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40166 / 50000 words. 80% done!

I just have to keep writing like a fiend for two more days...

( Today's excerpt )

The latest batch of Last Author Standing stories are up, and ready for anyone who would like to read and/or vote on them. Entries and voting post can be found hereAs always: voting is open to anyone with an LJ account; you choose one for best and one for worst and give reasons for both; yes, one of them is mine; no, I'm not telling you which ( Read more... )

Woot! I won the most recent challenge in the Last Author Standing contest!

My story was "Immersion", for anyone who took the time to read and vote (or who didn't, but would like to go read it now ( Read more... )

Back from a much-needed weekend away, reconnecting with my chosen family, or one branch of it at least. Many thanks to cleasai for taking care of Kiska and the cats while I was away.

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And now, it is Last Author Standing voting time again - deadline is today at 5pm. Normally I like to give people a bit more advance notice than that, but the stories ( Read more... )

The entries have been posted for Challenge #12 of the Last Author Standing writing contest I'm in. Both stories and voting post can be found here. We're down to six writers now, out of an original total of 50-something ( Read more... )

Challenge #10 in the Last Author Standing contest I'm in is now open for voting. Stories (there are six) and voting post can be found hereThe prompt this time was the word "alpha", and people took it in a number of interesting directions ( Read more... )

It's that time, folks - four weeks since the last one, rather than two, this time.

The entries for the latest challenge in the Last Author Standing contest, Original Fiction version (originalfic_las) can be found here, along with the voting post (I have belatedly realized that linking to the day in the community's archives gives you handy access to both posts in ( Read more... )

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG - it finally happened!

Behold the results of the last round.

Eight votes. Eight votes. I'm not sure anyone's yet gotten eight votes. It might have taken me seven challenges to finally win one, but... holy fuck. I think I'm in shock.

For anyone who wants to read the story in question, it was " Away".

And I really, really hope ( Read more... )

Voting's open for the latest round of Last Author Standing:

• Here are the stories (12 of them, this time around - it's getting smaller each time, but then, that's the whole idea)
  
• And here's the voting post

The challenge this time: "If this was my last day on earth ( Read more... )