How do I get mself into these messes?

[krickets]

I am such a one-shot offender. I never write long fics and here I find myself like 60% through this big bang and my brain has turned to mush and I have to wonder if it's even going to be worth it. (Define "worth it?" I don't even know!) I feel like I would get just as much satisfaction from writing a shorter fic, so why bother? I don't know. I will probably feel differently once I've filled in all the holes. And the sad part is that this is not even as long as some fics I've seen. Only 10,000 words!

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[crickets.livejournal.com]

I think we all have our different styles for different reasons. I often do write out all of those details, but trash them later and include the bare minimum. For me it makes everything flow better and I find sometimes that the unsaid is just as good. It's my own personal thing and I think that is probably for a myriad of reasons.

I already have a problem with this fandom because I can't seem to drop exposition and just jump into AU. It's like a handicap with writing the vampire diaries! Haha.