I'm totally spamming my flist today, sorry

[ratherastory]

Heh. Perversely, even though it's waaaaay behind in the polls, I kind of feel like writing that J2 Avatar re-telling (complete with much less clichéd plotlines, hopefully, and slightly more realistic characterisation of secondary characters) for the spn_j2_bigbang, because HOLY CRAP IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES FOR ART! \o/

...

Okay. I'm good now.

Anyway, this is actually a Writing Projects Post™ masquerading as me waffling further about the Big Bang. ;)

Since I am still aiming for my more-or-less insane wordcount goal of 1 million words by December 31st, I've realized that I am really going to have to stay on top of my projects and deadlines, so I'm going to try to make weekly project posts for my own benefit. These are guidelines and wish lists, more than rigid schedules, but they should help.

Anyway, carry on. Nothing behind the cut except what I'm planning to work on this week.

So...

Wordcount goal for January 9th: 24,660 words.

- spn_las: God help me, I'm still in it. I don't know how that happened. 1,000 words or so, due Wednesday before 17:00.

- l4d_bigbang: 5,000 words minimum, completed draft due Wednesday at midnight. I'm at half my wordcount, but not really half my story. Oops? I can totally make this, no problem.

- Beyond the Pale: Nobody here knows what that is, because it's actually an original piece (an AU Western) that I spent two years or so posting in serial form. It's still not finished, but I'm going to start posting it again and adding new words. It used to post on Tuesdays, so I'm going to try for that again.

- Conflation: Another original fic serial, this time science fiction. It's designed to be shorter than Beyond the Pale, thank God, so I'm going to try to finish it

- gabriel_bigbang: summaries are due on the 14th, so I need to get cracking. At this point I still only have a really vague idea for what I want to do, so. :P

- spn_jimmynovak: Novakfest. Pinch-hit, due Friday. Minimum 500 words, but it's probably going to end up longer, given the prompts I got.

Okay, those are the main ones. If I have time/inspiration, I also have the following projects I'd like to work on:

- the untitled H50 fic that's currently trying to eat my brain,

- Roses in December: I'd like to get one chapter done this week. I've already decided where it's going to end, and I think that I'm actually only about two, maybe three chapters away from that. It's going to have a sequel, too, which I'm excited about.

- The Angel Pin: this requires my actually talking to rainylemons, so we shall see...

Comments

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Oh, ick. I had three weeks of non-stop illness too starting before Christmas: gastro the first week, and some sort of respiratory infection that would not die for the other two, so I totally understand. I spent all my time either at work (getting mocked for my lack of voice) or at home underneath a pile of blankets and cats. On the plus side, I was able to get a lot of writing done from bed.

And no, don't feel like a slacker. I am certifiably insane, just ask anyone around here. I spend a LOT of time writing.

[nwspaprtaxis.livejournal.com]

This: some sort of respiratory infection that would not die for the other two is EXACTLY what I have... basically the doc saw me at the end of week one and was like "you have a respiratory infection. Here's a nebulizer. When that's done, go down the hall for the X-Ray and here's the script for a Z-Pak and an Inhaler." She looked at my X-Ray told me it seemed okay, it was just a rep. infection... THEN today I get a call from the clinic because their actual tech saw it and found a spot on one of my lungs. They also informed me not-so-convincingly it might be scar tissue. They can't really tell. So finish the Z-Pak, use the inhaler and have another X-Ray in 15 days...

So. Yeah. Potential Pneumonia....

The only thing that remotely helps is the Inhaler every 4 hours and my mom's heat pad hugged to my chest... on the plus side, I am no longer seeing bits of lung. I've finally stopped hacking and maybe if I get off this I can finish my remix....

But I feel your pain.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Mine was very obviously viral, and because I did nothing but curl up in bed with the cats and my electric blanket (when I wasn't at work), I mostly dodged a bullet there. Spent two weeks trying to keep my lungs in my chest, but it cleared up on its own, and I've only got a nagging residual thing now.

I hope you're feeling 100% really soon!

[nwspaprtaxis.livejournal.com]

Awww. Thanks. Mine's pretty definitely not viral. Mostly because the cough is more or less gone (YAY ANTIBIOTICS).... but I basically did nothing but sleep a ridiculous amount for a week. I hear you on keeping your lungs in your chest. And on the nagging residual thing. It knocked me flat for a week but I'm so much better today than even yesterday. *looks at clock* YAY! INHALER TIME!!

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

LOL

You slay me. :D

[nwspaprtaxis.livejournal.com]

:)))))))))))) I live for the 4th hour on that thing.