Re: You're a masochist. IS CAT AWARE OF THIS????? D':cj2017June 19 2010, 08:26:57 UTC
Masochist or sadist?! Cos I'm pretty sure I've already read the rest of this fic, which - if you're not loving the cliff-hangers - kinda makes me a sadist *laughs*.
Even though Michael and Zach have only been in this fic for two chapters now, I felt a deeply painful sense of loss when the shit hit the fan for them... Michael desperately trying to give John the coordinates over the phone made me all crumply-eyed and twingey-handed...
*takes a deep breath* Thank you :-) OCs are always, always scary to write so I'm happy these two seem to be working out for people. I have a real soft-spot for ma boys *g*
- Sarah's phone call to John in the midst of high-speed firefight on a darkened road was really surreal. And heartbeat increasing. I swear like a sailor, but the number of times the f-bomb was dropped during that confrontation was pretty fantastic!
LOL. Sorry for making you foul-mouthed! I loved that scene in Alpine Fields where John phones in the middle of the stand-off ("just put the alarm on") so this was a little throw-back to that ep. That chase was a lot of fun to write. Once I got going, the whole thing was done in a couple of hours, although I had to keep stopping and thinking which side of the truck Sarah would be driving from ;-)
"People matter, John. They're all that matters." John and Sarah in-characterness FTW.
For that, you get extra brownie points :-) These fics never took John to the lighthouse, but I wanted to take that theme and run with it in this one.
Re: You're a masochist. IS CAT AWARE OF THIS????? D':fig_arunaJune 19 2010, 17:21:21 UTC
OOOPS. I totally meant sadist. Which means I'm probably the masochist then. *flaily arms*
*takes a deep breath* Thank you :-) OCs are always, always scary to write so I'm happy these two seem to be working out for people. I have a real soft-spot for ma boys *g*
I understand the fear of the OC. It's scary for the reader too, but I know that's nothing compared to the writer's anxiety over them. But you musta done good coz I really want Michael to live and to learn more about him and Zach. *says a quiet prayer*
For that, you get extra brownie points :-) These fics never took John to the lighthouse, but I wanted to take that theme and run with it in this one.
Brownie points! \o/!!!!
And even MORE for you because NEW CHAPTER *GLEEEEEEEE*
Re: You're a masochist. IS CAT AWARE OF THIS????? D':cj2017June 20 2010, 10:11:26 UTC
OOOPS. I totally meant sadist. Which means I'm probably the masochist then. *flaily arms*
LOL. I had to check with Cat: "Cat, if I'm being mean to people with cliff-hangers, that makes me a sadist doesn't it?" "Yes, dear." ;-)
I understand the fear of the OC. It's scary for the reader too, but I know that's nothing compared to the writer's anxiety over them. But you musta done good coz I really want Michael to live and to learn more about him and Zach. *says a quiet prayer*
Good to know. OCs nipped in and out of the show all the time, but it's different in fic, I guess. Sometimes I think the villains are easier to write, with OCs intended to be sympathetic, there's always a little more at stake.
Even though Michael and Zach have only been in this fic for two chapters now, I felt a deeply painful sense of loss when the shit hit the fan for them... Michael desperately trying to give John the coordinates over the phone made me all crumply-eyed and twingey-handed...
*takes a deep breath* Thank you :-) OCs are always, always scary to write so I'm happy these two seem to be working out for people. I have a real soft-spot for ma boys *g*
- Sarah's phone call to John in the midst of high-speed firefight on a darkened road was really surreal. And heartbeat increasing. I swear like a sailor, but the number of times the f-bomb was dropped during that confrontation was pretty fantastic!
LOL. Sorry for making you foul-mouthed! I loved that scene in Alpine Fields where John phones in the middle of the stand-off ("just put the alarm on") so this was a little throw-back to that ep. That chase was a lot of fun to write. Once I got going, the whole thing was done in a couple of hours, although I had to keep stopping and thinking which side of the truck Sarah would be driving from ;-)
"People matter, John. They're all that matters." John and Sarah in-characterness FTW.
For that, you get extra brownie points :-) These fics never took John to the lighthouse, but I wanted to take that theme and run with it in this one.
Update later today. Promise.
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*takes a deep breath* Thank you :-) OCs are always, always scary to write so I'm happy these two seem to be working out for people. I have a real soft-spot for ma boys *g*
I understand the fear of the OC. It's scary for the reader too, but I know that's nothing compared to the writer's anxiety over them. But you musta done good coz I really want Michael to live and to learn more about him and Zach. *says a quiet prayer*
For that, you get extra brownie points :-) These fics never took John to the lighthouse, but I wanted to take that theme and run with it in this one.
Brownie points! \o/!!!!
And even MORE for you because NEW CHAPTER *GLEEEEEEEE*
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LOL. I had to check with Cat: "Cat, if I'm being mean to people with cliff-hangers, that makes me a sadist doesn't it?" "Yes, dear." ;-)
I understand the fear of the OC. It's scary for the reader too, but I know that's nothing compared to the writer's anxiety over them. But you musta done good coz I really want Michael to live and to learn more about him and Zach. *says a quiet prayer*
Good to know. OCs nipped in and out of the show all the time, but it's different in fic, I guess. Sometimes I think the villains are easier to write, with OCs intended to be sympathetic, there's always a little more at stake.
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