Well, I'm Glad That's Done!

[rusty_armour]

By some minor miracle, I finally finished the rough draft for my David Hewlett MSF/DWB Charity Auction fic! I had promised a minimum of 2500-3000 words, so, naturally, I wrote just over 10,000. Uh, this number might go down to a slightly more reasonable figure once the story has been fixed up. I have a feeling that some trimming might be necessary. The fic certainly needs some serious revision. I'm going to go through it once each day, for the next four days, in the hope that I might be able to whip it into some kind of shape. My plan is to deliver it to my kind and patient bidder on Canada Day, which probably won't mean much to her as I think she's British...

A week ago, I was seriously questioning whether I'd be able to meet my self-imposed deadline for the rough draft, which is June 30th. For several days, I was finding it a challenge to get individual words on the page, never mind full sentences! Then, on Thursday night, who should show up but my AWOL muse.

Muse: Hey, there! Would you like some help?

rusty_armour: Where the fuck have you been, you selfish little bitch?

Okay, I didn't actually say that because I was so frickin' happy to see her, but I was definitely thinking it.

Uh...I believe there was a point to this entry when I first started writing it. I've just forgotten what it is. Oh, yeah! I finished the fic! Thank Herne I finished the fic! Now, I just have to hope my bidder likes it because it would seriously suck if she didn't!

Comments

[avictoriangirl]

Yay you! :) Congrats on the fic. \o/

Bahahaha! I have those pseudo conversations too! *pets muse and feeds her chocolate* ;)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Yay you! :) Congrats on the fic. \o/

Thank you! I'm happy and relieved that it's finally done! :-)

Bahahaha! I have those pseudo conversations too! *pets muse and feeds her chocolate* ;)

I'm glad I'm not the only one! And usually I'm a bit more respectful towards my muse. It's just that sometimes she picks some really lousy moments to pull a disappearing act!

[crew4.livejournal.com]

LOL, tell me what it is with muses. We abuse the hell out of them when they're not around, but we're all sweet as pie when they decide to turn up.

Congrats of finishing the fic :-)

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

LOL, tell me what it is with muses. We abuse the hell out of them when they're not around, but we're all sweet as pie when they decide to turn up.

It's reassuring to know that I'm not the only one who follows this pattern! I guess it's something that's pretty universal when it comes to writing and other art forms.

Congrats of finishing the fic :-)

Thanks! I'm happy now that I've cleared that hurdle! *g*

[radiogaga80.livejournal.com]

Hey, congrats on the fic! 10,000 words is a LOT! I think our muses had tea and cookies together because when you needed her for a fic, I was in an icon rut.
Oh, speaking of food - I bought some genuine Canadian cranberry jam and cranberry honey yesterday. Or rather, I pointed at them and dad bought them. *g*

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Hey, congrats on the fic! 10,000 words is a LOT!

Thank you! :-) Yes, the 10,000 words was a bit of a surprise. I certainly hadn't intended to write that much. As usual, I got a bit carried away. *g*

I think our muses had tea and cookies together because when you needed her for a fic, I was in an icon rut.

So that's where the little minx disappeared to! She was hanging out with your muse! Well, if they were having tea and cookies together, I can see why she wasn't in a rush to come back! *g* Well, I'm glad both of our muses decided to return. Judging by your latest batch of icons, your muse more than made up for her absence! :-)

Oh, speaking of food - I bought some genuine Canadian cranberry jam and cranberry honey yesterday. Or rather, I pointed at them and dad bought them. *g*

Oh, man! Now I'm hungry! Well, it's nice to hear about someone buying a Canadian food export that isn't beer or maple syrup. *g* I hope you enjoy both the jam and honey. I didn't even realize that there was such a thing as cranberry honey. I'll have to be on the lookout for that!

[njc2007.livejournal.com]

Muses like to hang around when we don't need the distraction (i.e. at work); but then disappear when we sit down to write. What's up with that?

I can't believe how prolific you are. I bow in awe.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Muses like to hang around when we don't need the distraction (i.e. at work); but then disappear when we sit down to write. What's up with that?

That is so true! I can't tell you the number of times when my muse has shown up at work! She seems to prefer to offer her services when I'm supposed to be focusing on something else. Like you, if I sit down specifically to write, she seems to get bored and wanders off. I'd like to know what's up with that too!

I can't believe how prolific you are. I bow in awe.

I'm not usually this prolific. Usually, it would take me longer than two months to write 10,000 words. Of course, saying that, I wrote Gatecrasher (http://rusty-armour.livejournal.com/39083.html) in about a week and that was about 6,000 words. However, it's a parody and I seem to be able to write those pretty quickly for some reason. Anywaaaaay, I'm usually a very slow writer and I hadn't intended to write 10,000 words when I began this project.

[njc2007.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about parodies. They almost write themselves.

[tazzles.livejournal.com]

Congrats on writing so much! And finishing it.

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

Thanks, tazzles! :-) I sent the story off to my bidder yesterday, so now I'm waiting anxiously to hear what she thinks. I'm hoping she likes it and that I'll be able to post it some time in the near future.