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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
10:51 pm	Gyaaaaah fic! This chapter is driving me insane. (Yeah, Under the Sun 8. Still working on that.) It's too long, and at the same time it's still missing things that I wanted to say. Ugh. Pretty sure I'm going to snap off a good chunk of the ending and write an epilogue from Ryu's POV instead. Really, the problem with this fic is that it wants a sequel. And it took me a month to figure out that's why I couldn't feel satisfied with my last few scenes even though I knew this was where and how I wanted to end it. Damn spoiled thing. *pokes it with a shovel* Not that I have a plot for a sequel, it's just a few random scenes, but when has that ever stopped me? Laying that aside for now... Finals are over! Whoohoo! I'm hoping to do another prompt entry, and since the last one was so much fun I want to go with a theme again. Still deciding on the theme. I'm thinking of doing senses. (And perhaps including the various possible incarnations of a sixth or seventh sense? :-P) Should I pick the sense? Should the prompter pick? Should there be one of each? Anyone have a preference? I'd kind of like to do something that allows stuff other than pairing fic. ^_^ Though for all I know, that's all anyone wants to request anyway... XD Current Mood: writing (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
2:14 pm	Free/cheap web hosting query I just found out that geocities is going to be discontinued. This is where my fanfic site is hosted. I have no intention of "upgrading" to Yahoo web hosting. I am also reluctant to let my site go "poof." So can anyone give me some leads for somewhere to set up a new site? The web hosting does not have to be free (I pay a little now for no ads and extra space/bandwidth), but should at least be cheap. There does not have to be a lot of space. I survived on 15MB before and I could do it again. The only thing I absolutely needed extra space for was my shop, and when yahoo temporarily ate my site I had to upload all of those pics to photobucket anyway. Looking past the fact that this is currently a hassle, it might actually be a good thing. I need to do a complete overhaul of my site anyway. If I don't know enough html to put together a simple site, then it's time to learn a little more. :-P (I suppose it helps that I like my site retro.) I'd like to get going on this as soon as possible. The longer the old site can be pointing to the new one before yahoo deletes it, the better. Fic updates... I've gotten through chapter 8 of Under the Sun, and it now must meet with my editing hammer of fury. >.< Probably won't actually post it until after finals, but there you go. Same goes for the Detective Conan fic I'm working on. Just needs editing. And some other stuff. A Death Note fic I found in one of my notebooks, and stuff... stuff. ETA: I would like to add that I would prefer somewhere where I don't have to sign up for ten years to get a good rate. D: OMGWTFBBQ! ETA2: Google is too simplistic. Others are too complex/expensive. I'm currently looking at the Anipike forums for ideas. (Angelfire would look more promising if they didn't have a girl about to pull out her hair in frustration as their frontpage pic.) Yet another ETA: Now I'm looking at Award Space. I think I'll try setting up a test site there. Awardspace is OFFICIALLY OF THE LIST. I made a test page with all the offensive words I could think of and managed to trip their filter. So shit on them. I shall be looking elsewhere. Also, shall be trying this technique anywhere else I seriously look at, as it'll save me a lot of heartache to know when there are automatic censors about. XP (11 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
12:57 am	I want to say something Serious. Maybe I need to say something Serious. Not just serious. Serious. 'Course all I'd likely get would be "Gee, Star, you have a really bad sense of humor." Current Mood: no comment (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 15th, 2008
11:41 pm	On the second day of Christmas... New cat seems to be settling in somewhat. He's not hiding so much, but he seems to be very much a downstairs kitty. He's not really interested in upstairs. He is, however, a very affectionate kitty now that he is not longer hiding. *pets him* The fact that I fell asleep while editing this does not bode well... *shame* *puts fic down and backs away* Title: On the Promise of Belly Rubs Prompt: Cute Animals Pairing: Kaiba/Honda from Yugioh Warnings: yaoi kisses Summary: Kaiba can get jealous of the strangest things... ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: sleepy (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, December 14th, 2008
