PicoWriMo

So, am I here at my lonesome again? Well, it doesn't matter. I have things to be proud of, and I'll boast just the same.

Soooo, I've finished Chapter 10 of An Excellent Mystery (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10472377/1/An-Excellent-Mystery). It isn't posted yet, but it is finished, and I've started working on the next chapter already.

Excerpt:
He was grateful for Mary’s presence; more grateful than he could express. As a doctor, he was used to tell people bad news, but this… this was different. This not only required a womanly touch, this also required the understanding and compassion of someone who had known similar losses. And who would be better at comforting a grieving mother and sister than Mary Watson (née Morstan) who had already lost so much in her young life?

Also, I've bravely faced the colorful beta-ed chapter of doom, made the necessary corrections and posted it. It is from the "Enterprise" story and can be read here (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11947705/9/Enterprise-The-Maiden-Voyage).

And thirdly, I've posted the last chronological chapter of Prophecy & Change, the Babylon 5/Crusade AU, set in the same 'verse as "Second Chances". It is here (https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10726600/9/Prophecy-Change). I'm a bit worried about the story, which I actually like very much. But my co-author begged out of it, and between the last chapter she actually write and the point where the plot is now at least another chapter would be necessary, I won't be able to continue for a while. This part was supposed to be hers. *sigh*

Nonetheless, I'm fairly pleased with the last two days. If you're interested in my domestic activities (including food pr0n pics), they posted to my personal journal. ;))

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el-staplador.livejournal.com

Congratulations on finishing the chapter!

Sorry to hear about the snags with Prophecy & Change - always a danger with working with other people, I suppose. Hope you're able to fill the gap without too much difficulty.

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Well, she had a baby in the years in-between, so I can't really blame her. Plus, she generously agreed to have me finish the story alone and turn it from a tongue-in-cheek parody to a serious one, so... We were so subtle with the parody anyway that people took us seriously. No-one realized we were writing a deliberate Mary Sue. *g*

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I'm just getting over a family emergency.... 2016 is NOT going to be a banner year for me :(

But go you!!!

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I'm really sorry to hear that. *hugs*

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I'm hoping the worst is over, there's still a couple of wrries but they're better than they were...

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Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry. *hugs*

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I'm telling myself that Things Will Get Better....

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I actually finally got some time to reading. I'm really enjoying Enterprise - more so than what I saw of the series.

Congrats on a great weekend!

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Thank you. And thanks for your review - it is much appreciated.

You know, disappointing tv-shows have one advantage: you can write tons of fanfic to do better than the lazy screenwriters. *g*

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That's very true. Sapphire and Steel, while not disappointed, was short lived and it had so many possibilities. Oh, well, at least it keeps me off the streets at night.

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akane42me.livejournal.com

Congrats on everything you've accomplished! You've gotten so much done!

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el-staplador.livejournal.com

Not a huge amount of writing today, and nothing I can share - I was queueing up blog posts for the next few weeks. Feeling generally positive about life and the novel, though!

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That is the spirit! I went to the DIY shops yesterday and bought stuff that would keep me busy craft-wise for the next couple of years. *g*

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So glad for the positive feelings!

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I've fallen down again, family emergency makes for worrying which doesn't make for writing... so I've spent a couple of days trying to distract myself by watching my fannish shows. I guess I could call it research...

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Hey, watching comfort telly is good for the soul! Which shows did you watch? I'm woefully beyond anything new, I'm afraid. I always manage to miss the beginning of a new show, and then I'm just too tired to do all the research that would be needed to hop on the wagon mid-way and still understand what's going on.

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Pretty much all of the shows I'm fannish about are closed canons - I have been watching SG1, SGA, The Sentinel and some NCIS (a mild fandom and okay, it's not closed but I like S3-about 9 best anyway. And I love McGee)

Oh, and Time Team, which I simply adore,

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I don't know Time Team, but like the other ones well enough. McGee absolutely rocks, he's my favourite from NCIS.

What do you think about SGU?

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*hugs* Real life can be funny that way.

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Yep. Funny peculiar and funny not amusing, definitely :(

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akane42me.livejournal.com

Watching one's favorite fannish shows is always a nice way to find comfort. I hope RL things will improve soon.

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It's comfort food for the mind :)

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I've been so bad about posting this weekend. I did get two stories up (1798 and 889 respectively), along with the usual weekend stuff and getting read for a luau. It takes a long time to design an invitation...

Read about a new writing group, but you can only join if you have been publish or are working on a manuscript. That seems a little self serving to me. A friend of mine has joined - he's a very correct but dictating writer. I don't think you should bully your readers into emotions and that's what he does. So, even though I have been published and always have a manuscript of some sort going, I won't be joining.

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I understand your reasoning. I never got the chance to have my original stuff published, but even if I had, I won't join such a group, either.

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It just such a snobby sounding group, you know what I mean? It should be a group for people who love to write. They said in the article that anyone suffering from writer's block need not apply. This was a group for people who were actively pursuing professional publication. How rude is that?

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If they're knocking back anyone who gets writers block... they don't sound much use to most good writers.

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akane42me.livejournal.com

That doesn't sound like your sort of group! I don't blame you for not feeling like joining.

Congrats on the new stories!

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thanks. I have to admit you keep me hopping.

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