Fic update.

[allana]

This has been a bit of a weird month writing-wise. Lots of beta-ing, lots of angst about not writing, and plenty of housework to fill in the gaps with. Yay.



Fire And Ice currently stands at 1449 words. With some amazement, I note that I do have two full scenes written, and some random snippets. Right now I'm trying to decide whether a dialogue tag of "he growled" is evil or not. I swear, my personality gets more obsessive with every passing day. I'd possibly be better served by worrying about the opening paragraph. On the plus side, I did get to abuse Jason, so I'm quite happy about that.

I have no idea why I decided to cut this. Oh well. Maybe it's a residual of scouring the house for porn, so as not to offend viewers.

I dusted off Where The Wild Things Are! I haven't written anything much on the final chapter, but at least I now know what happens in it. Having read through the previous chapters, I'm probably going to revise the hell out of them. No more gay Rob, I think. And much less adverbs. *nods*

My fairy-godmother/comedy story--now that I think about it, it's more of a sitcom--is on the back-burner now (sorry Andy & Lia), while I try to battle last-chapteritis and finish the above two stories. And once those are done, I have a James/Lars story that I promised Ev as a reward for putting up with my late-night ramblings. And then... I have a mental garden full of plot-bunnies. There's an elaborately designed rabbit warren forming in the right frontal lobe of my brain.


Oh. In other writing news... I didn't win or receive an honourable mention in the Chizine contest. I didn't honestly expect to, so no tea and sympathy needed. Although, if anyone wants to grab a cloth and start cleaning, that would be great....

Ah well, I need to go and clean the bath now.

Comments

[silentinflames.livejournal.com]

Dialog tags are evil. I avoid them as best I can. But then you abused Jason, so he growled will be forgiven on the spot. ;)

Get over your last-chapteritis. The feeling will be ecstatic once you've written them.

Sorry to hear about not getting a mention in the Chizine contest. :(

And for the record: I will not grab a cloth and start cleaning for quite a while even in my own place... ;)

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

So, abusing Jason is like a Get Out Of Jail Free card? Awesome! I do much prefer the simple "he said", but very occasionally, something else is nice. I'll leave it for just now and see how I feel when it's all finished.

I'll do a happy dance round the room when I get these last chapters done and dusted. They've almost become my own personal bogeymen.

[silicondreams.livejournal.com]

Aw, Careful is on hold...:( But! FaI! WILD THINGS! Yay! When are we going to see something?

'm sorry to know about the Chizine, tho - someone that writes like you should receive something...

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping to finish F&I by the end of the month. No idea on Wild Things. Currently it's an outline and a few pastes of brainstorming sessions with Ev.

And, thank-you! I'm all blushy now. I should really post the story for heliotic, once he gets back from his trip round Europe... it's all his fault anyway :)

[glammetalkitten.livejournal.com]

My fairy-godmother/comedy story--now that I think about it, it's more of a sitcom--is on the back-burner now

No watermelons for a while then? :( Still, I can' complain when you are working on Fire and Ice...

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

If I get an idea for the ending then I'll polish it off sooner rather than later. Everyone seems to be enjoying the watermelon though!

[feelforfaith.livejournal.com]

In general, I stick to "said" but sometimes a well-placed "he growled" or similar can add spice :). I don't think you need to agonize over it. (As long as you don't use "he ejaculated" lol.)

On the plus side, I did get to abuse Jason, so I'm quite happy about that.

LOL. One man's abuse is another (wo)man's happiness....

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

Oh god, "he ejaculated"! I now have an urge to grep my stories to make sure I haven't written that :P

I'm thinking that I'm probably overdue another J/J story, if I'm putting random acts of Jason-abuse in other stories ;)

[kelpierocks.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to the new chapters in FaI and WTWTA! Sorry about the Chizine. And won't help clean until *my* house is clean, sorry... which means it isn't happening, lol.

"He growled" if not overused, works for me. I agree completely though that "he ejaculated" when used in connection with speaking is unacceptable. (Barbara Cartland used that frequently. And every time, it stopped my eye and stopped the flow of the reading.) (And yes, I *did*... and do... read Barbara Cartland romances... )

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Keli! Fire and Ice is up to 2000 words at the moment, and I suspect that it'll be much longer by the time it's done.

Still cleaning and tidying. *sigh*