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beboots

Progress Report

Nov 30, 2010 18:32

My eyes are starting to get sore, and I swear that my nimble fingers must have typed tens of thousands of words in this past month, but I'm nearing the end game.

I've just almost-not-quite-but-still-nearly finished my four-way book review for my 400-level History of American Women's course. Huzzah! Over 1,050 pages of reading went into that book ( Read more... )

scholarly pursuits, temeraire, scribblings, novel writing craziness

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ontogenesis December 1 2010, 03:38:09 UTC

Yep, gotta end with a BANG. Sounds interesting.

Well, writing 'fic is better than nothing! Esp. if it's fun.

beboots December 1 2010, 05:06:09 UTC

I really do enjoy writing fic. I used to write a lot more, and then I kind of fell out of it because of RL and silly stuff like that, but I regret it. Now I'm getting back into it. Super fun! Also, it gives me a chance to refine my writing skills by playing with existing characters and universes. :)

dayadhvam_triad December 6 2010, 22:06:38 UTC

Draco timetravel fic? :DDD

congrats on hitting 50k+ :) I haven't written anything since... October, I think? XD

Also, that is an awful lot of reading. :O

beboots December 6 2010, 23:02:44 UTC

HERE IS A SNEAK PREVIEW SINCE YOU ASKED SO NICELY/EXPRESSED INTEREST :D

One thing had remained constant over the years: Neville Longbottom was still a dunce when it came to flying on broomsticks. Unfortunately, one thing that had changed was Draco’s perceptions of Longbottom, who had, against all odds, turned out to be a surprisingly gallant and heroic Gryffindor. That hadn’t helped him much during the Battle of Hogwarts when Longbottom and dozens upon dozens of other students and faculty had been killed, but the point remained that he would eventually become a force to be reckoned with.

…Which meant that Draco should probably make sure he didn’t do something completely foolish in this first flying lesson like break his neck instead of his wrist this time ( ... )

beboots December 6 2010, 23:06:21 UTC

I should also mention that I'm really trying to avoid fandom!Draco. This Draco still subscribes to pureblood ideology and such, but is also suffering from PTSD. It's not that he disagrees with Voldemort's ideology, per se, he just thinks that the Dark Lord is a hypocrite and Draco doesn't want to have to kill any kind of children anyway. Just because he hates mudbloods doesn't mean that he wants them all dead, and certainly doesn't want to do the killing himself. The world under Voldemort's rule kind of sucks, so his goal in going back in time is to make sure that this world DOESN'T suck... which means making sure that the Boy-Who-Lived-To-Be-Insufferable is actually competent at his job ( ... )

dayadhvam_triad December 11 2010, 07:11:29 UTC

... :DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

hahah, yeah, I hope not fandom!Draco. XD I like this more practical approach Draco takes. And of course--at least Neville is a pureblood. Nice save, there. ;)

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