One more day to stake claims at Slashfest

[bironic]

It's entirely synn's fault.

I'd been eyeing slashfest for a week or so, and then she had to go and claim one and tell everyone else to claim one, and then I did. Except it's not one, it's three: one challenge each for Sirius/Remus, House/Wilson and Spike/William. I think the first two will be short and the third more involved. Never mind that I haven't yet finished the Wilson/Grace fic for 1sentence and that there's no way I'm turning down participation in hw_exchange.... *facepalm*

Moral of the story? You should all write something for slashfest and/or 1sentence and/or hw_exchange so we can revel in our overachievement together.

Comments

[thewlisian-afer.livejournal.com]

I'm working on Wilson/Stacy for 1sentence, but I'm not making the claim in the comm until I have a bunch of it done, because I always take forever to write stuff like that.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I remember you mentioning that. I can't wait to read it! Your other one, as I've told you repeatedly, is magnificent.

Now that you've done one and a bit of another, do you have any tips on how to piece it together? I keep trying to tell the story of the whole relationship, but the form doesn't make that easy, nor is it designed for chronological order. Do you find it easier to just write whatever comes to mind when you read the prompt and let whatever story/ies seem to arise from it just arise, even if some parts seem left out or others seem to contradict one another? Or is it a matter of working at it until everything jives? Am curious as I'm getting stuck on the Wilson/Grace one.

[thewlisian-afer.livejournal.com]

With the Wilson/Cameron one, I treated each prompt as its own story and ended up pleasantly surprised at how many of them meshed together. But even when one part contradicted another, I didn't let that bother me.

I think somewhere in the FAQ or something, it says you needn't post the prompts in order, as long as there is a sentence for each one. If that's so, you could rearrange them into chronological order when you're done, or divide them into more than one story. But I definitely recommend just writing whatever comes to mind when you read the prompt first and then possibly reformatting and/or re-thinking later.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Good to know, thanks.

I've been considering rearranging the prompts, since Wilson and Grace's 'relationship' is so defined by the stage of her illness, but figured I'll see what it looks like when it's done. You're probably right about the "write first, think later" approach -- all this pondering is a bad habit that gets in the way of the story-telling!

[simple--man.livejournal.com]

Just sneaking into your journal to say "Hi" and thanks for claiming my slashfest fic prompt. (Spike/William) I thought NO one was gonna touch that one. I'm looking forward to it. ^^ And a H/W shipper, too? You're awesome.

*sneaks out quietly*

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Hey! You're welcome. And c'mon, Spike/William? What better way to write a pairing with your favorite character than to write one with your favorite character and himself? Screwed-up psychoanalysis, here we come.

That's a cool prompt (obviously I think so, ha), as was another one of yours that I've since forgotten the details of. *sheepishly* I checked out your LJ quickly too when I claimed your request and noticed that in a post you were complaining that no one was taking your challenges -- my suspicion is that it's because they're so involved! I'm looking forward to seeing where this prompt takes me (us). I can see a prompt like this turning into a real epic, but I only have till August after all.

And a H/W shipper, too?

Yep! I recognized your name from house_wilson -- actually, I recc'd your House/Wilson haiku story a few weeks ago as part of a post on cool formats for Housefic. It's around here somewhere. :)

[simple--man.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I've always liked the whole Spike/William dynamic, and I'm like "I'll never write this, but it SHOULD BE DONE" ^^

*laughing* That's what I thought too, I was like, hmm....perhaps a bit too involved for people who only want PWP smut. (not that there's anything wrong with that!!) But I like plot myself. It's a thing. And hey, I believe in you. I'll break out the pompoms and everything.

Hee, I never recognize names, but I remember your icon!! I'm like, HEY!! I know that icon. And wow, that's awesome, thanks for the rec. Had too much fun with that haiku.

Anyway. Thanks.

[bironic.livejournal.com]

I was like, hmm....perhaps a bit too involved for people who only want PWP smut.

Heh. Of the requests I claimed, yours is the "meaty" one (oh God, the puns) and the other two are probably going to turn out to be sheer PWP.

Icon recognition is like recognizing faces of people you know you know but can't place, yeah? Your name, though, (and your icon too, sure) I recognized, for whatever reason. *shrug*

[simple--man.livejournal.com]

*cough* meaty *cough* Mmmm. It's a good pairing for that. As the bf likes to say about JM "that's one beautiful sack of man". And two of him/them? Wow. Just WOW.

Exactly. Or maybe it's just easier to identify with pictures than with screennames. For me, anyway! ^^

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Hey,

Just FYI, I'm having a great time writing the Spike/William fic, but it's very slow-going. In the hopes that it'll prevent me from getting kicked out of future slashfest rounds, tonight I'm going to post what I've completed so far. You're welcome to check it out, of course, but if you want to wait till the whole thing's complete -- and I'm working as fast as I can -- I totally understand. Personally I think stories are more enjoyable to read when they're finished, and there's always the chance I'll need to go back and tweak a bit in part one as I get through the rest (where all the *really* good stuff is :) ). Either way. Just givin' you the backstory.

*waves*

[simple--man.livejournal.com]

Take your time, take your time! I can be patient. I'm glad you've got enough done to post, I don't want you to get kicked out of future slashfest, but I'm not tripping at all. I'll probably wait, just bc I'm weird like that. (I was in pure unadulterated hell after watching the first 3 DVDs of Firefly, and then being unable to find the 4th one for like a month). Patience is a virtue, and I know it'll be worth the wait.

Thanks for giving me the heads up. I appreciate it!

[bironic.livejournal.com]

Awesome. I was kind of hoping you'd say that. Here's to completed fic and having full DVD sets of Firefly!

[simple--man.livejournal.com]

Oh sure, ain't no problem! I hate people that bitch when they're getting free quality fic! Shut up and be patient, dammit!! And I second that emotion. I still don't have a full set (I've just appropriated Netflix's set until I can) Can't live without my Firefly ^^