The writing meme
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roslynsmuse
Fics I wrote in 2007:
Alpha and Omega: an historical slash AU.
An extra chapter of smut for Alpha and Omega, written for Moonridge.
(...The whole of A&O including the above chapter can be found here. 41,250 words).
A Child of God, slash. Written for Moonridge. 29,000 words.
Angel Dust - the first sequel to Chasing Rainbows – is still with its winner; should be posted sometime mid-January. Slash, but I’ll be putting a gen version up, too. 42,000 words.
And I’m still mired in an as-yet un-named WIP in which Blair goes to the Academy then leaves and… if you’re a member of that community, you’ll know all about it. 38,000 words completed so far and about half complete.
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
Less. Way, way less. RL has been a bitch.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January 2006?
None. Jim and Blair are my OTP, TS my One True Fandom.
What's your favorite story of the year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you happiest?
I really enjoyed writing Alpha and Omega. It was a plot-bunny I’d been feeding for a couple of years. I sketched it out to
alibongo at her kitchen table and together we came up with a satisfyingly angsty plot. It wasn’t at all an easy one to write but I loved immersing myself in that world – the research was a joy, the writing hard but satisfying and I was unusually happy with the final result.
Did you take any writing risks this year?
A Child of God – another long-nurtured bunny that I hesitated to write because the subject matter was so dark and likely to squick and I knew it was probably going to be my least popular story (and judging by the paucity of fb it's had, I’d guess this was true. *G*) but the idea just wouldn’t leave me alone; it had to be written. I was pleased with the way it came out – it’s a lot less dark that I think readers assume it’s going to be when they see the warnings; it’s a story about the enduring, eternal nature of love, but it is definitely the least popular of all my stories to date.
Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?
Fanfic: To finish the Academy story; to get the third and final part of the Chasing Rainbows trilogy done quickly and well.
Profic: To write my new novel – something that I’m totally blocked on at the moment. Also to finally publish my Cuban novel, Picking the Low Mangoes – currently with the Susanna Hill agency in Paris, and maybe even my road book – also about Cuba - though I'm a little pessimistic about the latter.
Finally getting my fiction into print is my big goal for 2008
From my past year of writing, what was...
My Best Story:
Angel Dust
Story Most Under-appreciated by the Universe:
A Child of God
Most fun:
The Academy story.
Most disappointing:
I’m not disappointed by any of my stories.
Most sexy:
Not for me to judge.
Story with single sexiest moment:
Alpha and Omega; the bit when Jim sucks honey from Blair’s finger.
Story with single sweetest moment:
Hmmm. That’s a hard one. Probably the end of A Child of God, when Jim comforts a tearful Blair on the plane.
Hardest to Write:
All of them. I am a slow writer who (seriously) agonises over almost every word.
Easiest story to write:
The Academy one – it’s basically writing itself (though it’s still hard work! – see above)
Most Unintentionally Telling:
Urm… I’m not really sure what that means. Maybe someone could tell me? (o:
roslynsmuseFics I wrote in 2007:
Alpha and Omega: an historical slash AU.
An extra chapter of smut for Alpha and Omega, written for Moonridge.
(...The whole of A&O including the above chapter can be found here. 41,250 words).
A Child of God, slash. Written for Moonridge. 29,000 words.
Angel Dust - the first sequel to Chasing Rainbows – is still with its winner; should be posted sometime mid-January. Slash, but I’ll be putting a gen version up, too. 42,000 words.
And I’m still mired in an as-yet un-named WIP in which Blair goes to the Academy then leaves and… if you’re a member of that community, you’ll know all about it. 38,000 words completed so far and about half complete.
Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
Less. Way, way less. RL has been a bitch.
What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January 2006?
None. Jim and Blair are my OTP, TS my One True Fandom.
What's your favorite story of the year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you happiest?
I really enjoyed writing Alpha and Omega. It was a plot-bunny I’d been feeding for a couple of years. I sketched it out to
alibongo at her kitchen table and together we came up with a satisfyingly angsty plot. It wasn’t at all an easy one to write but I loved immersing myself in that world – the research was a joy, the writing hard but satisfying and I was unusually happy with the final result.Did you take any writing risks this year?
