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przed.livejournal.com

Another week gone by, another weekly check in post.

I know there's a number of you done at least the first draft, if not more. (Congrats! I shall try not to hate you.) And there are a few of us still flailing about. Time to let us know where you are. And if you're done, you can let us know how you're spending the copious amounts of free time you have.

And just for fun, have a couple of links:

911 Writer's Block, possibly the dorkiest web tool in existence for breaking your writer's block.

P.J. O'Rourke on avoiding writing. The man has some world class writing avoidance techniques.

saintvic.livejournal.com

Hello and welcome to the check in post *waves at everyone*.

Just a quick check in from me this week and I thought I’d share a few random links I’ve found with you, because I do like my links :D:

Finding tips on self-editing at The Blood-Red Pencil

Purdue online writing lab: general writing resources

Grammar comics at The Oatmeal

Hack your way out of writer‘s block

Writing in the age of distraction

12 rules of PIXAR story telling in Lego form

Hope you find some of them interesting!

And of course this is the chance for all writers and artists to let us know how you are getting on with your drawing, vidding, photoshopping, planning, writing, editing, plotting, and more, ask us any questions you have, and just generally chat away.

Oh and I loved this cartoon so much I had to share but have my fingers crossed that writer’s block is a stranger to you all.

Current Mood: working

merentha13.livejournal.com

I found a series of posts by Josh Lanyon (one of my my favorite Pro's writers: JGL) on writing a m/m mystery. The topics he's covered and future posts are listed below, along with a link to the site. Some pretty good advice from a very good writer!

http://notyourusualsuspects.blogspot.ca/

A link to Josh's posts can be found along the left side of the page under the "How to" title.

Characterization in the Gay Mystery Novel - March 15
Setting in the Gay Mystery Novel - April 15
Plotting the Gay Mystery Novel - May 15
Theme in the Gay Mystery Novel - June 15
Clues and Red Herrings - July 15
Dialog in the Gay Mystery Novel - August 15
Sex and the Gay Mystery Novel - September 15
Writing a Gay Mystery Series - October 15
Pulling it all together - Final Question & Answer Session - November 15

Current Mood: impressed

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.

sineala.livejournal.com

How is everyone doing this week? Writing coming along well? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!

For those of you who like to procrastinate by reading other people's writing tips and who could use a few more words on that Big Bang draft, I recommend How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day.

For those of you with a lot of spare time, there's the Absolute Write thread Learn Writing With Uncle Jim. It's geared more towards the professional-novelist side of things, but it's still good advice.

Hope you're having fun!

saintvic.livejournal.com

*waves hello*

I wanted to start this weekly check in with a couple of quick reminders.

The first is that the deadline for the artists sign up on the 30th May is getting ever closer. if you would like to sign up just head over to the Artists sign up post.

The second is for the writers and is just a reminder that we have posted some information about the rough draft requirements, you can seem them at the rough draft requirements post.

And of course the deadline for the rough draft submissions is the 1st July.............tons of time yet.

Now to move on to more distracting things.

Found this link to various writing tips from the masters. Lots of interesting stuff here and my fav pieces of advice was from the truly brilliant Neil Gaiman and was simply: Write.

I also thought that I might try and distract you all completely and utterly with a link to TV Tropes. I can guarantee once you start looking at this site you will lose lots of your time to it but hey they say: this wiki is a catalog of the tricks of the trade for writing fiction. So we can pretend it is research.

And for my last link here is a collection of resources about Writing Sex Scenes. I especially liked the 102 places to have sex list and it set me wondering how many the lads could take advantage of *g*.

And of course this is your chance to let us know how you are getting on, see if anyone wants to join you when you escape to a tropical island *g*, ask any questions, curse my name for distracting you with links, and just generally chat away about the BB.

Current Mood: curious

przed.livejournal.com

It's that time of the week again, when we get to find out how everyone is doing.

How are you? Basking in the glow of having nearly finished your story? Breaking out in a cold sweat every time you think of how much more you have left to write? Somewhere in between?

Since I'm tending more to the breaking out in a cold sweat side of things, I thought I'd link to one of my favourite pieces of inspiration: The Little But Really Useful Guide to Creativity.

So, what inspires you? What do you do when you just can't seem to write another word? What keeps you going when things are going really badly? Or really well, for that matter?

And if you have any questions or comments about your BB story, or you just want to have a little whinge, now's the time.

norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com

Hello Big Bangers!

It's that weekly check-in time again, so feel free to step on up and use the comments to tell us how you're doing. Or, alternatively, flail/cry/jump-for-joy/pour a large one (delete as applicable). Got any questions you need answered? Ask away! Just want to chat about something that isn't the Pros Big Bang? Well...we're probably OK with that too ;)

Let us know how things are going and give those cheerleaders a chance to shake their pom poms. Go on - they really like an audience!

Finally, here are 1 0 authors' 10 best tips for writing, as collected by The Guardian.

Happy writing, and happy weekend folks!

saintvic.livejournal.com

Hey everyone and welcome to the weekly check in.

One of the things I love the most about the show is dialogue, mostly the bickering and bantering between the lads :D, and this carries over into the stories I read as well. The dialogue in a story can make me picture the scene vividly, capture the characters, show the relationships between them, move the plot along, and much more.

