it's time you had the talk

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So, it turns out that the hardest part of writing the bullshit canlit short fiction that I was brainwashed into in undergrad is not having anyone to share the results with. I miss you fucking guys. Honest to god. I know everyone has different feelings/rules/etiquette/hang-ups about the whole comment thing for stories, and that it is a ~~sensitive

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[valiant]

NaNoWriMo it uppppp!

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Are youuuuuuuuuu??

[valiant]

I've never done NaNoWriMo! It seems quite intimidating!

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I've failed at 500wpd before, but that was during grad school, and now ... nowwwwwwwww. O.O

[rumpleghost]

Man, I feel you on the writing community. I have a friend I meet up with quite regularly to write (and co-write) original stuff with, and that helps a whole lot, but it's always such a strange transition going from a fandom with that huge outpouring of a response to anything posted to... just you.

If you feel like having someone On The Internet read your stuff, though, I would very much love to! ♥

[subterrain]

Man, I think I knew that about you? What do you guys write offline? You just finished a YA novel, right? Or wrong - totally, totally wrong? :S

You kindly soul, you don't know what you're offering, here. I will totes abuse you by sending you weirdo short fictions of the most linear and depressing nature! Could we do an exchange? I'd feel better if we did that: and I'd like to compound the self-servingness by getting access to more of your writing. Because I am sly like that. Honestly!

[rumpleghost]

No, yeah, that's right! :) We're in the process of rewriting the first draft (it needs... um, a lot of work) and we're also planning on trying out a short story, so, but it's pretty much all YA fantasy.

Short fictions of a linear and depressing nature are totally one of my favourite things, and I have missed your writing!

I would love to do an exchange, though I have to confess I haven't written much outside of the cowrite yet, and we're not showing that until we've finished the second draft, which will... be a while. I mean, I do intend to hopefully write something this summer, I'm thinking about trying another different kind of novel, but at the moment I'm a little stuck. So we could do an exchange where I would have to pay up later? Or I could exchange your undoubtedly brilliant stories for my deranged ramblings about trying to properly articulate the story I want to write, argh.

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Oh dude, for realsies: YA fantasy is my favourite. I have this, uh, thing that used to be epic Brendon/Spencer but should maybe be rewritten into something that is a more legit Robin McKinley rip-off. With actualfact female characters and everything. If I were to make myself focus for November, it is what I'd work on. In the meantime, though. Sporadic and random bursts of lameousity win.

I want all of your deranged ramblings. Your deranged ramblings have more value and intertextual arty intellectualism than anything I read during my English degree.

Are you still at raveling v. unravelling? I will send you something. O.O

[kickthebeat]

why aren't we friends on twitter, you jerk.

[burnthemap]

You have to know that I would loooovveee to read your stuff, right? Like, really really! I will do my best at constructive feedback + tell you how wonderful you are, or even just tell you how wonderful you are, your choice!

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asfadfs, you will live to regret this offer, I promise. :)))