A Child of God – another long-nurtured bunny that I hesitated to write because the subject matter was so dark and likely to squick and I knew it was probably going to be my least popular story (and judging by the paucity of fb it's had, I’d guess this was true. *G*) but the idea just wouldn’t leave me alone; it had to be written. I was pleased with the way it came out – it’s a lot less dark that I think readers assume it’s going to be when they see the warnings; it’s a story about the enduring, eternal nature of love, but it is definitely the least popular of all my stories to date.
Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?
Fanfic: To finish the Academy story; to get the third and final part of the Chasing Rainbows trilogy done quickly and well.
Profic: To write my new novel – something that I’m totally blocked on at the moment. Also to finally publish my Cuban novel, Picking the Low Mangoes – currently with the Susanna Hill agency in Paris, and maybe even my road book – also about Cuba - though I'm a little pessimistic about the latter.
Finally getting my fiction into print is my big goal for 2008
From my past year of writing, what was...
My Best Story:
Angel Dust
Story Most Under-appreciated by the Universe:
A Child of God
Most fun:
The Academy story.
Most disappointing:
I’m not disappointed by any of my stories.
Most sexy:
Not for me to judge.
Story with single sexiest moment:
Alpha and Omega; the bit when Jim sucks honey from Blair’s finger.
Story with single sweetest moment:
Hmmm. That’s a hard one. Probably the end of A Child of God, when Jim comforts a tearful Blair on the plane.
Hardest to Write:
All of them. I am a slow writer who (seriously) agonises over almost every word.
Easiest story to write:
The Academy one – it’s basically writing itself (though it’s still hard work! – see above)
Most Unintentionally Telling:
Urm… I’m not really sure what that means. Maybe someone could tell me? (o:
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I loved Alpha&Omega, btw (I hope I told you that), and it showed that it was fun project to write (in a good way, of course).
I'm very sorry to hear that "A Child of God" has been under-appreciated so far. That is such a strong story, and I wasn't squicked one bit, because you dealt with the subject matter in a very respectful, fitting way. It wasn't there just for the story or its shock effect. But you also didn't shirk around it and you didn't euphemise it. You were empathetic toward it and the different characters. I honestly think that, if it had been real people you were writing about, they wouldn't have minded. All in all it was a great story and a very demanding writing project that turned out perfectly.
The Academy thing (I thought you'd decided to call it "The Owl"?): I actually still haven't caught up, but I am about to (reading it on my palm these days, making annotations :-); I love my palm! *g* )
Angel Dust. I still regret not having been there for all of its creation, but now I look forward to reading the finished fic very much (easier to download to my palm; im so lazy.)
The most "unintentionally telling" thing... maybe a story that told the reader more about yourself (your likes/disklikes/kinks?) than other stories?
And I'm wishing you the best of luck and success with getting your writing published this year!
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Well me too, but talking about yourself and shameless self-pimping is never a waste of time, is it? ::giggle::
I'm still tinkering with the title of the Academy thing - it'll have some variation on the Owl theme. It's semi-inspired by Nicolas de Restif de la Bretonne in the French Revolution so maybe something that alludes to that....?
And I'm glad you enjoyed COG. It hasn't exactly overwhelmed the fandom if the fb is anything to go by (I've had almost 50 emails about Chasing Rainbows - COG has had five.(o:) but that's not important - fb is nice but it's not why I write and I really did want to write COG; the notion had been bugging me for two years and I'm glad I finally got it out of my system and was happy with the end result - but I can understand why so many people found it a bit heavy and a lot won't touch it with a barge pole. *g*
I have no idea if anything in my stories is unintentionally telling or not - nothing I can think of anyway. (o:
'And I'm wishing you the best of luck and success with getting your writing published this year!'
Thanks so much. I don't make NY Resolutions but I have made a sort of one to work very hard on the new novel and really push trying to get the older novel into print this year. I think another is to Leave More Feedback; I am sometimes really remiss and it shames me. Good luck with all your endeavours this year too - your writing goes from strength to strength hon; I should tell you that more often.