Caaaaaaaaaa-RAP!

[dodger_winslow]

OMG. I have a transition scene in Skin Deep between John and Dean to get from where I left y'all to a long-ass conversation between John and Sammy. It was done, finito, completely written a day and a half ago ... I've been working on the John and Sammy convo. And it has doubled in size from where it was when I thought it was finished, but kinda

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[saberivojo]

I should not be quite this gleeful about your headache. In fact, I am not, but I am gleeful about a transition scene that is 15 PAGES. Oh, happy day. Lotsnlotsnlots of Dodger fic!!

[dodger_winslow]

LOL. I'm glad my headache has made you gleeful. That's a good use for it ... almost good enough that I don't resent it now. :D

[lomer]

I wouldn't worry about the "transition" being too long. It's a common theatre saying that transitions are part of the work. Transitions are actually AS important as the work. I don't think anyone will mind reading MORE of your great story. *g*

[dodger_winslow]

Actually, I'm pretty sure this transition is completely necessary, and it has become something more than simple transition in the expansion, but still ... jeeze. You'd think I could write a simple "get from here to there" scene without the damn thing going into overtime.

But evidently not. :D

[lomer]

Your icon amuses me. *g*

If the transition was the two chapters you posted a few days ago, I completely agree! (But once again I never consider anything to be inconsequential "transitions". It's all important. No one needs to get shot at in order for the narrative to be interesting and essential.)

I appreciate your overactive muse because it gives me more to read. *g* By the way this is off topic but my friend has just discovered your writing and adores your stuff! She was singing the praises of your Dean in the dinner story in particular. Thought I'd pass on the compliment.

[dodger_winslow]

I know exactly what you mean. I told my mentor once that I had to really ride roughshod over some of my character conversations because otherwise they would rattle on for pages and pages and pages talking about things that had nothing to do with the story. So I'd both keep a reign on them during the writing, and also go back and clean them up to a straighter line from here to there after writing them. He told me to STOP DOING THAT. That my inner storyteller had something to say and my characters were trying to tell me what it was, so I needed to get the hell out of my own way and let them talk. It is some of the best advice I've ever gotten. Completely changed my writing for the better.

[brigid_tanner]

Allright!! the story's even longer! That's great news for those of us reading, even if it does frustrate you. Sorry...I'll pass the aspirin now.

[dodger_winslow]

LOL. Thank you for the aspirin. :D

[leelust]

Caaa-rap? Really? John-Dean scene in 15 pages? Is it Xmas already? Looks like that :)

[dodger_winslow]

They were definately being chatty. :D

[leelust]

And this is very good thing i'd say :)