Personal Note: That whooshing sound

[nebroadwe]

Missed the deadline for the "Fire and Ice" challenge, confound it. The story's all laid out, but I've only managed to convert under half my handwritten draft/notes into typescript at this point. Bah, humbug. I'm pretty jazzed about this one, too: it's letting me do some things I'm pretty good at and forcing me to do others at which I could stand to improve. But I was late getting the prompt and then my computer flaked and this last weekend was devoured by a family visit (in terms of writing; in terms of hanging out with family, it blossomed like a petunia). So I'll just post it to Höllenbeck as usual when it's finished -- though I really, really, really wanted to see how it would stack up in competition. It's not my usual EdWin.

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you didn't get done prior to the deadline. *pouts* Will still be looking forward to the story when you post it.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you didn't get done prior to the deadline.

Me, too. [thinks about that] No, actually, I'm peeved. Stupid computer, eating my files, growl, mutter, grump. Though it doesn't help that the story's a bit tl;dr -- it has both a Winry-POV bit and an Ed-POV bit, each of which is short-story-length in itself. Then there's the bit where Things Actually Happen (where I'm bogged down right now, augh) and the bit after that that ties it all up in a neat package (I hope). Oh, well. At least now I don't have to rush through the beauty-edits ... and I can look forward to reading everybody else's entries. [looks forward]

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

There is always that.

I may start putting them up now, since I'm home sick....

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Nothing like improving the time. :-)

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

They's all up. *grins*

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Whee! [changes icon]

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

With a handy dandy list (http://community.livejournal.com/fireandice2008/5943.html) and everything except a ballot.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Your efficiency is a shining beacon of an example to us all. See how she rises from her sickbed, clawing her way to the keyboard to post ... :-)

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

*points at icon*

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

See? Coughing and hacking, barely able to breathe ...

[artemisrae.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh *is sad* I just binged on a bunch of your fic again too, and I was looking forward to something new.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

That's it. Not having a nervous breakdown or anything, noooooo....

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

It'll be up soonish (another week or so, if I don't get zapped by life. Again.). It's a longish piece -- if my handwriting-to-typescript calculations are correct, it's going to be in the neighborhood of seven thousand words. It's also forced me to figure out a lot of the backstory I need for, of all things, that Al-in-Xing novel I keep mulling over but haven't started. Hmmm ... but no, I need to finish "The Weight of the Paper" and "Winry and Paninya go to the movies" first ...

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Angst is okay, too: "Her hands trembled as they hovered above the keyboard, as if reluctant to touch it. With a sob, she slammed her fingers into the typepads. ASDFJKL;, read the screen, and then kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk ... on and on into infinity ..."

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yeah...pretty much. Add calling Nurse Sister at work and crying at her (literally), and you've got the day.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Ow. No fun at all. Hopefully tomorrow will be much better ...

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I'll be going in to work tomorrow. That will be the...uh...tricky part.

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Forget the desk -- aim for her chair.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

...you mean, the chair that the wolf dog already ate? /wry

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Sure. I mean, it's already so beat up, what's a little more abuse?

[artemisrae.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're still getting the fic out of it - the other fic that was a considering for the contest is totally going bust once I know I don't have to meet the deadline anymore. And if it kind of spurs you towards a bigger project, well I can't complain about that. (I've found that tooling around in my Gauntlet!verse tends to point me towards my Evil Aang Au Fic of Doom, so I know what you're talking about there...)

but no, I need to finish "The Weight of the Paper" and "Winry and Paninya go to the movies" first ...

Ha. As soon as I finish "That Night Hohenheim and Pinako Met" or "That Time Anime Havoc Stumbled into Rush Valley" or even that set of FMA/Discworld crossover drabbles that have been sitting on my harddrive for... months.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

C'mon, shouldn't I wait 'til she gets it recovered, first?

[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I suppose that, too, is a legitimate approach, but I've always been more of a "Kick him while he's down" woman, myself.

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's fun, too.