Embrace your lameness -- A 12-step program for boyband slashers.

[bubosquared]

Step One: Admit they're cute.
Step Two: Admit they're hot.
Step Three: Pair them off in your head and run screaming from the idea.
Step Four: Get dragged back kicking and screaming.
Step Five: Hunt for fic. Even bad stuff works, because you don't know any better yet.
Step Six: Become disgusted with a lot of the bad fic.
Step Seven: Be attacked by plotbunnies.
Step Eight: Resist bunnies.
Step Nine: Scream as they attack even more.
Step Ten: Write!
Step Eleven: Realise you actually did write that, yes.
Step Twelve: Embrace the lameness!

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Comments

[lovelypoet.livejournal.com]

Currently in stage 9 staring stage 10 in the eye.

*planted firmly in stage nine*

[liviapenn.livejournal.com]

*wobbles*

At this point I'm not even not-writing because it's RPS, or because it's lame, or because they're a boy-band-for-crying-out-loud. At this point I'm not-writing because I know next to nothing of the "canon" (timelines, who sings what, etc.) and am afraid of perpetuating fanonical stereotypes and being regarded as a poor writer.

So apparently there's not much I won't stoop to do, as long as I can be assured of doing it well.

I'm kind of pleased by this realization, actually. *grins*

Re: *planted firmly in stage nine*

[silviakundera.livejournal.com]

Ummm... You may or may not hate me for this:

[The BoyBand Slash Primer (http://www.popslash.com/primer/index.html)]

Everything you need to know to slash these bastards. In depth. It's wonderful.

Re: *planted firmly in stage nine*

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

Oi! I hate you. Now I have no more excuses to stay in stage nine! (Well, nine point five, actually.)

Re: *planted firmly in stage nine*

[silviakundera.livejournal.com]

Whee! If you write something, I must see it! Please??

Re: *planted firmly in stage nine*

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

I'm kicking around this bunny. It's Timbertrick. I don't even like Timbertrick. Also have vague feeling am plagiarising someone. So, yeah.

Anyone wanna give me a good Joey/Chris bunny?

(Have also just read about Lois seeing the puppies at a U2 concert. Tell me not to write a crossover? Please?)

Re: *planted firmly in stage nine*

[silviakundera.livejournal.com]

Damn you! Write Timbertrick! ::begs::

Ummm... okay. "don't write a crossover?" (write timbertrick)

Re: *planted firmly in stage nine*

[bubosquared.livejournal.com]

But I don't like iiiiiiit! And anyway, it's stupid. They're not even in the same room. And Chris is acting like a teenybopper.

Thank you.