I've finished the first draft of my latest project, a fic for the Valentine's Day challenge over at PhoenixSong.net. I haven't tried to post anything there before, so I hope they accept it, and that I get some votes! (Yeah, it'd be nice to win, but if that site is anything like The Petulant Poetess, my stories aren't really geared to the ( Read more... )

Haha! Ye olde fic exchange assignmente is done.

I should say, I have a working draft completed. I want to reread the whole thing from start to finish and make sure it hangs together, but I think I've been pretty careful in tying up all the loose ends. I dare say there shall be a few minor edits before I send it off, but I anticipate sending it in ( Read more... )

I slogged through chapter 8 and managed to finish a first draft last night. This morning produced a second draft, which I'm mostly happy with. I've forgiven Snape (mostly), but I haven't forgiven Filch for causing me unforseen problems to be dealt with in Chapter 9. Whatever. Chapter 9 is yet to come, so I'll worry about that when it happens ( Read more... )

Chapter 8 hates me. After the story plan self-destructed, I replanned chapters 8 and 9. Hurray, I thought, this is what I'll write ( Read more... )

Chapter 7 of my fic exchange assignment proved to be much easier to write than chapter 6. All the characters did what I told them to (except for Snape, who did something very naughty at the end), and it went pretty well exactly to plan. I'd hoped to get this chapter done by the end of the year, and it's a day early. Hurray ( Read more... )

Today I finally put the final touches on Chapter 6. Chapter 6 has been particularly difficult because it was a kind of in-between chapter. Chapter 5 had a big event in it, chapter 7 will have another big event, and Chapter 6 could be most easily summarised by "This is what happened whilst everyone was recovering from chapter 5, and waiting for ( Read more... )

I've just finished chapter 3 of my fic exchange assignment. 7797 words down, and still lots to get through (including the actual challenge parameters :)). I'm starting to feel the pressure, even though I have over a month to go.

I've just completed chapter 2 of my fic exchange assignment. Violence! Drama! And a thrilling cliffhanger!

The fic is now 5093 words long, and all the requested characters have been introduced. The actual challenge prompt has not been addressed yet, but it's coming, my pretties.

Ooh, ah, aren't you all impressed?

I've finally gotten inspired to begin my fic exchange assignment in earnest. The trick was... well the first plot was going to be fun, but became horrendously complicated, and fizzled out to nothing ( Read more... )

I don't know if I'll ever not be starting a project, be in the middle of one, or looking for the next one. Right now, I'm working on my writing. Like MUSHing before it, I'm looking at 30minutefics as a way to improve my technique. I've always loved to write. I haven't necessarily been good at it, mind you. The 30minute thing works because it's a (relatively) ( Read more... )