Well, shit

[ratherastory]

I hate it when this happens, but I have come to the conclusion that I have to chuck the current Fusion story. It's not working at all. I have some different ideas, which will require fast-forwarding the timeline a bit. It's not all bad, but it makes me wish I had given up before having 10,000 words' worth of a fic attempt. Feh.

It's not the first time and certainly not the last that I'll end up chucking thousands of words' worth of fic. I estimate I have at least 75K of words that will never see the light of day. It is what it is.

In other news, there is a pretty big snowstorm outside, the first of the year for us. I'm hoping for a quiet night during which I might be able to get some writing done. I have a high seas AU to write before December 18th, after all.

Comments

[lobrien0914.livejournal.com]

I understand that you don't want to let a story go unless you're totally happy with it, but I'm bummed that you're not happy with a 10,000 word Fusion 'Verse story. I'm sure I and other Fusion fans would love it, even if you don't.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

It's not that I'm not happy with it, it's that it has no structure and no real ending. Mostly it's just not very good. I'm hoping to salvage a part of it for a different story later on. :)