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Fanfic Finished!

6/30/2011

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I can't believe it.  I've actually finished my fanfic.  There I was, writing briskly along, and suddenly I was at the point where I could write "the end" at the bottom.  I won't say I've written the last word, though, because I'm already thinking about what I can edit and improve.  Yesterday, for instance, while typing along the final stretch, I also stopped to re-write the very first scene. 

It seems like I've been riding on a high-speed train that has suddenly screeched to a halt, and I'm looking around and wondering, "Hang on, are we there already?  I thought it would take longer."

Word count at this exact moment in time:  22 385. 

Julie Coulter Bellon wrote a post on her blog yesterday about the "Tell and Sell," which is about describing your novel in three ways: in one word, in one sentence, and in thirty seconds.  I've been thinking about this all night, and she's right, it's really harder than it looks!  My one-word description might be "recovery."  I tried "hurt/comfort" but I know that's really two words, even if they are written together.  And I've gotten stuck on the one sentence part, too.  I need a description of the story for when I start posting it on C19, but it's turning out to be quite difficult to give a teaser without revealing the entire plot.

I've been wondering about posting the fic on Wattpad.  My initial enthusiasm for that site has waned considerably ever since I found out that their target demographic is teenage girls.  But there are a few Richard Armitage fans there, and a few people who appreciate good writing, so I'll probably post it there.  I won't be expecting many hits or comments, though.  (Or on C19, either, come to think of it.) 

I also think it will take a day or two for the fanfic dust to settle in my brain and clear the way for me to get back to the story I originally planned to write and submit to Mindflights.  I'm still not sure about the ending for this one.  I can't see a happy ending, or even one that's very positive, and although I haven't yet read every story at Mindflights, the ones I have read have all ended on a mostly upbeat note.  So maybe I won't fit in there, either.  But I guess I should write the story first before "horrible-izing," as my mother calls it.

The editing cells of my brain are raring to go again, so I'm back to work! 
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Angie link
7/1/2011 02:05:01 am

Yeah for finishing! That is always a great feeling. Good luck with that one. I will say that we do like happy endings at Mindflights, but our stories do not exclusively have happy endings. It's not a requirement or anything. We've published a few with tragic or cautionary type endings.

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Melanie Goldmund
7/1/2011 03:04:27 am

Thanks, Angie, that is good to know! And thank you so much for following my blog. I'm so glad to finally have some readers!

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Anonymous
7/9/2011 02:38:56 am

You invited me. I came. I looked. I did not critique anything.

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Melanie Goldmund
7/9/2011 03:26:26 am

Well, thank you, Anonymous, for looking.

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    Melanie Goldmund

    I've written fanfic under the names of Jane Jinn and Zelofheda, and some original fic under my real name.

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