Weekly Check In

[przed.livejournal.com]

We're getting close to the deadline for the final story drafts, and I'm sure all of you, writers and artists, are at different stages. Some of you are done, some are doing that final bit of tweaking, and some, like your humble mod, are on that death march to finishing that final scene or that illustration or that vid.

For those of us still working, I thought I'd share one of my favourite bits of inspiration: The Little But Really Useful Guide to Creativity

So, how is everyone doing out there? Share your successes and your challenges!

Comments

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Good News: HAZ 20,000 words! \o/

Not So Good News: Story is clearly going to need more like 25,000...

I had this massive overhaul of it after my moments of 'I hate this story and the horse it rode in on' and I think I've fixed the main issues but it's just... going to need so many more wooooooords *fingers numb with typing*

I know I am way past preaching to choir on this one here, but Long!Fic is HARD, so much harder than just a longer short!fic...

Heh, I'm still making sense in the fic at least. At least, I think so...

*returns to where she has left Bodie and Doyle on an emotionally-laden walk to an ice-cream vendor*

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Definitely good news! Keep at it, because those lads need ice cream and love. *g*

I need to revive my Wicked Doyle icon. He and Bodie would get along well. :)

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Wicked Doyle icon would be most awesome *g*

It's weird, sometimes you seem to write all day and the word count actually decreases and sometimes you look up after half an hour and whoah, one thousand more!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Sometimes the words do seem to come more easily than other times. I love those easy times. :)

My Wicked was inspired by the stage play about the Witch fromt he Wizard of Oz. Hence, green Doyle! (sad, kat, sad...)

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Ice cream? ;-) You know, it's easy to add in words if you get really specific with type, flavour and yumminess.

Bodie licked the chocolate swirl with nuts sprinkled on top, savouring the sweet, rich goodness on his tongue. (see, 16 right there!)

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Mmmm, that's rather a nice little fic right there! *g*

FTR, Ray has bought a strawberry ice-cream and now has a red tongue *g*

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Good to know! heehee

[przed.livejournal.com]

Hoorah for being over the minimum! And good luck with those last 5,000 words. I'm sure they'll work out brilliantly. (I know where you're coming from on this one. I just broke 32,000 words, but I think I'm going to need a further 3,000 to 5,000 to get to the end. At least I'm at the fun angsty part of the writing. 'Cause, ya know, I think angst is fun. At least when I'm inflicting it on my characters. *g*)

Hope Bodie and Doyle find both ice cream and love.

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

*in awe of 32,000 words*

Thanks for the encouragement, it does help *g* And angst is SO FUN although actually what is driving me here (and this is how I KNOW I'm too into this story) is my guilt at leaving Bodie is his current angst-ridden state rather than finishing the damn resolution for him.

They have successfully found ice-cream, love may be a few more thousand words yet... *g*

[przed.livejournal.com]

I thought it was bad last year when I came in just shy of 30,000 words. ::shakes fist at muse for inspiring long, looong stories::

Of course you must save Bodie from his angst-ridden state! Get on that, would you woman. (This is completely hypocritical, since I currently have left Bodie in a thoroughly messed up condition myself. Must push on and have Doyle save him pronto.)

Well, if they haven't found love yet, at least they have ice cream. *g*