You're writing the drafts notes right now. Keep that up. Continue writing those notes down. And as for dialogue, you're talking to us. That's dialogue. You can't tell me you can't write when you just did it.
Talking with yall is easy. my brain stutters when I'm trying to imagine a conversation. I had these letters as part of my schoolwork my biggest hangup was trying to reply to a letter that didn't exist. I've got what I call selective/random OCD my mind will sometimes fixate on something it can be at the weirdest time or the weirdest thing but I've noticed it seems to trigger when I attempt to write anything outside of a conversation with someone replying back. anything outside that puts me in a kind of decision paralysis. I think part of it is that I overthink what I'm trying to write then I spiral but knowing the problem and knowing how to fix it are two different things
Talking with yall is easy. my brain stutters when I'm trying to imagine a conversation. I had these letters as part of my schoolwork my biggest hangup was trying to reply to a letter that didn't exist. I've got what I call selective/random OCD my mind will sometimes fixate on something it can be at the weirdest time or the weirdest thing but I've noticed it seems to trigger when I attempt to write anything outside of a conversation with someone replying back. anything outside that puts me in a kind of decision paralysis. I think part of it is that I overthink what I'm trying to write then I spiral but knowing the problem and knowing how to fix it are two different things
Talking with yall is easy. my brain stutters when I'm trying to imagine a conversation. I had these letters as part of my schoolwork my biggest hangup was trying to reply to a letter that didn't exist. I've got what I call selective/random OCD my mind will sometimes fixate on something it can be at the weirdest time or the weirdest thing but I've noticed it seems to trigger when I attempt to write anything outside of a conversation with someone replying back. anything outside that puts me in a kind of decision paralysis. I think part of it is that I overthink what I'm trying to write then I spiral but knowing the problem and knowing how to fix it are two different things
"I have a vivid imagination" - the post.
that's a good, no great thing.
I call a daydream/imagination that "sticks" and keeps re-occurring, a "healthy OCD"
maybe you're trying to mix too much.
or, you *could* be the person that mated StarWars to Earth for a fan fiction.
only a spastic geek like me might remember this little factoid, but...
in the beginning, the opening for Star Wars to have some connection to Earth was there,
Even if it never got picked up and ran with.
Anything in the first book or movie? That's CANON.
When Ben Kenobi first met Luke Skywalker on the desert plane he lived on.
he was talking idly about The Force, and he said:
"Still, even a duck has to be taught to swim."
to which Luke replied, innocently enough:
"What's a duck?"
and Ben just changed subject and moved on.
that is (geek) p-r-o-o-f that Ben Kenobi either came from earth, visited earth, or had contact with someone who did.
Does anyone know someone who would be willing to take a stab at this idea see where it goes??
MC reincarnates in a HarryPotter/StarWars/Stargate mixed verse where Force = Magic it's just different approach/application
MC is the son of a U.S. soldier? and a art/music teacher?
Dad is attached to an embassy in Europe which is why MC attends Hogwarts
MC somehow takes Diggorys place during triwizard cup. I'm picturing him telling Voldemort he should have stayed a wraith because now he can touch him before casting magus dumpus (madmanfenrir/AmericaWizard reference) proceeds to troll voldemort and when asked how he is doing so much damage to him he answers saying I know I can't kill him, that doesn't mean I won't make him wish I could.
After the war he has prophetic dreams that lead him to Cheyenne mountain for the start of SG1 cannon eventually finding/discovering the address of one of the only intact/functional Stargates in the StarWars galaxy
Well... I'll give you points for originality. I've never heard of that kind of obscure blending for "fan-fiction".
That said, I can't see how such a narrative would hold onto any sort of continuity.
Personally, if you're going to write fan-fiction, the best advice I can offer is that you try to stick to one fandom, at most two similar ones for a crossover if you're doing that.
So, for this specifically, I would recommend the following.
1) Write it yourself. (There is an extensive community of authors here who are more than happy to give constructive feedback along the way).
