Would anyone be interested in being in a brainstorming/cheerleading filter for my latest Star Trek project?  *gives my flist big sad kitten eyes*

Overall, I'm happing with writing.  I love writing fan fic, even when it's frustrating and I'm cursing my Muses.  But what about original fic?  This weekend, I saw all these people doing the things they love, whether it was drawing or writing, and realized I wanted to do that.  Overall, I'm happy with my life, but I want that.  I want to do something I love for a living, or at least try it out and see if it's how I want to spend my life.  In the end, I might prefer fan fic, but I want to try.

So now the question...

How do you find your writing voice/niche?  I kind of stumbled onto the type of fan fic I wanted to write, but original stuff?  I have no idea where to start.  Does anyone have any ideas or advice?  It can be from original fic writing or fan fic writing.  I'm curious how you find the right stories for you to write.

I will be commenting on the feedback I recieved yesterday for my fic (soon I hope!).  But I wanted to say a quick thank you before then.  I never expected so many people to read and comment.  I had a kinda bad day at work yesterday, a busy one today, then came online to find all these wonderful comments in my inbox.  It's made my day!

My ramblings about the weekend.  If you're interested click the link and read my long ramble.  ;)

I'm working on the details of a fic and I'm trying to think of a movie that is a classic, hopefully something noir-ish to include in it for my characters to see.    I thought about Laura, but that's in another fic so I don't want to use it.

I need a little detail for a fan fic.  It involves coffee.  Since I just started drinking the stuff and I prefer it black, I need some help.  I need a name for a coffee drink.  It needs to be complicated, confusing, and highly sugared.  I want it to be a real drink, if possible. 

I need a beta other than Jay.  Grrr

I joined one of those fan fic 100 groups. varietypack100  I must be a masochist. LOL

I tried to post the table but it wouldn't work.  I'll try this weekend.
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No fics for the challenge yet. Though I'm almost done with a Face Loran fic that may fit one of those prompts.

BTW, does anyone else ever feel the ending of a story trembling out of reach, waiting for you to figure out what it is and complete the story.

I know I should be writing. I need to do something writing-related. Either editing or actually putting words to Word document, but I can't seem to do it. Every time I try, I find an excuse. I'm reading fic, watching TV, trying not to devour everything in the house.

This is my only chance to get some writing done until Friday. I've got to work late tomorrow. Why can't I write? *bangs my head on the keyboard* I can't even write a McAbby drabble!

I should be productive today. I have a huge TO DO list and Jay's at work so I can't use "I'm spending time with my bf" as an excuse anymore. I am waiting to talk to some of my friends, but I could do productive type things while waiting. Like cleaning...oh joy, oh how I love cleaning.

I could work on my slashy epic. I think I'll do that later today. I've been reading more SW books so I'm starting to give into the fan fic again. Even though I should be working on my original stuff.

I have no idea what to get my father for Christmas. Why does it have to be so difficult? Though I'm going into the city soonish so I'll look for something then. Or on Ebay. Ebay's a good option. He can't take stuff back if I buy off Ebay. I do have presents for Jay and for my mother. So part of my list is done. I hope...

Ok...off to be productive. Yeah, that sounds fun. Procrastination is so much more fun. LOL

I finished fic last night! The McAbby drabble is done! Took awhile to get the right musical finds but I did it. U2 and Loreena McKennitt worked. Will post it after I finish up a few technical checks. So far Jay's beta-ed it says it's okay to post. Most of the errors fixed.

Who would think it'd be that hard to find info about McGee's tattoo? But I'm being lazy and not wanting to put the DVD in the player. Mostly because I'd end up watching it if I did.

The cats continue running over me. The weather is foul today which is making them a little crazy. They keep running me down and hissing at each other.

I should go onto myspace and update. UGH! I hate it there. If Jacey didn't have a myspace account I wouldn't bother with it. Not that he ever reads my journal. But I can keep up on his life there.

Ok...on to more tidying and finishing fic.

The evil project is done so now I can work on my writing. So far, I've been rereading Downtime in Las Vegas, tinkering with it, writing notes on stuff I need to change. I'm hoping that I can get it finished soon-ish, like maybe early next year. That and my huge slashy epic.


