Spirits in the Woods - Chapter 12 (final)

[3hours]

Title: Spirits in the Woods
Author: wolffan200 and 3hours (posting on archive sites under the joint account Hour of the Wolf)
Word count: about 55k total
Characters/Pairing: Spike/Buffy, Giles, Willow.
Rating: PG-13, chapters will be noted with individual warnings when appropriate
Betas: All4Spike
Setting: Summer between s3 and s4

Comments

[loopybell]

Well I finally got to read the last chapter. I loved the line about getting inside and making her come (sorry for the poor paraphrasing). It really made me chuckle. I have really enjoyed the whole story and the fact that we had regular updates, so we had the anticipation without having to wait too long between chapters. A follow up would be great, definitely another adventure where they're out of their comfort zone. Plus smoochies please....

[3hours]

That's my favorite line as well, probably out of the whole story ;) And don't worry, if we write the sequel I think smoochies and more are guaranteed!

[red_satin_doll]

It'll be a bit more difficult as 3hrs has moved back home to Norway, but we'll see what we can do.

Have you tried co-writing via phone and internet (emails)? I did have a writing partner across the country at one point and it (sort of) worked. (My best experience has actually been as the beta reader - she and I use the term "Muse" - for a novelist friend of mine.) But I can imagine how for some writers being in the same room is absolutely necessary.

[3hours]

Thought about it for sure. We also had some epxerience with editing the same document at the same time via google docs during the editing/finishing process for Spirits.

All that aside though, I do think that in order to be able to repeat our marathon writing session we do need to be in the same room passing a laptop back and forth :) When the other author is right there, waiting for you to finish, you can't slack off or get distracted :P But we shall see. For now, I think we're due a break so we can finish off some of our individual projects!

[red_satin_doll]

When the other author is right there, waiting for you to finish, you can't slack off or get distracted.

VERY good point, and I think that was part of the problem with my former co-author years ago. Of course, it's also a personality issue, ie - how organized/focused the two people are. I know of professional authors who make the long distance thing work (some people used to do that in the days of snail mail - send packets back and forth!) but both my friend and I are very easy distracted and pretty ADD.

Anyhow, I look forward to whatever else the two of your might write, together or separately!