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Has my obsession with hats been taken too far? You be the judge.
( All these things and more! behind the cut.... )
Has my obsession with hats been taken too far? You be the judge.
( All these things and more! behind the cut.... )
So I got the newest chapter of 'Forever' posted, but I took the weekend off writing. I'll catch back up, I'm sure. Thanks to alyse, I've been doing a marathon Legend of the Seeker watch. LOL! Still sick, but I'm beginning to get over it a little. Ummm... and I got a pic of my son's crooked little grin, finally. And *ahem* note the shirt and hat on my hubby, eh? I'm so bad.
Fic Updates and stuff
Sep. 21st, 2010 01:03 pmChapter 16 of 'Hold My Silence' is now posted on ff.net. This chap is less angsty than usual. I needed some cheer. Will probably start on next chap of 'Forever' tonight, but thanks to
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evenstar_estel I've now got a plot bunny that won't go away.See, I'm sick. I feel horrible... hubby's sick, son is sick. She tossed out a comfort sick fic idea at me, and I'm intrigued by the fact that I have hardly seen a sick!Abby. Hmm. Ah. Feel. Horrible. Shoot. Me.
Fic Updates and Ramblings.
Sep. 19th, 2010 09:24 pmSo I got the new chapter of 'Forever' up on Friday, and I'm quite pleased with it. I'm about 1.5K into the next chap of 'Hold My Silence' and it's going quite well.
I scored the director's cut edition of 'Cry Baby' today at Wally-world for five bucks. Hubby was laughing at me, but I think Johnny Depp was just super adorable in this movie. Super campy and silly and fun.
My spawn is getting a cold... his nose has been runny all day and he's been WAY dramatic all day. Joy. Sick two year old. Hubby is not thrilled. (He's my house hubby, so that means it's all him.)
I scored the director's cut edition of 'Cry Baby' today at Wally-world for five bucks. Hubby was laughing at me, but I think Johnny Depp was just super adorable in this movie. Super campy and silly and fun.
My spawn is getting a cold... his nose has been runny all day and he's been WAY dramatic all day. Joy. Sick two year old. Hubby is not thrilled. (He's my house hubby, so that means it's all him.)
Updates and stuff
Sep. 8th, 2010 07:56 amAren't my boys cute? Damn, I wish my son had gotten hubby's dimples.
So I am just about done with the next chapter of 'Forever,' might even publish today. Then back to 'Hold My Silence.' I'm considering a smutty Missing Reel for them... Abby is ready for another little breakthrough, but I don't know if it's worth writing. We'll see if I'm inspired, eh?
I contacted someone about e-publishing (thanks Estel!) and I think once I finish on one of these chaptered fics I'm going to dedicate some time to working on my own original stuff again. Course, I need to take another class, too... and Master's classes are no joke. I have time to get one in before I have to take a break to study for my next promotion. I don't have any shrapnel in me, so I sincerely doubt I'll make this stripe on the first attempt, but I'm studying for it anyway. Average person that makes the next rank does so at 18-20 years of service, and I'm just at not quite 16. I've got some good stuff going for me, but I still think it is unlikely. *shrugs*
I gotta say, writing two long chaptered fics is tough. What possessed me? Oh, yeah. Hold My Silence was supposed to be three chapters. :) Ooops.
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So I am just about done with the next chapter of 'Forever,' might even publish today. Then back to 'Hold My Silence.' I'm considering a smutty Missing Reel for them... Abby is ready for another little breakthrough, but I don't know if it's worth writing. We'll see if I'm inspired, eh?
I contacted someone about e-publishing (thanks Estel!) and I think once I finish on one of these chaptered fics I'm going to dedicate some time to working on my own original stuff again. Course, I need to take another class, too... and Master's classes are no joke. I have time to get one in before I have to take a break to study for my next promotion. I don't have any shrapnel in me, so I sincerely doubt I'll make this stripe on the first attempt, but I'm studying for it anyway. Average person that makes the next rank does so at 18-20 years of service, and I'm just at not quite 16. I've got some good stuff going for me, but I still think it is unlikely. *shrugs*
I gotta say, writing two long chaptered fics is tough. What possessed me? Oh, yeah. Hold My Silence was supposed to be three chapters. :) Ooops.
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Fanfic Updates
Aug. 22nd, 2010 10:15 pmSo I got Chapter 12 of 'Hold My Silence' uploaded, and then my smutty little excerpt from it titled 'Scratch the Itch.' I'm about 2K words into Chapter 22 of 'Forever,' but it is rough going. There's quite a lot going on at once, and it's challenging to make it flow how I see it in my head.
