So, I sent the DragonFic to janchristensen...

...my (published) Mom.

And she said it's a really clean MS (with a few very minor quibbles) and doesn't think I'll have any problems getting it published. *blinks, then dances with glee*

I ran it past the Hubby, who has watched me piss and moan about the thing for over a month, last night, and he also had a few minor, easily fixable quibbles.

Now I just have to wait for snarking_boojum to get back to me with it. *wibbles* I caught a glance at it at LTUE, and the first page is bleeding fairly heavily, and I'm wondering if I should SHOW the meeting between Russ and Morrigan rather than have him TELL Mandy about it, but it's a series with a format... ugh, I don't know.

NOTE TO SELF: More details about why Morrigan left Ainmire, plz. Also, better description of the Snot Puppet.

I also worked on my edit of the GargoyleFic last night, adding the scenes I wanted to add and tightening up some stuff. And I just now remembered where I'd put my other notes of what I wanted to add to it. Looking them over...I'm not sure how much they add. *ponders*

And, just for fun, inspired by Eric Swedin's comment on the "Portrayal of Hacking in Film and Television" panel at LTUE:

So, I sent the DragonFic to janchristensen...

...my (published) Mom.

And she said it's a really clean MS (with a few very minor quibbles) and doesn't think I'll have any problems getting it published. *blinks, then dances with glee*

I ran it past the Hubby, who has watched me piss and moan about the thing for over a month, last night, and he also had a few minor, easily fixable quibbles.

Now I just have to wait for snarking_boojum to get back to me with it. *wibbles* I caught a glance at it at LTUE, and the first page is bleeding fairly heavily, and I'm wondering if I should SHOW the meeting between Russ and Morrigan rather than have him TELL Mandy about it, but it's a series with a format... ugh, I don't know.

NOTE TO SELF: More details about why Morrigan left Ainmire, plz. Also, better description of the Snot Puppet.

I also worked on my edit of the GargoyleFic last night, adding the scenes I wanted to add and tightening up some stuff. And I just now remembered where I'd put my other notes of what I wanted to add to it. Looking them over...I'm not sure how much they add. *ponders*

And, just for fun, inspired by Eric Swedin's comment on the "Portrayal of Hacking in Film and Television" panel at LTUE:

You know what?

I think my Fanfic!Muse might be dead.

I have mixed emotions about this. On the one hand, I'd like to keep my hand in. Instantaneous feedback is nice. I'm comfortable with these characters. They're fun to play with.

On the other hand, I realize that fanfic is the red-headed stepchild of writing, and it's held in contempt by a lot of people who really have no understanding of the several subcultures within it. That being said, I'll always have affection for it and will defend it to all and sundry until a definitive legal ruling comes down. You say "copyright infringement," I say "fair use"...to-may-to, to-mah-to.

So...I think I may have moved beyond fanfiction. I've written four original stories, beaten two of them into enough submission that they're (probably) ready to send out, am editing the third, have no idea what I'm going to do with the fourth, and have begun a fifth.

Also, I have the sneaking suspicion that the last few fanfics I've written...kind of suck. And I've had that feeling for a fair while. It's like they're being forced. While I bang my head over the origifics, it's a different feeling than the one I get when I'm banging my head over fanfic. I have one other ficathon to write for and a title to come up with for the cya_ficathon backup I just finished, but after this, I'm just not sure I'm going to be writing much more fanfic unless a Plot Bunny grabs me by the throat and won't let go.

So, if you're here to read fanfiction? Probably not going to be happening much. And if you want to defriend me, then I'm shiny with that. Of course, it's always "Defriending Amnesty Day" around here, anyway, but I thought I'd throw that out there.

That being said--I've created a filter for concrit for my origifics. About nineteen of you are already on it. Being on it puts you under no obligation whatsoever, and I'm going to make a locked post later for the folks that are already on it, so they will know who they are. If you wish to be on it, drop me a note, and I'll add you to it. :)

You know what?

I think my Fanfic!Muse might be dead.

I have mixed emotions about this. On the one hand, I'd like to keep my hand in. Instantaneous feedback is nice. I'm comfortable with these characters. They're fun to play with.

On the other hand, I realize that fanfic is the red-headed stepchild of writing, and it's held in contempt by a lot of people who really have no understanding of the several subcultures within it. That being said, I'll always have affection for it and will defend it to all and sundry until a definitive legal ruling comes down. You say "copyright infringement," I say "fair use"...to-may-to, to-mah-to.

So...I think I may have moved beyond fanfiction. I've written four original stories, beaten two of them into enough submission that they're (probably) ready to send out, am editing the third, have no idea what I'm going to do with the fourth, and have begun a fifth.

Also, I have the sneaking suspicion that the last few fanfics I've written...kind of suck. And I've had that feeling for a fair while. It's like they're being forced. While I bang my head over the origifics, it's a different feeling than the one I get when I'm banging my head over fanfic. I have one other ficathon to write for and a title to come up with for the cya_ficathon backup I just finished, but after this, I'm just not sure I'm going to be writing much more fanfic unless a Plot Bunny grabs me by the throat and won't let go.

So, if you're here to read fanfiction? Probably not going to be happening much. And if you want to defriend me, then I'm shiny with that. Of course, it's always "Defriending Amnesty Day" around here, anyway, but I thought I'd throw that out there.

That being said--I've created a filter for concrit for my origifics. About nineteen of you are already on it. Being on it puts you under no obligation whatsoever, and I'm going to make a locked post later for the folks that are already on it, so they will know who they are. If you wish to be on it, drop me a note, and I'll add you to it. :)