Fan-fic | Karen

Why? August 5, 2010

Filed under: fan-fic,writing — Karen @ 12:01 pm

Why am I writing another fan fic?

For a long time, I never thought I would write another one because I have so many completely original story ideas running in my head. Fan fiction can be a challenge to write because, at least I try, to stay within the confines of the Cannon that has been established by the creator(s) of that Universe. There is a lot of fan fic out there, much of it is bad. Many people think that its just the author trying to live in that universe. Even the bad stuff out there has worth to me. The fact that someone has taken the time to put their ideas down and even willing to share their creation with the universe should be commended.

Who cares if they are trying to live in their fandom? That’s where some of my ideas come from or I ask myself how would I deal with this situation (or would this be believable in the Cannon).

Will I write more fan fics? I don’t know. They are fun to hop into for a bit and right now I am really enjoying the process. I’m probably feeling this way after spending the last year studying and doing school work. The escape to another world is very refreshing.

My goal right now is to get the first draft done by the time the fall semester begins. That gives me a little less than a month. I better get working on it!

Life sometimes just gets in the way of your plans August 3, 2010

Filed under: fan-fic,other,writing — Karen @ 12:01 pm

Lately I have been putting in a bit about my life and the newest chapter in most of these posts. I had every intention to do that yesterday morning but life got in the way. (Confession: I set up a whole bunch of posts and set them on autopost for these kinds of days).

I drop my youngest off at day care and get back in the car with every intention to head into the office for the day. Go to start the car and “click”. The radio turns on and the windows open and close but the engine goes “click”. I love my minivan (named Jorgen) and I can’t believe that I’ve had “him” for 2 years already. With that said, we think it has something to do with the starter (duh). Not the battery even though the “experts” had to check that too.

Oh well, so I waited for over an hour for the tow truck to tow me a full MILE to the dealership since it’s under warranty and there is no way I am paying for a tow or the repairs right now. It’s the second time I’ve been in for this problem and it needs to be fixed and be reliable. There is no reason that this should be an issue since it is still new, in eyes. After waiting all day for the diagnosis of what was wrong with Jorgan, the guy at the dealership said that it started fine with both keys and the remote starter AND their fancy diagnosis tool didn’t come up with anything. Now I just need to wait until it happens again. Oh Joy – NOT!

I made the best of my wait. First of all, the weather was beautiful to just hang out in so that was nice. Second, it gave me time to start some notes on a new story. I was going to go start a Wesley Crusher fan fic (Star Trek:TNG) but something hit me Sunday night while I was watching Star Trek:Nemesis and now I have another Captain Picard story in the works. I want it to be a fun little story where the characters will be challenged, knowing their end fate before their adventure even begins. I really am looking forward to starting work on it but sometimes writing the notes are just as fun. No idea how long it will be, probably not longer than Second Chances.

When I post this new story, I’m not really sure when that will happen. I do like to finish writing the entire story before posting. This is mostly because I do tend to hand write out many of my stories first and then type them in after.

I’d love to hear if anyone is hankering for a ST:TNG fan fic any time soon!

New Story? July 27, 2010

Filed under: fan-fic,writing — Karen @ 12:01 pm

I’ve got another idea for a story. It’s a good one (I hope) and a bit nostalgic. Maybe I can blame it on the Star Trek:TNG re-runs on BBCA but I see a plot forming. Need some more research on the exact time I was to venture into since it is very specific.

I thought I was all “done” with fan fic but this could be an interesting story. I don’t think it would get as hot as Aria’s Song but hoping for a sweet tale of teen romance, on the Enterprise.

Not sure when I will start writing this story since I have one more week of an online class and the fall semester begins 1 Sept but time will tell. Wish me luck and let me know if this sounds like a good idea or would like to help me flush out plot points with me.

Aria’s Song – Chapter 44 – Last chapter! October 2, 2009

Filed under: Fire and Ice,fan-fic — Karen @ 12:55 pm

Wow, I can’t believe that “Aria’s Song” came out to be 44 chapters.

I really hope everyone enjoyed my fan fic because I loved writing it. Picard is my Captain just like Tom Baker is my Doctor (Dr. Who) and he was fun to play with.

Have no fear, the stories will keep coming but the next one is not a fan fic but an original fiction, called “Second Chances”, I wrote right after “Aria’s Song”. It takes an interesting twist right away and carried Aria into the story for one more spin. But more on that on Monday. (I’m so excited to let Beth and Rob out I can barely stand it!)

But now its time for the big announcement! I had mentioned a give away at the end of the story. Well, here it is….

I will choose one random reader to receive an autographed copy of my first book in print called “Fire and Ice”. Anyone can enter (once) except for family. All you have to do is leave a comment below telling me your favorite part of “Aria’s Song”. You have until Wednesday, October 7th at 5pm (Eastern Time) to post your comments. I’ll announce the winner on Friday’s post.

For More information and the first chapter, you can visit my publisher’s site, Fireball Publishing, for more info.

And without further adieu, here’s the final chapter of “Aria’s Song” – Chapter 44