10:18 pm	On the first day of Christmas... Gaaaaaah. Almost late, and on the first day too! *headkeys headkeys* Hm... in news today, we have snow! Yeah snow! *boogies* We're also taking care of our neighbor's cat, who was not pleased at being cat-napped from his house. We now have an invisible cat... As for fic notes... I always end up feeling a little weird trying to assign names for use during the narrative. Should I go with the names the reader is used to, or the names the narrating character is more likely to use? For example, I'm pretty sure Shinichi still thinks of himself as "Shinichi," even when he's "Conan." Meh... Title: That is Not the Breakfast of Champions Prompt: Food Pairing: Heiji/Conan from Detective Conan Warnings: implied yaoi, nontraditional noms Summary: Hattori has something a little different in mind for breakfast. Shinichi is not pleased with his plan. ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: cheerful (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, December 12th, 2008
6:32 pm	Under the Sun 7/8 Here we have the next-to-last part. Please to enjoy and I'll see you in a week for the final installment. Title: Under the Sun, 7/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, gore, death, AU, events involving boys kissing boys Words: 5270 Teaser: Now, Kyu needs to do more than save himself from an angry vampire. (Read part 6 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: rushed (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
8:45 pm	Under the Sun 6/8 As you can see, I have two parts left. And as you may know I'm planning on doing... erm... rather a lot of fic writing over the holiday break, starting the fourteenth. So I have three options right now for my posting schedule: 1) (Try to) post as normal, which would mean posting a chapter along with one of my challenge fics. 2) Post part 7 on the 12th and make you all wait until next year to read part 8. 3) Post part 7 on the 10th (my last day of finals YAY), and part 8 on the 13th, avoiding both co-posting with challenge fics and making a long, long wait for the last part. I suppose this would have worked better if I wasn't posting a day late right now... Does anyone still reading have strong feelings about this? I really don't want to do #1, and I'm quite sure none of you want to suffer through option #2. Is #3 a fair compromise? Title: Under the Sun, 6/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, gore, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 5500 Teaser: (Read part 5 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: late (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, December 1st, 2008
5:56 pm	12 days of xxxmas Another writing challenge post. ^^; I do apologize that this comes after my nano flailings yesterday. I will be doing the 12daysofxxxmas again this year! If anyone is interested in joining me, you can check out the prompts here. This is a very low pressure challenge. Smut is not required. You don't have to stick with a specific series or pairing for your challenges. You are not required to complete all twelve challenges. Art is welcome, and so are drabble-length fics. *pokes slr2moons* Were you interested in doing an art challenge in December? Let me know if you want to play with me? ^_^ I'm still deciding on fandoms, but I know I want to switch things around a little. (For example: HnG is definitely out, but some other fandoms will be making reappearances under different prompts.) Again, one of my goals this year is to hit something nice for everyone who I know reads fic on my journal. Added Note: This does not mean I'm abandoning my Nano novel. I just want to switch it up and have some fun. ^^; Current Mood: excited (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
10:49 pm	YEEEEE! YES YES YES YES YES~ I MADE IT! I am just deliriously happy right now. HOLY CRAP I DID THAT IN NINE DAYS! Did you see me doing that in nine days? I didn't know I could do that. And I have an hour to spare! WHOO! Official count: 50785 Yes, that is all the same novel. I wrote for over ten hours today, but I made it! ^_______^ EEEEE *happy dance* Better still, I think I still LIKE my novel. (Or... like it again, anyway *grumblegrumbledamnFridaygrumble*) I could totally go on and keep writing. Just not at quite such a frantic pace. Current Mood: WINNER IS ME! (10 Comments |Comment on this)
5:05 am	Two (too long) breaks and two more scenes later... I just broke 40K. I'm considering this an official "I topped last year!" victory. I will sleep now. May post further milestones later. Yeah. It's spam day. Current Mood: cheerful (2 Comments |Comment on this)
12:02 am	This is kind of dumb, but... ( Nano babble behind cut because OH HAI THERE SPAM. ) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, November 28th, 2008
