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Whew, IIBB is done. It still feels a little surreal that I finished that project, tbh. Just... aaaaaaaaa for ages and then suddenly, actually done.

I had also entered the project in a tiny gunpla discord's seasonal contest and neither won nor placed and that's fine. The important part was the deadline along with the oft-painful lessons on time & project management.

That said- I can solidly say I'm at the upper end of whelmed with basically all my hobbies. So time to take a short breather and re-evaluate.

Monthly mail has gone out to everyone aside from folks in Canada.

TGS has not been overly exciting. The Xbox presentation was surprisingly strong, and I've watched bits of a few others. I briefly tuned in for the Suikoden one but wasn't awake enough.

Considering that I've not made it past the 'pre-cleaning other areas so I have space to sort' phase of cleaning the utility room, the actual utility room cleaning will be postponed until I get some other spaces under control. Nothing is terrible, just... I can see how this year has been rough in various ways.

I had been considering the cemetery walk this weekend at the big local-ish cemetery but I didn't enjoy last year's and left after an hour (during which the tour had progressed about three stops on a list of about thirty graves to visit) and also my digestive tract has not been thrilled with me for the last couple days, which I suspect is mostly a delayed reaction to the busyness of everything else.

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rionaleonhart

I doubt my first effort at Eden's Garden fanfiction will make me popular within the fandom, but, look, someone had to write this.

Title: Unaccounted For
Fandom: Project: Eden's Garden
Rating: 15
Pairing: Wolfgang/Diana
Wordcount: 2,200
Summary: Diana was in the boiler room for fifty minutes before the blackout. What happened during those fifty minutes?
Warnings: drugged kissing, fear of sexual assault, generally miserable

( Unaccounted For )

vriddy

Chapter 3 was sooooo much easier to edit, breezy and took just a bit over 5h. A 3.5k words chapter is sooo much easier to wrangle than a beast that grew to nearly 10k XD Having said that, re-reading beta feedback, a couple of people did say that C3-C5 specifically felt not exactly "slow" but like it was only setup for the rest... This feels like pacing/stakes stuff which I'm too close to the text to easily see right now. I'm hoping that the big restructuring work I did at the start of this round (also based on beta feedback, thanks again!) will help in that the larger story's stakes get raised in a more proper crescendo now, rather than go "grumbles, grumbles, grumbles, SUDDEN FIRE EXPLOSION KABOOM" as they did in the previous draft. Also I'm fleshing out more secondary characters and connecting in small ways various background happenings, and I'm hoping that will also help hold up the reader's interest better. Hoping, hoping.

I'm having a good time and enjoying the process, which is rare enough for editing that it's worth saying! Things are actually quite strange right now. My "lighthearted" project when I need a break is fic for a new-to-me fandom, and so I don't know the characters very well yet. I had a full outline written up in a sort of a draft 0 way, with sentence fragments, bits of dialogue, and so on. When I work on it, I'm making all of this into proper prose but it's very plot-focused and lacking a bit of heart at the moment (I'll fix that in edits later!). So I'm not getting the same catharsis I usually get out of writing.

Meanwhile, a lot of the editing I'm doing right now is possible because I've refined the motivations both of the MC and of so many characters around her. So while I'm only adding a couple of paragraphs here and there, or a sentence to hint at more, there's a lot more heart going into it and I feel like I'm getting the kind of, hm, mental wellbeing boost? deep inner satisfaction? that I usually get from writing.

Additionally, I feel like I'm getting to know the MC a lot better, and the fondness I have for her only grows and grows. It's a nice place to be. I've wondered a few times if I should have gotten feedback earlier, but because of the way this particular story was written, I don't think it would have worked well. The first draft required so many changes including a personality transplant for the other main character so let's not even consider it. After the first round of edits (structural), while I had the plot and main relationship nailed down, the world was utterly empty. I had described no setting. The worldbuilding was barebone beyond anything that directly moved the story. Not a very interesting tale to read, and that would have easily confused what were the other necessary fixes that came up during the actual beta-reading, of the kind I did need an external perspective on.

I'm really, really enjoying what this round of editing is changing in the story. I really hope that when I'm done and have taken a step back, it all looks like well done embroidery on a tapestry, and not like haphazard patchwork on a story corpse 😅 Gently holding this feeling into my palms until I hit the next editing road bump... XD

vriddy

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Edit: And

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Current Mood: loving fandom

deemoyza

1,619 words yesterday, most of which I think I will scrap. Not because they're bad, but because they don't get to the heart of the story.

