A triumph only slightly marred

[sincere]

16.03%

8016 / 50000 words

Oh baby oh baby. My totals so far are 2297, 1422, 2058, and 2239. The 2nd was a low point for me: I wrote about 110 words at lunch, and then after work I just stared at my keyboard for about three hours while trying to brain any of the things I wanted to write. I couldn't do it and I wanted to beat my head against the wall. Failing already?!

Finally I went browsing through fic_promptly for "any fandom" prompts until I found one that I thought I could write for my ship, threw myself on the floor, and scribbled in a notebook. And I managed a decent word count in spite of myself! I am on track with a respectable buffer so far.

So far in those words I have started three fics, and finished one: The Simple Gesture, Thor/Sif.

Here's how my brain works -- when I posted the Thor/Sif fic on AO3, I posted a note saying, I know I'm pretty much writing these for an audience of me, but someone should champion for this pairing! And then when I got a comment, I immediately thought, this is someone telling me why my pairing sucks. :(

I switch tabs to my Gmail to peer suspiciously at the notif. I can see in the preview that it says, "I do not normally like Sif AT ALL."

A Leslie Knope quote sums up my reaction: "That's terrific. Or is it awful? Everything's okay. Or is it just the same?"

How is everyone else doing on NaNo?

Comments

[temples]

That reminds me of a fic I wrote (back when I wrote fic) where the first line of a review was, "Sounds like a bitch, tbh." Quoting verbatim, and the reviewer meant the p.o.v. character, but it grossed me out because I don't believe for a second that the reviewer meant it in a reclaiming way.

I'm doing awesomely at NaNo! Because I am not playing. :D

[sincere]

I love when reviewers say things that make you go "Really? Thanks for bringing more negativity into my life, that was super excellent."

You are doing something equally important: NaHo! It's... it's where you do homework.

[temples]

HOMEWORK. :D




...there was no Pokey last night. ):

[sincere]

No, it's true. :( You never IMd me, so I assumed the library had eaten you and you were dead.

[temples]

Li messaged me! And I responded and everything. Did she not tell you this?

[sincere]

She told me she waved at you, but that's not "She's ready and wants to do it now and is sitting in the livestream waiting!" I assumed you would IM me when you were ready so I could get ready, and if you didn't IM me it was because you were too tired or has found something else to do. :( So I kept doing my other things! Next time let me know when you're available and then I will prepare for your Pokey times.

[temples]

Oh, okay. Fair enough! c:

Tonight then? I finish class right when HIMYM is done! grumblegrumble

[sincere]

Sold! Since I won't have to miss HIMYM :D

[prefacing]

I am still at 300 words! :D :D :D




Although I think I wrote about 200 words while I was waiting for my sushi the other day. The business tripp I was on from the 3rd to the 5th totally threw me off. :( 12 hours of running around and helping people figure out things is not conducive to fic-writing.