Random Thought #3
Mar. 24th, 2009 10:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
parallax23I really haven't been slacking as much as it would seem. I have finished writing Chapter 2 of Wake Me Up... and I'm editing it, though it's taking longer than I'd like. Right now, I'm just being lazy today because I'm tired and don't like feeling like my life is stuck in a bad place. So I'm taking the time to get some direction.
On the XYZ front, I have half of 'Name' written while 'Umbrella' is done and needs editing. I also started 'Wager.' 'Name' kind of snow-balled and I am really afraid that it's going to be a multi-chapter fic, but I don't want to separate it from the other letters or start another story. Either I: 1) Post the entire story as one entry with the chapter breaks written in; 2) Make a new chapter for each one (i.e. 'Name Part 1,...'); or 3) Make it into a story all on its own. I think I'll end up with #3 and write the fic out all the way. I hate adding another WiP but what can I do? I was also hoping to write my own stories again soon, but I'd rather finish what I've started here. Instead I keep adding more stories here. I may also want to join Script Frenzy www.scriptfrenzy.org/ for the hell of it.
As for 'Open,' there's a funny story to go with that... I had started writing it to be a fic where Alec gets dumped by Gem, but I was writing it to disguise Gem as Max. Ironically, the next day someone else (who is a better writer than me and one of my fave authors) posted her one-shot with the same playing off Gem as Max with the reveal at the end! So I decided to scrap it since I don't want people thinking that I copied her, which wasn't true at all. I did write up a scene that is supposed to take place in Wake Me Up... that would be great for 'Open'... if it wasn't going to be a huge spoiler for the fic, which is very far away from where that scene takes place as is. Whatever, I've got time, seeing as how 'Name' has gotten out of hand.
After Life as it stands has no updates. I got caught up with the other stuff and there are only so many hours in the day, though I try to get some writing done on the train.
AND I finished sketching out Part 3 of Against Time! I wasn't planning to (especially since I've only finished writing Chapter 2 of Wake Me Up...) but it just came to me. It brings everything together all of the scenes that I had in my head, and answers the questions I wanted to answer (yea, I won't be sharing that info this early). So I guess all I have to do now is write it all out... It feels strange since I've been grappling with these issues since I started the series in September 2008 that I now have the story I wanted. It's a long way from now, but I am not sure how much more left I have for this fandom. I've seen people go on writing in it for years, and at the same time there are lots of authors who tied things up and occasionally pop back in to check on the newbies.
See, I'm making progress... I'm just tired because of work, and it's less about performance anxiety that plagued me before.
On the XYZ front, I have half of 'Name' written while 'Umbrella' is done and needs editing. I also started 'Wager.' 'Name' kind of snow-balled and I am really afraid that it's going to be a multi-chapter fic, but I don't want to separate it from the other letters or start another story. Either I: 1) Post the entire story as one entry with the chapter breaks written in; 2) Make a new chapter for each one (i.e. 'Name Part 1,...'); or 3) Make it into a story all on its own. I think I'll end up with #3 and write the fic out all the way. I hate adding another WiP but what can I do? I was also hoping to write my own stories again soon, but I'd rather finish what I've started here. Instead I keep adding more stories here. I may also want to join Script Frenzy www.scriptfrenzy.org/ for the hell of it.
As for 'Open,' there's a funny story to go with that... I had started writing it to be a fic where Alec gets dumped by Gem, but I was writing it to disguise Gem as Max. Ironically, the next day someone else (who is a better writer than me and one of my fave authors) posted her one-shot with the same playing off Gem as Max with the reveal at the end! So I decided to scrap it since I don't want people thinking that I copied her, which wasn't true at all. I did write up a scene that is supposed to take place in Wake Me Up... that would be great for 'Open'... if it wasn't going to be a huge spoiler for the fic, which is very far away from where that scene takes place as is. Whatever, I've got time, seeing as how 'Name' has gotten out of hand.
After Life as it stands has no updates. I got caught up with the other stuff and there are only so many hours in the day, though I try to get some writing done on the train.
AND I finished sketching out Part 3 of Against Time! I wasn't planning to (especially since I've only finished writing Chapter 2 of Wake Me Up...) but it just came to me. It brings everything together all of the scenes that I had in my head, and answers the questions I wanted to answer (yea, I won't be sharing that info this early). So I guess all I have to do now is write it all out... It feels strange since I've been grappling with these issues since I started the series in September 2008 that I now have the story I wanted. It's a long way from now, but I am not sure how much more left I have for this fandom. I've seen people go on writing in it for years, and at the same time there are lots of authors who tied things up and occasionally pop back in to check on the newbies.
See, I'm making progress... I'm just tired because of work, and it's less about performance anxiety that plagued me before.
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Date: 2009-04-07 12:42 am (UTC)I hadn't thought I'd get into using it this much! And for the record, I did have a link in my other profile.