Happy 4th of July

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First of all, a very happy independence day to my fellow Americans.

Secondly, for anyone wondering what happened to me, or why you haven't seen much of my writing lately, well, I'm currently lacking a writing space. What do I mean? Well I don't yet have furniture or an internet connection in my apartment, so I've been spending my free time at my parents using their chairs and their wi-fi. The thing is, I find it kind of hard to write smut when my dad's a few feet away asking me how to get rid of fonts he doesn't want. But never fear, I actually did manage to get the next chapter of The Guardian written, and sent it off to be betad. I'm going to try something crazy and actually wait for a chapter to be betad before I post it this time. Of course I think my writing may be a bit slow until I finally get my couch back.

However, tomorrow is my day to post at buffyversemeta. And I can write meta in my parents presence, so tomorrow you'll see a rather long essay on motherhood in the buffyverse from me. That's all for now.

Comments

[madame-meretrix.livejournal.com]

I'm going to try something crazy and actually wait for a chapter to be betad before I post it this time. ha! that's awesome, i thought i was the only one who did that! *g* so good to know i'm not alone.

do you by any chance keep fiddling with things, even after you've sent it off to the beta? that's something else that is, apparently, a vital part of my process.

and oh man, i totally feel you on not being able to bring the smut while the folks are around. recently i went home on a visit, and even though i spent good chunks of time hunched over the computer, none of it was smut. i just can't!

good luck with getting it all sorted out! :D

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ha! that's awesome, i thought i was the only one who did that! *g* so good to know i'm not alone.

Lol which is it you do? Post pre or post beta? I try and be good and hold off until I have a betad version back, but sometimes my basic nature as a feedback whore gets the best of me and I just have to post.

do you by any chance keep fiddling with things, even after you've sent it off to the beta? that's something else that is, apparently, a vital part of my process.

You know, I never used to do that, although I've started doing it recently. A couple times I've had to re-email my betas and tell them to ignore what I've written cause I've so totally redone it.

good luck with getting it all sorted out! :D

Thanks. I'm just glad to be done with my seriously huge meta essay. Not that writing it wasn't a blast. I just don't understand why I always have so much trouble getting research papers to be long enough, but this thing was about 9 pages and I still had tons more I could have added if I'd had the time.

[madame-meretrix.livejournal.com]

lol, um, well, the longer i write, the better i'm getting to wait for my beta. i've learned the hard way that it's so much better to wait. plus, if you love your beta, chances are she can give you so many great insights into things you never even thought of as issues. yeah, on the whole, even though it's hard, i like to wait, now.

also, when i sit on a story? i always end up improving it. yes, imo, time always makes something better. *g*

hee! well, i think if you love your subject, then 9 pages can be a breeze! :)