Weekly check in post!

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

A big hello and welcome to our latest check in post.

Thought I would start this post with links to a couple of sites that have some great stuff on them:

Internet Movie Car Database – Professionals section

Internet Movie Firearms Database – Professionals section

Next, as it is a Monday and we all need pretty things on a Monday, a few pics for you:



And lastly, as always, let us know how you are getting on in the comments, whether you are thinking, planning, plotting, writing, beta-ing, editing, cheerleading, or, like me, just waiting eagerly.

EDIT: In the comments golden_bastet linked to the seven point system which looks really interesting.

Comments

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Hey! For once I can say I have actually kind of almost worked on my BB! In fact, today is all about actually getting started writing! Naturally, I am now wandering all over the internet rather than actually opening Scrivener... Hmm. I think I need some accountability. Shall I report back in an hour? See if I have actually managed a sentence?

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Okay then I shall be tough, you must report back in 1 hour with your word count, and there will be dire consequences if you don't *attempts to look stern*.

On the less stern front yay for getting time to write.

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Goooo...SENTENCE! *\o/*

LOL, I've sat down to start writing, and realized three hours later I haven't opened the file yet.

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Yay, keep going!

[murphybabe]

I'm a happy bunny this week! ILWB was kind enough to look through my fic and has given me some great comments, suggestions, questions and encouragement. Can't thank you enough, babe!

(there aren't any more words, as yet, but I know where I'm going now!)

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic!

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! Sounds like you have made great progress. (shakes pom-poms)

[inlovewithboth.livejournal.com]

any time darlin!

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

Yay! It's so good to be able to discuss your story with someone you can bounce ideas off and brainstorm with, isn't it?

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Both betas are basically happy - apart from some glaring typos which seem to sneak in on the way to and fro between us. So we have all put it aside till after the rough draft deadline in the hope that looking with less jaded eyes will pick up all the errors! I hate proof reading so I'm very happy they've given me permission to procrastinate! *g*

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

That is fantastic and I agree often a little break and then looking at it fresh can make a massive difference. Plus I am a procrastination queen :D

[przed.livejournal.com]

Hooray for happy betas! I'm sure it's going to be wonderful.

As for the typos, those little buggers always creep in everywhere. Taking some time off from looking at it is probably the best thing you can do.

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

Typos are sneaky little buggers. Very hard to catch all of them. It's always a good idea to leave a story alone for a couple of weeks and then come back to it. A bit of distance helps tremendously.

[marjorammax.livejournal.com]

Thanks to the incredibly quick turn-around from my beta (and I must thank her once again!) I have nearly finished editing. The next problem, though, will be keeping away from it over the next 3 months and not tweaking it for the sake of it.

So, from now on in, my big bang writing hat is off and my cheerleeding one is on.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

That sounds really brilliant, congrats on getting to that point. Tweaking can be a real temptation can't it.

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Tweaking for the sake of tweaking is a disease, isn't it? You're ahead of the pack, I think! yay!

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

*g* I know what that's like. It's difficult to leave a story alone once you're finished it. You'll just have to distract yourself by writing something else. ;)

[przed.livejournal.com]

I've been stuck just shy of 10,000 words for days and days now, and every night I think this will be the day I cross the mark, and then there's tweaking and deleting and it doesn't happen.

But the 10,000 word mark isn't the big problem--I'm confident I'll hit that before the rough draft deadline--the big problem is trying to figure out if I have enough time to finish the whole damn thing before the final deadline. I'm currently slightly optimistic on that point, with a side helping of crushing doubt.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

But the 10,000 word mark isn't the big problem--I'm confident I'll hit that before the rough draft deadline--
I know you will make it *waves pom poms*

I'm currently slightly optimistic on that point, with a side helping of crushing doubt.
And no crushing doubt is allowed, I am positive you will manage this as well. *waves pom poms even more*

[margaret-r.livejournal.com]

Nearly ready to send my proposed rough draft off to my beta, which comprises about a quarter of the entire fic, together with a vague outline of the rest;P Then I just have to wait for a verdict *pushes panic button*

Of course after that, and provided I get a green light, the rest of it has to be written ...

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Absolutely no need to panic at all, I am positive your beta will love it :D.

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Revising is going on, and I'm catching a lot of niggling things (inconsistencies, misplaced sentences, etc). So I feel good about that.

However - I'm going to have to add some sections (beyond the sex scenes, which are still primarily in the draft). We seem to get from points A to Z with some quantum leaps in the character progression, which isn't *quite* the way to get there. I think I know what needs to be done to fill in those holes, though the beta and I need to talk soon.

Oh, and I also have to rally the other betae; I'm a little slow about that this year. :(

I'm also at the "distracted by shiny things" stage, in which I want to write all sorts of things, but I'm having a little trouble concentrating on the BB. That's probably a good sign overall, because it means the words are coming out (and it happened last year); I just have to get back to the BB at hand. :D

I'm finding this a pretty challenging BB, though, more than last year. I'm not sure I can go into why w/o spoiling a bit (though I may have hinted at it a while ago behind the high walls of the f-lock :D).

BTW, I just saw some writing tips on my flist: http://lisabouchard.com/2011/10/22/the-seven-point-system/
Haven't read it yet, but it looks handy.

And imdb: I once saw an excellent plot bunny on the Pros board there. It's in my short list of things to come back to.

I'm pretty talkative this morning for being rather sleep-deprived, LOL.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you are doing brilliantly.

However - I'm going to have to add some sections
That sounds like the way to go about it and it really does sound like you know everything that is needed and I can't wait.

Thanks for the link luv, I shall add it into the main post so everyone can take a look.

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

I am feeling rather chuffed. I sat down and wrote almost 10,000 words in three days and my rough draft is not only done, but the first edit is back from my hard-working beta.

The rough draft is just over the minimum final word count BUT, my beta has suggested another chapter needs to be inserted, so the story is going to grow some.

I'm probably not going to look at the story again before next weekend, but the way things are looking, I should have it done by the time the rough draft is due, which is good because that means I can then focus on the artwork I've signed up to do.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Wow, 10000 words in three days, that is seriously impressive. It sounds to me like you are well and truly on track.

[inlovewithboth.livejournal.com]

Is that like the 5 point palm exploding heart technique? I am feeling smug, which is always a dangerous place to be. I have 11,800 words, I have space in my plot to fill to get me up to 15,000 and I have time to do it in. Something's got to go wrong, right? :)

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Nah, nuthin' will go wrong, petal! I think that 'it's all crap' fear is part and parcel of writing--feeling smug is a far better place to be. (shakes my pom-poms for you)

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

Arghhh!! Well my wordcount's gone up only minimally from last check-in, so about 200 words added. This is so much like me doing an essay or project at uni. Yep, it'll be me and the proplus come 2am on 1 July... A big push is needed from somewhere (oh god, shades of the midwife...)

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

Forward progress is good, even 200 words. I'm sure you'll get the story done well in time... you still have almost three weeks!

[hutchynstarsk.livejournal.com]

Nothing new from me. I want to write another section from this and I want it to be the best one yet but...

It's been a few days of fan-hitting Real Life and... yeah. I may have to just let it sit a bit and think and hope for the best.

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

I may have to just let it sit a bit and think and hope for the best.
Sounds like a good plan, sometimes you just need to take a break and then look with fresh eyes.