2) Break that down into smaller pieces. There is literally too much going on that you are trying to fit into the singular narrative.
3) Stargate/Harry Potter COULD work with what's presented there. It would be tough to make it work well in execution, but it IS doable. (Both are set on earth, just in different areas).
4) Keep. It. Simple. (Stupid). The KISS method. Use it.
5) Manage your expectations. This will not be a Best-Seller. You're not going to get famous (especially overnight). You're not going to become a billionaire. If you go in with this attitude, stay consistent, and persist with honing your craft as an author, you'll achieve what you set out to do.
Personally, I'd cut the Star Wars stuff out completely. Not because I dislike Star Wars (though I do utterly despise what the mouse has done to it, that's a different topic entirely). But because it overcomplicates the narrative.
Especially if this is going to be your first serious writing project.
Next bit of advice...
Create your own villain. Write your own story. Use the setting you've created by blending those IP's together as the backdrop of your narrative. Something new, yet familiar.
Something yours.
Disrupting the established world / setting / tone to troll (an admittedly dull) villain might make for some short-term laughs, but it could end up hurting your narrative more in the long-term. (Unless of course you're going for a parody-feel, then by all means troll-away).
Talking with yall is easy. my brain stutters when I'm trying to imagine a conversation. I had these letters as part of my schoolwork my biggest hangup was trying to reply to a letter that didn't exist. I've got what I call selective/random OCD my mind will sometimes fixate on something it can be at the weirdest time or the weirdest thing but I've noticed it seems to trigger when I attempt to write anything outside of a conversation with someone replying back. anything outside that puts me in a kind of decision paralysis. I think part of it is that I overthink what I'm trying to write then I spiral but knowing the problem and knowing how to fix it are two different things
If writing dialogue is tough for you, I can give you a few pointers that helped me get better at it, and all you need are a couple of friends.
Step 1. Find some friends. Four or so is enough, but you can even do it with as few as two.
Step 2. Get together with said friends on a semi-regular basis.
Step 3. Decide on a TTRPG to play together. I'd recommend Pathfinder 2nd Edition since everything you need is (legally) free online. [Archives of Nethys and Wanderer's Guide for online character sheet and digital dice / rng].
Step 4. Make a character.
Step 5. Know your character. [The more you know about them, the easier the next step will become].
Step 6. Role-Play your character. [Always ask yourself "What would my character do?" or "What would my character say?" before you say or do anything in-game.]
Step 7. Have Fun playing the game. Roll some dice. Kick in some doors. Kill some monsters. Steal some loot.
Step 8. Rinse and Repeat steps 4 through 8.
Before you know it, you'll have honed the skills you need to write good (believable) dialogue. Just replace the "my" with "this" in the above questions when you're writing a character's dialogue.
The laser-like obsessive tunnel-vision is something that I have to deal with on a semi-frequent basis as well, so taking a breath and shifting between character perspectives tends to help with a bit of practice, if the focal point becomes "the dialogue" in general, and you're just jumping back and forth between perspectives (character PoV's).
Side note: Playing TTRPG's with your friends can also be a crazy-good source of inspiration for writing original fiction. (See above step-by-step practice guide for writing dialogue).
As a specific suggestion to resolve that example situation...replying to a letter that doesn't exist...
Well, if you're writing it in fiction, just "make the letter exist" by writing it yourself. Then, with the letter now existing, you have a letter to reply to.
It's a bit more work, sure, but it can help.
As for decision paralysis (not knowing what to write next, creating an overthinking-linked decision paralysis), just write anything. Put words on paper. They don't have to be good words. They don't even have to be relevant words.
Just scribble something.
Anything.
Let your mind think, and write whatever words pop into it on the page.
If you can start getting into this habit, it might help resolve the decision-paralysis situation.
Decision-Paralysis tends to be caused by overthinking (in my case, and experience) so the solution I came to (above) was to simply "do" what I wanted to (write) regardless of how it came out, because I could always polish it up better after, and once I started "doing" the thing, the decision-paralysis no longer held me back.
