daddy's little girl ain't a girl no more
So last night after tv was over, I sat down and I owned that damn epilogue. I figured out why it was necessary (aside from adding more porn, because if there's one thing the story doesn't need, it's more porn, as much as I've loved writing it), and then I made it do what it needed to do. It's still a little exposition-y, but I'm hoping a couple of revisions will fix that.
So the story is done. I mean, I'm still waiting for all the beta comments and everything, so there is still editing and revising etc., but I typed the word "End" last night, and added a trio of asterisks below it to separate the story from the notes, and it is done. All 45,275 words of it.
Wait, let me repeat that.
45,275 words. Done.
I've never written that much on one story IN MY LIFE.
Apparently, I secretly yearn to be V.C. Andrews. I don't even know what to say about that.
So let's play the lyrics game instead. I swear, these are pretty much all gimmes, but I didn't skip anything to make it harder. Some of 'em are covers, though I won't make you guess which version I was listening to.
So, I list the lyrics, you guess the songs and the artists, I cross out the lyrics as people guess, and we all have something to occupy us that isn't what we're supposed to be doing. It's a win all around.
1. I heard the lonely voices singing, "yeah, I did it your way" - Apparition No. 12 - Thea Gilmore - guessed by aillychan and anachronistics
2. We only run for the money, got no strings attached - Racing in the Street - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - guessed by lunaris1013
3. Other evidence has shown that you and I are still alone - Marlene on the Wall - Suzanne Vega - guessed by lomedet
4. I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... You can't have it! - Magic Bus - The Who - guessed by lunaris1013
5. It's a matter of instinct, it's a matter of conditioning, it's a matter of fact. - Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies - guessed by thistlerose
6. We spent all day getting sober, just hiding from daylight, watching TV - Hangin' Around - Counting Crows - guessed by epj
7. Lost myself again and I feel unsafe - Breathe Me - Sia - guessed by ranalore
8. You lost the faith within your heart / The fire in your soul from the end to the start - Shellshock - New Order - guessed by mandysbitch
9. You see, war is not the answer / for only love can conquer hate - What's Going On - Marvin Gaye - guessed by mandysbitch
10. 'Cause it was us, baby, way before then, and we're still together - Keep On Lovin' You - REO Speedwagon (though I was listening to the Lisa Loeb cover) - guessed by celtprincess13
11. and information takes the place of your dreams - End of the World News (Dose Me Up) - Tom McRae - guessed by luzdeestrellas
12. And great lovers will one day have to part - Muzzle - Smashing Pumpkins - guessed by modest_angie284
13. Helped her out of a jam, I guess, but I used a little too much force - Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan (though I was listening to the Indigo Girls version) - guessed by genarti
14. I'll settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need - I Don't Sleep I Dream - REM - guessed by wildestranger
15. But costumes fade fast and super powers pass
16. Run away, my son, to see it all ... oh, see the world
17. You step out of line, the man come and take you away - For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield - guessed by thistlerose
18. I had a starring role / I was the bad guy who walked out
19. Los Angeles is tired, but we always seem to feel all right
20. Well, don't be blue if there's no one to play with you - Get a Grip - Semisonic - guessed by luzdeestrellas
And...go!
***
Lastly, here's some Vienna Teng I uploaded for wildestranger, and figured that maybe some of you would want it too, though it's all stuff I've uploaded before. They're all .m4as, I think.
Harbor
Blue Caravan
The Atheist Christmas Carol
Enough to Go By
Say Uncle
Daughter
Momentum
Shasta (Carrie's Song)
Mission Street
Hope on Fire
~*~
So the story is done. I mean, I'm still waiting for all the beta comments and everything, so there is still editing and revising etc., but I typed the word "End" last night, and added a trio of asterisks below it to separate the story from the notes, and it is done. All 45,275 words of it.
Wait, let me repeat that.
45,275 words. Done.
I've never written that much on one story IN MY LIFE.
Apparently, I secretly yearn to be V.C. Andrews. I don't even know what to say about that.
So let's play the lyrics game instead. I swear, these are pretty much all gimmes, but I didn't skip anything to make it harder. Some of 'em are covers, though I won't make you guess which version I was listening to.
So, I list the lyrics, you guess the songs and the artists, I cross out the lyrics as people guess, and we all have something to occupy us that isn't what we're supposed to be doing. It's a win all around.
1. I heard the lonely voices singing, "yeah, I did it your way" - Apparition No. 12 - Thea Gilmore - guessed by aillychan and anachronistics
2. We only run for the money, got no strings attached - Racing in the Street - Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - guessed by lunaris1013
3. Other evidence has shown that you and I are still alone - Marlene on the Wall - Suzanne Vega - guessed by lomedet
4. I want it, I want it, I want it, I want it ... You can't have it! - Magic Bus - The Who - guessed by lunaris1013
5. It's a matter of instinct, it's a matter of conditioning, it's a matter of fact. - Brian Wilson - Barenaked Ladies - guessed by thistlerose
6. We spent all day getting sober, just hiding from daylight, watching TV - Hangin' Around - Counting Crows - guessed by epj
7. Lost myself again and I feel unsafe - Breathe Me - Sia - guessed by ranalore
8. You lost the faith within your heart / The fire in your soul from the end to the start - Shellshock - New Order - guessed by mandysbitch
9. You see, war is not the answer / for only love can conquer hate - What's Going On - Marvin Gaye - guessed by mandysbitch
10. 'Cause it was us, baby, way before then, and we're still together - Keep On Lovin' You - REO Speedwagon (though I was listening to the Lisa Loeb cover) - guessed by celtprincess13
11. and information takes the place of your dreams - End of the World News (Dose Me Up) - Tom McRae - guessed by luzdeestrellas
12. And great lovers will one day have to part - Muzzle - Smashing Pumpkins - guessed by modest_angie284
13. Helped her out of a jam, I guess, but I used a little too much force - Tangled Up in Blue - Bob Dylan (though I was listening to the Indigo Girls version) - guessed by genarti
14. I'll settle for a cup of coffee, but you know what I really need - I Don't Sleep I Dream - REM - guessed by wildestranger
15. But costumes fade fast and super powers pass
16. Run away, my son, to see it all ... oh, see the world
17. You step out of line, the man come and take you away - For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield - guessed by thistlerose
18. I had a starring role / I was the bad guy who walked out
19. Los Angeles is tired, but we always seem to feel all right
20. Well, don't be blue if there's no one to play with you - Get a Grip - Semisonic - guessed by luzdeestrellas
And...go!
***
Lastly, here's some Vienna Teng I uploaded for wildestranger, and figured that maybe some of you would want it too, though it's all stuff I've uploaded before. They're all .m4as, I think.
Harbor
Blue Caravan
The Atheist Christmas Carol
Enough to Go By
Say Uncle
Daughter
Momentum
Shasta (Carrie's Song)
Mission Street
Hope on Fire
~*~