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Bad muses! No smut for you!
Dec. 27th, 2007 09:42 pmOkay, so I totally meant to spend this week writing giftfics. And my plan has been to post one every day until I can't keep up with that pace or finish (and the first is the most likely possibility). I'll post one in a few minutes, once I format the HTML document properly.
However, I went to start a Marcus Flint/Oliver Wood story last night as a gift and then, 3 pages in, realized two things:
1- It didn't remotely resemble what the request was
and
2- It was going to be a HECK of a lot longer than 5 pages (I'm trying to keep everyone's giftfics at 5 pages, to be fair. Some have gone 5 pages and a few lines, but that's including headers, so I think it's still fair)
So... I wanted to stop writing to finish this fic later, when I don't have any requests on my plate. But the damned thing wouldn't leave me alone. I went to bed at 3:40-ish in the am and the story wouldn't leave my head even as I fell asleep. I woke up, wrote a little, went to Blockbuster, wrote a little, went to a BAD dentist appointment, and wrote more. I just finished it a few minutes ago (minus title) and am pretty happy with it. But now I have to start all over again with the giftfic. But part of that story jumped into my head last night while I was looking up details in Quidditch Through the Ages for reference, so it's no problem. It's just funny. I only ever write the best stuff when I'm supposed to be doing/writing something completely different :-)
Anyway, here's where I stand with giftfics:
Finished- 5
Started- 2
Untouched- 13
Posted- 2
And I'll have another up within the hour.
However, I went to start a Marcus Flint/Oliver Wood story last night as a gift and then, 3 pages in, realized two things:
1- It didn't remotely resemble what the request was
and
2- It was going to be a HECK of a lot longer than 5 pages (I'm trying to keep everyone's giftfics at 5 pages, to be fair. Some have gone 5 pages and a few lines, but that's including headers, so I think it's still fair)
So... I wanted to stop writing to finish this fic later, when I don't have any requests on my plate. But the damned thing wouldn't leave me alone. I went to bed at 3:40-ish in the am and the story wouldn't leave my head even as I fell asleep. I woke up, wrote a little, went to Blockbuster, wrote a little, went to a BAD dentist appointment, and wrote more. I just finished it a few minutes ago (minus title) and am pretty happy with it. But now I have to start all over again with the giftfic. But part of that story jumped into my head last night while I was looking up details in Quidditch Through the Ages for reference, so it's no problem. It's just funny. I only ever write the best stuff when I'm supposed to be doing/writing something completely different :-)
Anyway, here's where I stand with giftfics:
Finished- 5
Started- 2
Untouched- 13
Posted- 2
And I'll have another up within the hour.
