Fic titles and RL things
Okies.
The move might happen a bit earlier if we can get shit moved on Mon-Tues (insallah) and then I should be able to start posting fic and scans.
Have decided to start posting The Slave Market Fic on Wednesday the 21st, insallah. Mostly because Wednesday evening is the optimal day for Tumblr postage, or so the internets tells me. So I might just post the next part on Thursday, for Connie's birthday. <3
I already have a title for it, but is there anyone else around here who's superstitious about titles? Like, even if I do have a title for the fic before finishing it (which is an incredibly rare occurrence), I am too superstitious to mention it anywhere until I've actually started to post it. It feels like that if I've mentioned it, I will somehow jinx it. I know this is irrational, but it's like... well, I guess it's how when a pregnant woman doesn't want to tell people she's pregnant (or tell anyone the baby's sex) unless they're very close friends until the baby is out, and will not even reveal the name to anyone except those close friends until the baby looks like it's going to survive and it's naming/christening time and so on. Because Something Could Go Horribly Wrong. And well, since my fics are kind of like my babies as they are the most important things I will ever bring into the world (because I sure as hell ain't having kids), they are sacred to me. So it's also a ritualistic thing.
I was just talking about this with versaphile and while we both agree that titles are a pain in the proverbial, she often decides on titles early on in the writing process and told me that it also helps her focus on the major themes of the story. Which is really cool. I think I've only ever had that happen with the Falconverse fics--Goddess knows if there will be a third part, but if it does happen, I do have a hypothetical title for it. Same for Devilry, part 3, which does look like it will happen later on in the spring if I can make it that far. But holy hell, am I never ever going to tell people (excluding betas) those titles until I start posting!
Anyone else who feels like this? Please tell me I'm not the only one?
The move might happen a bit earlier if we can get shit moved on Mon-Tues (insallah) and then I should be able to start posting fic and scans.
Have decided to start posting The Slave Market Fic on Wednesday the 21st, insallah. Mostly because Wednesday evening is the optimal day for Tumblr postage, or so the internets tells me. So I might just post the next part on Thursday, for Connie's birthday. <3
I already have a title for it, but is there anyone else around here who's superstitious about titles? Like, even if I do have a title for the fic before finishing it (which is an incredibly rare occurrence), I am too superstitious to mention it anywhere until I've actually started to post it. It feels like that if I've mentioned it, I will somehow jinx it. I know this is irrational, but it's like... well, I guess it's how when a pregnant woman doesn't want to tell people she's pregnant (or tell anyone the baby's sex) unless they're very close friends until the baby is out, and will not even reveal the name to anyone except those close friends until the baby looks like it's going to survive and it's naming/christening time and so on. Because Something Could Go Horribly Wrong. And well, since my fics are kind of like my babies as they are the most important things I will ever bring into the world (because I sure as hell ain't having kids), they are sacred to me. So it's also a ritualistic thing.
I was just talking about this with versaphile and while we both agree that titles are a pain in the proverbial, she often decides on titles early on in the writing process and told me that it also helps her focus on the major themes of the story. Which is really cool. I think I've only ever had that happen with the Falconverse fics--Goddess knows if there will be a third part, but if it does happen, I do have a hypothetical title for it. Same for Devilry, part 3, which does look like it will happen later on in the spring if I can make it that far. But holy hell, am I never ever going to tell people (excluding betas) those titles until I start posting!
Anyone else who feels like this? Please tell me I'm not the only one?