Still panicking. I've written 2,000 more words since the draft deadline and *still* haven't hit the minimum word count! Okay, so I'm only 600 words away now (with approx. 3,000 words to go), but it's getting desperate.
It hasn't helped that although I've got thoughts and words etc. RL has hit hard enough that I've not had chance to put pen to paper. I think I'm going to have to put my foot down tomorrow and just hide with my 'puter.
*then* I've got to find a beta as my usual beta is refusing to touch this one on the basis that she knows far too much about it. *sigh*
RL can be a bugger like that.. but your goal sounds doable, sunshine. Maybe if you literally divided words into approximate days left and tried it from there? I know that a minimum of 500 words a day helped me feel I could manage.
I'm at 14,580 words, and into the last long scene. More or less. I've been editing as I go along, but the whole thing needs to be gone over carefully. And, given my usual style, will likely result in about, oh, 8 more drafts.
Yes, I am insane. *g* Or possibly a perfectionist.
I hope to put "End" on there before the weekend, though!
And to think I thought I'd have my first draft finished by the end of this month (Ahaahahahahahahahhahahahhahhahahhahahhahahhahahaha).
Or are you in fact, shouting at Bodie to pull his finger out and get a bloody move on thank you, you have deadlines to meet?? Something very much like this.
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And my artist - the lovely firle - liked the story, so that was a relief and lovely to know - yay!!
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A huge relief to finish something at last.
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It hasn't helped that although I've got thoughts and words etc. RL has hit hard enough that I've not had chance to put pen to paper. I think I'm going to have to put my foot down tomorrow and just hide with my 'puter.
*then* I've got to find a beta as my usual beta is refusing to touch this one on the basis that she knows far too much about it. *sigh*
/stress
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Yes, I am insane. *g* Or possibly a perfectionist.
I hope to put "End" on there before the weekend, though!
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I'm thinking BOTH. Just sayin'. :-D
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It might be an opposite form of insanity, but you've got it far worse than I do! *g*
Also, you do realize that it's mostly your fault I'm writing this particular story, right?
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*cough*
Er, well, you could be right about that.
It might be an opposite form of insanity, but you've got it far worse than I do! *g*
I keep wanting to say I caught it from you, but...that's probably not going to fly.
Hey, crazy loves company!
Also, you do realize that it's mostly your fault I'm writing this particular story, right?
Yes. Have I told recently how much I can't wait for this story?
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Three weeks to go eh? Interesting...
(Ahaahahahahahahahhahahahhahhahahhahahhahahhahahaha <--- semi-hysterical laughter)
And to think I thought I'd have my first draft finished by the end of this month (Ahaahahahahahahahhahahahhahhahahhahahhahahhahahaha).
Or are you in fact, shouting at Bodie to pull his finger out and get a bloody move on thank you, you have deadlines to meet?? Something very much like this.
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Good luck, petal. You have not had the easiest time of it of late, I know. ::hugs::
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Oooh! Oooh! Mod brutality... Erm... No, no one's buying it are they?
I intend to spend most of the weekend trying to wrestle Bodie... and to work on the story of course.
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Three weeks isn't very long...
Yikes!
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(and did you get my forwarded fic/questions thingies?)
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Um. Maybe..
:-)
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