BB - Posting Date
July 5 is the big day for me and my artist, nerrianah . I'm very excited to be working with her and also a little nervous! I've never really collaborated on something before and I'm a nervous nelly so nervous is my default setting.
I've sent my draft BB to my RL BFF [who is not into fanfic or supernatural and cannot understand what the hell LJ is but sweetly demanded to read it because it was important to me] and she has found a lot of typos and those are all fixed now. She also tentatively mentioned "Um, is it supposed to be a little bit like The Shining? Not that it's a bad thing, it's just, I wasn't sure if you knew... but I really like it! but it's just...."
and then I told her that yes, it is inspired by the Shining and that will be in my author notes. and then I explained what author notes were and why this was acceptable on LJ.
I've also *cough cough* let my mother read it. It's Gen. No, she does NOT know my LJ name and no, she never will. And if she ever finds my Evil!Cas fic I'm going to point to my medication and tell her that they gave me a bad batch and that's how that happened.
So far she thinks I use the f-word too much.
I didn't tell her that my profanity gets worse as the story progresses.
She didn't pay all that money for me to go to university to keep using the F-word, dontcha know.
Although she says it's a good story! which is also high praise since she is like RL BFF and doesn't know squat about fanfic, doesn't watch supernatural and has NO IDEA what LJ is.
Although my characters shrug too much and exchange too many knowing looks. I told her I would fix it.
And I guess we're allowed to post our summaries now. I don't have my "reader" summary yet, but I do have my "artist" summary, so if you're interested, here it is:
The Winchesters check in at Cross Creek Hotel to purge its ghostly guests. It is widely known that the hotel is haunted and every year thrill-seeking tourists check in to experience the supernatural, but as far as the Winchesters are concerned, there’s no such thing as a happy haunted hotel.
The hotel is managed by twins Oliver and Farrah, and while Oliver is happy enough to let them stay, Farrah is adamant they should leave. A presence that sleeps during the tourist season wakes in the deep, long dark of winter, and while Farrah’s been keeping it at bay for years, she doesn't know if she can ensure the brothers' safety.
The Winchesters refuse to leave and the twins reluctantly allow them to stay, with warnings that they shouldn't wander off by themselves or enter the maze, but the Winchesters have never been good at following other peoples' orders.
As the boys investigate the haunting and delve into the history of the hotel, they find out that ghosts are the least of their worries. When Sam gets lost in the maze and the unknown presence takes an interest in him, they realize too late that they're in over their heads.
I've sent my draft BB to my RL BFF [who is not into fanfic or supernatural and cannot understand what the hell LJ is but sweetly demanded to read it because it was important to me] and she has found a lot of typos and those are all fixed now. She also tentatively mentioned "Um, is it supposed to be a little bit like The Shining? Not that it's a bad thing, it's just, I wasn't sure if you knew... but I really like it! but it's just...."
and then I told her that yes, it is inspired by the Shining and that will be in my author notes. and then I explained what author notes were and why this was acceptable on LJ.
I've also *cough cough* let my mother read it. It's Gen. No, she does NOT know my LJ name and no, she never will. And if she ever finds my Evil!Cas fic I'm going to point to my medication and tell her that they gave me a bad batch and that's how that happened.
So far she thinks I use the f-word too much.
I didn't tell her that my profanity gets worse as the story progresses.
She didn't pay all that money for me to go to university to keep using the F-word, dontcha know.
Although she says it's a good story! which is also high praise since she is like RL BFF and doesn't know squat about fanfic, doesn't watch supernatural and has NO IDEA what LJ is.
Although my characters shrug too much and exchange too many knowing looks. I told her I would fix it.
And I guess we're allowed to post our summaries now. I don't have my "reader" summary yet, but I do have my "artist" summary, so if you're interested, here it is:
The Winchesters check in at Cross Creek Hotel to purge its ghostly guests. It is widely known that the hotel is haunted and every year thrill-seeking tourists check in to experience the supernatural, but as far as the Winchesters are concerned, there’s no such thing as a happy haunted hotel.
The hotel is managed by twins Oliver and Farrah, and while Oliver is happy enough to let them stay, Farrah is adamant they should leave. A presence that sleeps during the tourist season wakes in the deep, long dark of winter, and while Farrah’s been keeping it at bay for years, she doesn't know if she can ensure the brothers' safety.
The Winchesters refuse to leave and the twins reluctantly allow them to stay, with warnings that they shouldn't wander off by themselves or enter the maze, but the Winchesters have never been good at following other peoples' orders.
As the boys investigate the haunting and delve into the history of the hotel, they find out that ghosts are the least of their worries. When Sam gets lost in the maze and the unknown presence takes an interest in him, they realize too late that they're in over their heads.