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

[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!