Unfortunately I have a couple of tough deadlines to meet at work tomorrow, so probably will not have a lot of work time to fuck off and write fan fic in between my actual work. I hate days like that... you know, where I have to work. *grins*
Somehow writing preformance reports, award nominations and medal citations simply isn't either inspiring or fun for my muse. Hmmm. Wonder why? *heavy on the sarcasm* Some days I miss being a mechanic instead of management. Nah. Being a boss is still better.
Fic Updates and some stuff
Aug. 19th, 2010 02:33 pmPublished Chapter 21 of 'Forever', and then wrote my little birthday fic for prehistoriccat (she can't read it till Sunday, *sad*). Am now about 300ish words int the next chap of 'Hold My Silence.'
You know... been thinking. Might seriously consider trying to write 'for real.' I have always wanted to be a writer, but I have long convinced myself that:
1. People don't read books anymore
2. People certainly don't read the genres I prefer (sci-fi, fantasy, urban fantasy especially)
3. I don't know how to begin getting published
4. I'm too old to start now
5. I'm just not a good enough writer, and I'm being delusional and unrealistic and stupid to think I might be.
6. See reasons 1-5 about 50 more times.
I did start a novel, but trashed it. From what I hear, that is to be expected. I think now that I have exercised my writing abilities again, I might just maybe try again. I think I've got my voice and POV nailed now. I've got a brief niggle of an idea, and just maybe.... ah.
I know, writing for fanfic is so NOT the same, but it's kinda my dream to write *blushes* I know that, but (thanks to fanfic.net and LJ) I have read some authors here that rival published ones for their abilities. So. Hmm. Maybe?
So my husband looked so super pleased with himself yesterday. He was just about bouncing. See, he'd found my birthday gift, and he was very proud of himself. We'll see how proud he should actually be when I open it today. *grins*
No, I should be nicer. Husband is a good guy. Example:
"I'm going to the store. You think of anything else we needed?" Boomer asks as he dons his hat and grabs his keys.
"I need tampons," I smirk.
"Do you have a box I can look at so I know what to get?" he replies without a moment's hesitation.
*snort/giggle* Somedays I love that man. Shhh. Don't tell him. It'll ruin my hardcore reputation.
Oh, and hard at work on 'Hold My Silence,' about 800 words in.
No, I should be nicer. Husband is a good guy. Example:
"I'm going to the store. You think of anything else we needed?" Boomer asks as he dons his hat and grabs his keys.
"I need tampons," I smirk.
"Do you have a box I can look at so I know what to get?" he replies without a moment's hesitation.
*snort/giggle* Somedays I love that man. Shhh. Don't tell him. It'll ruin my hardcore reputation.
Oh, and hard at work on 'Hold My Silence,' about 800 words in.
Fanfic update and ranty stuff
Jul. 30th, 2010 11:25 pmWell, the good news is that I got my smutty Missing Reel posted on FF.Net. The bad news? Stalled. Yep. Blocked up good. I started on a Connor one-shot from 'Hold My Silence' to go into his mommy issues, and got 780 words in and said "meh." I might pick it back up, or just use it in HMS later on. *shrugs*
So I should write a new HMS chapter, but I'm feeling uninspired. I think it has to do in part with the fact that I'm not sure how long the fic will be. I toyed with the idea of it going into them coming back to the present, and what they find there. I still haven't decided. I'm also thinking I want to write more on 'Forever,' hence the block. I think I'll follow EvenstarEstel's advice and just write what I feel like, but I have wasted tons of time staring at my screen. Bah.
Oh, and curlytoot turned me on to a hilarious web blog, and I had to link to THIS particular blog entry... just trust me. Go there.
So I should write a new HMS chapter, but I'm feeling uninspired. I think it has to do in part with the fact that I'm not sure how long the fic will be. I toyed with the idea of it going into them coming back to the present, and what they find there. I still haven't decided. I'm also thinking I want to write more on 'Forever,' hence the block. I think I'll follow EvenstarEstel's advice and just write what I feel like, but I have wasted tons of time staring at my screen. Bah.
Oh, and curlytoot turned me on to a hilarious web blog, and I had to link to THIS particular blog entry... just trust me. Go there.
Oh glorious home, how I love thee! And bonus gift? My laptop is back from Toshiba all fixed like new! Yay! I even got about 2.5K into chapter 17 of 'Forever' and caught up on some of my backlog of fanfic reading.
Will rant more tomorrow, but off to my OWN BED! And A/C! And I get 'Alice' playing for me as I fall asleep! JOY!
*Happy happy joy joy*
Will rant more tomorrow, but off to my OWN BED! And A/C! And I get 'Alice' playing for me as I fall asleep! JOY!
*Happy happy joy joy*
Well I actually managed to get a full chapter of 'Forever' written and posted last night! Whew. O' course I was up until nearly 2 am to do it, but I really did want to get something new out there before I left. I also wanted to jump into the thick of things, and those particular scenes had been itching to come out.
