Star Trek Big Bang Fic status report.

[mijan]

Fic is currently at 54,000 words, 119 pages.  I expect another 2K to round off the rough draft.  It's been partially beta'd, and it's been test-read by a couple of people.  I still have to finish writing the wind-up scene, but I can do that.  It will be ready in time to submit to the Big Bang folks tonight

Comments

[vixys]

I know I've probably said this before, but this fic is going to make an impact. And even if it doesn't become one of those about three fics that're circled around the fandom forever and a day, it's a deeply affecting piece of fiction - and that's more significant than the fact that it's fanfiction. You dug into your issues, and the personal side is resonant and rich, and the reader hurts as the writer hurts.

/rambling

Don't drink too much, bb. That leads to very few good things. :D ♥

[mijan]

I hope it does. I trust you, and I believe you, but it's just... you know. Uncertainty. YOUR fics get a LOT of attention (you've seen the number of comments you get, and people JUMP on your fics the instant they're posted), but I'm still obscure in this fandom and have a lot less faith that my stuff will be noticed. *wibble*

Also, I'm still wibbly on the title. Do you have any thoughts on the title?

And no, I'm not going to drunk too much. Right now, I'm drinking green tea. Yeah, hard-hitting stuff, right?

[vixys]

To be honest, I think most of the reason mine get so much attention is because I tend to leave every chapter on a bitch of a cliffhanger. That tends to grab people's attention. I don't even mean to do it, most of the time. :D

Hmm, the title. Bound does work, but it is a little forgettable, if I'm honest. I'm fresh out of suggestions, though - mainly because it's ten to seven in the morning right now. When I get home tonight, I think I'm going to give your fic a thorough reading (if not betaing), and I might have some ideas then. I don't know. *facepalm*

Yeah, hard-hitting stuff, right?
:D ♥

Also, I assume you got your draft in on time?

[mijan]

Yeah, you do tend to go for those cliff-hangers. I did a lot of that when I wrote chaptered stories in the HP universe

[vixys]

Seven minutes? That's cutting in an eensy bit close. :D But it's in, and that's what counts. Congrats, really - considering I couldn't even make the deadline. :DD ♥

*tucks you into bed* *realises that at the time of typing you're probably either still there or already up* *facepalms*

Also yay, permission to rip apart. Seriously, English Lit is so boring this year. I need to analyse something. Seriously. *angry face*

Right, work now, betaing later. ♥♥

Also, this? "I don't want this to be a romantic love at all. I want this to be a bond that forms between these two guys that's stronger than that." YESSSSS.

[mijan]

Yeah, it was close, but I'm good at that. I made it, didn't I? ;)

And... ha, yeah, I've been at work for four hours already. And I'm a freakin' zombie this morning, let me tell you. I need more coffee.

Yes, permission to rip apart. That's what I want MOST from my betas. I want them to rip it apart so I can make it better - as good as I can possibly make it - so that what gets posted for everyone else to read is the best I can do. So have fun ripping it apart!

And yeah... I'm aiming for that sort of bond that's so strong that romance would be a step backwards. That, I think, is Kirk/McCoy at its greatest. I hope I achieved that.

Also... I have made some further modifications to the fic. As they said, the first submission is a rough draft. Now it's time to make it SHINY. I shall send you the updated file shortly. :D