stuff i guess

I HAVE THINGS I WANT TO SAY but no real idea how to go about saying or organizing them. Life has been happening. I've been keeping a paper journal and a plurk, so I know I'm perfectly capable of wording out what I've been up to. I just don't think any of it is worth sharing or asking for emotional participation in.

I feel a vague sort of distress that I don't have any new stories to post and I'm seriously considering tossing out some unfinished stuff just to having something. Hrm. I've been sewing a lot, but I miss the sense of contribution that comes from sharing fic. Or photos, or fan opinions. See, what would be good for me to do is read all the More Than Meets The Eye issues Nuts keeps waving in my direction and do some running commentary on them. Dicking around on Tumblr is ok most of the time, but I do miss the sense of closeness and easier communication of the livejournal/dreamwidth format.

I JUST WANT TO FANDOM REALLY BAD

Additionally, I may also put together some lists of the Homestuck fanfic I've been reading. Few of the people I know on DW/LJ are into Homestuck, I know, but collecting and recommending fanfic is one of my favorite things to do in a fandom, so I think I'll just go ahead with it.

30 day Writing Project Meme

Lets have some regular content in here and stir the creative juices.

DAY 1: Name of current Project and back story of the name

FANFIC EDITION: All Applicants Welcome

The title comes from a common phrase on "help wanted" type notices and announcements. This plays up the plot of Bluestreak answering what amounts to mail-order bride ad.

ORIGINAL FIC EDITION: The Inn at the Frog's Tongue

This is far, FAR from a new project, but rather one I've been in various stages of sitting on for years. Anyway, in many ways, this is still a 'working title'. It comes from a location in the story itself; when I originally conceived the story, the Inn was an important future goal of the main POV character, who was eventually going to become a long-term employee and go through a lot of personal growth during his employment. The location was symbolic and reflective of the whimsical, allegorical nature of the world around it.

However, this ended up changing a lot as the story developed. The most significant parts of the first POV character's growth happen no where near the Inn, instead taking place after he gets waylaid and joins up with another set of companions. His original companion, who takes over as POV in the second part of the story, DOES end up living and working at the Inn for several months, but while he meets important people there during that time, his growth has nothing at all to do with the Inn itself.

So nowadays, calling the book "The Inn at the Frog's Tongue" strikes me as being like if "The Lord of the Rings" was called 'Rivendell' or something. Sadly, I remain unable to think of a better title.

( Remaining 29 days )