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You may have noticed a certain... lack of posting from me as of late. Well, there's a reason for that.

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As you can see, just a tiny reason.

I absolutely refuse to try and guess the ending word count (okay... hopefully under 70K... dang it, how does it keep growing?) The good news is I'm finally at the point where I do see a light at the end of the tunnel. Almost all the ducks are in a row, and it's just about time to start knocking them down for a hopefully big finale. Heck, it could even have a (tentative) title, meaning I might avoid that lengthy, soul draining angst fest at the end of the project.

This does assume I reach the end of the project and don't fall prey to the stress/angst trying to consume me in my professional life (which is my other reason for being quiet. I don't like to unload about those kinds of things).

The good news: I finally have my hotel stuff ironed out for Comic Con! Woohoo! Anyone on my f-list heading to sunny San Diego at the end of the month?

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if it gets more drawings...

I've been wanting to ask, how does that work? Do you already know who is going to make art for your story? Or did you sign up as a team?

Are we allowed to do such a thing

Of course we are. More money for Sulu. *g* Eh, I'll just outbid myself and vote no and paypal my pesos across the Atlantic and all should be yin and yang.

(Soooo, about the prompt. No kinky twist for Thicker Than Water? :P)

For Big Bang, I think the artist and/or vidder gets assigned after you turn in your rough draft, and the story/art reveals happens on the day the site opens.

Eh, I'll just outbid myself and vote no and paypal my pesos across the Atlantic and all should be yin and yang.

Ooh, I might outbid myself on Astrid's then. At some point I decided that I wanted to go up to $125.

(Soooo, about the prompt. No kinky twist for Thicker Than Water? :P)

...Shepcest... *cries*

Actually for the prompt, the sky is the limit. I mean, I did offer to write slash...

...Shepcest... *cries*

It's ok, it's ok. *pets you* I won't prompt you to write chapter 4 "in which our two newly discovered brothers move in together". I'll picture it in my mind. ;)

It's 07.00 pm, I can't put it off any longer. I have to go home and face my internetless computer. *feels brave*

Eeks.

It's ok, it's ok. *pets you* I won't prompt you to write chapter 4 "in which our two newly discovered brothers move in together". I'll picture it in my mind. ;)

Haha... someone actually wrote a fic like that. And despite incest fic being one of my squicks... I did read it. Because I like to torture myself. (Actually it was very well written... but there were parts where I had to cover my eyes.)

It's 07.00 pm, I can't put it off any longer. I have to go home and face my internetless computer. *feels brave*

You poor, poor thing. I'll be crossing my fingers that the problem resolves itself easily. Or you can try the method my Dad uses whenever the internet goes out... call the ISP every ten to fifteen minutes until they send someone out to shut him up XD

Did I say I was computer savvy? I'm a lying lier. I've installed Firefox, but the "try it for a week, before giving up on it" in the tutorial should have been a sure sign. Why is the lettertype thin and wobbly in Firefox, and not nice and fat and firm like in IE? My mocca chocolate LJ looks ugly. :(

Haha... someone actually wrote a fic like that.

Oh noes, in SGA?? Lol. How AU do you have to get to make that work? (I will be prudishly honest: I've never read an incest fic. I stuck my head into SPN fandom once, saw all the Wincest and jerked it back again. Of course now you're making me curious. Darn. *g*)

I had no idea the displays were different until you mentioned it. I've been using FF wayyyy too long methinks. Different strokes :)

Oh noes, in SGA?? Lol. How AU do you have to get to make that work?

Pretty... AU. Although it's somewhat tied back to canon at the end, it still... I don't know. It sort of reminded me of the end of the film, Lonestar, playing on the thoughts of the two characters at the end: "We're not going to have kids, so what does it hurt?" And that's where my brain breaks, because try as I might, I can't follow that logic.

Of course, I have two siblings. Even the thought of them as sexual beings makes me stick my fingers in my ears and start singing "La la la la la la!" I mean, I know they are and don't expect them not to be just so I can sleep at night, but it's a type of blissful ignorance. I've already prepared my answer if my little sister ever tries to come to me for sex advice: "Ask your mother." *g*

Of course now you're making me curious. Darn. *g

Sorry, I have that effect on people. Heh. I'll have to look for the link when I get back to my own computer, that is, if you're really that curious ;)

Oh my! Don't tell me it's Last Will and Testament by Speranza! I was opening some links in sgagenrefinders (http://community.livejournal.com/sgagenrefinders/225942.html) and the first flippin' one had incest! What are the odds! LOL. Ok. By Speranza*, I can totally see why you read that if that's the one. *continues*

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LMAO, yeah, that's the one! What can I say? It was a good read, even if I was going "No, no, no, nooooo!" during the sex scenes... but being drawn into the story and all... I just couldn't skim them over.

I still haven't read 'Written by the Victors". Should I even be in this fandom?

If that's true, we'll have to leave in exile together. Of course, you'll probably leave me stranded on the road somewhere after we have a huge fight when you learn that I have yet to read "Freedom is Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose".

<-- FAILS at fandom.

"Freedom is Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose". Oh. My. God. That one kept me up that night. Literally kept me AWAKE. Very powerful read, incredibly sad, but beautiful. I haven't read the sequel yet, because I'm a wooz and I need my sleep.

even if I was going "No, no, no, nooooo!" during the sex scenes...

Wait, (I haven't read the whole thing yet) they keep having sex after they ... find out?? Nooo.

(ETA: because I pressed the wrong button :))

I've been putting off reading it "Freedom..." because I know it's sad, and that the dynamic duo is cut in half, but from everything I've read it sounds like something I have to read at some point because of it's inherent awesomeness. I think I might load it on my Kindle so I can read it in my room. I've got the feeling it's one of those that will likely make me cry.

Wait, (I haven't read the whole thing yet) they keep having sex after they ... find out?? Nooo.

*squirms* Um... how far you into it now?

I've got the feeling it's one of those that will likely make me cry.

It will. You're gonna cry your eyes out. He's so .. alone, and he tries so hard to keep it together.

lim made a wonderful vid: This is How It Works (http://www.imeem.com/sublim/video/Tk2siKdd/this_is_how_it_works/) to go with the fic, but (in my humble opinion) Dreams (http://newkidfan.livejournal.com/143859.html) by

newkidfan goes even better with it.

*squirms* Um... how far you into it now?

Well, right now I'm at work, illegally e-mailing with you, so not very far. *g*

I'll read the rest tonight. If it gets too smutty I'll avert my eyes. :D

LOL, I think I'm just going to have to assign a night to read it. I mean, it can't have like 200+ saves on del.icio.us for no reason ;)

Ooh,

newkidfan did a vid to it? I'll have to check that one out, and

lim's as well (after reading of course, so there's context).

I'll read the rest tonight. If it gets too smutty I'll avert my eyes. :D

Pfft, seeing as how it's like, days later, did you ever finish? XD

Newkidfan's vid wasn't made for "Freedom..." but it fits the story perfectly! It's only two minutes long, but it's so beautiful and wistful and, and ... well, Read and watch, you'll see what I mean *hands you a box of tissues thru the internetz*

Still haven't finished the incest smut. And I printed "Victors" five months ago *upturns stacks of papers looking for it* and I was surprised at how short it is. I thought it was epic novel size, but it's shorter than your Big Bang I think. :D