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Oh, LJ, I do neglect you so.
NaNo Count: 43,302 words total. I am this close, guys, but only to word count - I get the feeling the story's going to go on for a while longer yet. I am perfectly okay with this. :|b
The only thing I really worry about - aside from random tonal shifts, unintentional repetition of words and phrases (which, I think, is inevitable when half your word count comes from frenzied word wars), and a lack of motivation once the month's over - is whether I'm falling into the same trap I ream out so many AU authors for: OOC characters. I know concessions have to be made for the differences in setting and how a given character would develop in a role differing from canon; the thing is, I think I might have overstepped my leeway and I'm not sure whether this is the case. I guess I'll know once I get a beta. Until then, onwards and upwards.
(Also, I have only just remembered why referring to anyone in this story as a "mysterious figure" is a bad idea. I see a good deal of find+replace in my future. Yep.)
Favorite line of the night:
She turned to face him, eyes shining; he’d never thought anyone could look so victorious while holding a sack of potatoes, but she’d just gleefully proven him wrong.
(Screw context. I just love this one.)
The only thing I really worry about - aside from random tonal shifts, unintentional repetition of words and phrases (which, I think, is inevitable when half your word count comes from frenzied word wars), and a lack of motivation once the month's over - is whether I'm falling into the same trap I ream out so many AU authors for: OOC characters. I know concessions have to be made for the differences in setting and how a given character would develop in a role differing from canon; the thing is, I think I might have overstepped my leeway and I'm not sure whether this is the case. I guess I'll know once I get a beta. Until then, onwards and upwards.
(Also, I have only just remembered why referring to anyone in this story as a "mysterious figure" is a bad idea. I see a good deal of find+replace in my future. Yep.)
Favorite line of the night:
She turned to face him, eyes shining; he’d never thought anyone could look so victorious while holding a sack of potatoes, but she’d just gleefully proven him wrong.
(Screw context. I just love this one.)
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Though I have the sneaking suspicion I'm making Terra too smart, which is really sad.no subject
Your line....wtf. your line. it's awesome. there's no context needed. it's just awesome.
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VICTORY POTATOES, MAN. VICTORY POTATOES.
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Don't worry, I can split it into chapters and run spellcheck before I send it your way. |Db
Edit: And I typo while promising to run spellcheck. OF COURSE
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Repeated words and phrases have made up a whole load of my words. That and things like "well" or "really". And if you'd like any help with betaing, I'd be happy to help!
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Yeah, I rely far too much on "really" and stock two-word phrases like "he replied" and "he shrugged." Writing a ton of conversation all in one go is tough. And I would be more than happy to dump my ~100-page document on you if you want to look it over.
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And sure, feel free to send it on over! I can't promise to beta all hundred odd pages in one go, but I can do it in bits.
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I'll send it over once I hit both 50k and a good stopping place (and once I run spellcheck, since I'm not that cruel...I think). I'm not expecting you to look over the whole thing all at once either - that would be all sorts of crazy. Also, when you do read it, feel free to mark off entire sections with "JEEZ, TERRA, SHUT UP ALREADY," because man does his inner monologue ever ramble.
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Now I have this mental image of Terra just sitting in a corner and doing some very loud inner brooding. XD Ven would stand by and give him the "OK SHUT UP NOW" looks, because we all know he's too nice to say it out loud.