(I still tend to get it when deciding between one or more different options, and the only solution I've come to there is apply the process of elimination until only one option remains).
I genuinely hope this admittedly extensive rant helps. Even if it just helps a little.
Well... I'll give you points for originality. I've never heard of that kind of obscure blending for "fan-fiction".
That said, I can't see how such a narrative would hold onto any sort of continuity.
Personally, if you're going to write fan-fiction, the best advice I can offer is that you try to stick to one fandom, at most two similar ones for a crossover if you're doing that.
So, for this specifically, I would recommend the following.
1) Write it yourself. (There is an extensive community of authors here who are more than happy to give constructive feedback along the way).
2) Break that down into smaller pieces. There is literally too much going on that you are trying to fit into the singular narrative.
3) Stargate/Harry Potter COULD work with what's presented there. It would be tough to make it work well in execution, but it IS doable. (Both are set on earth, just in different areas).
4) Keep. It. Simple. (Stupid). The KISS method. Use it.
5) Manage your expectations. This will not be a Best-Seller. You're not going to get famous (especially overnight). You're not going to become a billionaire. If you go in with this attitude, stay consistent, and persist with honing your craft as an author, you'll achieve what you set out to do.
Personally, I'd cut the Star Wars stuff out completely. Not because I dislike Star Wars (though I do utterly despise what the mouse has done to it, that's a different topic entirely). But because it overcomplicates the narrative.
Especially if this is going to be your first serious writing project.
Next bit of advice...
Create your own villain. Write your own story. Use the setting you've created by blending those IP's together as the backdrop of your narrative. Something new, yet familiar.
Something yours.
Disrupting the established world / setting / tone to troll (an admittedly dull) villain might make for some short-term laughs, but it could end up hurting your narrative more in the long-term. (Unless of course you're going for a parody-feel, then by all means troll-away).
If writing dialogue is tough for you, I can give you a few pointers that helped me get better at it, and all you need are a couple of friends.
Step 1. Find some friends. Four or so is enough, but you can even do it with as few as two.
Step 2. Get together with said friends on a semi-regular basis.
Step 3. Decide on a TTRPG to play together. I'd recommend Pathfinder 2nd Edition since everything you need is (legally) free online. [Archives of Nethys and Wanderer's Guide for online character sheet and digital dice / rng].
Step 4. Make a character.
Step 5. Know your character. [The more you know about them, the easier the next step will become].
Step 6. Role-Play your character. [Always ask yourself "What would my character do?" or "What would my character say?" before you say or do anything in-game.]
Step 7. Have Fun playing the game. Roll some dice. Kick in some doors. Kill some monsters. Steal some loot.
Step 8. Rinse and Repeat steps 4 through 8.
Before you know it, you'll have honed the skills you need to write good (believable) dialogue. Just replace the "my" with "this" in the above questions when you're writing a character's dialogue.
The laser-like obsessive tunnel-vision is something that I have to deal with on a semi-frequent basis as well, so taking a breath and shifting between character perspectives tends to help with a bit of practice, if the focal point becomes "the dialogue" in general, and you're just jumping back and forth between perspectives (character PoV's).
Side note: Playing TTRPG's with your friends can also be a crazy-good source of inspiration for writing original fiction. (See above step-by-step practice guide for writing dialogue).
As a specific suggestion to resolve that example situation...replying to a letter that doesn't exist...
Well, if you're writing it in fiction, just "make the letter exist" by writing it yourself. Then, with the letter now existing, you have a letter to reply to.
It's a bit more work, sure, but it can help.
As for decision paralysis (not knowing what to write next, creating an overthinking-linked decision paralysis), just write anything. Put words on paper. They don't have to be good words. They don't even have to be relevant words.
Just scribble something.
Anything.
Let your mind think, and write whatever words pop into it on the page.
If you can start getting into this habit, it might help resolve the decision-paralysis situation.
