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[fpb]

I have written out a sketch of the life and times of Ricky Attanasio. The result? I am terrified of the enormous amount of work I have laid out for myself.

(Remember that I am supposed to be a historian as well as to have a job as a translator.)

Someone please encourage me - or tell me that I'm off my chump and should give up.

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[fpb.livejournal.com]

I don't think it would make any difference to the size of the things or to the amount of work that is going to have to go into them. In fact, the Potterverse makes my work slightly easier in that I do not have to think too much about such things as ministries and schools. I am however thinking that one day I might try to publish it by myself, in which case all the Potterverse references must be written out; and because of that I am, one, probably only going to publish it on my LJ, and, two, make sure that the words "all original characters and ideas, including but not limited to Anastasio Attanasio, the Attanasio family, the Necromancer of Florence and so on, are copyright of F.P.Barbieri".

[mentalguy.livejournal.com]

The Potterverse is certainly convenient scaffolding -- I am mainly suggesting kicking it away sooner rather than later.

As far as publishing on LJ, you might also want to develop the habit of using a specific tag for your Attanasio clan posts, so you can find and manage those entries easily later should the need arise. In retrospect, I have had plenty of cause to regret not having distinctly tagged entries related major projects.

The one other thought I have at the moment is not to worry about treating these fics/ficlets as chapters in an epic yet. It's too early in the process for that, and you're still finding your voice for the stories (in some respects I think King of the Cats seems to have worked best in that regard so far). I think maybe you would do better to write small fics at a variety of points in history, from different perspectives, and see what sticks later on.

Also, ultimately, I can't really say whether this is a prudent use of your time, only that it's definitely an idea that has gotten hold of you and which I think you will have some difficulty divesting yourself of if you don't pursue it in some way.

(I have more to say, I think, but that will have to wait for another time as tonight I am overtired and am forming coherent sentences only with considerable effort.)