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THERE IS COMMENT-FIC HAPPENING AND I CAN'T PARTICIPATE!

*cries*

I am way behind on my reverse big bang. I'm plugging away steadily at it, but I'm behind.

I'm also officially late on my Secret Lovers' Exchange. claudiapriscus is a rockstar who beta'd it overnight, but she pointed out (quite rightly) some serious structural issues with it that need to be rectified. The poor fic needs major surgery, so I'll be doing that tonight when I get home.

Anyway, there is comment-fic happening at hoodie_time and sharp_teeth. I task ALL OF YOU to go participate so that I can live through you vicariously, okay?

Then, when I have fulfilled my obligations, I am going to SWAN DIVE into the comment-fic. \o/

My shoulder recovered enough for me to start writing again in earnest, and so now I have spent the last two days working on a fic that's due for an exchange on the same day as the original Reverse Big Bang challenge. I'm hoping to have that done and out of the way by tonight, so that I can concentrate on the RBB all this weekend, and have something useful for my artist by Sunday night. The prompts I had were... umm... vague. Still, I think I've come up with something that will make my recipient happy while making me happy too. This is only the second time I've ever attempted writing Gabriel, and it's harder than I imagined. It's hard not writing him as a total caricature, especially since I'm attempting a more lighthearted fic. No, I swear, there's very little angst so far! Really!

This has been the weirdest, most random week ever. I don't even know where to start. There was overtime, and night shift, and stupid goddamn work politics that I want no part of and yet that keep landing in my lap because I'm trying to be freakin' Switzerland. Okay, so I'm a really snarky, opinionated Switzerland, but still. Being easy to talk to is a curse. Feh.

Anyway, I'm glad to be back in the writing saddle, so to speak. I feel bad that I haven't been able to write anything for the sharp_teeth meme, but hopefully once I've done the RBB I'll be able to devote some time to it. I'm hoping that it'll still be going strong around Hallowe'en.

I keep telling myself that I should give myself a one-month hiatus from all writing obligations, but then I look at my calendar and realize I've already committed to stuff all the way into January. *sigh* Oh, fandom, the things I do for the love of you. ;)

IT'S BACK!





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I don't have time for a comment-fic meme, but when has that ever stopped me? \o/