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Envinyatar (envinyatar15) wrote,
@ 2008-06-23 23:35:00

Current music:	Red Hot Chilli Peppers [Otherside]
Entry tags:	exchanges, pimp, writing

i don't believe it's bad...
It's time I made a decision.

I'm going to give up participating in exchanges for this year. That means: no

hp_toujours

SIGN UPS begin June 22 - July 12
ASSIGNMENTS DUE October 4

More information [ here ].

No

snupin_santa. No

smutty_claus. No

snapelyholidays. No other exchanges that might look tempting. I'm not sure I'll even manage femgenficathon, as no suitable plotbunny has come up yet. Challenges will be considered on a case-by-case basis, so I'm not going to say YAY or NAY to them just yet - I know a few will come up this year that I'd be sorely tempted by.

Why this decision on cutting back on exchanges? I just finished the outline of a Jared/Jensen RPS fic, which clocks in at 1,500 words. And if the outline has that kind of word count, what do you think will be the length of the fic in the end? Ten times that, I'd think. Deadline: August 20.

Then: the riding!AU, which I think will clock in somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 words. I want to have that one published this year.

Then: the SPN fic o' doom, which is actually a fucking verse. The first main story will probably have 12,000 words. The second, too. Then some ficlets/smaller fics (3,000 words), then two more main parts.

Then: the Remus/Severus/Tonks triangle-turned-threesome fic. At 3,000 words, the Snupin has happened, but nothing else. I estimate it to clock in at 11,000 or 12,000 words.

Then: the Voldemort-wins-dystopia Snupin. I expect it to maybe go up to 9,000 words (which would still be longer than my longest fic to date!).

Then: the Charlie/Remus/Tonks. First story, maybe 6,000 or 7,000 words. Second story, maybe 5,000 words.

SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING???

My muse is too active, and I like procrastinating too much. Yes, even on the writing. Go me!

At any rate, I might do some pinch-hitting, if the mood strikes me and I've actually managed to finished some of those projects. I don't think I'll have all of them posted when the new year rolls 'round, but I can dream, right?

I just wanted to say this in a public post so that if I so much as flirt with an exchange, hopefully someone will remember this and strike me unconscious. Or something.

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	ships_harry 2008-06-23 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	Charlie/Remus/Tonks. YAY! That can't possibly be a bad mix :D. Actually, the R/S/T looks pretty good, too. As does the dystopia. And I do like SPN a whole big pile. Yes, okay, I can quite see why you're not signing up for any exchanges/fests! (Reply to this) (Thread)

envinyatar15
2008-06-24 12:13 am UTC (link)

The Charlie/Remus/Tonks #1 will be an angsty love triangle - I have some of that written out. Tonks POV, and doesn't end too positively. #2 will pick up there and, consequently, have a slow build-up into a threesome-y direction.

The Remus/Severus/Tonks wants to be second person POV fic, but I can't decide whether I should let it remain that way or actually re-write it into third person POV. It's going to have some dark-ish elements of betrayal and adultery and dub-con to it, and a Severus with interesting issues.

The dystopia... is totally not my usual fare, as it is pretty plotty. Thematically, it has a Clockwork Orange touch. Lots of fun to play with since I can learn new things with it!

My problem with all those bunnies is that I'm quickly distracted by new, shiny, short things, and when I'm finished with those, my overactive muse gives me a new bunny to play with, etc. etc. Which is why I now have a pile of half-finished fic lying around, the plotbunnies all crowding my brain, and I just can't bring myself to finish them because most of these bunnies I love so much, I fear not doing justice to the perfection presented to me by my muse. Meh!

*goes back to working on RPS fic* *looks at incest, adultery, dub-con/non-con, violence bunnies* *realises is going to burn in hell* *shrugs* :D

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	shiny_crystal 2008-06-24 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	Sounds like a plan to me :D Good luck with working on all these projects, they sure sound awesome! And I'll have a Martini bottle at the ready, just in case. To hit you with it, of course :P (Reply to this) (Thread)

	envinyatar15 2008-06-24 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	I just counted the approximate word count - 105K for six projects, 21K of which are written. Seems like I'm supposed to just write another 84K this year... Eep. Manageable, as that's the word count of the first six months of 2008. HARHAR FUN TIMES. headdesk A full bottle? I'd rather drink it! :D goes back to writing (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	shiny_crystal 2008-06-24 08:26 pm UTC (link)
	Yay. GO FOR IT!! waves flags Naaah, an empty one of course XD I couldn't possibly keep a Martini bottle around for that long ~~because at SOME POINT you'd come and visit ...~~ I just realized I might need a Martini icon. Oh, and I need to drink some again nod nod (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

envinyatar15
2008-06-24 08:33 pm UTC (link)

Awww, no Martini :( And I had exactly the same thought - that I needed a Martini icon. Go us! :D Let me know if you find something good? I'm kinda caught up in trying to break the 3K, which would at least mean I have 30% of the minimum word count for this challenge done within twenty-four hours of having finished the outline... And maybe 15% of the fic, if I'm good.

Still have some Martini at home. We could watch the second semi final together on Thursday, if you wanted, and kill it?

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shiny_crystal
2008-06-24 08:52 pm UTC (link)

*points at icon* Heh <3 That was the first available thing and I might look for better ones, but not now, I'm basically off to bed ... uni at 8.00 am is NO fun... but at least no more lectures that day, one's cancelled and one I'm shamelessly skipping ... again. But it's a Vorlesung so it doesn't matter *cough* won't leave the house again after that, though *is afraid of riots* >.>

GO YOU!! That sounds fantastic <3 *waves flags enthusiastically*

And that, too! I'm at uni till 6.00 pm, so I could just come over after that, round about 6.45 pm? I could come later, but doesn't really pay off for me to go home in between and stuff. At any rate, YAY! Football! With COMPANY! And Martini! On a real screen! With RUSSIA playing!! ♥

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	envinyatar15 2008-06-25 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	Sick at home, so come whenever you want ♥ (Reply to this) (Parent)

	melusinahp 2008-06-24 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	No darkfest? wibbles ;) No, I get where you are coming from. I'm also trying hard to resist hp_tojours. Eh. I really don't have time, but it would be so much fun to write Regulus again. (Reply to this) (Thread)

envinyatar15
2008-06-24 07:35 pm UTC (link)

Darkfest is gonna be a challenge, no exchange, or did I get that wrong? 'cause I totally included it in the "tempting things I might do" folder :D

Yes, hp_toujours really is tempting! Narcissa, Bella, Regulus, Sirius... Man, I love me my Blacks. I'd especially love to explore a part of Sirius that came to me upon writing the Lily/Sirius (Regulus/Sirius) I posted a couple of days ago. But then the question would be, would my recipient want something like that, or would they actually want Sirius? So, heh. NO SIGNING UP.

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	melusinahp 2008-06-24 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	Yes! It will be prompt based, not an exchange. And I'm going to be extremely flexible with people's interpretations of their prompts, lol. :D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	envinyatar15 2008-06-24 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	~~Who knows, maybe I'm going to be able to use one of those dark plotbunnies that have been ghosting around in my brain for sometimes literally years. Go efficiency!~~ smiles innocently (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	melusinahp 2008-06-24 07:41 pm UTC (link)
	Hee. Whatever it is, I'm sure it will be awesome. :D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	envinyatar15 2008-06-24 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	o_O Faith in me? Not sure I deserve it, but thank you, I hope it'll be! g Also, I'm distracting myself with starting to plot now, which, no good. Need to focus. Need to beat fic into submission. Muse, why do you love playing around with various idea at one time so much??? tears at hair (Reply to this) (Parent)