phyncke

Yes, writing challenge time. I am working on a story. I have started it and made some decent progress. I even have a solid idea and know where it is going. It is going to be tragic and angsty. Oh joy. :P

I am going away this week so I want to get a good start on the story so I can get it done on time. So putting a little bit of pressure on myself.

Here is the word meter.

Here is my word meter for the Slashy Valentine -



I don't have a sense of how long the story is going to be but I better wrap it up soon as Red just sent out the warning email! Gotta get it done!

So that is what is going on. If you follow me on FB you know I am not pleased with what is going on in Washington. More on that later.

Happy weekend to all.

OMG y'all. I finished this story! I might actually get it done in time. Thanks to the amazing aglarien1 doing my beta at crunch time. She totally rocks.

Here is the triumphant word meter.

7429 / 7429 words. 100% done!

So I have been writing. I don't know exactly what I have been writing. The plot is evading me. There are words in my MS Word file - 2227 words and no discernible plot to speak of. I don't know what this story wants to be. I am typing at any rate. :-/ I guess that is something.

2227 / 5000 words. 45% done!

I am around. It has been a really rainy day here. So I have been hanging out. I spent a lot of time working on loading my stories to the new OEAM archive. Of Elves and Men is moving their archive to a new site which will now function as a self loading site for authors. Pretty cool. So I have spent some time this week moving my stories from the old site to the new site. It was kind of fun to do that because it reminded me of some stories I had not read in a while and it also made me realize that I really like writing and should do more of it. I need to get back in the groove. I had some good ideas and need to finish them up. Maybe if I post that WIP, I will actually finish it. Hmm.

The site is not ready for viewing yet so cannot link you over there yet. People are still loading their stories in. I will let you know when the site is up and running.

Now I am thinking about stories to load other places - and expand the audience for my work. Just for a few of my stories that I think could use wider play.

Anyhoo. I should try and write more. That is all I am saying.

Once I get through some hard deadlines at work I will think about it more.

Don't forget to change your clocks - Spring ahead. We lose an hour of sleep but the light will be so much nicer. Very excited about that. Cheers!

Title: A Mighty Gift
Author: phyncke
Character(s): Curufin/Telchar, Celegorm, Huan
Beta: Aglarien (with help from Keiliss too)
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters, they are the property of JRR Tolkien and his estate, and I have borrowed them for my own amusement and for yours I hope.
Feedback: Much appreciated.
Summary: Curufin seeks to become the apprentice of Telchar, the skilled dwarf smith and is given a mighty gift.
Note: elf-dwarf relationship
For: Slashy Valentine 2016

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( A Might Gift... )

I have made some good progress thanks to stormy weather and football playoffs. Those two things make the perfect conditions for me to write my Slashy Valentine. The weather makes me less inclined to go out and the playoffs provide me with the crowd cheering background noise I need to feel spurred on in my progress. Silly but it totally works for me. I am adjusting my word meter as I have exceeded my first estimated word count on the story.

1801 / 2400 words. 75% done!

So that is all cool. I am not done but my characters have touched and there is attaraction. Boom. I can work with this.

I think I am going to Santa Cruz tomorrow - weather permitting - and the forecast indicates a nice day so that will probably happen so I will be able to write tomorrow night. I hope to get to the 2k count tomorrow night and into the home stretch by mid-week.

I can do this. Feel free to comment in with your progress or support. I will reply! Or if you are done - let me know that too.

Cheers to you and US folks - long weekend!

I have not started my Slashy Valentine. Not exactly freaking out but not feeling good about that either. I have a lot of research to do as I have characters that I am not familiar with at all. Augh! Totally out of my depth. I do like the challenge aspect of the challenge thing so that is good. I like to write out of my element. This is very outside my comfort zone. Oo

Other than that - things are good. Doing well at work. I relaxed today. Was going to do all sorts of things but I took a nap instead. That seems like the right decision. I am going for breakfast with a new aquaintance I met on this neighborhood website - I have met her before and she is a nice person. So that will be fun.

The holidays were good - mellow and restful.

What else - Emma Watson has started a feminist book group on goodreads so I joined that. We are reading My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem. I am really enjoying the book so far - am two chapters in so far. Very well written and very interesting. My favorite part so far is how she refers to herself as a sort of celestial bartende. That was a very interesting descrip. So it is interesting. I really like Gloria Steinem - she was the commencement speaker at my college graduation - and very motivating. Really spoke to everyone - not just the women - so I really like her. She has been very important for the women's movement. Etc.

So that is the kind of thing I am thinking about. Hope all is well with you in your part of the world. Comments are welcome! :)

Hey hey hey! I finished my story! I was so nervous about it - I took a day off from work just to write today. I knew I was going to be pressed for time as I have family in town coming to visit this weekend and so I just bit the bullet and wrote all day. So it is done. I have the draft done and will edit it and get it off to beta by Thursday! Yahoooooooooooo! I really don't know how it is but it is a story.

7802 / 7802 words. 100% done!

I am on vacation! Woot! I finished up work yesterday and I am off to Las Vegas today - flight leaves at noon! So exciting. Heading to the heat to stay at a glam hotel and kick it by the pool. Very exciting. I am going with my friend J*** and to see my friend R***. Yays!

I have made some headway with my AiA story. Here is the meter.

2828 / 5000 words. 57% done!

I have no idea how long the story is going to be but it is going well. I put it on my kindle so I could ruminate on it while I am away.

Woot!