The problem with writing scenes out of order (I mean, aside from the fact that you write the interesting scenes first and then have to slog through all the tedious ones) is that they don't all turn out exactly the way you envisioned them at first. I can see that I'm going to be busy with my little hammer and a pocketful of rivets, assembling all of these bits into a story some day soon. I may have to jump up and down on some of them to make them fit.

I'm a bit concerned. I mean, this isn't a laugh-fest I'm writing, I'm reconciled to that, but short of trying to be funny, I'm a bit vague on how you keep a story interesting, you know? The Reader can appreciate something longer, something that takes a while to get where it's going, but it has to go somewhere that's worth the time she's going to have to invest.

Also...this is fanfiction. More specifically, in case anyone was under any misapprehensions, it's slash which, in my case, usually means a fair amount of hot (one hopes) man-on-man action. Arriving at the point where Tab A is headed for Slot B, or some facsimile thereof, is the emotional plot of the story. You don't want that plot to peak (heh) too soon, but if you move too slowly, no one is going to care by the time they get there. Juggling that alongside an actual case investigation without moving it along too fast or forgetting about it at certain points, that's complicated.

I mean, I'm kind of lazy.

Okay, I'm way lazy.

Instead of struggling to create something with the complexity of a Real Novel, it would be a whole lot simpler to dash off a typical fanfic story. You know the kind of thing.

The Reader might well prefer that. After all, she's no illiterate. She has a library full of books she can read whenever she wants Real Fiction. One comes to fanfiction for something a bit different, doesn't one? It may well be that I'm sabotaging myself by trying to force this monster into a form that doesn't really suit it.

And suddenly...the decision is made. It's fanfiction. It needs to fit the genre.

Remember the PWP?

"Hi. You want to watch the game?"
"Sure. Have a beer."
"Thanks."
"Have a six-pack."
"Sounds good."
"Get drunk. Lay down. Relax."
"It's very warm in here."
"Yes, it is. Let's take some of your clothes off."
"I think I'm in love with you."
"Drop your pants and assume the position."
"Okay. But only because it's halftime."

Quick. Easy. Uncomplicated.

What's not to like?