A Note On A Lot to Live Up To
So... there it is. A Lot To Live Up To is finished.
This is a big moment for me, in its way. I didn't realize until recently just how long this story is. It is a true novel. The document has all the headers in it (and believe me, by part 16 they got pretty long with all the coding), but it clocks in at 260 pages, 122,820 words. It's LONG.
I know I thank her in each chapter, but I really want to publicly thank trovia again for the fantastic beta job. Some chapters I got back with very few notes, and some she kicked my ass from here to tomorrow and back, and the fic is a much better fic for it. It's a great beta that can be honest with you when something doesn't work, and I think it's often a rare one, too.
But I also want to thank everyone who's stuck through it and read the entire thing. I'm really glad this found an audience, because let's face it- we don't write for reviews, but damn, we like to be read :) So, thanks, guys :) And thank you, too, to everyone who's listened to me ramble on about the writing of this.
I still haven't completely closed this universe. I have a few one shots planned, like Narcho's "Teacher's Pet" and I've debated doing "The Passage" from his point of view as well. I have Hoshi's backstory, which I'm trying to keep from spiraling. And I foresee any little ficlets I write coming from this universe as well. But the next big project is the bsg_bigbang, which is most definitely NOT sent in this universe. (Most importantly, that Narcho and Hoshi never were a couple, and Hoshi's backstory is completely different.) At any rate, I'm very excited about the AU fic, and looking forward to really buckling down on that.
So, thanks for sticking it out, for reading and for listening. I've really enjoyed writing this sucker, and it's meant a lot to me. I'm debating if I'll meta on the last chapter, and a few of the decisions I made, especially towards the end, but I guess we'll see if there's a need for metaing or not. Thanks again, guys :)
Also, I probably won't answer many comments this weekend- my sister is coming to visit and my computer lives in the guest bedroom. Have a good weekend! Now off to clean before my sister gets here!
This is a big moment for me, in its way. I didn't realize until recently just how long this story is. It is a true novel. The document has all the headers in it (and believe me, by part 16 they got pretty long with all the coding), but it clocks in at 260 pages, 122,820 words. It's LONG.
I know I thank her in each chapter, but I really want to publicly thank trovia again for the fantastic beta job. Some chapters I got back with very few notes, and some she kicked my ass from here to tomorrow and back, and the fic is a much better fic for it. It's a great beta that can be honest with you when something doesn't work, and I think it's often a rare one, too.
But I also want to thank everyone who's stuck through it and read the entire thing. I'm really glad this found an audience, because let's face it- we don't write for reviews, but damn, we like to be read :) So, thanks, guys :) And thank you, too, to everyone who's listened to me ramble on about the writing of this.
I still haven't completely closed this universe. I have a few one shots planned, like Narcho's "Teacher's Pet" and I've debated doing "The Passage" from his point of view as well. I have Hoshi's backstory, which I'm trying to keep from spiraling. And I foresee any little ficlets I write coming from this universe as well. But the next big project is the bsg_bigbang, which is most definitely NOT sent in this universe. (Most importantly, that Narcho and Hoshi never were a couple, and Hoshi's backstory is completely different.) At any rate, I'm very excited about the AU fic, and looking forward to really buckling down on that.
So, thanks for sticking it out, for reading and for listening. I've really enjoyed writing this sucker, and it's meant a lot to me. I'm debating if I'll meta on the last chapter, and a few of the decisions I made, especially towards the end, but I guess we'll see if there's a need for metaing or not. Thanks again, guys :)
Also, I probably won't answer many comments this weekend- my sister is coming to visit and my computer lives in the guest bedroom. Have a good weekend! Now off to clean before my sister gets here!