So we drive to Ft. Worth this afternoon to stay the night at Mom's, and then to the airport waaaaay too early on Monday. I am freaking out about taking my 20 month old on a plane ride. Freaking the fuck out. Seriously. On an amusing note, I have created a monster. Husband HAD to pack seven...count them, seven hats for the trip. *Eye roll*
Did I mention I'm a little freaked out about the plane...and managing all the luggage and the baby? Husband still can't use his left hand very much at all (surgery) and we have a ridiculous amount of luggage. Needed a suitcase just for hats and shoes. *snickers* The shoes isn't all me either... he's ALMOST as bad as me. Husband is such a freak. S'okay. I suppose I am, too.
Ah, and the joy of sharing a house with six adults and six kids. At least we have our own room, and it's the one with the computers in it. Convenient. Bringing the laptop, too. Wishing MINE wasn't broken.
Did I mention that I was freaking the fuck out? Okay... got stuff to do, I suppose. Must go get a last minute Andrew fix.
So we drive to Ft. Worth this afternoon to stay the night at Mom's, and then to the airport waaaaay too early on Monday. I am freaking out about taking my 20 month old on a plane ride. Freaking the fuck out. Seriously. On an amusing note, I have created a monster. Husband HAD to pack seven...count them, seven hats for the trip. *Eye roll*
Did I mention I'm a little freaked out about the plane...and managing all the luggage and the baby? Husband still can't use his left hand very much at all (surgery) and we have a ridiculous amount of luggage. Needed a suitcase just for hats and shoes. *snickers* The shoes isn't all me either... he's ALMOST as bad as me. Husband is such a freak. S'okay. I suppose I am, too.
Ah, and the joy of sharing a house with six adults and six kids. At least we have our own room, and it's the one with the computers in it. Convenient. Bringing the laptop, too. Wishing MINE wasn't broken.
Did I mention that I was freaking the fuck out? Okay... got stuff to do, I suppose. Must go get a last minute Andrew fix.
My life has gotten pretty boring...
Jul. 5th, 2010 12:14 amIs it bad when I say "The fireworks are at ten? That is too late."
Ah, so we stay in and I write. I'm about 2K into chapter 15 of 'Forever.' Much slower going than I'm used to. I have a future chapter all mapped out, but I don't have the part leading up to it set as of yet. Grrr. This seems like a giant waste of free writing time that I have spent staring at the screen. Grrr again.
Husband is obnoxious because he had surgery on his wrist to remove a cyst and he's hurting and being a general pain in the ass about it. I have even had to cook dinner the last two nights. That is his job usually (he's a house-husband) ... and I had to take out the trash because he can't lift it. I know, I know... I'm a mean wife, but gah the whining. And my son is being especially whiny lately so I'm getting it in stereo. And then Husband whines about Offspring whining. And on top of that he got work done on his tattoo, so he is complaining about that hurting him, too.
Loosing....mind...must...scream
Ah, so we stay in and I write. I'm about 2K into chapter 15 of 'Forever.' Much slower going than I'm used to. I have a future chapter all mapped out, but I don't have the part leading up to it set as of yet. Grrr. This seems like a giant waste of free writing time that I have spent staring at the screen. Grrr again.
Husband is obnoxious because he had surgery on his wrist to remove a cyst and he's hurting and being a general pain in the ass about it. I have even had to cook dinner the last two nights. That is his job usually (he's a house-husband) ... and I had to take out the trash because he can't lift it. I know, I know... I'm a mean wife, but gah the whining. And my son is being especially whiny lately so I'm getting it in stereo. And then Husband whines about Offspring whining. And on top of that he got work done on his tattoo, so he is complaining about that hurting him, too.
Loosing....mind...must...scream
Fic Updates
Jul. 1st, 2010 10:45 amSo I posted chapter 14 of 'Forever' a couple of days ago and jumped right back into 'Hold My Silence.' I've about got chapter five wrapped up... tough writing, this one. Seems odd because my last 'Forever' chapter almost wrote itself... probably due to the nine hours of driving time I had. Still, I'm pretty happy with it. I think. Gah.
I have got a little niggle with a 'Forever' plot line I'm wrestling with, and I hope I can figure out exactly what I'm trying to do with it. *sigh* I think I need to sink in the anchor of it pretty quickly, but the timing of it is not what I had originally intended. I need to think on it some.
I think I finally worked out the other plot twist... maybe next chap or the one after...
I'm home and very glad to be here. Let me tell you though... Brazilian resteraunts are not for vegetarians. I might still be in a meat coma from the team dinner my last night in Albuquerque! But oh so good. Yum. Yum.
Already 1K words into ch 14 of 'Forever', but sadly I think my laptop had died. I do a lot of writing, reviewing etc while watching TV with the hubby, so now alas... I have to wait until Magnus goes to bed and then come to my desktop or borrow Husband's laptop. Mine is all cute and small and his is a monster. Bah! Stupid little Toshiba POS. I think still under warranty though....
