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[altariel]

Hmph. Almost a month ago, I noted how grumpy short story writing was making me. Yesterday afternoon (thanks, mraltariel), I finally worked out what the story was that I was trying to tell. I've had four separate run-ups at this damn thing now, none of which have stuck, but this morning I scribbled down an Actual Framework for the damn thing, and now all I have to do is the Actual Writing - which is, of course, the easy part.

Wah, short-story writing is hard! Nothing like writing lovely Tolkien vignettes, which I can conceive of and execute in the space of two days (or used to be able to do). This has taken roughly eight weeks, and loads of different iterations. *plaintively* Is this normal? Am I doing something wrong? Does it get easier with practice? Have my magic powers gone for good? Is this the end?

Yesterday I finished rereading Watchmen, which I hadn't read since college *cough*ty years ago (eighteen). Now I'm trying to decide whether I should go and see the film, but I'm put off by the fact that it's apparently two-and-three-quarter hours long. Two-and-three-quarter hours! No film should be that long, except The Fellowship of the Ring. Anyway, I can't make decisions, so Speak You're Branes, f'list, and do say why in comments if moved.

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Comments

[altariel.livejournal.com]

I did go and see it, and the time absolutely zipped past. Didn't feel like 3 hours at all. I really enjoyed it, although it didn't blow my mind.

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

No, and that's the trouble - it's certainly a good effort, but it won't blow anybody's mind like the graphic novel does. The comic is the sum of its parts, and the lack of all the tiny background detail that makes the comic a real world with real characters was always going to detract from the movie.

Definitely fun, though.