I am not a long-form writer. I have written a few stories that broke 20k words, and even a couple that broke 50k, but that is not the norm for me. Most stories I write tend to be somewhere between 1500 and 5k words, and these shorter fics come with their own set of issues, the primary one being, where to begin.

( Writing blather )

I have been writing for most of my life, but even now, I'm still learning how to best do things. And admitting when a project is not working and deciding to start over from scratch is something I've found to be quite liberating. I may never completely understand where to start my stories, but I'm getting better at discovering the right point somewhere along the way.

Current Mood: contemplative

kalloway

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Title: Astraze Ein
Creator:

kalloway
Fandom: Gundam Series
Numbers: 30+ Photographs & 3000+ word project log, in-verse fiction, and a bit of rambling.
Rating: All-Ages
Content Notes: None.
Summary: This is a fully-documented and photographed 'kitbash' 1/144 Gundam scale model from initial conception to finished piece.

thumbnail image of a black and blue humanoid robot scale model of the Astraze Ein surrounded by its weapons

Astraze Ein & Project Log on DW

kalloway

Since starting my Accidental Advent project on the 8th, I've made it through an impressive amount of stuff! This is the animated chunk of the pile; the manga/comics/magazines/etc will come later.

Grimms Notes - could not get into at any point despite some fun gimmicks; turns out this was based on a dead Square-Enix mobile game that never reached global. Basically a wander through fairy tales. Also Joan of Arc is a fairy tale now and I am actually kinda curious why Japan likes her so much.

ClassicaLoid (S1) - this was fun? Composers reconstituted into the present with weird abilities? Like, this was fun and dumb but I cannot imagine watching it again or seeking out the second season. Really good music, and I really liked all the composers but... yeah.

Cars 1-3 - iirc this was a gift, and this is actually the first time I've seen Cars 2 since it came out. It's still bad! 1 & 3 are formulaic and charming, but 2 is bafflingly bad! I think the main problem is that it hangs on Mater and he's not a lead character archetype. Wait, no, that's one of the main problems; the other is the entire plot and wtf. Hilariously, these were packaged in the case as 1, 3, and then 2 in the back. I agree.

Earl & Fairy - this is still charming and since the novels are licensed I should really get them. (eBook only afaik, alas) This was a 'I've seen this multiple times but it got licensed and I guess I bought a copy?' watch.

Monster Musume OVAs - idk why this is a loose disc or where it came from because while I read some of the manga, I've never seen the anime. I legit do not know where this came from. Also since it's OVAs, it's boobies bouncing breastily everywhere.

Fractale - I don't know why I bought this. I mean, the entire creative team suggests I should have really liked it but it was downright awful and I almost turned it off after the second episode but I thought it might get better? Overdone 'everyone prefers VR' + main character gets accidentally pegged as a pervert and the accusations follow him for the whole show for no reason. I feel like this could have and should have been good, but it was terrible.

Anyway, two for the shelf, three for the sale box, will ask M if perhaps he misplaced or would like the Monster Musume disc.

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vriddy

Community Thursday challenge: every Thursday, try to make an effort to engage with a community on Dreamwidth, whether that's posting, commenting, promoting, etc.

Over the last week...

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rionaleonhart

Here is the problem with venturing into the realm of fanmade Danganronpas (or Fanganronpas, as the community inevitably calls them): where do you stop?

What I'm saying is that, having got into Danganronpa: Despair Time, I've now investigated Project: Eden's Garden.

Eden's Garden is a playable Danganronpa fangame that can be downloaded free on itch.io, but, as my laptop is very much not a gaming laptop and might struggle to play it, I've watched the development team's official no-commentary playthrough instead. The prologue and first chapter have currently been released.

The first thing that strikes me is the absolutely insane level of polish and production values; this game is better-looking than an actual Danganronpa game. I think it's the most impressive fan project I've ever seen, and I've seen some impressive fan projects in my time!

I do think I love Despair Time more. Despair Time is a lot messier, but its characters grabbed me more powerfully, and I think it does a better job of capturing Danganronpa's comedic tone. I do really enjoy Eden's Garden, though; I found the case in the first chapter absolutely gripping, and I'm looking forward to more!

I wouldn't say I love Damon (yet?), but I like him pretty solidly. Arrogance is an unusual and interesting quality in a Danganronpa protagonist. I enjoy that he takes himself very seriously and gets embarrassed if anything threatens his pride, and I really like every glimpse we get of him feeling some sort of connection to the others in spite of his 'I can't rely on anyone else' attitude.