10:02 pm	Under the Sun part 5/8 ... can has fic? Title: Under the Sun, 5/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, gore, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 6290 Teaser: Kyu already knows that Ryu has a protective streak, but he has no way to know how much Ryu can do to protect him here. (Read part 4 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: indescribable (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
2:16 pm	Under the Sun part 4 And we're a day late again because Star kept getting distracted by other things. Ah well... I hope you enjoy it, slr2moons, and I'm sorry to make you wait another day. *bows* I really have nothing interesting to say here, so on with the fic. Title: Under the Sun, 4/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, gore, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 5610 Teaser: Another case offers new information, and perhaps more that Kyu was ready for. (Read part 3 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: blank (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, November 14th, 2008
10:24 pm	Under the Sun part 3 Back again! I meant to post this earlier this afternoon, but I fell asleep. ^^; Oh well. It's still Friday. I hope people are still enjoying this. *peers around* *hugs slr2moons* Here's a little more information character development shameless fluff for you. I hope you enjoy. ^_^ Title: Under the Sun, 3/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 6230 Teaser: Kyu adjusts to his new understanding of Ryu. Ryu has to deal with his curiosity. (Read part 2 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: sleepy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, November 7th, 2008
3:14 pm	Under the Sun; part 2 Back again, and actually posting something on schedule for once, yay! *boogies* For those who enjoyed part 1, thank you so much, and I hope you continue to enjoy as we move into part two! Title: Under the Sun, 2/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 4935 Teaser: Something strange is going on with Ryu. Kyu gets a bit of an explanation, but each answer only seems to lead to new questions. (Read part 1 here.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: cheerful (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
1:45 am	Various writing things I just typed/posted my last two prompts for this entry. Whee! I'm now not accepting any more prompts until December. (Since I know there was at least one person who wanted to make a request and then didn't. ^^;) I... actually have no idea what my October wordcount is now. DX Because I technically wrote the last two prompts in October, but I only typed them yesterday. Oh, and I just added a two-page scene to chapter 4 of the AU to fix the horrid plot hole that was bothering me. And I edited the hell out of chapter 2 until I'm finally mostly happy with it... *le sigh* It is NaNo month, and my brain is still cleaning up from NaNo practice month. I should have seen this coming... Current NaNo count: 3081. I guess I should be upset that I'm 300 words behind right now, but I'm not really. O.o I wrote two scenes in two days, so I feel kinda accomplished. The only problem is them being rather short scenes. I also actually have an idea where I'm going in both the short and the long term, so... yeah. I shall soldier on! At least one scene tomorrow! Current Mood: busy (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
10:40 am	Epicly long fic may or may not be epic... So... damn. I meant to post this after I got off the phone, but I just kinda conked out asleep. >.< Sorry, sorry... Well, the good news is, I should be able to post one chapter a week until done. Even though it's November. I has a cache now. (Though I never did write that scene between what is now chapters 3-4. Ah... fail.) These scenes were originally chapters 1 and 2, but I combined them to make my chapter lengths relatively uniform. Oh yeah, this story has long-ass chapters and an absolute dearth of editing. Just to warn you. Additional warning: This Alternate Universe may not, in fact, be your brand of heroin. For slr2moons, if you want it. If not... it's still yours. Sorry. ^_^ Working Title: Under the Sun, 1/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 5670 Teaser: Something about a new case has really gotten to Ryu. Against his friend's wishes, Kyu starts looking for answers. ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: awake (15 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
