Writing is a process of getting better. This is depressing, but not as depressing as the reverse would be.
I can't write Stargate either. I've tried, because a much beloved friend is a McKay/Sheppard shipper and was going through a horrid time, but I just spent an afternoon researching US military ranks and then stared at a blank open window in Notepad for a while. (OK, I suspect part of the problem there was that after - what - three seasons of SGA? I still end up referring to Sheppard as 'Major Whatshisname' in conversation)
I've never been inspired to write Buffy. I think this is because (a) the dialogue on the show itself is so damn good in its own deranged way and (b) that I'd tie myself in knots trying to shoehorn in a scene where Giles or somebody rambles on about magic, Anya or somebody says brightly 'You sound just like Harry Potter!' and there's a long uncomfortable silence.
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I can't write Stargate either. I've tried, because a much beloved friend is a McKay/Sheppard shipper and was going through a horrid time, but I just spent an afternoon researching US military ranks and then stared at a blank open window in Notepad for a while. (OK, I suspect part of the problem there was that after - what - three seasons of SGA? I still end up referring to Sheppard as 'Major Whatshisname' in conversation)
I've never been inspired to write Buffy. I think this is because (a) the dialogue on the show itself is so damn good in its own deranged way and (b) that I'd tie myself in knots trying to shoehorn in a scene where Giles or somebody rambles on about magic, Anya or somebody says brightly 'You sound just like Harry Potter!' and there's a long uncomfortable silence.