Drabbles
Cool link of the day: Every Fan’s Canon Primer by Steve Roby
So as of a couple of days ago, I’d written 20 drabbles in my first month as a Stargate fan. At first it was a challenge to come up with something to drabble about for every episode, but lately it’s been easy. I’ve also been trying to edit some old fic - part of the Seven Saga and also a couple of TOS stories - without much luck. Maybe the muse has moved on to Stargate permanently, or maybe drabbling has spoiled me for fics of over 100 words.
Actually, I’ve found writing drabbles a much more useful exercise than I ever intended it to be. It’s a pure art - come up with an interesting idea and then express it in 100 words. The hard part is coming up with the idea; rearranging words until you hit 100 is more like filking, and that’s always fun.
I’m looking forward to getting back to my first real Stargate fic, though. It’s for Beta Reader Appreciation Day, so I have until October 13th to finish it.