11:21 pm	Various writing things + fic Guh. I meant to post this a while ago, but I feel asleep. *fail* Anyway! I finished four more prompts, which I've posted over the last week. That finishes off everyone's first and second prompts, so I just have two more to go! ^_^ My goal is to finish off both in this last week before November starts. *determined nod* Now that I've finally gotten everything typed and together, I can actually post my current wordcount for the month. *slightly defeated sigh* Prompts: 6617 This fic: 1325 Super secret epic project: 25866 Total: 33808 I'm not sure if I should feel happy or defeated by this. My total puts me five days behind. However, I started this project about five days late. Hm... I've also learned quite a bit from this exercise. For example: one advantage I have this year is that my writing computer has no internet access and is not good for anything but writing, which removes countless distractions when I'm trying to get going. I've also finally gotten my brain in the mode of 'it doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be something!' which is the essence of surviving Nano. ( More on Nano preparation and secret epic ) ETA: Undead journal. XD Bwaahahahaha! Now when Star is a zombie, she'll just be fitting in! Anyway, on with the fic! This is actually a sequel to one of the prompts I just finished. ^^; The thread for it is here. Working Title: Bound up Pairing: Touru/Yuujirou from Princess Princess Warnings: Well, unless that bothers you... *points to pairing* I suppose just that kinks in the fic may not be your own. Deal. Summary: Touru loves seeing ribbons in Yuujirou's hair. ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: quixotic (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
3:15 am	Sorta dead My thumb drive has decided to die on me. *cries* So until I can buy I new one I can't post the prompts I finished. *cries more* Plus my wireless is screwed up lately, so I was having some trouble getting on even with the internet-using computer. (I plug the thumb drive into either computer and the computer can find it for all of two seconds and then can't find it anymore. IDK what this means. The USB ports aren't broken, they work with other things.) So... stuff. Guh. I know I owe people emails and fic and stuff. I know, I know. I also meant to have my October word count up this weekend, but I want to finish typing up all the stuff I've been writing between classes in my notebook, because I think once I do I'll be either on schedule or close to. I have a presentation and a test this week, and I'm trying not to have a minor stress freak-out here, so... yeah. Not dead. Promise. I sleep now. Current Mood: exhausted (8 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, October 6th, 2008
2:07 am	Things I want to write... So I'm thinking of a project to warm up for NaNo: I'm going to try and do a normal NaNo word count each day, but to make it easy on myself, I'm going to do it for whatever project I feel like at the moment, instead of being all serious and novel-y. I've managed 6890 just over the weekend. Whoot! (I've done more than that counting stuff that I started in September and continued this month, but I don't have any idea where the word cut-offs are for those projects, so I didn't count them.) No idea if I can make 10000 by the end of today, but if I make it I can call myself caught up, so I'm going to try for it. *nods* Considering I wrote 4800 yesterday in just one freakin' scene... totally not impossible. (I couldn't help it! They just would not shut up!) I'm hoping to use this as an indicator of how well I'll do in November, and to get myself in shape for keeping up with school and writing and not, y'know, spraining my fragile little mind. Also: For those who posted prompts in my last entry, I'm sorry to be taking so long! *bows* I've at least gotten everyone's first requests done, so I'll be posting those in a minute. I'll continue to finish up the second and third prompts. XD And yeah, I'll probably cheat and add some of those to my word count. yays? As for NaNo itself, I've finally succumbed to fact that I need to dig up unused characters or make new ones. I'm currently considering dusting off some of my many, many never-used shapeshifters. I have so many of these guys, I actually had to compose three or four different mental worlds to hold them all (mostly because I was experimenting with too many different incompatible backstories, mad science and myth don't always go hand-in-hand, you know...) Sa... I have profiles and histories written for about half a dozen, and dim recollections of several more. I'm not sure what many of their stories were anymore. Which is fine, since I'd probably change them completely in the course of writing them, anyway. I wonder if I could do a series of short stories on a theme... *is totally going back to writing, even though it is past 2 in the am here* *is bad student* EDIT: Okay, I feel slightly vindicated... all three of the prompt fics I just posted were over the approved comment length (though only by a few hundred words...) Seven down, six to go... ^^; I am le slooow. Current Mood: writing (3 Comments |Comment on this)