BSG Fic: Never Enough (15minuteficlets Challenge: Word #124)

[koalathebear]

I've never done the Fifteen Minute Ficlet Challenge but it sounded intriguing. The rules are: One word. Fifteen minutes. You see the word. You write - anything you want on any topic. For 15 minutes. You post. You're done. Do not go over 15 minutes and do not look at the word before you start.My 15 minute ficlet based on Word #124 is behind the

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[repr0b8]

She stared at the moisture on her fingertips.

OMG...That was amazing. Even without the fact that you wrote it in 15 minutes it's a wonderful piece. Add the time limit and it's beyond incredbile. All the tiny details and thoughts captured so well. I've been meaning to start a memories collection of fic, and this is the work that has motivated me to start.

[koalathebear]

Thanks! My last reply to you gobbled itself itself up cookie monster style, probably because I cancelled it half-way as I realised I had no icon. As I was about to uncover the word, I was going: "Please don't be artichoke, please don't be artichoke" :)

You've removed the comments option on your 15minuteficlet but I'm going to be sneaky (muahahahahaha) and say here that I love the piece.

The only thing is, I thought you were supposed to use the word in in the story? Or is it enough that that it just inspires the story? I suppose it doesn't really matter in the end!

Also I'm curious, with your story - did the word make you write the story or did you already have a gleam in your eye? I have to confess while I intended to write the story from scratch based on the word, when I saw the word it fit in very nicely with thoughts that had been very much occupying my mind - which is the scene of 'Sharon in CIC' in the Phoenix episode.

[repr0b8]

You know, I didn't even read the rules, or the site or anything, I just thought it would be a fun muse to test. So I sat down and wrote it. I'm not sure if the word has to be in the story, I just looked at the challenge as being free-association. I think I'm going to start doing it frequently though. It was a great 15 minute outlet, without having to invest too much emotion into the work.

I really didn't have any idea for the story. The word was jubilant, and the only thing I could really think of that would give Sharon jubilation was the baby. Not much really to be happy about for Sharon in the near future. :(

And thanks for the kind words about my piece, I'm feeling so beyond awful about my creativity lately. My disabling comments is just cause I'm being a coward. Oh well.

[weissman]

I loved that, Clara you are amazing. That was totally touching. It like Jeffs new video, it has me tearing up..

This line is great

"She wondered whether human sorrow felt more painful than what she was feeling. She'd never know. She wasn't human, she'd never been human. All she know was that she felt pain and remorse for something she had never done or known and she felt sorry for the girl she had never been."

What she dosn't realize is that she is more human than she can ever know.

Bob

[koalathebear]

Thanks, it was quite a fun exercise. I was lucky Word #124 wasn't a hard one like transubstantiationalism or something.

[raincitygirl]

Ooh, neato. Really like this one.

[shadowserenity]

You wrote this in 15 mins?! I can only write a paragraph in that amount of time.

This is great, Clara! I'm in love with the ending, the new legacy. This is more hopeful than Phoenix ;).

I did have to cheat after I wrote it

[koalathebear]

I had to go back to the episode and check this line: "Officers - take this thing back to its cell".

I had originally written: "Take that thing away". Hehe. Have you read Jeff's, it's good but the sneaky little thing has taken his comments button away ;)

The 15minute thing was funny, on the one hand there's pressure from the time limit but on the other hand it's very liberating because you kind of think: "OK, I'll just let my fingers blather away and not worry too much about what I'm saying". :)

Re: I did have to cheat after I wrote it

[shadowserenity]

I cheated and spammed Jeff's LJ anyway with feedback. Good thing *all* his topics aren't comment locked :p.

Re: I did have to cheat after I wrote it

[repr0b8]

LOL.