dreaming away

Many years ago a fic was started about James Potter being alive and his story as he re-entered the wizarding world and his son's life. And then updating became sporadic. And then two years went by until it was finally updated again, with a promise from the author that the fic was not and would never be abandon. 

Four years later and said author is hardly even around online, let alone updated the fic. 

Said author fails at fanfic life, y/y? 

Well, there's news. Good news, even! I never took divination, but I'm seeing an update in the near future. 

Long story short, after I re-thought out the entire plot and point to the story, I put myself in a situation where the next few chapters are basically really important to the continued path of the fic. In other words, the decisions I'm making for these chapters essentially set up the remaining chapters. And I'm really bad at making decisions. I like to claim writers block, and maybe that's a part of it, but... not really. It's making up my mind on a few things and I can't continue without being decisive. 

And so, I'm forcing myself to be decisive. I'm almost satisfied with chapter 15 and I'm (seriously!) currently in the middle of reworking chapter 16. I have a start on seventeen and 18 and 19 are pretty mapped out. I just want to finish a bit more so that I'm sure of my decisions (really, I'm about to the point where I just say eff it and go with it, generally the way I make decisions) and the next chapter will be posted. Which will also mean the next chapter will be close to finished...and so forth. 

There is an outline. The story will finish through to the end of the war. It won't always be pretty. I'm sure it'll be angsty and hopefully continue to tear at your heartstrings some. I know that Tiffany and Erica aren't favorite characters, but they are important and there will be just a few more original characters (one of the areas I've struggled in making decisions). I've left a lot of questions and there even a few things that may appear to be mistakes (well, I'm sure there are plenty of mistakes) and all will be answered.

In the mean time, I just really really want to thank everyone who has read. It really means a lot. Thank you to those who continue to find wdmc and add it to their favorites and alert lists. And a massive thank you to all who have reviewed. You guys all rock my world. 

So here's to the soon to come update. I'm excited. 

Huggles n cookies!

 Help me, please. 

I have asked before, but it was over two years ago.

Tell me what one book I should buy. I'm not picky on genre, anything goes. You all read and you all talk about favorites, so rec me, please.

S'weird, the moments that grab me and choke me until I write and then I do.

More for my own insanity, but if you're interested, a progress report on What Dreams May Come, Chapter 15, Second Chances.

- First draft almost completed (one that I think I'm happy with!)
    -Is currently standing at 9660 words with a partial scene and a whole scene yet to be written (whole scene may be a bit lengthy, not sure yet)
       (the most words ever put in a chapter was 10,109 in Ch 11. I think I may beat that record, but considering the length of time that's passed, I owe it to my readers, yeah?)

- Am hoping to have this completed and looked over so I can send it to my betas (*coughcough firstlightofeos and christycorr coughcough*) within the week.

- Is still making no promises on when this chapter will be up.

- Is, however, happy with said progress and has already began the rough ideas of putting together chapter 16.

- Feels she's accomplished a lot for one evening and is going to bed

I meant to come home tonight and catch up, comment and update. I have, as usual, a thousand things to say, I even have a thousand things I should be doing (flisting and LJ-ing in general on the list) - - -

However...

I'm actually writing...


wdmc fans don't get too excited, it's not that. It's not even RtW. Yeah, great job, Mis, take on a new project when you have old, unfinished projects just sitting there. The news I'm hoping for is that this little piece (whether it's garbage or not, because it most definitely won't be multi-chaptered) will lead to working on those.

And yes, this is a major big deal. I've been struggling with the very idea of writing for a while now and Adam's been hounding me to just...do it. So...if this keeps up and I actually keep writing and follow through - thank Adam.

*goes back to notebook and pen to keep writing*

(the originally intended update shall come)

I have a question that I'm curious as to how others think concerning an answer. I have my own ideas, but I haven't came to a conclusive answer yet.

I'm working on finally, yet again the last chapter. I'm attempting at being particular with how I conclude certain plots/ideas in the story, keeping in mind that I may, more than likely, write one, if not two, sequels (basically, my versions of books six and seven).

With that in mind - and I suppose this question is relative basing it on the personality of my James - I've been contemplating exactly how Voldemort would react, and thus affect the war and his concentration on Harry, to James being alive after all.

More to the point, in your opinion, considering that Voldemort (remember that wdmc is pre-DH) never heard the prophecy in its entirety, do you think that he would concentrate on James just as much as he does on Harry? After all, Harry is no longer the only survivor of the killing curse (although Voldemort does not know the specifics on how James survived). Do you think Voldemort's vainness would make James a prime target as well? Or would James be on the top of his wanted list simply for being Harry's father and having survived Voldemort numerous times?

I'm pretty settled in the notion that since James survived him (and in wdmc, was a strong opponent during the first war), he'll obviously be a main target. Plus, he is Harry's father and therefore close to Harry.

Basically - I'm thinking in terms of the prophecy and how Voldemort, directly, would look at James and consider him.

Curious as to other's opinions on this matter, which may or may not affect the direction I go in writing.