My cat is driving me bats. Tank is circling my desk chair, meowing pathetically but whenever I try to pet him, feed him, pay attention to him, he runs away. Soo frustrating.

Have no idea what work schedule I have for this week. Jay and I are having a date tonight (Yay! Even if I'm not in a date-sih type mood). He gave me some new music to listen to! And downloaded a SW fan movie for me to watch. Hoping to watch it this weekend.

I picked up the Karen Traviss book I've been searching for! I got Crossing the Line! And I still have enough time left from borrowing the third book tha I SHOULD be able to read them both before the third one is due back! Guess I won't be reading that SW book yet...

Procrastination...it's a kinda wonderful thing.

I've been working on and off on the project that's keeping me from writing my new fan fic. Though I did get time for it last night. I tried to meditate, but I couldn't, not with fic buzzing through my brain. So I wrote about 450 words. Not too sure about it yet, since it isn't finished.

I finally came up with a name for my challenge fic! Yay! It came to me while I was at work. I'll be posting it when I decide if it's going to be my entry or if I'm going to go with the Face fic that will make him a hated character.

Tonight I get to watch Cars with Jay! I'm excited and a geek!

Ok...back to work...grrr...

That Wes Janson is taken on the Big Damn Table on fanfic100 coz I'd probably do something stupid like signing up.  I already joined swficchallenge.  I haven't written anything for it yet, but I joined about three days ago so I haven't had time yet.  So I really don't need some table to write about.  But it's tempting...so very tempting...

Right.  Time for bed before I do something stupid like sign up for the table.  Soon I will have the song that is driving me bats to pair with the icon that's driving me bats and fan fic writing will begin. 

I gotta break out my Rogue comics and read up on my favorite boys in orange.  *sigh*  I'm such a geek.

Today wasn't that interesting a day.  Went to the library book sale.  Got more books than I know what to do with.   I got some new fantasy novels and a few romances.  I even found a nonfiction research book for the novel I'm tenatively planning.  Woohoo!   Yesterday I went to the sale and got  copies of Wedge's Gamble and the Krytos Trap for $0.25 each.  I already have copies but these are ratty ones the library was getting rid of so I can use them as my research books and keep my good copies good for a bit longer!

Went to the evil land of Walmart and tried to get a new earbud for the cell phone (I still don't know how that thing works).  They had no headsets with a volume control.  How annoying!  Totally destroyed my diet today and enjoyed every bite.  Hehehee...I'll start dieting again tomorrow.

Other than that, I got a whole lot of nothing done today.   I'm hoping to be more active tomorrow. Maybe even fic-writing active. I should work on my original fic but I may slip into some fan fic instead.    A certain icon on this journal lt_wes_janson is giving me plot bunnies.  That combined with my love of 60's rock, that is.  So maybe my Face Bunnies will get some nappy time and Wes will come out and play.

Maybe I can have Wes shoot Buckethead again.  Jay would enjoy that.  He loves it when I write stuff like that.  I want to go dark and edgy for some Wes fic, but my moods are black enough lately.  Hmm...will have to consider what to write. 

Well, I might have finished the Nickelback inspired fic. I'm letting Jay read it for final opinions. I'm uncertain of the ending, but then it's a fluff piece with no real plot so how do you end it? It could go on forever.  And it's not really strange that Face got the most screen time, especially since he seems to be bouncing around in my brain lately.

I finished Bloodlines.  Liked the book.  Not really liking the ending though.  Too fluffy for a Fett book.  But it was implied that my beloved Clone Troopers may make an appearance *does the fangirl squeal*  I cannot wait for that.

I started reading a few new fantasy novels I picked up. Okay, they weren't new new but they were new to me.  One was Kushiel's Dart.  This was the 3rd time I've tried to read it.  And it is officially my last.  I cannot get through it.  It's just...well boring.  Yeah it's going to have freaky sex in it, but it's sooo over detailed.  I don't mind flowery prose in moderation, but this couldn't hold my attention.