I'm also glad Damon is extremely bisexual, in true Danganronpa protagonist fashion. I love that he sees his room has a male pinup calendar and a) assumes it's a jab at him, b) finds it unwelcomely sexy and c) tries to conceal its existence from the others because he thinks they'll draw conclusions about him.

Some other character who've caught my attention so far:

Wolfgang fascinates me; it's always fun when a character thinks they're the protagonist. He gives me 'Phoenix Wright gone terribly wrong' vibes. A Phoenix who became disillusioned after the de Killer case and turned to prosecution, maybe. He spoke so passionately in the mock trial; there's something very compelling about him!

Desmond seems laid-back and sensible in a way that I appreciate in a Danganronpa cast; you need a few normal people to balance out the weirdos (although the weirdos are also essential). Does he have something going on with Eloise, or am I imagining things?

Diana is so sweet! I really appreciated her willingness to extend Damon and Eva some kindness when they were ostracised by the rest of the group. Ingrid also seems like a sweetheart.

I enjoy Cassidy. A lot of the things she says are very entertaining, and her voice actor seems to be having a great time.

Grace's abrasiveness is fun. I love that her soundbite when making a counterargument in a trial is 'SHUT THE FUCK UP.' I'm pretty sure she and Wolfgang are banging non-stop when they aren't onscreen, and, you know what, good for them.

I find myself weirdly fond of Kai, who is obnoxious and self-interested but also slowly seems to be coming to trust Damon.

Here are some further thoughts, with spoilers up to the end of chapter one! NB: there's some brief and non-explicit speculation on a dubcon fic concept here.

( Spoilery notes on Project: Eden's Garden. )

While I'm talking about Danganronpa and its ilk: here I am, on my periodic descent back into Danganronpa hell, and Danganronpa 2x2 gets announced? An AU version of Danganronpa 2? With different victims and murderers???

I can't believe this is happening. I am not at all prepared for Nagito Komaeda to happen to Tumblr all over again. This is an absolutely ludicrous concept for a game. I'm so pleased.

deemoyza

I think I need to be better at counting my words, or at least, giving my self credit for words written. Generally, if I don't post a fic, I don't add the words of it to my yearly wordcount. For some reason, it feels like cheating, even though it isn't? Whether or not I have anything that I want to publicly show for my work, I did still do that work! Screw modesty; no one else is going to add to my wordcount if I don't!

Anyway, I spent most of yesterday indulging in one of my more farfetched headcanons until I hit a roadblock at about 3500 words. Yay writing!

Current Mood: okay

kalloway

Whew! A whole week got away from me. I am a little behind on the Accidental Advent, but I will have time this week to catch up. ^^;;

(Sunday's belated post)

Yesterday was our annual family expedition to Eastern Market in Detroit, so my fridge is filled with vegetables. At some point shortly, all stir-fry all the time, lol. I am very excited. I didn't mean to buy as much as I did, but everything looked so good!

It's Tokyo Game Show week and as usual, I took a couple of days off for it. Honestly, the official streaming schedule is pretty anemic. There are two or three things I might watch, and one S-E stream. I'm not sure who else might have streaming presentations that I want to watch...

(but since it's my ~annual 'clean the utility room' weekend, I'll also be doing that!)

I finished my

iddyiddybangbang project and will be posting it later in the week! I took one of the amnesty dates both because I was So Busy last weekend/week and because I just wasn't done. But now I am (and I suppose if I'd not been so busy I might've finished then?) and I've also leveled up my time management and project management skills.

Yeah, mostly I'm just thrilled to have the Project done!

vriddy

I did finish revising Chapter 2 over the weekend, as I hoped! The story now stands at 50.7k words. Is it okay if I think of it as a novel rather than a novella now? XD In my heart I will, but because it's fantasy and fantasy books usually land closer to 150k words, I suppose it still counts as novella-sized for the genre. Ah well!!

The next couple of chapters will have quite a few changes too, but even with that it should be easier going from now on. It should be. It will be. Yes. Totally!!

