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EDIT: It might help if I actually post said post, instead of letting poor LJ save it as a draft. What is wrong with me lately?

Started this morning:
Oh, look, time and energy for a real post.

My lack of sleep whining last week had to do with... well, lack of sleep. Let's just say that I was not only referring to poor Rodney when I titled that ~~monster~~ story "Wit's End". Thankfully, that demon has been exorcised from my system, and I can move onto bigger things -- namely, yeah, that poor, languishing Big Bang fic. (That I'm technically supposed to have 15K words on come ~~Thursday~~ today... (oops). Oh... that's so not funny I can't help but laugh.) I've finally convinced myself I can just write straight forward, and if I come up too short at the end of the story, I can go back and add more scenes here and there. I'm not limiting myself to one character's perspective on this one, so that will hopefully make it a little easier.

However I might have to beg for a ride on a motorcycle so a certain scene will come off authentic. Oh yes, the sacrifices I make for my readers. Play the violin for me now.

I might catch up on some, er, promised beta'ing this week before disappearing into another fic, because some anonymous people were really very understanding about that, and fairly instrumental in that two-day 10K+ word run. Give a little bit back, especially considering that I'll be sobbing on their not-so-anonymous shoulder not too much later this week as I try to write "Exciting Action Sequence 1". Seriously, that's all I have in my notes is that it's actiony, and will be exciting. Nothing helpful like, oh, the actual event that happens so I know logically how to build up to said major plot point.

You can tell, I've really thought this through.

Work is... eh, it's work. I get to editing a very exciting sequence in which someone makes a bunch of estrogen capsules, and then later they make an injectable. It's so riveting I'm planning on buying a large McDonald's coffee tomorrow afternoon to settle my nerves. Okay, sarcasm aside the fact that I actually have editing work, things look like they might be settling down at the office place, which means more random partial scenes typed out on notepad at various times in the day. Such as John and Rodney's impromptu sleepover. Oh, I warned you about my lovely planning skills, didn't I?

But yeah, not too much on the horizon other than writing. Still need to buy my ComicCon stuff. I know, Sis, they're not going to let me in the door. That's why I'm bringing Muzz. :D He'll just snarl at the people at the door and let us by. It's totally troo, I asked him, and Muzz never lies.

And now it's off to flitter upstairs, because I'm apparently still catching up on sleep. Wit's End is right.

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I can sympathise with the lack of slip, but not with attempting Big Bang - however far you get with it my hat goes off. It's a brave thing to attempt! :)

Is it bravery or is it insanity? Perhaps a bit of both!

Thank you for the hat, it keeps my head warm on those cold, sleepless nights as I stare blankly at the computer screen, willing the words to come.

I suppose me saying that I'm really, really, really glad I didn't even consider Big Bang for more than a minute before rejecting the idea of signing up because my longest story was only around 20-21,000 words and that was a MONSTER to write, is much help, is it?!

No, I didn't think so.

You're braver than me, and I'm sure it'll all work out and get written - I have faith in you!! *gets out pom-poms* Go grey, go grey, go go go...

Also... get some sleep! Or do I have to send Ronon round...um, actually, I get the feeling that might not help matters much! I'd send Rodney but I KNOW that wouldn't help you to get some sleep...!!!

Eh, maybe it doesn't help, but it sort of makes me smile. At least you know your limits... although I'm thinking it might be fun to be evil and try and lure you and Jayne in next year.

I need to set aside some time to force myself through the first bits. I never realized I had such issues with world building until I started this fic, but it's definitely a challenge from that perspective. I think I just want to skip straight to the action/whump, but I've got that whole build up to do first.

Maybe I ought to go get some fishtanks again. That was sure inspirational! XD

Also... get some sleep!

Heh... I've been trying! But then John starts nattering in my ear as I'm dropping off telling me I just have to wake up at that very moment and write down his rambling thought processes for said Big Bang fic. I think he does it to be contrary, because the man refuses to speak to me in the daytime. In all seriousness I have been trying to go to bed earlier. Since I have bought my Kindle (yet another entry on that), it's a little easier to pry myself away from the computer. Not sure if it makes sleep come any faster since I'm still reading fic.

I'd send Rodney but I KNOW that wouldn't help you to get some sleep...!!!

Haha, are you kidding? After what I put him through in that last fic, I think he'd probably be willing to help me go to sleep -- permanently. Because I'm not not considering bringing Lupin back for another round in the future.

I'm thinking it might be fun to be evil and try and lure you and Jayne in next year.

Good luck with that - it won't happen, I can assure you!! 40,000 words minimum? No way!! The very thought turns my brain to mush - and I don't even want to know Jayne's response to the idea!!! All the more kudos to you for doing it...

Because I'm not not considering bringing Lupin back for another round in the future.

Oooh, evil woman... and I soooo want to read that!

Ah, poor Rodney. Yep, me thinks he'd want to put you to sleep permanently too!

But... but... we could like sign up as a fabulous trio! We could even give ourselves a cool superhero name! Like, uh, er--I'll get back to you on that--BUT IT WOULD BE AWESOME!

Hee, kidding.

Oooh, evil woman... and I soooo want to read that!

I haven't decided quite what yet, but I'm thinking somehow one of Lupin's poorly conceived plans for galactic domination goes awry, and he's forced to team up with either John or Rodney, who has to rescue the rest of the team from plan and minions. Part of me wants to pair him and John together, so John can smack him over and over, especially as he starts leaking details of everything he put McKay through. I think if I chained him and Rodney together Lupin would very likely not survive the first hour.

Ah, poor Rodney. Yep, me thinks he'd want to put you to sleep permanently too!

*snort* I will not make any inappropriate SPCA comments... resisting... resisting...