Decision-Paralysis tends to be caused by overthinking (in my case, and experience) so the solution I came to (above) was to simply "do" what I wanted to (write) regardless of how it came out, because I could always polish it up better after, and once I started "doing" the thing, the decision-paralysis no longer held me back.
(I still tend to get it when deciding between one or more different options, and the only solution I've come to there is apply the process of elimination until only one option remains).
I genuinely hope this admittedly extensive rant helps. Even if it just helps a little.
Head cannon is that Voldemort is the tutorial fight in context with the story at large especially considering he's small potatoes compared to just about any sith you could name let alone the Goa'uld system lords with their tech. I'm also considering that TheForce/Magic is connected to the soul (just going to yeet the midiclorian explanation into the void) which would explain people gaining magic like powers in the later stages of ascension they are ascending into TheForce. Another thought is that he would recruit muggleborn magicals to work with the SGC
The idea in my head is HP is 50 or so chapters covers him learning magic, saving lives, shooting Voldemort in the face. then after HP cannon he and his family move back to the states they would live near the Cheyenne mountain base so when he starts getting dreams/visions he investigates learns about Stargate joins SG1. StarWars would be the equivalent of the Atlantis arc with the MC befriending anakin either before or early in the clone wars
Head cannon is that Voldemort is the tutorial fight in context with the story at large especially considering he's small potatoes compared to just about any sith you could name let alone the Goa'uld system lords with their tech. I'm also considering that TheForce/Magic is connected to the soul (just going to yeet the midiclorian explanation into the void) which would explain people gaining magic like powers in the later stages of ascension they are ascending into TheForce. Another thought is that he would recruit muggleborn magicals to work with the SGC
I believe there's been a misunderstanding of my intent, so allow me to clarify.
I'm not making any suggestions regarding Voldemort on account of power, scope, or scale. [You're entirely right on those counts though, and I'll get to that too].
I'm making my suggestion on account of the narrative's needs, and anticipated fandom responses.
Voldemort is an established villain, sure. But that limits what you can effectively do with him (without provoking rabid elements of the fandom to gather their torches and pitchforks, and launch a crusade against you and your fiction).
What I'm suggesting, is to create your own villain to serve Voldemort's intended role (being a punching bag / minor antagonist / mid-boss) within your narrative.
If you do that, you can restructure the entire Tri-Wizard cup to suit your needs, and use an entirely fresh cast for it, can still have your punching-bag villain, and not end up with a rabid fandom's backlash over mistreating their "super-evil", "scary", BBEG.
You're not wrong though. Basically any magic-user villain would utterly mop the floor with Voldemort. He's about as threatening as a newborn kitten, especially next to threats that can snuff out planets or galaxies with a wave of their hands. (Or have their minions do it for them), and this is your chance to give the Harry Potter fandom a villain worth being scared of.
He's not even a threat to a single system-lord, and most (real) magic-user villains are significantly worse.
Yes, that counts all the jedi, all the sith, and basically any other character who uses magic throughout fiction.
Hells' even Wagnard was more powerful, and more terrifying, than Voldermort and he was also just an average human wizard. (He managed to summon, and absorb the essence of, a Dark Goddess of Destruction to become her Avatar).
That said, you're free to take and use my suggestions at your own discretion, or disregard them completely if that's what you want to do. It's your narrative. Do what you want to with it.
I'm also considering that The Force/Magic is connected to the soul.
This, though. This is gold. Absolutely, definitely, positively keep this.
It seamlessly blends both systems, and makes a whole lot more sense than the parasitic lifeform's infestation of a person's cells giving them "space magic".
In fact, it's so good, that I may actually incorporate it as a premise within any Star Wars fan-fics that I throw together.
I'm thinking Setesh/Set for SG1 arc villain in cannon he had been around since ancient Egypt and survived by transferring from host to host maybe there were a few magicals so he would know about magic but wouldn't be able to use or see or sense it.