Thank you, to anyone who replies. *hugs n cookies*

Totally quick entry:

Well, like everyone on my flist I could go on about my reaction to Deathly Hallows - but I won't. :p I will simply say that I loved it and there are many parts that stick out to me as awesome, wonderful, etc, as well as parts that gave me a blank look or go wtf?. Bottom line - I thought the book was a great ending. Besides -- JKR's left us with some great holes to play with in fandom. ^^

Speaking of fandom - this has me realllly wanting to write.

Okay - I'm going out of town in the morning for work and will be back sometime Friday evening/night. The good news is that Adam is totally letting me take his laptop with me! Yay! And the hotel I'm staying in has internet so...I shall still be here this week AND I can actually write! This excites me.

And in other news...Adam and I went apartment looking for the first time today. Awww. It was fun. We actually did find a place that we liked, but it's only the first day of looking. After pondering over our finances and such, we've decided that we should be able to move out sometime in September (this is, as well, very good news). So, we also went window-furniture shopping. *grins*

Need to finish packing and head to bed for my long drive tomorrow! I'll talk more HP later, I'm sure. I'm quite enjoying reading everyone else's thoughts and I've become addicted to deathlyh_icons (tons of great icons!) and everything_dh. It sure as hell ain't over. =) And although James is, always has been, and probably always will be my favorite character, I keep listening to the Snevans theme song...

Talk to you all later!

*waves* Been a while since I've given one of these. =\

Okay - I haven't had time, to be honest, in the past couple of months to work on much of anything. I do have plans and hopefully I now have time - that's the good news. So, in case you're wondering about anything in the works - read on.

Bittersweet Love - I'm going to be honest. I have no current plans on working on this for a while. Perhaps, someday when inspiration hits, I'll work on editing and rewriting it (personally, I think it's absolutely horrid). It's rather cliche and poorly written, I think. So...I don't see any hope for it in the near future.

Ride the Wind - *huggles* I miss this one! As soon as What Dreams May Come is done, I will get back to this one! I want to rewrite the first chapters (I think, I have the first six or so written?) before I start reposting it. I really need to work out my plan, too, out on paper, before I continue. So...look for that one within the next few months.

What Dreams May Come - One More Chapter Left. It's in the works! I pulled it up today to reread what I have written and I just need to fall back into that place and I can finish it. Mands is waiting for me, so it isn't a beta problem...it's just me. Last chapter...I've never written a last chapter before! It's coming along, though. The title is self titled, What Dreams May Come and I use a quote from Hamlet (go figure which one!) to start the chapter off.

Since I'm talking about wdmc - I have a question that I'd greatly appreciate any opinions and feedback on. I've had a few requests for a sequel to wdmc and I've considered it. Originally, I had no intentions of going any further (of course, back when wdmc started, I hadn't really planned the ending). I could go further with the story - I could continue through the time of the remaining books, just written with James alive and my version. But...is it worth it? Would any of you be interested in it? Author-wise, is it wise to write sequels? I just can't make up my mind on this and I'd like to by the time I post the final chapter.

Moments - Moments shall be a vignette that's currently in the works. I have the first of four chapters written, the final three all planned out and beta-approved. It's MWPP-era and that's all I can say until I post the first chapter. =)

Believe it or not (this HP summerfest is getting to me, I think.), I actually have three other ideas (possibly plans) for some short fics. I have a Peter based vignette in mind, a Snape one-shot, and a fic about James (of course) from a different point of view. The last one I'm unsure about more than the others. We'll see. Anyone willing to hash out some ideas with me, I'll take you up on the offer. @_@

That's all for now. wdmc will get caught up over at the UR and I'll keep working and concentrating on the final chapter of that for now. =)

Huggles n cookies!
missers

I'm a nervous wreck. First brand new piece of work in over a year...I suck at writing 'action'...


What Dreams May Come, chapter 14, Death Be Naught, has been updated at ff.net and can be found here.

Chapter 15, entitled the title of the story, is currently being worked on at the best of my ability. I'm considering a sequel, a sequel that would still (as best I can) follow canon in my own, little AU world I've created. Pleasssse give me your opinion on this. =)

I'm going to go wait for the world to come to an end now.

*love*

Omg. Omg. Omg. O-M-G.

Mands just sent me back the rest of Chapter 14 of wdmc.

Omg. Omg. Omg.

This means I just have to EDIT.

Omg. Omg. Omg.

I'm going to UPDATE REALLY REALLY SOON.

I can't breathe...

Hey everyone. Just jumped on real quick to do a few needed things and wanted to wish everyone a very happy holiday time.  My holidays are going rather well, which is nice and appreciated. =) Good friends, reasonably serene family get-togethers (which is a rarity), yummy food and fun times have made this holiday one worth remembering fondly. I'll go into more detail at a later time, but I do hope that all of you are enjoying your last days of 2006 and ready to take on whatever 2007 shall bring.

Life's been busy and hectic between get-togethers, work and Adam-time (who is on vacation currently from both work and school). That, and my computer is going all crazy-like and is in desperate need of a major cleanup. It doesn't always like to do what I ask of it. Although, proudly, I have managed to fix a few minor problems it's given me. *grin*

In the meantime, I'm beginning to get excited as I'm actually working on What Dreams May Come with the current chapter and plans for the last one. Hopefully, by the time I get my computer back to speed, the writing will be flowing and I'll actually update finally. =)

Everyone take care and I'll talk to you all soon!

With love, huggles n coookies!
mis.