Changing the mythology

[lizardbeth]

When I'm writing an AU (by which I mean a "What if X happened differently?" AU, not a "Everybody's in High School!" Elseworlds type thing), I tend, because I have canon-neuroses, to try to keep everything the same up to that point, including character backstories and 'verse mythology. That way, the plot and characters may unfold differently, but the underpinnings remain the same

However, I'm not going to be able to do that for my BSG Not all that we are-verse story. Okay, I COULD, but I'm not going to, because I like the mythology I created. It is, however, giving me TWINGES OF GUILT, like "no one's going to read this because it's going so far afield of canon. WOE!"

So, in order to make me feel better about continuing a story that will completely and utterly reject everything we have now learned about the Opera House, Hera, Earth, the Head People, etc, how about a poll?

[Poll #1375303]

I know, I know it's silly. I think it's my inner Tolkien canon-whore. It's kind of a disease. I'll still write, I'll just cringe a little, until I get used to ignoring canon so blithely (in a place I would usually USE it).

Comments

well written Au's rock!

[lexi599.livejournal.com]

I for one, vote for the AU.

I have read fanfiction since I was a kid and these days the only things that still really interest me are crossovers and other well-written AUs, because in my opinion they show more creativity and better understanding of the canon. Only if you understand the characters can you truely digress from canon and still make it viable in terms of them being different choices for the same people in different situations.

so rock on, and that also means your BSG/B5 story (hint)

Re: well written Au's rock!

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

*coughs, looks shifty* oh, right, crossover. ahem. yes. :D