November 2021, Day 1

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

This is the kick-off post, deal fellow writers. Tell us about your plans for this session. (Mine can be found in a separate post, where you can also sign up for a gift story if you want to.

May the magic be with us all!

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[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Also, beside the Christmas gift-fics, I'll be mainly working on completing the insanely complicated "Pathways" timeline. Currently I've done the seasons 1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99. The fandoms involved are: Buffy, Angel, Kindred: The Embraced, Poltergeist: The Legacy, Queer as Folk (US), The Guardian, Charmed, Blood Ties and Moonlight, so far, Unless I've forgotten a few. In any case, bringing them in sync time-wise and adding the AU notes where necessary is gargantuan work, and I doubt I'll be done during this session. Still, every little step counts as progress, right?

[elmey.livejournal.com]

My plan is to get as far as possible with my Christmas exchange fic for MFU. I promise not to whine extensively about my "prompts" (we get three usually) except for this once. I didn't get prompts per se, just a request for h/c, specifying which character is H and which is C. In other words, the usual for 90% of the fics in the fandom...

I don't normally like h/c.

So I am trying to come up with a plot that can pass for h/c while going somewhere more interesting for me to write about.

Wish me luck :D

So today was for making notes, looking over some miscellaneous scenes I discarded to see if there's anything there I can use, and reading up a bit on what might be interesting locations.

[ylla.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try to double up and do 100 words about a book and 100 words on something else - but we'll see how I go, because it's a long time since I've managed even the bare hundred...

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I spent much of the day starting to get set up for my uni subject over summer (starts next week). It's a creative writing elective, so should be good, lots of reading as well as exercise.

Anyone remember those little bits I posted last time about a character in a book finding out she was slated to die? I used that as the base for a little story for my second assignment for the subject that I've just finished - and I got a high distinction! {bounce} I am going to do some final reworking and then maybe send it in for a competition later in the year...

I also have a Secret Santa story to write (and as yet no ideas, story of my life) and will be trying to write some original fiction as well as maybe fannish drabbles/flashfics. I think that will be enough for now :)

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

It does — that looks like a huge project, but by doing a bit every day you can, it gets a bit less huge as you go...

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

I admit, I love h/c but usually it's because it's a good excuse to explore the characters under stress. Especially if you have characters who tend to be reserved and emotionally armoured, the hurt can be a way to crack open the armour.

Any ideas as yet on what you do want to include?

[sallymn.livejournal.com]

That's a good plan, a little each day does add up :)

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I hope to finish two part written chapters of WIPs.

Today I actually did some very different writing though. I am a volunteer in a project called Unlocking our Sound Heritage and today I spent about an hour listening to, and writing notes about, the first half of a recording made in 1998, with a gentleman who was in his 60s at the time, about his life in the hotel trade. I wrote a little over 2 pages of notes. Once I have listened to the whole recording I will condense all my notes down into a short resumé of the topics covered, and a list specific hotels and people that he mentions, and send it back to the archivists at our local museum.

[ylla.livejournal.com]

Well, I managed it for today — 72 words on Trafalgar Day and 54 on a thing I watched about Alexander Pope, and 111 on the book I've been reading. So if I can just keep up even half of that...

I was back on Calton Hill on the morning of Trafalgar Day - too early for the flags on the Nelson Monument, if they ever were out, but a glorious morning by it and the National Monument.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

My plan for this session is to work on my assignment for a Man from U.N.C.L.E. Christmas exchange.

Day 1: I spent the first half hour of my writing time on a different story (hah! I'm already veering off course).
Then I spent a half hour finding my assignment, writing it in a notebook, and thinking up story ideas based on the prompts I received.
No ideas other than to have Napoleon Solo held captive in the bell tower of an old church.
Then I drank coffee and read a book (Green Mars) and did laundry (whites and towels).

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

This ongoing project is awesome.
LOL yes, you are going to need more than this session, I think!

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Here's wishing you luck!

I love your idea of looking over miscellaneous scenes! I hope you find something to use as a kick-start!

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

It's a doable amount of writing, and I wish you best of luck on this goal.

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

You're going to have plenty to keep you busy this session! Good luck!

I hope you do send that story in for competition after you give it the final going-over. Exciting!

[akane42me.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness, the Unlocking our Sound Heritage project sounds fascinating!

And best of luck on the WIPs!

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[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Wheeeee!!

[elmey.livejournal.com]

It sounds like one of those projects that becomes a life's work, whew! The gift fics will be a nice break :)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

A great start!

Is Trafalgar Day still commonly recognized?

[elmey.livejournal.com]

It sounds like the story turned out really well, how exciting--definitely worth a competition entry!

Lots of projects to keep you busy this month, between that and uni, you're fully scheduled :)

[elmey.livejournal.com]

What a great project. Is the interviewing and recording on-going?

Finishing WIP is always a worthy goal!

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Ha ha. I planned to do the laundry today (dark) but I put it off till tomorrow :)

I have a vague memory of Illya climbing up a bell tower to rescue Napoleon in an episode. The main reason I remember it is that he was climbing in his suit, and that they very obviously filmed him "climbing" on the ground and then turned the film sideways. Special FX :D

[elmey.livejournal.com]

Someone's in a mood :)

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

Got a couple of ideas brewing, though I admit that most of my words have been leavng comments for people as I get caught up. :D

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It is interesting, although some recordings are more interesting than others, to be honest.