salienne

But I'm going through the 1st draft of the novel again, finally finishing my outline so I remember what the hell I wrote, and I'm realizing... I can cut out half of this.

While it's fascinating to me why exactly my characters are doing what they're doing, I don't really need it all. The reader can extrapolate what s/he wants, and very accurately as long as I provide the right details.

...This'll make the rewrite easier if I can let go of the characters a bit, but I'm still not sure how I feel about the writing style or how a 2nd draft will compare to the first.

But, damn, if I actually finish something original this summer, I will be so pleased. And if I figure out what to do with my finished short stories, I will also be so pleased.

Anyone wanna whip me into working? (Or just bribe me with pancakes? Because after yesterday's Saving Grace, I have such a craving.)

Although it's not quite the holiday season, Christmas and New Years and Hannukah and the like are a'comin'. So...

Since I'm the stereotypical broke college student, I have an idea.

From now till New Years (or beyond; whatever), I'll be taking requests for holiday pressie fics. These may or may not end up being related to the holidays; you can request for them to be though.

So, come one, come all, and request! If you want certain characters, certain circumstances, etc., you can ask for that too. I should have these fics done for y'all a little past New Year's, possibly earlier depending on the number of requests.

Relevant fandoms for said requests:
-Doctor Who
-Farscape
-House
-Pirates of the Caribbean
-Constantine
-Original (It'll be fun and interesting, I swear!)

If you want a fic for a verse I haven't listed (i.e. Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The X-Files, The Vampire Chronicles, etc.), feel free to ask for that too. I just listed what I've actually written/feel most comfortable writing, but I could try to write something else for you too.

So.... request, and happy Turkey Day a week early and happy holidays a month early!

~Moi

(Oh, and if anyone knows how to make this post sticky, I would be very grateful.)