I am. Didn't start until 11th November because of illness, so I've no idea if I'll actually finish or not. But I feel accomplished anyway because I got past Chapter 16 in my story, which I have been blocked on for almost two years.

Honestly, Chapter 16 and I were not friends and I am so pleased to have got myself past it ( Read more... )

I haven't been feeling very successful in my life lately. I came back from Canada and collapsed in a heap of exhaustion and/or depression. No idea which. Possibly both. The thing is, I have an overwhelming feeling that it's depression due to physical health problems rather than my mental health screwing up ( Read more... )

So, I have been reading and contributing to a "kink meme" based on Skyrim and the Elder Scrolls games for... a while now. For those who don't know, this is a place where people anonymously post prompts for stories, which might get written by someone else. The quality is extremely variable since everything is anonymous ( Read more... )

For anyone who's wondering what the characters in my fiction look like, ( look behind the lj-cut )

If you are kinky (or at least, kink-friendly) and a knitter, you should read this story. Laughing my arse off!

So I had the choice of three different End of the World barnights/birthday drinkies/Christmas drinkies parties tonight, at three different pubs in central London. And instead I am at home ragingly ill with a cold. Probably caught from going to see The Wildhearts on Monday and freezing my tits off on the way home (despite a pair of leggings, a pair ( Read more... )

I realised last night, I'm on page 37 of my novel and there hasn't been a single female character yet. Not one with actual dialogue. One's mentioned in passing and the other is a horse - I hardly think this counts. The only exception would be if you don't know that I Only Write Slash and assume that the first-person narrator is a woman. Damn ( Read more... )

Hmm. I've caught myself overusing a word, and I'm not sure how to avoid it. Have a snippet from my current work in progress:

Despite wanting to be respectful, I couldn't let that comment slide. "So worried that you didn't even see that he was injured ( Read more... )

Wow, guys! Something like 2 hours to write 199 words. GO ME!

(I hate battle scenes. But hey, at least this sounds like a battle now).

Brilliant. I have perverted my copy of OpenOffice with my Dubious Fanfic. Now when I type the word "but", it merrily suggests "buttocks".