Random Thoughts on Current Projects

[lavanya_six]

• Chipping away at a half-dozen AtLA one-shots. Nothing I can speak of specifically as they're still short enough that they might still die on the vine, but they're focused on, respectively: Roku-centric, Gyatso-centric, Suki-centric, and Bumi/Kuzon-centric. The Roku one will probably be the first to show up as the other three are fairly long one-shots. I was inspired with its plot while re-reading an old Harry Turtledove short story called "Joe Steel."

• I found a SUUUUUPER old, detailed outline for a FFVIII fanfic that, according to the file's time stamp, I wrote waaaay back in 2003. (The outline. Not the fanfic.) I might actually think about writing it, except for two reasons. One, I already have a gazillon active fanfic projects that I need to finish already. Two, it's impossible for me to write FFVIII with someone like DK already kicking that fandom's ass. HINT: Do not read DK's stuff if you're going to be sleeping or drinking in the next few hours. Might post the outline here latter....

• "Praise Be to Nero's Neptune" has been grinding to a halt as I return my attention to finishing Facing Fearful Odds. Probably won't be hitting that 50k goal for it, alas. Did get a bit of writing done for it today. Won't finish it for a long, long time.

• Toiling again over my plot outline for the sequel to "Taking Sights". I have to say, I'm not looking forward to returning to work on "Taking Sights" itself. Until I started writing in the AtLA fandom, I didn't think of anything about how it took me 1-2 months to write a full chapter of "Taking Sights". Now, when I can crank out chapters twice the length of the recent TS ones in 2-3 weeks, I think there's a problem.

• Also, considering the word count bloat I encounter whenever I have to write fight scenes, Chapter 25 (of 26) of Taking Sights is probably going to run into the range of 20-25 thousand words. A novella-long EoE-scale fight scene makes for a sad panda. : (

• I'm seriously considering euthanizing "Doctor Who and the Defence Against the Dark Arts". I'm still excited for the story, but it has serious flaws stemming from the fact I started it before I really got into the HP fandom. The post-DH setting portrayed in-story isn't at all what I now mentally picture it as really being. I also have a gazillion other existing fanfic projects that I need to finish first.

• Seriously, I have waaaaay too many fucking unfinished long-form fanfic projects. Let me list them for you:

1. Taking Sights - Evangelion
2. Doctor Who and the Defence Against the Dark Arts - DW/HP
3. The Ineffable Crossover - Mock Mega Crossover
4. Facing Fearful Odds (not published, but in production) - AtLA
5. Same Song, Different Instruments - Persona 4 kink meme
6. Evil, Be Thou My Good - Persona 4 kink meme
7. And the Gods Danced in the Night - Twilight/Mythos fusion

• Fuck it, I'm culling the Doctor Who story.... MOONDUSTED.

Comments

[lavanyasix.livejournal.com]

I've seen it fansubbed. I don't plan on watching the dub. The re-casting of some of the voices is jarring for the idea of the characters I have in my head.

The movie itself was okay. The animation is great, but condensing the story makes it feel overflowing.

The second movie managed to do something I never thought possible -- make the Plug Suits even MORE fetishistic.