Blargity blarg blarg.
Nov. 22nd, 2010 08:32 pmSo, I'm nearly done with chapter 48 of this Community fanfic I've been writing. Since June 12, apparently. (I just checked because I couldn't remember.)
I desperately want to finish it this coming weekend, because I want to move onto something else.
But also because I feel that it has become irrelevant because it is so entirely AU at this point it's not even remotely amusing.
It's also partly me being worried about being irrelevant, which comes from two years of having it drummed into me in my journalism classes that timeliness is key.
Part of it is also me being (perhaps wrongly & insecurely) concerned that there's only a small group of people still reading this insane piece of melodramatic shit.
I am, however, determined to finish this damn thing because I need to prove to myself that I can finish this. I practically never start anything this big (if I'm not being paid for it), and I've certainly never finished any of the stalled novels I have in notebooks and floppy disks.
I almost regret falling in love with this show & becoming active in the fandom.
/rant
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Date: 2010-11-23 04:55 am (UTC)(Seriously though, I'm sure you've got mad readership.)
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Date: 2010-11-23 07:22 am (UTC)There are only three guys on M/M? Wait. You, Raven & 11th. Duh. Pay no attention to the girl behind the keyboard.
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-23 07:02 am (UTC)It was early June when I came across M/M on my quest for more Jeff/Annie fan fiction, so I've been reading the Epic since the beginning. Anyway, I was really enjoying the story and I specifically set up an LJ account sometime in early August, because I wanted to comment on your story.
So yeah, I have you and your story to thank for getting me to set up an account. So that's something I guess. :)
P.S. Have you considered posting the story on fanfiction.net? A story that long and that is written so well deserves to be seen by a wider audience.
P.P.S. when you post the chapter that has the smut, I'm sure there will be an upsurge in comments, especially from lurkers. :P
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Date: 2010-11-23 07:26 am (UTC)And thank you for saying that: I know I've lost a couple of readers - lenina and retrokink, but I believe RL got in the way of their fan stuff.
I hadn't thought about posting it on FF.net, mostly because I've had issues with them since before 2000 when they first started censoring people. :/ But if you think it's a good idea, I guess I could.
Swear to god, the smut's coming. (No pun intended.) Did I tell you I've had the song for the soundtrack that goes with that scene picked out since August? Because I overplan stuff like that.
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Date: 2010-11-23 11:38 am (UTC)I did walk right into that one, didn't I? :P
Talk to John and moeexyz about how their stories have been received on FF.net, they both post their stories over there. I haven't seen any issues and the fandom for Community is pretty small on FF.net, but I totally get your concern about posting on there with the censorship and such.
Did I tell you I've had the song for the soundtrack that goes with that scene picked out since August?
Lol you didn't tell me that, what's the song?
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Date: 2010-11-23 03:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-24 01:15 am (UTC)Also: Thank you for the input about FF. It's good to know.
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Date: 2010-11-24 05:36 am (UTC)Sincere
Snarky
(They both go to the same place, ultimately.)
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Date: 2010-11-24 01:03 am (UTC)OK, this one stays here: No mentioning or alluding to it in the comments or anything, capice?
Neon Tree's 'Your Surrender' (acoustic):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLjJi0mjPhg
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Date: 2010-11-24 03:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-25 02:24 am (UTC)Granted, I'm toying with ripping this acoustic version vs. using the album version for the soundtrack.
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Date: 2010-11-25 12:12 pm (UTC)I like both the acoustic live version and the studio version. For me the acoustic version wins out. It's got a rawness and edge to the performance, that has been taken away by layers of studio trickery. It'll be a tough decision for you to make though.
On a sort of related note, I really like the lead singer's haircut and the female drummer is awesome. Rock music is such a misogynistic wasteland at the moment (Nickelback, anyone?), so it's great to see a girl rocking out in a band.
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Date: 2010-11-25 07:36 pm (UTC)Exactly: That's what I love about the acoustic version. It has a quality that's absent from the fully produced version.
Yeah. It's awesome to see a girl drummer. Oh, for the days of Sleater Kinney & when Rilo Kiley was still fun.
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Date: 2010-11-24 05:42 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-25 02:23 am (UTC)I'm just curious: What good is leverage if there's not anything you can gain by it? :)
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Date: 2010-11-25 02:36 am (UTC)just finished reading all the chapters available.
Date: 2010-11-29 04:36 am (UTC)from a new fan who just finished reading everything you wrote today =)
Amazing
Date: 2010-12-30 02:25 am (UTC)