I promise you, it's about the same if it's Star Wars feelings literally since the movie came out. (See? Old. Leia is the heroine of my childhood and my heart.) If anyone wonders why my heroines are all prickly, sarcastic, little shits, between her, Buffy, and Jack O'Neill, they'd better not be looking any farther. (Blame the emotionally reserved ones on Elizabeth, Kate, and Teyla.)
And yet, somehow I've never managed to write Star Wars fanfic, despite loving the universe and, uh, owning a fair number of the d20 rpg books. (None of the d6 West End books, not because they're bad, but because I was a broke-ass teenager when that was the only SW-licensed rpg out there and I was spending my money on Vampire: The Masquerade and its ilk instead. I regret nothing - except the way their weight makes the shelves of my cheap pressboard bookcases bow in.)
I will read those this week! Taxes, fuck them all, my state will not accept my e-filing and I have to mail it in. Which is stupid and I don't know why it won't, but ARGH, okay.
Also the writing about everyone at once can be a huge problem, I agree! Because sometimes then you want to write a giant pile of romantic partner-swapping and-- Well, fandom will put up with that, but I'm trying to make a switch to original fic, and people are really into monogamy in that. It's very annoying. (I really need to remember that people like LKH exist and make money at writing ridiculous orgy piles.)
I don't know, I don't see someone who is unshakeable enough not to break in the face of Vader and Tarkin and who knew about the Emperor being a manipulative snake (and who is a wily political manipulator herself) falling for Snoke? But a vulnerable teenage boy, sure, with Ben, I saw that. Hrm. Though my feelings on Snoke are "burn him with fire," I will admit. I guess I see Leia more as the "grabbing her Force destiny with both hands and jumping into the Dark Side eyes-wide-open while saying fuck you to everyone" because I don't see Leia so much being buffeted by the winds of fate as taking control of things that happen to her every time? Which is exactly what you're saying with the "...so they cannot be used against me."
(Oh, no! She lost Luke, no wonder everything went bad. My heart is breaking for her.)
...I have Bloodline and have to finish it.
(I get to leave in 40 minutes and then I have to go and buy some groceries that are utterly necessary for tonight and UGH.)
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And yet, somehow I've never managed to write Star Wars fanfic, despite loving the universe and, uh, owning a fair number of the d20 rpg books. (None of the d6 West End books, not because they're bad, but because I was a broke-ass teenager when that was the only SW-licensed rpg out there and I was spending my money on Vampire: The Masquerade and its ilk instead. I regret nothing - except the way their weight makes the shelves of my cheap pressboard bookcases bow in.)
I will read those this week! Taxes, fuck them all, my state will not accept my e-filing and I have to mail it in. Which is stupid and I don't know why it won't, but ARGH, okay.
Also the writing about everyone at once can be a huge problem, I agree! Because sometimes then you want to write a giant pile of romantic partner-swapping and-- Well, fandom will put up with that, but I'm trying to make a switch to original fic, and people are really into monogamy in that. It's very annoying. (I really need to remember that people like LKH exist and make money at writing ridiculous orgy piles.)
I don't know, I don't see someone who is unshakeable enough not to break in the face of Vader and Tarkin and who knew about the Emperor being a manipulative snake (and who is a wily political manipulator herself) falling for Snoke? But a vulnerable teenage boy, sure, with Ben, I saw that. Hrm. Though my feelings on Snoke are "burn him with fire," I will admit. I guess I see Leia more as the "grabbing her Force destiny with both hands and jumping into the Dark Side eyes-wide-open while saying fuck you to everyone" because I don't see Leia so much being buffeted by the winds of fate as taking control of things that happen to her every time? Which is exactly what you're saying with the "...so they cannot be used against me."
(Oh, no! She lost Luke, no wonder everything went bad. My heart is breaking for her.)
...I have Bloodline and have to finish it.
(I get to leave in 40 minutes and then I have to go and buy some groceries that are utterly necessary for tonight and UGH.)