2011 will be my year of writing -- I hope

[slumber]

Random Writing BabbleI was reading an old application for a game -- think June 2008, almost exactly three years ago -- and realized that a phrase I used to describe my character's appearance back then is almost exactly the phrasing I used to describe a character in a fic I wrote this year. Granted, I was thinking of the same man while I was writing

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[acidpop25]

Well mine might've turned out longer, I don't recall, but the minimums weren't that high.But starting in June for a September deadline should be plenty of time. That's the beauty of big bangs, they have a long writing period.

Ha well, everyone works differently re. pacing? But basically I always start out most inspired by my idea early on, so I spit out as many words as possible as fast as possible. That way when my pace inevitably slows down I already have a good portion written. YOUR MILEAGE MAY VARY. My personal writing techniques are generally considered weird and ill-advised at best.

Having a beta in on the process early on definitely helps- that way you don't wind up with awful gaping plotholes in like your first 2k that fuck up everything else later on. That's essentially what I did for my inception_bang fic; I checked in with one beta every 5k or so, and then had the completed thing read over both by her and another beta who was coming to the whole thing fresh.

It sounds like something I'd dig, you know how I love seeing Theo in fic, so I'd be willing to beta for you. I don't have anything else on my plate at the moment, so hopefully I can keep the turnaround time pretty quick.

[slumber]

And I'm hoping I've also given myself enough time--like, a reasonable enough timeframe--that maybe I might be able to go over it and probably finish faster too.

Haha, I don't know what mine is. Scene by scene, I guess, but I don't really get into a groove until later on, I don't know. The beginning seems to always be the hardest. Different strokes!

And yayyyyyy! :) I like your idea of two betas--one that's there from the beginning, and another that looks at the completed version fresh. I think having someone working with you from the start is going to be really helpful with a long fic, but both of you will naturally have a bias that a totally new person won't have. I might not get started on this until June, but if anything changes with your schedule just let me know; otherwise, I'm stoked! :D

[slumber]

(Oops--I missed the important part: Thank you!)

[acidpop25]

Sure thing! Just let me know when you have something for me to look at. :)

[slumber]

Hey hey, I wanted to volley some ideas around but I'm not sure I have your email address. :| Could you email me when you get the chance? My Gmail's slumber[dot]dreams. :) Thanks!