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Haven't fallen off the face of the planet

Tue Jul 8, 2008, 5:09 AM
... Not yet at any rate.

I am just suffering from one of the worst cases of writer's block EVAR! I try to write and it all comes out as formulaic or childish. Thankfully, this hasn't affected by editing and rewrite skills so I'm still working on The Devil You Know. Sort of.

See, three of my five Betas haven't gotten back to me since March. Yeah, I know, five betas might seem excessive, but this is a 32-chapter, 70,000+ word, 172 page fic. And each beta offers something else. One is great for context, another for canon, a third for grammar and spelling, and another for overall floww ... you get the idea. Mind you, since this is a totally OC fic I have the feeling that my Betas are pretty much going to be the only ones to read the damned thing.

The fans do not look favourably on OC. They never have, and really, I can't blame them. With all the Mary Sues/Gary Stues running around, I guess it's not surprising that people assume that OC/bad character are the same thing. I'd like to think that I avoided that, but I suppose that only time, and the readers, can tell. ... assuming there are any readers.



I suppose that before I get any more depressed I should go back to trying to write. I have a Swindle/Smokescreen pre-war fic in my mind that needs to be told, but I just can't get out. *snicker* It makes it sound like I need writer's Exlax or something. ... And on that less than pleasant note, I'm off.

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~EerieIri Jul 8, 2008, 9:36:02 AM
I'll give your story a try. Considering your other fics, its probably good.
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~EerieIri Jul 9, 2008, 10:38:28 AM
You're welcome.^_____^ What's the name of your story? I didn't see it. (embarrassed)
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*Wyntir-Rose Jul 9, 2008, 1:19:54 PM
It's called "The Devil You Know". And no worries on not seeing it. It's actually not up here. Since it's 32 chapters long and over 70,000 words I can't quite see a way to post it up here effectively -- I'm not quite sure what the view is on posting multi chaptered fics as separate entries.

But you can find it over at Transfictions.net ([link]) and in my LJ journal ([link]). But I've only edited and posted the second chapter so there's not much to read yet.
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~EerieIri Jul 9, 2008, 1:28:21 PM
Cool! Thank you!
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*BluebirdSoaring Jul 9, 2008, 7:28:22 PM
Yep, I've got it on my list of next story to read! I vote for you teasing out more Smokey backstories if you feel so inspired *sends cookies* While I don't gravitate towards OC stories, some of the best ones in the fandom are well worth the read! And just the title/summary of"Devil You Know..." caught my interest at once. I think lots of people are home for the summer/working lots more, as I've noticed the traffic on lots of the fan fic sites is down a bit...once they get back in Sept I bet you will get lots of bites =)

And if you feel like getting a 6th beta I'd love to help out! I edit for a living, and while I'm too timid to write my own stories, I'm great for feedback...

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*Wyntir-Rose Jul 10, 2008, 8:24:35 PM
Thank you very much! I will definitely keep you in mind. Once I've heard back from all my Betas and get most of The Devil You Know edited, I'll be working on Life After Death again. I'd be very happy if I could get you to beta it. Assuming you have the time when it comes about.
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*BluebirdSoaring Jul 11, 2008, 7:02:42 AM
=) Wonderful!!!

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*Darkenlite Jul 12, 2008, 8:58:50 AM
its hard to tell the difference between Mary Sues and OCs especially if they are in the same universe.

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