Coming to the party a bit late (literally and figuratively ::glancing at clock::), thought I'd toss in $.02.
I'm both former military and an archer, working on my first Clint/Tasha fic, based on my own headcanon for Clint in the MCU. I've basically taken what I know and mashed it together with a bit of fudge and come up with something I hope will be pretty sweet.
When I started out, I attempted to do a bit of research into the character histories and origins....right before I decided to toss it all out the window. Don't get me wrong -- I love comics. But what they do to the characters is more twisted than Loki and more brutal than Jim Butcher and Joss Whedon combined; I've given up on a lot of titles simply because I got tired of the BS. Thus, my total disregard of comic histories. (But I've still picked up Steed & Mrs Peel; The Fearless Defenders; and the new Batgirl. Glutton for punishment much?)
One area of research I go overboard on? Location. For the novel I've been hacking at for two years, I even went and scouted locations for my characters to live and set up their fictional businesses. If it's not somewhere local (or close by), I rely on Google Maps, guide books, the experiences of others, and sometimes travel message boards to get information. I *do* try to "write what I know" in this, but sometimes the story/muses dictate otherwise. =)
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I'm both former military and an archer, working on my first Clint/Tasha fic, based on my own headcanon for Clint in the MCU. I've basically taken what I know and mashed it together with a bit of fudge and come up with something I hope will be pretty sweet.
When I started out, I attempted to do a bit of research into the character histories and origins....right before I decided to toss it all out the window. Don't get me wrong -- I love comics. But what they do to the characters is more twisted than Loki and more brutal than Jim Butcher and Joss Whedon combined; I've given up on a lot of titles simply because I got tired of the BS. Thus, my total disregard of comic histories. (But I've still picked up Steed & Mrs Peel; The Fearless Defenders; and the new Batgirl. Glutton for punishment much?)
One area of research I go overboard on? Location. For the novel I've been hacking at for two years, I even went and scouted locations for my characters to live and set up their fictional businesses. If it's not somewhere local (or close by), I rely on Google Maps, guide books, the experiences of others, and sometimes travel message boards to get information. I *do* try to "write what I know" in this, but sometimes the story/muses dictate otherwise. =)