lunabee34

To an extent I have that problem with my Stargate SG-1 muse. I've never been able to write an early season story, not even a drabble, because of how the characters (O'Neill) and friendships (jack & daniel) were butchered from around mid-season 4 onward. Seasons 8-10 are mostly like a weird show that vaguely resembles what I fell in love with which has made it difficult to write/finish what I do have. So totally different reason, but a similar outcome--inability to write.

With SPN I've barely broken the plastic seal on season 1, but I know from, well everywhere, what happens & I think that is why I haven't been gobbling the episodes. Because I know the angst that is to come. Maybe it's about spending time with the boys when it was just the brothers hunting, wondering if Dad is going to bother calling back.

I find sometimes, if I can just sit down and watch a concentration of 'early' SG1 episodes and think only of what I love in them I can tease out a moment & try to just get a drabble. (i need to do this with ncis b/c late seasons are so frustrating). Re-capture the breathless feel of Jack's "spacemonkey" hug with a moment of my own--be it friendship or burgeoning love or established relationship. It's the not thinking too much that does it. Does this work for me? Sort of, but then my muse is notoriously absent and the only writing worth anything I did for 2 years was thanks to the prompt call you inspired, and one personal SG1 inspiration.

But it might work for you, focus on only watching & reading 1st or 2nd season--concentrate on that early semi-innocence. Think of it as an AU and negate the deal or what precipitated the deal. Say, "It was bad writing, I'm gonna fix it" and turn the dime on it's head by changing one little thing.