aria: 0; fraser: 1

[aria]

Two bits of conversation:

aria: I am PANTS at writing fraser
oliviacirce: I bet you are not as pants at it as you think
oliviacirce: but it is sort of a trial by fire, yeah
oliviacirce: I mean, I've never tried, I am too scared to try
aria: well, see, he ... wants to say everything! he is bad at just implying things because he doesn't really pay that much attention to his internal state
aria: so if I make him do so, then he starts paragraphing it
aria: and I am sitting here going "oh my god, you incompetent man! MAYBE I SHOULD LET RAY DRIVE"
aria: it's not that he has a difficult voice, he just has a terrible time saying anything.

oliviacirce: how are you aside from fighting fraser tooth and claw?
oliviacirce: (that is a great image, btw)
oliviacirce: (I am really into it)
oliviacirce: (I am imagining you actually fighting fraser, now.)
aria: (ahaha oh my god you are cracking me the hell up)
aria: (FRASER WINS)

Re: conversational snippet #1: those of you who do write Fraser's POV, how in hell do you do it? It's not a matter of not having his voice; it's a matter of coaxing him into actually telling a story about himself, and then making him do it with subtlety.

Comments

[aria]

Yes, I saw that! It does make me feel some solidarity, at least, although it also means there is probably no secret formula.

And yes, writing short Fraser-POV things seems doable. I finished the one also, but as well as being short, I was half-delirious with fever, and ... unfortunately I do not want "brain not functioning on all cylinders" to be the secret formula for writing Fraser.

[wintercreek]

unfortunately I do not want "brain not functioning on all cylinders" to be the secret formula for writing Fraser.

Of course, if you're going to write that crazy!Fraser piece, maybe it should be ...

[aria]

...okay, yes, that is one fic that is probably going to be written almost entirely in installments at 3AM, I have already made peace with this.