Little bit of direction....

[ashkta.livejournal.com]

Okay, so, I've been working on a rather long Due South fic for a few weeks now, and I was really pushing through it at full steam. Everything seemed to be going 100% until, all of a sudden, dead stop. But I'm not claiming writer's block, not at all. I've got notes and notes written down, and I know (mostly) where I'm going with this, and I definitely do NOT want to stop. I'm determined to contribute something, here. But, no matter how much I sit down and want to work on it, I get nothing.

So what do you other Due South writers do when you've lost motivation, or real life seems to be getting in the way or your beta isn't doing quite what he/she is supposed to be doing. Any advice or pointers? Should I sit down and run through a DS marathon? Read other fics? Play the soundtracks at full blast? Or just stare at the computer until sentences start showing up on the screen. Because goodness knows I'm not tired of Fraser and Ray and the lot, but something's got me a little off the track.

Comments

[ashkta.livejournal.com]

Canada Dry! Yay! XD

The only beer I've ever had is Guiness. I don't think I've ever seen a Canadian beer in this town, to be honest. Now I'm going to have to check -- just to satisfy my curiosity.

[audaxfemina.livejournal.com]

Ah. I am a grad student at a state university where the main things to do on weekends involve copious amounts of beer one way or the other. It's just that I abhor Shiner Bock and Lone Star beer... and I like Newcastle Brown Ale, Microbrews and Canadian beer. :) I also won't refuse a Heineken.

Besides, one of my current WIPs takes place in Canada, so I'm having to research brands that exist there that a person would buy. :)

[ashkta.livejournal.com]

And part of the research definitely involves taste testing, right? ^_~

[audaxfemina.livejournal.com]

Of course. As well as the trip I took with family to Sault Ste. Marie. :)