So for this week’s check in post I have lots of links about writing dialogue for you with the hopes that you'll find at least one or two interesting.

How to write good dialogue

Writing dialogue

Writing believable dialogue

How to write dialogue that works

Dramatic dialogue

Writing natural dialogue

Lastly for a bit of a laugh How to write badly well.

And of course this is your chance to let us know how you are getting on, ask any questions, and just generally chat away about the BB.

callistosh65.livejournal.com

Let's not agonise over word counts this week. Let's agonise over...well, agony. Let us know how you are planning on whumping the lads for your Big Bang. What's it to be, a nice unhealthy dose of pleurisy? Pneumonia? Flu and some stealth-hugging? Or how about that old favourite, hypothermia and enforced sleeping-bag/bed sharing? Always love that one myself.

Or are you going the more traditional route of the Pros era, and just planning on shooting and stabbing the lads, with maybe a broken bone or two thrown in for good measure? Enquiring minds want to know.

And then there's the matter of which one to do it all to, right? I personally have a thing for a gruff Doyle trying not to have worry make him ratty, and a Bodie all loose-limbed and wide-eyed from blood loss and/or fever/ blow to the head, etc.

But then a Doyle with all that feisty-ness whumped out of him is also rather appealing..

So share your thoughts and plans below for all the hurt/comfort we can look forward to.

And check this yahoo group out, if you like.

dawnebeth and

ancastar put me onto this. It's for fanfic writers to ask and get answers to medical shenanigans they want to put their characters through.

fanfic_med

(Best question ever?

dawnebeth saw it just after she joined up:

"How long would my character live with an arrow through his heart?")

EDIT: And this one too (thanks

liriel1810): Absolute Write, which apparently has lots of gory tidbits on gunshot wounds, etc.

Also,

little_details on LJ. Thanks Drayce!

And I suppose I should also warn for spoilers ahead in some of the comments.

sineala.livejournal.com

Hey hey! How's it going with those stories, writers?

This week I'd like to link you all to a few sites that are helpful in, well, getting those words out. I have the feeling we've mentioned them before, but I am sure they are just as good the second time.

750 Words is a site that encourages you to write 750 words per day, and rewards you with points and such for staying on target.

Write or Die, which you have probably heard of, is the, let's say, slightly more evil version of the same concept. (You probably want the left-hand link that says "web app.") Basically, start typing, and if you stop typing, hideous things will happen. On the highest setting, if you stop typing, the program begins to delete your text.

Written? Kitten! (made by, I think, a couple of fannish people) is the kinder, nicer version of Write or Die. Every hundred words (or whatever increment you like), you are rewarded with a cute kitten. Yes. A kitten. This one is my favorite.

I hope some of those are helpful! (Don't forget to copy your text back to your word processor when you're done.) Happy writing!

merentha13.livejournal.com

Doing everything I can to ignore the BB story that has stalled & looking for inspiration, I found some very amusing writing help. Please check this out. And thanks to a great Pro's writer - The Hag!

http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/12/punctuatedprofessionals.html

Current Mood: amused

norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com

Howdy Big Bangers!   (That sounded much cleaner in my head....)

How goes it?   Sitting back smug and nearly finished? Happily chuntering along at the planned pace? Freaking out and scaring people on the bus by screeching random lines from your story between stops?

It's all good! Just let us know in the comments.  It'll do you the world of good to get it out - you know it will... *g*

And artists/vidders? I know we haven't had a chance to get started yet, but have you got any ideas for the art you want to produce? Are you going to go with your favourite tried and tested techniques, or do you fancy trying something new in honour of this year's stories?   Let us know!

Finally, here's a few, er...interesting(?) tips for those of you scribbling away at the moment:

How To Write Good

Happy creating!

sc-fossil.livejournal.com

One of our writers,

marjorammax has asked a few questions about London in the 70s. I thought some of our great researchers and folks who lived it could point her in the right direction. Here's what she asked in her post to the comm earlier today:

Anyway, does anybody know much about London in the mid 70s? What parts were considered rough to be living in? And in what districts would there have been derelict warehouses (the Docklands maybe?)? Any and all help will be gratefully received.

There's probably something here we can all learn so chime in with your useful websites, personal knowledge and/or information, etc.

thanks!

saintvic.livejournal.com

Hi everyone and welcome to this week’s check in post.

And as the deadline for the writers sign up looms ever closer, just over a week now, I wanted to start by sharing the links to all the sign up posts and by doing some encouraging pom pom waving *g*:

Writers sign up post

Artists and vidders sign up post

Beta sign up post

Cheerleader sign up post

And I have a few other things to share as well.

First for everyone who likes to keep track here are some links to various word count meters like this one:

Writertopia: writing meters

Progress Bar

NaNoWriMo Word

Second here is a link to a post about Kurt Vonnegut’s tips for writing short stories. I admit I rather like this one:

Be a Sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them-in order that the reader may see what they are made of.

But then I am evil like that *g*.

And lastly a link to lots of other links, well that made sense to me anyway. This post has gathered together tips for fiction writers from lots and lots of blogs and put them all together for you to take a look at. This is a link to part 1, parts 2-4 are linked at the bottom of the post.

101 of the best fiction writing tips part 1

And lastly, as always, please chat about anything you like, ask us questions, and let us know how we can talk you into signing up.

Current Mood: working

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