Already 1K words into ch 14 of 'Forever', but sadly I think my laptop had died. I do a lot of writing, reviewing etc while watching TV with the hubby, so now alas... I have to wait until Magnus goes to bed and then come to my desktop or borrow Husband's laptop. Mine is all cute and small and his is a monster. Bah! Stupid little Toshiba POS. I think still under warranty though....
Well I am taking way longer to write than I normally do, but I am finally about 1.3K into chapter 4 of 'Hold My Silence.' The writing is tough for multiple reasons:
- I'm not at home and I'm working (away from a computer) 12 hours a day
- The story was meant to end at chapter 3 so I wrapped it a bit more (and prettier) than I would have
- I started it in Abby's POV exclusively, and it's not a super easy thing for me to continue to write only in her voice. See... I like being in Connor's head. A lot.
- It's just a tough story to write. I'm keeping the action in the background, and it is just... challenging.
- I keep thinking of Alice/Hatter and worrying about leaving that fic all by itself for so long. Keep wondering if I should have just waited on Primeval land until I got back.
- Research! I feel like a paleontologist...
Ok. Enough. Man, I'd sure like to be home. I want a non-microwaved meal. I want my bed. I want my son Magnus' slobbery baby kisses and I miss my certifiably insane husband. Shh. Don't tell him. He'll get the wrong idea and start thinking I have feelings. Ew.
heh. Ok, I'm gonna try and write a bit more before I have to go to bed. Early morning. I get to spend all day out in the desert sun inspecting AGE equipment and the folks that maintain it. *sigh*
Whoo. Long drive to Albequerque! My back hurts! But.... they put me up in a suite and I have free wireless... AND my laptop booted up! Now I just have to leave it on and I should be golden. I meet with the rest of the inspection team in the morning, and then we get inbriefed and oriented and whatever else they feel we need to go and inspect the base.
Oh and GRRRR downloaded a book on my I-Pod, but it didn't download the whole thing. Grrrrr.
Ah. Not planning on even trying to write tonight, but have got some good inspiration. You know, after fifteen years of marriage my husband had tears in his eyes when he hugged me goodbye. Love that crazy man of mine.
Oh and GRRRR downloaded a book on my I-Pod, but it didn't download the whole thing. Grrrrr.
Ah. Not planning on even trying to write tonight, but have got some good inspiration. You know, after fifteen years of marriage my husband had tears in his eyes when he hugged me goodbye. Love that crazy man of mine.
Prolly shouldn't post when I'm 'about to pass out' tired. Ah. Anyway. I drive to Albequerque tomorrow for work, but score! My rental car has an i-pod jack. LOL.
So my laptop is still hanging on. Will be massively pissed off if it dies on me. Started a little bit into chapter 4 of 'Hold My Silence.' Tired. Must sleep.
So my laptop is still hanging on. Will be massively pissed off if it dies on me. Started a little bit into chapter 4 of 'Hold My Silence.' Tired. Must sleep.
Fic Update!
Jun. 15th, 2010 09:47 pmSo I decided I'm going to for sure continue on with 'Hold My Silence.' I'm going out of town for work on Saturday for eight days for work, so I might wait to continue it until I get back. I'm going to probably be pretty busy... I'm inspecting the AGE Flight by myself over a weeklong period, and I have to type up reports, find refrences and regulations for all of my findings, etc... I figure there has to be SOME free time though. Lots of time to think on the 9 hour drive there and back. *sigh* I need a recorder. I wonder if my I-touch does that?
I am in the process of working chapter 13 of 'Forever.' Lets see... about 1K words into it. Hopefully I'll have access to internet in my room while I'm gone so I can still log in, update, etc... My laptop had been acting wiggy. I'm hoping it doesn't kill over on me on the trip. I think hard drive is going. *sad*.
Fic Update
Jun. 12th, 2010 09:19 amWell I have been a busy thing. I wrote a new short Primeval fic... but after careful consideration I am thinking of continuing it. 'Hold My Silence' FF.com link here. Boy, that sounded indecisive, didn't it? I might wait until after I get back from my work trip to start it, I won't have much time to write, and I don't even know if I will have internet to post. I dunno... might even post this one to LJ PrimevalDenial. Maybe.... All I keep seeing for stories on there recently (with few exceptions) is slash. Now I'm not opposed to it by any means, but it's not what I want to sit down and read. The point being... um... ack. I am indecisive today. Maybe just ConnorandAbby, yeah? Yes. That's what I'll do... I think...
Working on 'Forever' chapter 12...got about 1.5K words into it. (that's about half for me). Not one of those chapters that are jumping onto the page for me. Work work work. Going to get in a hard run today, that usually gets things flowing. I do my best plotting when I run.