Current Mood: content

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PH #5 (facethestrange):

镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) RPF, 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018), 镇魂 | Guardian - priest, Crossover Fandom

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PH #6 (firsttraintovictoriaville):

Roots of Pacha (Video Game), The White Stripes, Pathfinder: Kingmaker (Video Game), Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop - Hwang Bo-reum

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Happy Halloween Scooby-Doo! (2020), The Nameless Game (Gameverse), The Spectacular Spider-Man (Cartoon)

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PH #13 (plicate):

Head On (1998), Set It Off (1996), Succession (TV 2018)

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PH #14 (psychomachia):

Blood Son - Richard Matheson, The Devil You Say - Charles Beaumont, Blood Creek (2009), The Lawnmower Man (1992), The Fall of the House of Usher (TV 2023), The Sinner (TV)

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Hallo itt Mátyás király! - Bogáti Péter, 15th Century CE RPF, Debrief (Paracelsus Games Roleplaying Game), Felvidek (Video Game), Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000)

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PH #16 (rubylily):

Code Vein (Video Game), 神さまのいない日曜日 | Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi | Sunday Without God (Anime & Manga), Märchen Forest: Mylne and the Forest Gift (Video Game), Octopath Traveler (Video Game), Octopath Traveler II (Video Game), 刀使ノ巫女 | Toji no Miko | Katana Maidens (Anime), void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium (Video Game), Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Video Game)

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PH #18 (UnhinderedDreams):

Crossover Fandom, The Black Dagger Brotherhood (TV), Buffyverse (TV), I Kissed A Vampire (2010), Nocturnal Animals (2016), The Vampire Diaries (TV)

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Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV), Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: Resistance (Cartoon), Crossover Fandom, Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (TV)

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Nominations will close at 9pm UTC 26 September. If your fandom requires evidence, please also submit it by that time. We can't give a decision on all fandoms on the Evidence Post by close of nominations, but the sooner you make your case, the better your chances of a swift answer.

We've seen some very large fandoms among the nominations! Yuletide is an exchange for rare fandoms. We will reject all of the fandoms below, so if one of them is your nomination, please choose again:

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vriddy

The Cursed Witch post-beta editing is going slowly. Soooooooooooooooooooo slowly. Not because I'm not putting in the time! I've put in *checks* 18h31. Just for Chapter 2. Out of ten chapters. I've spent 43h51 on this round of editing so far, and I'm not even a quarter of the way through.

I can never write a story in this way again.

It doesn't matter that the changes do seem to be making the story better and more interesting (although I'm still concerned about pace). It's just hard to work on ideas I had 2 years ago when I have more ideas, concepts, life questions I want to dive into now. But mainly, if I'm aware of how much work is ahead of me, and that I won't be able to take on much of anything else during that period, I suspect I just won't start. I don't have any genius ideas that feel worth that much effort. Just a lot of concepts I think are pretty cool.

The main thing is that doing structural edits at this very late stage of the story is likely too much, too late. I suspected it would be, but now I sure as hell feel it! I guess if I had the kind of brain that can work on this for several hours in a day, it would matter less, because I'd still have time to explore all of the fun things, but I can't right now.

I've been trying to teach myself to be a bit more chill about how I edit during the *checks* 191h57 (sob) and 50 millions (actually 4 or 5) rounds of editing, but clearly I don't know how to be chill about editing. Did I mention it took me 30 hours to write the first draft, and that I always say I prefer writing to editing? Something is skewed here.

I don't think a "better editing process" is what I need right now. I think more work in the early phases is where I should look next. ( Read more... )

I started alternating these edits with more lighthearted activities, like a fic I'm writing for a new fandom :) Obviously, that means editing will take even longer but it's keeping the insanity at bay, which is great! I recommend that! XD Unfortunately, I also feel like my writing is flat and lifeless at the moment. I know this kind of feelings ebb and flow over the seasons, and I just have to (gently) push through.

Progress is being made!! :) It's just a little bit harder to feel good about it at times. Step by step.

Current Mood: contemplative

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kalloway - These Things Smoulder
yuletidemods in yuletide_admin - Nominations Closing Soon
rionaleonhart - Fanfiction: Unaccounted For (Project: Eden's Garden, Wolfgang/Diana)
vriddy - Progress, progress
vriddy - Signal boost: AO3-is-down drabble-athon
deemoyza - Entry points
kalloway - IddyIddyBangBang - Astraze Ein
kalloway - Media Roundup, Accidental Advent Animated Edition
lassarina - What Are You Playing Wednesday
vriddy - Community Thursday
yuletidemods in yuletide_admin - Nominations extended 16 hours due to AO3 maintenance
rionaleonhart - My One True Passion In Life Is Being A Jerk.
deemoyza - Tootin' horns and whatnot
kalloway - Vegetables & Whatnot
vriddy - 50k words!
lassarina - Tales of Vesperia Liveblog, Part 3
pumpkinkingmod in trickortreatex - Assignments out! Initial Pinch Hits here!
yuletidemods in yuletide_admin - Mid-Nominations Notes
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