Challenge...
Oct. 23rd, 2003 09:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarotgalJe suis not good with secrets.
Je suis not good at self restraint.
Je suis not good at French :-)
But I'm trying. I will say it's REALLY hard not to read the challenge fics ahead of time when you have them sitting on your computer staring at you! LOL! And it's difficult to code fics without reading them(I hope I didn't mess up spacing, etc. but I can't read them through to check). But I'm tough and strong and I'm resisting the urge to even glance at them. Tis difficult, though!
But just as an update... Annalisa's Yahoo Group looks good- I have a feeling it's going to be flooded with happy feedback when it opens up. I put myself on no mail until then, just so I'm not even tempted to read the stories. And the archive is looking okay... it's at a forced width of 800pixels which I think is a pretty standard width nowadays for a minimum, given screen resolutions. But if anyone has a problem with this, tell me now because it requires a lot of redoing if it's not okay.
Anyhoo... I'm excited... and worried... two of my stories are in fandoms I've never finished a fic in before so I'm terrified about those two. And one of my stories has underage Marauders, so I don't know how people'll feel about that. And two of them I wrote and edited VERY quickly so I'm sure there are mistakes I'll be kicking myself over. So I'm really nervous about feedback. I hope people end up liking them, though *crosses fingers*
I always go through this on Christmas, too, wanting to tell everyone what I got them days before the holidays. I'm really bad at not telling. I've been watching a lot of Yami no Matsuei to keep my mind off it, though. I watched episodes 3 through 9 today. I'm waiting for the last 4 to download now. Think I'll watch a little Dinatopia in the meantime. I got through an hour or two of it last night before bed. I adore David Thewlis in it- he's such fine actor- he does smarmy self-centered crachedy old git VERY well. I'm still sure he's NOT my Professor Lupin but he's a damn good actor so I'm willing to give it a shot. I watched some of another movie with him in it a month or so ago (have been meaning to watch the whole thing) and he was supposed to be a nice guy, but he just... doesn't do it for me. No fangirl giggling, no heart racing, no excitement when he comes on screen (assuming I can hold back revulsion at times). The best I can manage is a HUGE appreciation for his acting talents and indifference. But hell, that's better than utter dislike which is where I was at this time last year! So it's an improvement!
Je suis not good at self restraint.
Je suis not good at French :-)
But I'm trying. I will say it's REALLY hard not to read the challenge fics ahead of time when you have them sitting on your computer staring at you! LOL! And it's difficult to code fics without reading them(I hope I didn't mess up spacing, etc. but I can't read them through to check). But I'm tough and strong and I'm resisting the urge to even glance at them. Tis difficult, though!
But just as an update... Annalisa's Yahoo Group looks good- I have a feeling it's going to be flooded with happy feedback when it opens up. I put myself on no mail until then, just so I'm not even tempted to read the stories. And the archive is looking okay... it's at a forced width of 800pixels which I think is a pretty standard width nowadays for a minimum, given screen resolutions. But if anyone has a problem with this, tell me now because it requires a lot of redoing if it's not okay.
Anyhoo... I'm excited... and worried... two of my stories are in fandoms I've never finished a fic in before so I'm terrified about those two. And one of my stories has underage Marauders, so I don't know how people'll feel about that. And two of them I wrote and edited VERY quickly so I'm sure there are mistakes I'll be kicking myself over. So I'm really nervous about feedback. I hope people end up liking them, though *crosses fingers*
I always go through this on Christmas, too, wanting to tell everyone what I got them days before the holidays. I'm really bad at not telling. I've been watching a lot of Yami no Matsuei to keep my mind off it, though. I watched episodes 3 through 9 today. I'm waiting for the last 4 to download now. Think I'll watch a little Dinatopia in the meantime. I got through an hour or two of it last night before bed. I adore David Thewlis in it- he's such fine actor- he does smarmy self-centered crachedy old git VERY well. I'm still sure he's NOT my Professor Lupin but he's a damn good actor so I'm willing to give it a shot. I watched some of another movie with him in it a month or so ago (have been meaning to watch the whole thing) and he was supposed to be a nice guy, but he just... doesn't do it for me. No fangirl giggling, no heart racing, no excitement when he comes on screen (assuming I can hold back revulsion at times). The best I can manage is a HUGE appreciation for his acting talents and indifference. But hell, that's better than utter dislike which is where I was at this time last year! So it's an improvement!
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Date: 2003-10-26 03:40 am (UTC)And I do agree, it's hard to write and research under a deadline. I love researching and being inspired by it, though. Thinking up ways of involving historical characters, etc.
As for plot bunnies... I've been thinking. I know I'm always inspired to write sneezefic for the threesome at the spot in the 2nd movie where it's snowing on them and Harry & Ron look so angsty and worried and cold. Awwww! Just screams "write a fic about me!"
But I've been trying to think of some other ideas to suggest... I'll try and get some bunnies together and will bombard your e-mail, okay? :-)
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Date: 2003-10-26 03:54 am (UTC)But yes, lots of bedridden-ness in general accompanied nearly every ailment :-) GOT to love that!
I'm a few paragraphs into you SH fic now :-) Enjoying it so far... even if IC's still in bed. heehee! I'm off to read! (I'm reading out of order but reviewing in order)
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Date: 2003-10-26 04:20 am (UTC)But it's good to be brave now and then... especially when it's only writing the word. And when it fits the story well enough.
Oh, certainly the longer the better!!!
And I *think* your story is correct. I had to recode it by scratch (which took, what, 10 minutes maybe?) so check it out again when you get a change to be sure I didn't do something else wrong this time! LOL! http://www.geocities.com/sfchallenges/allswell.html