dreaming away

Yes! Contrary to what I know you're thinking, I am still writing! As usual, life has been busy and I've decided I want to be well ahead of the game before I start updating once again. The good news is that we're getting closer to an update.

For those interested in What Dreams May Come

Chapters 15, Second Chances, and 16, Love's Direction, are both written. I'm currently working on chapter 17, which is still untitled. The really good news I can share is the entire fic has been outlined. Here's the part that floored me; we're going to be around for a while longer. To my best estimate, which isn't absolutely certain as the chapters themselves aren't outlined (and have a tendency to take on a life of their own each time), there's approx. 30 to 40 more chapters left of this story. If I can keep myself from adding any other side stories or running off on a tangent, it should be closer to the 30 mark, but knowing me, somewhere in the middle (and I can almost see the areas that will be trouble for me), I might hit that 40 mark easy. Heh.

So, the story is set, I've had plenty of time to plan it out and it's finally down in outline form and unless one of my betas persuade me due to plot holes or just downright silliness or horribleness, things won't change no matter reactions. I can tell you this much - the story will remain as close to canon as I can make it. It will, of course, deviate from that often enough to stand out, as it is an AU to begin with. It will get dark; there will be character deaths and injuries. You'll be introduced to some new characters, there will be romance, adventures and plenty of drama.

It'll be a little bit longer before any updates will start rolling in. The ever wonderful firstlightofeos  (and somehow I've pulled the also, ever wonderful christycorr  into the mix) and myself have been quite busy and I haven't put a rush on any beta reading. Plus, I would like to stay ahead by a few chapters. That way, in my often times of not being around, or having the time to write, I can still have something to update with.

In the mean time, somehow, christycorr  convinced me to sign up for this year's Fic Exchange at Unknowable Room, so I guess I'm doing that. I fear deadlines, so this may not have been the best idea ever...

Hopefully, I can finish chapter 17 soon and get a good start on 18. When I get that far, I'll start putting pressure on my betas and by the time I get 18 done, I can update with 15 and stay a good three chapters ahead of my posting. I've said this before and I still mean it, with or without any readers, I will finish wdmc. *grins*

Happy reading!

Five weeks after my last comment made...

Dare I say that if I've learned anything in the past couple months it's been that time is your one constant companion. It's bruttle and honest, always pushing you, occasionally giving you what you need and sometimes not slowing down so you can breathe. And once some time has passed and you look back, it can be rather amazing at all that traveled either with you or past you.

Alright, since I'm sure not everyone wants to read everything I have to say, LJcuts:

( A personal Catch-Up )

( FanFiction-ing... )

( Peronal thought )

Point is - I've been busy, exceptionally, but I love you all. I miss you guys when I'm not around. It'd be almost silly to say that I hope I can manage more time on here - I never follow through with planned plans ... but here's to hoping time will be willing to be my friend a bit more in the coming year now that I've accepted it more graciously.

Hope you all are well. My love to you all. <3

missers

p.s. some things never change, and I fear, my babbling tendencies will forever be one of those.....*giggle*
p.s.2. Did I just giggle?!?!

I promise that in the midst of everything that I've been doing and that's been keeping me busy, I've been trying to write.

I really am. I'm trying to write, but it just...won't come out. At least not right, at all.

I need a muse.

And it so slipped past me that WDMC is a year old now. Awww.

I so really, really wanted to have been finished with that by now. I think I may revise the outline which may make it a chapter (or two, but probably just one) shorter than what's planned now. We'll see.

Weddings and work and pre-school stuff and friends and family and avoiding. And eating. Trying to write...

Yeah...that's all. <3

Somebody make me giddy.

Well, what do you know, I am still alive. I was beginning to wonder...

Anyway, after a break from the computer and being online (not that I chose to take this break...) I'm back and I'm ready to pile on the work.

Oh, that sounded so good in my head, but now I'm scared that I said it outloud. LoL.

To the tgbmods, I'm sorry for my disapearing act, and you don't know how much it warms my heart that you are so understanding. I grinned when I read the email from Holly asking if I was still alive. =) Everything is sounding so great! I'm very excited for this site! I can't wait until we get it all up and going, it'll be wonderful, I just know it.

Hmm, anyone reading concerned with my writing...(ha...) well, that went on break for a while, too. All that's been done is two possible chapter titles and about three or four possible quotes have been typed on a blank Word document for the next chapter of wdmc (look, omg, I don't even remember what chapter number I'm on...*shoots foot*). I do have the chapter outlined in my head, so it's just a matter of actually writing it. =) See, I'm half way there. However, my concentration, I plan, will be given to tgb and the new site. Then we'll post away. ^ ^

I attempted, a few weeks ago, to look over some of my original writings that are collecting dust on my computer. Agh, it was harsh. Simply editing and doing some re-writing would not be near enough. I think I'm currently going through one of those phases where nothing I write is very good in my eyes. I'm sure I'll kick myself out of it soon enough. I do have one 'novel' written, in desperate need of being rewritten, edited, and expanded mind you, that's incredibly cliche, over used and filled with corny themes, un-nessisary soap-opera like scenes, and  probably some Mary-Sue characters - but I love it all the same. *giggles* I have "four" stories, novel length, or close to, completed, and this is the only one I can stand. LoL. The others are all connected and basically the same story with different characters (all related to the previous stories) anyway, so one of these days it'll just be a matter of piecing all that together.

In the mean time, I do love my HP fandom. I keep getting plot bunnies for fics that deal with themes and story lines that I'd like to attack with original characters someday, but I can picture them in use with Lily/MWPP story lines for now...

We'll see.

At any rate - I'm alive. =)[Bad username or unknown identity: ]