Pros BB Weekly Check In Post

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Hello everyone and welcome to the weekly check in post *waves*

First just a quick reminder that the artists sign ups have begun and will continue until May 31. To find out more and sign up follow this link:

Artists Sign Up Post.

Next a couple of links for you. The first is to a wonderfully distracting site, after all you can't write/draw/vid all the time:

Tv Tropes

Next how about a bit of picture/video/quote inspiration. Below is a link to the "random post" option on the DailyPros tumblr - each time you click it you should get something new :)

DailyPros Random Post

And of course this is your chance to check in and chat. So let us know how you are getting on with your writing, if you have any questions, if you thinking about signing up as an artist and how we can bribe you to do so.

Comments

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

I was writing the other day as I got my oil changed. :) I'm making (slow) progress. I am considering signing up as an artist. I'll see how I feel about that.

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

The more artists, the merrier! (Especially if each of them brings a pitcher of Margaritas.) An progress is always GOOD!

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

All progress is good and \o/ for pondering signing up as an artist as well.

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Well, today I decided that I would write at lunch so I wrote a couple of sentences at lunch. And then promptly switched to another story I'd started more recently. LOL.

Actually, Someone was quite gracious in offering some sanity-advice which was very helpful. It got me thinking about some areas to beef up / clean up, so I'm very grateful to her for that. :-)

And part of me would like to be inspired by Someone Else's husband - no names, but if he can come up with wacky bunnies, then so can I. :D

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Yay! for friends (with or without husbands.) They're worth their weight in gold sometimes.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

And then promptly switched to another story I'd started more recently.
:) Well sometimes when a story calls you just have to write.

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Very pleased when I wrote on Monday--Last year, when I conceived of the bare bones of this story, I had two scenes in my head. I wrote one recently and finally got to the second. yay! Not to get all the characters out of the plot tangles. And I've become fond of one who was supposed to be a bad guy. hmmm.

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Not *entirely* sure you're supposed to like the bad guys, but hey, if it works for you, who are we to judge? Yay! for the progress on your two scenes!

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Well sometimes the bad guys are so interesting you can't help yourself.

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Well, he could be a deceptively attractive bad guy, too.

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

He's turned out to be an interesting bad guy with an intriguing life story--huh, and I'd expected him to be a single scene kind of guy. How do I do this to myself?

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

I'll say this quickly to get it out of the way - No Progress.

However, the day is drawing closer when I don't have anything with an earlier deadline, and so can concentrate on this story.

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Let me know if you need a new turnip by way of encouragement.

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'll bear it in mind. ;)

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

the day is drawing closer when I don't have anything with an earlier deadline, and so can concentrate on this story.

That sounds good to me.

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

I have added words to words and created... more words! *g*

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

More words is definitely a GOOD THING!

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

I hope so! I LOVE your icon by the way *g*

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, then we have icon!love reciprocity because I love your 'Wicked' one :-)

Here's a larger version of mine:-

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Oooooooooooooh that's a NICE thing to stare at *stares*

*stares more*

Thank you for that loveliness! I know where I'll be coming back for visual inspiration whilst I'm writing my next few thousand words! *g*

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like it! One of the delights of having signed up as an artist is that I get to stare at things like this and still call it 'research' *happy sigh* :-)

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

This is - well there aren't words!!! Thanks for sharing!

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you like it! :-)

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Oh my that is gorgeous *stares happily*

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you like it. Staring counts as research, you know. :-)

[smirra.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's definitely an inspiration *stares*

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Staring counts as research. *nods authoritatively* :-)

[smirra.livejournal.com]

Always! *nods approvingly*

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

I LOVE that

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

:-) Staring at it counts as research! Good times.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

\o/ for more words added to the other words.

[murphybabe]

Erm...

Long flight coming up, yay! But before then I need to organise the words I have now *not-yay* so that I can print them out so that I can scribble.

I know, so old-school. But I shall take the DVDs with me as well for inspiration :)

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Awards you a gold star for all the ogling inspirational research you have planned.

[murphybabe]

I like gold stars - thank you!

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

A long flight sounds like a great time to write.

[murphybabe]

Yes, I did much of my previous BBs on long flights. Amusing when the chap sitting next to me on the first one was leaning closer and closer, trying to read what I was scribbling *g*

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! Icon!love! (Doyle has such a beautiful smile.)

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Arriving soon at the wrap up! I've got the 15,000 words and a few scenes left to write. Then the editing, and sending off to be beta'd and test read. :-)

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE for the 15000 words!!! Well done, you!

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

That word count is seriously fantastic!

[moonlightmead.livejournal.com]

Progress as in a definite decision: better to pull out now than to cause chaos later.

Shall still hope to beta, comment, and get underfoot. There be margaritas down here...

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

*hugs you for having to pull out*

Pours two large margaritas from the pitcher and sits down beside you.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

We are sorry you have had to pull out but understand completely *hugs you*.

And \o/ for betaing, reading and commenting.