Moon dancing and dreaming away...

GUYS! THERE'S BEEN A BREAKTHROUGH!!!

Right, so, even though I have 101 things on my to-do list that I generaly like to ignore in favor of far less important things...I'm pretty sure writing, and to be specific, working on wdmc may have just landed itself near the very top of that list.

The lovely Bee updated Commentarious recently. Saw the notice in my inbox and stopped everything to go read. And my love for the HP fandom hit me with full force. So I started thinking about that random fic I randomly started writing and felt the need to look at wdmc. I found all my files (after a brief scare that I didn't have them. Luckily, the night before I had made the terrible decision to let beer pour on my iPhone [sadly, Rigby couldn't take it - one too many times going for a swim, I suppose] and had purchased a new one [finally caught up to 5...just as the new one is about to be announced...] and remembered my Dropbox account [because I could remember that my pictures all load to that but not that all my HP fic is on there?]!) and decided that a re-read would be in order because I hardly remember any details.

Now, before the exciting news...can I just say that while reading I had the urge to yell and cry and pound my fists against the nearest surface. I do enjoy my own story, but I can't believe that I've had this posted for so many years with so many dreadful grammar mistakes! I'm horribly ashamed! But it's fixable and will be all fixed...because seriously...terrible.

Well. I get to the last chapter actually posted anywhere and I start feeling that normal anxious feeling that has come with my writer's block on this story for years. I have the next chapter done and waiting (not posted because I've just never been happy with it. And I need this chapter to be right for the next few chapters to even happen before getting to the next stuff (by the wa - how did I ever think I could finish that story in so few chapters???) so I start to read that...

And normally this is where the anxiety, unhappiness, dissapointment and confusion set in...AND IT ALL HIT ME LIKE A STRIKE OF LIGHTENING!!! All of the missing pieces just fell into my hands. I had to grab my phone to type it all down real fast...and the more I typed, the more that came to me!

Six years of a stalemate and it just crashes down on me one random evening before I head to bed...

You realize, right, that this means I can actually get to working on wdmc and it can actually get updated before the zombie apocolypes?!?!?!?

...so not going to bed now...

Blog Day 3

Three days in a row! I feel accomplished with just that small milestone. *laughs*

Main point = I'm writing again.

Short and sweet explanation (for long-winded Missy) = After so much frustration on my fics (mostly caused by wdmc) and my life turning into quite the roller coaster ride, I, simply, quit. Then I had this nagging idea for a new fic. I know, try finishing something first, right? So I started mapping this idea out and writing some tidbits. And then changed the whole idea. Into something I've never done (obviously HP...but Harry-centric. What???) and now I'm really excited about it. But. I refuse to post anything unless I have most, if not all, of this fic already written. And I'm really hoping that between the forced daily blogging and the fun writing on this fic, inspiration will hit and I'll be able to get back to wdmc and RtW. Because I'll be honest - I've had no desire (other than a want for the desire because I really really really hate to just have them sitting there, abandoned and unloved by me) to even attempt again. And I really want to finish both of those.

Ooo. Even thinking about it now...I'm excited to want to write them again. So. I'm back to that promise that they will be completed. Eventually. Hopefully, before the zombie apocolypse.

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And please, all pushing, prodding, cookie persuasion and any other form of coercion is accepted. Happy thoughts, guilt trips and teasing threats are all welcome. Don't hurt my feelings, but please feel free to suport me!

So, cheers to writing and completing a writing project!

Unfortunately, my apartment was burglarized this week and my laptop was taken.

I'm not a complete idiot and I do have my work on wdmc backed up...just not the recent changes because I was fully intending to update this week. So I am a partial idiot...

So due to these circumstances, it'll be a bit longer before an update. As soon as I get a new laptop (should be this week) , I'll be able to get started again ( which actually, since this happened, I thought of a few changes I want to make anyway).

I really really want to update before September is over.

Keep your fingers crossed for me.

missers

Many years ago a fic was started about James Potter being alive and his story as he re-entered the wizarding world and his son's life. And then updating became sporadic. And then two years went by until it was finally updated again, with a promise from the author that the fic was not and would never be abandon. 

Four years later and said author is hardly even around online, let alone updated the fic. 

Said author fails at fanfic life, y/y? 

Well, there's news. Good news, even! I never took divination, but I'm seeing an update in the near future. 

Long story short, after I re-thought out the entire plot and point to the story, I put myself in a situation where the next few chapters are basically really important to the continued path of the fic. In other words, the decisions I'm making for these chapters essentially set up the remaining chapters. And I'm really bad at making decisions. I like to claim writers block, and maybe that's a part of it, but... not really. It's making up my mind on a few things and I can't continue without being decisive. 

And so, I'm forcing myself to be decisive. I'm almost satisfied with chapter 15 and I'm (seriously!) currently in the middle of reworking chapter 16. I have a start on seventeen and 18 and 19 are pretty mapped out. I just want to finish a bit more so that I'm sure of my decisions (really, I'm about to the point where I just say eff it and go with it, generally the way I make decisions) and the next chapter will be posted. Which will also mean the next chapter will be close to finished...and so forth. 

There is an outline. The story will finish through to the end of the war. It won't always be pretty. I'm sure it'll be angsty and hopefully continue to tear at your heartstrings some. I know that Tiffany and Erica aren't favorite characters, but they are important and there will be just a few more original characters (one of the areas I've struggled in making decisions). I've left a lot of questions and there even a few things that may appear to be mistakes (well, I'm sure there are plenty of mistakes) and all will be answered.

