I love AU's and I love you for writing this. Some many thoughts here- but as one who has two AU's running around in her head (RayK as baseball picher w/Fraser as Mountie and RayK as Wild West Bank robber w/Fraser as the Mountie brought in to bring him in(aka"The Ballad of Ray the Kid"), I think the key is to keep them as close to the canon characters we love, while putting them in a totally different situation. Granted, that is the hardest part of writing an AU, IMO and the one that I am sure AU writers have struggled with.
I mean, how do I keep the RayK we know and love while turning him into a multi-million dollar, successful MLB pitcher? I have no idea, to be honest, but that's part of what makes AU's so interesting. Seeing HOW the author keeps the characters in character, while totally changing everything else.
Your point about exposition is dead one. Again, how do you work in what made them change from being cops to being what-have-you, without going into that long, lengthy, boring exposition. For every story it's going to be different.
In conclusion: WOW! Lots to think over here and consider before I actually get my ass into gear with these.
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I mean, how do I keep the RayK we know and love while turning him into a multi-million dollar, successful MLB pitcher? I have no idea, to be honest, but that's part of what makes AU's so interesting. Seeing HOW the author keeps the characters in character, while totally changing everything else.
Your point about exposition is dead one. Again, how do you work in what made them change from being cops to being what-have-you, without going into that long, lengthy, boring exposition. For every story it's going to be different.
In conclusion: WOW! Lots to think over here and consider before I actually get my ass into gear with these.