I think my Ethan fic just died on me

[estepheia]

Isn't the internet just amazing? I just asked myself what a magpie sounds like, whether it caws like a crow, entered 'bird song magpie' into google and found a site that hosts Corvidae Sounds.

But even the magpie info doesn't help. I think I have to shelve my Spike/Ethan fic that I'm writing for the Ethan-ficathon and start from scratch. Ack.
Or maybe I should finish a previous attempt at Spike/Ethan, called Candy Man. Normally the requestee should get something brand-new, but it seems I can't get a handle on any of my stories right now. Oh, the irony. I wrote a how-to essay on the Spike/Ethan ship, but I can't write the damn pairing myself. *facepalms.*

Comments

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

HUGS

Having stories refuse to flow is just gaahh. I usually end up dragging myself over to Cambridge and inflicting my woe on one of the LJers who aren't just Imaginary People Inside My Computer, and that seems to help.

Where do you start with stories (other than pairing, which is a given in this instance)? Plot? Location? Point in a given timeline? Basic theme? A single image? Maybe if you started from a different jumping off point, would that help?

Good luck.

Gina

[eatenbyweasels.livejournal.com]

*pets you*. Mine's a second attempt, too. It'll be fine.