In the mean time, I just really really want to thank everyone who has read. It really means a lot. Thank you to those who continue to find wdmc and add it to their favorites and alert lists. And a massive thank you to all who have reviewed. You guys all rock my world. 

So here's to the soon to come update. I'm excited. 

Huggles n cookies!

 Dear F-list,

I miss you.  )=  I must make time to spend with you again. 

Love,
MIs.

 Help me, please. 

I have asked before, but it was over two years ago.

Tell me what one book I should buy. I'm not picky on genre, anything goes. You all read and you all talk about favorites, so rec me, please.

Yes! Contrary to what I know you're thinking, I am still writing! As usual, life has been busy and I've decided I want to be well ahead of the game before I start updating once again. The good news is that we're getting closer to an update.

For those interested in What Dreams May Come

Chapters 15, Second Chances, and 16, Love's Direction, are both written. I'm currently working on chapter 17, which is still untitled. The really good news I can share is the entire fic has been outlined. Here's the part that floored me; we're going to be around for a while longer. To my best estimate, which isn't absolutely certain as the chapters themselves aren't outlined (and have a tendency to take on a life of their own each time), there's approx. 30 to 40 more chapters left of this story. If I can keep myself from adding any other side stories or running off on a tangent, it should be closer to the 30 mark, but knowing me, somewhere in the middle (and I can almost see the areas that will be trouble for me), I might hit that 40 mark easy. Heh.

So, the story is set, I've had plenty of time to plan it out and it's finally down in outline form and unless one of my betas persuade me due to plot holes or just downright silliness or horribleness, things won't change no matter reactions. I can tell you this much - the story will remain as close to canon as I can make it. It will, of course, deviate from that often enough to stand out, as it is an AU to begin with. It will get dark; there will be character deaths and injuries. You'll be introduced to some new characters, there will be romance, adventures and plenty of drama.

It'll be a little bit longer before any updates will start rolling in. The ever wonderful firstlightofeos  (and somehow I've pulled the also, ever wonderful christycorr  into the mix) and myself have been quite busy and I haven't put a rush on any beta reading. Plus, I would like to stay ahead by a few chapters. That way, in my often times of not being around, or having the time to write, I can still have something to update with.

In the mean time, somehow, christycorr  convinced me to sign up for this year's Fic Exchange at Unknowable Room, so I guess I'm doing that. I fear deadlines, so this may not have been the best idea ever...

Hopefully, I can finish chapter 17 soon and get a good start on 18. When I get that far, I'll start putting pressure on my betas and by the time I get 18 done, I can update with 15 and stay a good three chapters ahead of my posting. I've said this before and I still mean it, with or without any readers, I will finish wdmc. *grins*

Happy reading!

S'weird, the moments that grab me and choke me until I write and then I do.

More for my own insanity, but if you're interested, a progress report on What Dreams May Come, Chapter 15, Second Chances.

- First draft almost completed (one that I think I'm happy with!)
    -Is currently standing at 9660 words with a partial scene and a whole scene yet to be written (whole scene may be a bit lengthy, not sure yet)
       (the most words ever put in a chapter was 10,109 in Ch 11. I think I may beat that record, but considering the length of time that's passed, I owe it to my readers, yeah?)

- Am hoping to have this completed and looked over so I can send it to my betas (*coughcough firstlightofeos and christycorr coughcough*) within the week.

- Is still making no promises on when this chapter will be up.

- Is, however, happy with said progress and has already began the rough ideas of putting together chapter 16.

- Feels she's accomplished a lot for one evening and is going to bed

Hah, I scared you, didn't I? Missy posting?!?! Seriously, I know.



So. To sum this post up, I have answers to the burning questions and I'm ready to write this thing. And, any readers or not Chapter 15 will not be the final chapter to What Dreams May Come. There will be no sequel. This story will be longer, because there's no need to change stories to finish one tale. wdmc will follow through the canon we've been given and end with the war being won. I won't give anymore away than that *laughs*.

And I'm serious this time (although I make no promises on how fast or often updates will be; I do have the same life I've had the past couple of years, but readers or none, I will finish. I've even found myself a new beta. I haven't talked to lizaloo  in ages and satirise  and white_tulips  are both extremely busy (although I do hope they'll both continue to be around; I do love their opinions and help). So, even though she's busy too, I've enlisted the ever wonderful, Grammar Nazi and great pusher of getting me off my ass when I need it, firstlightofeos  . Much love and thanks to agreeing to help me out *laughs and looks forward to the coming frustrations she shall have because of me*.

So, I've just gone and done thrown a lot on my plate, but I'm excited about all of it. Especially now that I have direction not forced thoughts on where to go with wdmc. I'm looking forward to this challenge. *grins*

And yeah, I just thought I'd share that in case anyone cared. *laughs*

Here's to wdmc and the coming agony I so look forward to having because of it. *drinks*

I meant to come home tonight and catch up, comment and update. I have, as usual, a thousand things to say, I even have a thousand things I should be doing (flisting and LJ-ing in general on the list) - - -

However...

I'm actually writing...


wdmc fans don't get too excited, it's not that. It's not even RtW. Yeah, great job, Mis, take on a new project when you have old, unfinished projects just sitting there. The news I'm hoping for is that this little piece (whether it's garbage or not, because it most definitely won't be multi-chaptered) will lead to working on those.

And yes, this is a major big deal. I've been struggling with the very idea of writing for a while now and Adam's been hounding me to just...do it. So...if this keeps up and I actually keep writing and follow through - thank Adam.

*goes back to notebook and pen to keep writing*

(the originally intended update shall come)