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Oct. 31st, 2011 02:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pacificpikachu[Poll #1791426]
I doubt this will sway me either way because I'll probably go with whatever I'm feeling at midnight, but I figured I'd see what you guys think! :D
Fanfiction:
Pros:
* Have it mostly planned out, there is clear direction and I already know the ending.
* Know and care about characters even though it's all just existed in my head for a long time.
* Might be one of the few chances to get myself to actually write the damn story.
* Could post it online after proofing and editing. Not that I think many people would read it, but still.
* I love this story and doubt I'd get bored with it.
* Will probably be around 50,000 words.
* I've wanted to write this thing for like a decade.
Cons:
* It's Pokémon fanfiction.
* SUPER awkward summary to try and explain.
* Feel less productive/"cool" if writing fanfiction for NaNo.
* Will make it hard to relate much of the story at any gatherings or to anyone who asks.
* Slight worry I won't be able to do it justice (but this goes for writing it any time I suppose).
* Rather depressing (as is nearly everything I write).
Original:
Pros:
* Much more relatable to other people.
* Feel more productive writing original fiction.
* Have some interesting ideas though they're not fleshed-out.
* Gives me freedom to let the stories go wherever they go.
* Might be publishable, someday (unlikely).
Cons:
* Haven't decided which one I would go with.
* Vague, have no characters planned out, worried story will fizzle out or I'll concentrate on the mundane forever.
* Worried unplanned characters and plot will be boring. (A definite possibility.)
* Rarely finish my original stories.
I think you may be able to tell which one I'm leaning towards.
I doubt this will sway me either way because I'll probably go with whatever I'm feeling at midnight, but I figured I'd see what you guys think! :D
Fanfiction:
Pros:
* Have it mostly planned out, there is clear direction and I already know the ending.
* Know and care about characters even though it's all just existed in my head for a long time.
* Might be one of the few chances to get myself to actually write the damn story.
* Could post it online after proofing and editing. Not that I think many people would read it, but still.
* I love this story and doubt I'd get bored with it.
* Will probably be around 50,000 words.
* I've wanted to write this thing for like a decade.
Cons:
* It's Pokémon fanfiction.
* SUPER awkward summary to try and explain.
* Feel less productive/"cool" if writing fanfiction for NaNo.
* Will make it hard to relate much of the story at any gatherings or to anyone who asks.
* Slight worry I won't be able to do it justice (but this goes for writing it any time I suppose).
* Rather depressing (as is nearly everything I write).
Original:
Pros:
* Much more relatable to other people.
* Feel more productive writing original fiction.
* Have some interesting ideas though they're not fleshed-out.
* Gives me freedom to let the stories go wherever they go.
* Might be publishable, someday (unlikely).
Cons:
* Haven't decided which one I would go with.
* Vague, have no characters planned out, worried story will fizzle out or I'll concentrate on the mundane forever.
* Worried unplanned characters and plot will be boring. (A definite possibility.)
* Rarely finish my original stories.
I think you may be able to tell which one I'm leaning towards.
