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[jadesfire]

*looks over shoulder*

I'm not really here, honest. Just dropping 3 quick things then running off to have a real life while the sun is shining.

#1. We're going to Morocco! We've booked our flights to Marrakech *happy dance* Anyone who wants to recommend things to do is more than welcome to! Can't wait :D

#2. The artword Round Robin stories are going up over the next few days. I added the ending, title and summary to Lost In Communication, and will be advertising the one I kicked off once it's up. Which should be soon, so advance apologies for spamming. The whole round robin thing was a mixed blessing - I don't regret taking part, but it wasn't the easiest fic fest I've ever signed up for. Doesn't mean it wasn't worth it though - writing outside my comfort zone is definitely good for me - and I can't plug artword enough!
[#2.1 Voting is still going for the Last Fic Writer Standing contest over at sgahcchallenges I'd be intrigued to know if anyone knows which one's mine...]

#3. My NaNo is dead. I'm alright with that, because it just wouldn't have worked. I'll probably give it a few days to settle, then go and start something completely new. My main problem is working out what I want to say about my main character. I can't write to plot, and I can't just write a character. I have to want to say something about him/her/them, and that's what I'm not sure about right now. I'll figure it out, but it's going to take me a little while.

How's your weekend going? Having fun?

Comments

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

I think you did a good job with your assignment of finishing the artword story. :) As usual, I had trouble understanding how the whole process worked until I got to see the finished product. It's really very interesting! Especially the art. I've heard of round-robin stories before, but I never would have thought of having artists collaborate in turn on a piece of artwork.

The NaNo story - I know you did a lot of research for it, and it sounded like you were enjoying the research. I'm sure that will be useful sometime later.

I'm procrastinating starting to edit research papers. I thought reading LFWS stories would be a good break between papers, but so far that's all I've done. ::headdesk::

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

Research is fun! Even though I did manage to pick up a computer nasty while perusing certain sites... All better now, though, and I have some interesting new visual material. *g*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Hopefully I'll get to use the research at some point, but as usual, I was more in love with the research than the story. *sigh* It's all my confidence issues times about a million, so yeah. Not going to happen this year...

Heh, yeah, fanfic does that to you. Hope you got some work done too!

[rustydog.livejournal.com]

Fortunately(?) I have to get this work done, even if it means pulling all-nighters--which sometimes happens. I have six days to edit ten papers, and each one can take between two and five hours to do, so I definitely have to plan out my time.

I shouldn't be, I know, because it can be a problem for anyone, but I'm always surprised to learn that you have writing confidence issues. ::hugs:: Good research is never lost time anyway. It increases your general knowledge of the world, and that's good for a writer!