Izzy Amnesia Fic Writing Update/Musings on Writing Process
So, I'm working on the Izzy amnesia fic and for SOME REASON on my semi-regularly scheduled writing break, decided to go check out my old fanfic account. Nostalgia, maybe? I don't know. But it turns out that I've been using songs as fic titles almost since I started writing fic in 2014 at the age of 14 (and holy shit, it's been almost ten years, can y'all believe it?), and that took me down a path of old bands I haven't listened to in YEARS.
This, however, has had an unexpected boost to my writing: turns out listening to the emo/hard rock bands you listened to in early high school puts you in EXACTLY the mood you need to be in to write an angsty amnesia fic. (Also, twenty one pilots, for some reason? Whoops? Not my fault that "Car Radio" still elicits an insane emotional response.)
I will encourage anyone in a creative rut/in need of inspiration to check out the music you liked in high school. There is something to be said for how sound alone can trigger the energy of a time when we were far less self-aware and thus less self-judgmental of our work and wrote for the fun and joy of creation. I wrote a lot of garbage, but it's MY hot garbage, and I wouldn't be anywhere near the writer I am today without my (questionable) contributions to the Glee and Hetalia fandoms ages 14-15.
After being in a writing rut for nearly a year now (one I've only gotten out of since I started writing for OFMD, it's nice to yet again be reminded that writing has, most of the time, not been a frustrating pursuit full of overthinking, questioning myself, and criticizing myself; it's often been an exercise of passion, joy, and hell, a bit of spite at canon- the perfect combination.
TLDR; I've just hit 18k on this fic and I'm still a few thousand words away from finishing, but a musical gift from my teenage self is really assisting me.
Oh, and thanks to those who have been lovely enough to encourage me/write/draw/make cool things as I've gotten into OFMD and back into writing (@fool-for-luv @khruschevshoe & @possumsmushroom)! Hope this next update doesn't take too long!
