Slepyhedgehog

I'm just realizing that my portrayal of movie Sonic is inconsistent with the movie, since I don't include pop culture references in my stories. In the movies, Sonic constantly spouts quips that reference pop culture, like movie stars and comic books. But if I'm being honest, I don't find that kind of dialogue to be entertaining over a long stretch of time. It's actively distracting at times. And at its worst, it breaks the pace and tone of the scene. I tolerate it, but don't enjoy it at this point.

The worldbuilding in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG ranges from complex to underdeveloped, depending on which continuity you look at. Even if you stick to just the video games, the presence of humans varies.  In some cases, humans coexist with the animal sonic characters. In other cases, there is a clear and drastic separation of the two groups. It adds a wrinkle to the process of writing a fanfic in the Sonic universe. Do you include humans in the overall narrative? Do you focus exclusively on the anthropomorphic characters? Do humans even exist in the periphery of the plot? 
          
          The Sonic movie universe is fairly easy to write for, as the worldbuilding is more consistent than the games. And despite having three movies out, they still have room to expand on in fan works. It is exciting to be part of a young and growing part of the Sonic fandom.

I just spent the last hour and a half writing a 1200-word story. I actually finished the story too. 'Locking in' is helpful to get the words out of my brain. I didn't stop or get up until I was done. Probably won't post the story, however. It's pretty dumb. But I'm happy I was able to finish something I started.

I’m my own worst enemy. Why do I get so lost in my own thoughts for so long? I meant to update my story days ago…

I'm 500 words deep into chapter two of hedgehog flu.

It's fun to switch up the default font in your word processing software. I find it helps motivate me to write more if I like the font used. Even just changing up the color of the words is amusing.

So...good news. I've created a rough draft outline for my sonamy high school fic. I had outlined the story ages ago. But I had long forgotten where I had left the outline. It's fine. Is writing all about going with the flow? I'm planning for the story to be about 8 to 10 chapters long. But knowing me, it'll take another year to finish the fic, if I don't finish it in the next six months. I get sidetracked easily, start new stories frequently, and forget stories over time. Often, I'm too busy reading other fics to bother updating my own haha.

I have a simple theory, writing on a small device like a phone will naturally lead to writing shorter stories.  It might even be accidentally training you to write less overall. But writing on a larger screen like a laptop or desktop will naturally lead to longer stories, since it's natural to try to fill the blank screen with words. But does that mean that writing on a large screen is more likely to create writer's block? Is it also more overwhelming? Personally, I find it more satisfying to type out a story on a computer compared to a phone.

Hardest part of writting anything is getting past the first few sentences. Doesn't help that the critical editing part of my brain likes to get involved early in the process and slow me down. 
          
          It's like trying to get a rock rolling. You need a real good push to get it started!

Is there anything scarier as a fanfic writer than to look back on the last updates you posted on a story, and to realize it’s been over a year? 
          
          Time is a funny thing I tell ya?
          
          I hope I finish some of the stories I started ages ago. I don’t expect folks to stick around for an update for over a year on a story that was pretty simple to begin with. But for my own self confidence, it would be nice to complete something. 
          
          I tend to have a habit of starting stories that I obsess over in the moment then neglect for months on end, assuming I ever return to them. I’ve done this for years now. 
          
          Sometimes I start to read my own stories, and get a bit emotional, because they were never finished. :’)  But also, since they’re my stories, I wonder if they’ll be on a permanent cliff-hanger because of my tendencies of not completing projects. 
          
          I used to dream of being a writer. Still sorta do. But I’d have to learn to commit to and finish my ideas first.