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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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[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.)