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castalieIf you watch(ed) Friends, you might remember that scene when Monica opens the door of her flat and finds Rachel and Ross kissing in the hallway and goes "I'm sorry, apparently I opened the door to the past!" This was me the past couple of days lol
Writing my fic has brought me back, let me tell you! I think the moment that really made me go "wow, is this 2005 ?" is when I sent a mail tostarwatcher307 - who had been beta'ing my stories back in the day - to ask her if she had the time and the desire to beta something for me and when she said "yes", I was absolutely thrilled. If you ever had the chance of having her beta for you, you'll know. Or maybe it's because I'm a non-native English speaker... in any case, she always takes the time to explain why she changed a line, she always has the best suggestions and I just love our collaboration. I also thought it did bode well for the future of my lil' fic ;)
Speaking of, if you're wondering how it's going? It's going pretty well, guys, as I actually finished the fic last night \o/
The first draft is out my hands now (actually, L. already beta'ed a good chunk of it ♥) The writing process was incredibly smooth, it was a bit surreal. I'd go about my day then come back and write till pretty late in the night. I woke Saturday morning, wrote again. Came back from my little outing in Paris Sunday, kept going, it just never stopped! And oh, the joy of writing again. I swear I'd forgotten the excitement that goes with writing a story. The whole process, really, the writing but also the research, the anticipation, the talking about it with friends (GD and Babycakes were cheerleading pretty hard, bless them) I had a blast. And now I feel weird because it's done lol (But I actually have another idea so who knows what will happen!)
Wordcount is at around 8400 words for now and, don't get me wrong, quality trumps quantity anytime but 0 words in eleven years vs 8400 in four days, is all I'm saying. That's crazy!
Aaaanyway. Now to catch up with everything I miss while I was busy adding words to a blank page ;)
Have a good week, flist.
Writing my fic has brought me back, let me tell you! I think the moment that really made me go "wow, is this 2005 ?" is when I sent a mail to
starwatcher307 - who had been beta'ing my stories back in the day - to ask her if she had the time and the desire to beta something for me and when she said "yes", I was absolutely thrilled. If you ever had the chance of having her beta for you, you'll know. Or maybe it's because I'm a non-native English speaker... in any case, she always takes the time to explain why she changed a line, she always has the best suggestions and I just love our collaboration. I also thought it did bode well for the future of my lil' fic ;)Speaking of, if you're wondering how it's going? It's going pretty well, guys, as I actually finished the fic last night \o/
The first draft is out my hands now (actually, L. already beta'ed a good chunk of it ♥) The writing process was incredibly smooth, it was a bit surreal. I'd go about my day then come back and write till pretty late in the night. I woke Saturday morning, wrote again. Came back from my little outing in Paris Sunday, kept going, it just never stopped! And oh, the joy of writing again. I swear I'd forgotten the excitement that goes with writing a story. The whole process, really, the writing but also the research, the anticipation, the talking about it with friends (GD and Babycakes were cheerleading pretty hard, bless them) I had a blast. And now I feel weird because it's done lol (But I actually have another idea so who knows what will happen!)
Wordcount is at around 8400 words for now and, don't get me wrong, quality trumps quantity anytime but 0 words in eleven years vs 8400 in four days, is all I'm saying. That's crazy!
Aaaanyway. Now to catch up with everything I miss while I was busy adding words to a blank page ;)
Have a good week, flist.
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Date: 2020-07-27 02:29 pm (UTC)Aw, you're sweet. But you're right -- I give you more explanations, because I know the subtle differences between languages can be confusing. I'll certain explain to the native English speakers if they ask, but I expect them to recognize it when it's pointed out. (At least, us old fogeys, from the days when school really drilled grammar into our heads. <g>)
But yes, it
wasis a real "blast from the past", as the idiom goes..
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Date: 2020-07-28 02:01 pm (UTC)But you're right -- I give you more explanations, because I know the subtle differences between languages can be confusing.
I thought about it as I was typing the sentence, I was all "wait a minute, maybe there is another explanation" lol
At least, us old fogeys, from the days when school really drilled grammar into our heads. )
Good ole days ;)