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Yanno, that sounds suspiciously like the Sprawling Post-Apocalyptic Epic that I think about at odd moments, except it's more of an ensemble piece, with a lot of the action driven by Angel-related events and a whole Dawn-Illyria subplot. So you might actually get that someday!

[jalixx3.livejournal.com]

A. More Christmas Vampire!

B. Novel

C. All of the Above

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A) You and that Christmas vampire! I'd barely remember he existed, were it not for you.

B) What sort?

[jalixx3.livejournal.com]

A. That poor Christmas vampire. Even his creator has forgotten him!

B. I would request science fiction since the world is currently bereft of it, but I don't think I've ever read any science fiction by you. I'm going to go with urban fantasy, perhaps in the Dark Quarter, including prominently featured mechanical elephant.

C. Christmas vampire novel!

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Do you realize how hard vampires are to sell these days? They are very hard to sell. They're a dime a dozen on every street corner.

I have been thinking I need to write some more Dark Quarter stuff. Maybe with mechanical elephant!