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[sparkysparky]

Sooo....if one were playing around with writing about helicopter pilots and photojournalists and getting lost in the wilderness and stuff...where would y'all suggest looking for inspiration/facts/etc???

Seee, I have this vision in my head of AU!Jared&Jensen wherein Jared is this rugged mountain man type and makes a living guiding city boys and girls around Alaska/Australia/some other wild and remote setting; and Jensen is this rich, trust fund boy who rebels against his parents by making an actual living as a nature photographer (maybe working for National Geographic, or maybe it's more of a hobby IDEK OKAY?) only Jensen is actually useless in the outdoors except behind a Nikon 847 (yeah I totes made that up)and he needs Jared to like. Pertekt him from bears and his own case of too much curiosity and stuff, and I want to be like. Factual and shit. And Misha is totes going to be in it as Jared's co-pilot or something, and be all zen and awesome and stuff. Because he is MISHA! <3

ETA: And it may or may not take place in like, the 1960's or something. *headdesk*

ANYWAY. MAI BRAIN! EET'S SKEERY

Comments

[jeyhawk.livejournal.com]

Ha, ha. I like your brain.

For general inspiration (and some words of wisdom) if the fic is set in Alaska I recommend reading jon Krakauer's Into The Wild. it's based on a true story and very very sad, but it's pretty awesome. Also it gives a whole lot of insight into what it takes to survive in the wilderness. :0)

[sparkysparky.livejournal.com]

I ADORE that book and it is, in fact, partly responsible for this brain thought!

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So btw you have to write this now ... with all the things you were telling me about

[sparkysparky.livejournal.com]

:-D And The Nanny AU Too? GOSH I AM GOING TO BE WRITING ALL SORTS OF AWESOME

[incoherenteye.livejournal.com]

if jensen works for national geographic in the 1960s he would be shooting Kodachrome 25 a type of slide film that kodak does not make anymore.

[sparkysparky.livejournal.com]

<3333333333333333333 Thanks for that bit of information!!! :-D

[katiedistance.livejournal.com]

I like your idea, would love to read it actually.
But as for research tips I'm not the best person to ask :/ I'd go to libraries and stuff to do specific background research and stuff. :S