I tried another fantasy don't remember the name.  It's in first person and alternates between two main characters.  The OMG element in THAT one was that the characters were gay.   Maybe my online readings have jaded me, but slashy men aren't really that surprising to me.  And as I read, I kept thinking "I can read better fantasy slash online."  Maybe I'm jaded now.  Maybe I've read too many good slashy fics to be interested in someone who isn't putting  words together in an interesting way.

I have decided that if I want to write a fantasy novel and make a ton of money, I need to write one with freaky sex in it.  Think about it.  Kushiel's Dart and it's sequels are very popular.  This slashy set that I can't remember the name of did very well.  Laurell K Hamilton is pulling money in from her books. 

Sex is now what sells in the fantasy genre.  Sure it sells everywhere but it seems to do especially well in fantasy now.  Maybe it's my ticket to the New York Times bestseller list. :D

Yep...My Wraith bunnies are nibbling on my brain. Making it almost impossible to do anything but write. Which is good, except when I'm at work coz it I'm do distracted. And it's been AGES since I read Wraith Squad so I'm having to reread it and my Muse is not happy with how long it's taking to work. Maybe I'll skim the book to get the main points to write about, then do an in depth edit to polish the details.

BTW, why is it so dang hard to write a kiss? I think I must have written ten different versions of that kiss until I settled with one that fit the mood. And now I have to write another one! UGH...I think I'll skip that part and write some more angst.

Jay is completely squicked by me writing slash. I told him to just imagine that there's a girl in the couple and be happy. Didn't work. He still eeewwwed. I'm going to need to find a beta.

I'm bored so I thought I'd play on my journal.

This morning I had the most amazing yoga session. Like 'Scuse me while I touch the sky, amazing. I can't remember the last time I felt that good afterward. Like everything was right in the world and everything was all right with me. Total peace and relaxation.

I ran errands, tried to shop for clothes for work. The clothes situation is getting frustrated. Okay, I'm plus sized. Does that mean I have to wear something huge, unflattering or clingy? Apparently so since every single item I tried was either too small, too clingy, or made me look like a shapeless lump. I am not shapeless. I have a very attractive shape, just not one that the designers seem to think is attractive. Their loss, and mine too since I can't find a single thing that fits!!!

Ok, rant off because I'll ruin that lovely relaxation thing I've got going on.

I haven't done any writing in the past few days but I have gotten ideas. And I may have a beta for Downtime in Las Vegas. Jacey has read all 20-something chapters and commented on a few typos. If he's going to point out typos then he might as well be a beta. BWAAHAHAHAAAAA!!!

I'm going to start cleaning this week. I hate to say this, but I think clutter is killing my creativity. I hate admitting that. I happen to like clutter. But it's getting on my nerves. So are the gifts my ex gave me. Everyone says I should keep them because eventually they'll have emotional meaning to me. It's been over 5 years, isn't that enough time to consider emotional meaning? If I don't have it 5 years later then I doubt I'm going to remember the gifts with fondness. I am considering the financial value of the gifts though; in a few years I may be able to sell them for a nice price. But they're cluttering up my space. I have no room for anything new!

I'll deal with the clutter later, and the ex-bf stuff. I should get rid of the clutter on my desk though, it is distracting.

I also using the journal to keep from having to do real work online. Like searching for somewhere cheap to get new glasses. Or to get new parts for my car. Oh well, off to google I go!

I saw this on shetigers blog so I stole it.

1) Right now, what do you feel are the 1, 2 or 3 best stories you've written since becoming/admitting you're a fanfic writer? What was it about that/those stories that really made you proud, or thrilled you about them?

1.  Downtime in Las Vegas.  It might not be the best fic I've written but it's the one I love the most.  It's the fan fic equivelant to comfort food.  The world fades away and writing is the way it SHOULD be.  It makes me happy so it's my best one.

2.  The Art of War.  I honestly think this was a milestone in my writing.  I had to really work at this one.  I had to think about how an alien species would act and think.  It expanded my characterization and my thoughts on how to create a character.

3.  I'm not sure what my third story would be.  The rest I like, but I truly love Downtime and Art of War.

2) What Professional writer (that is, paid author) would you love to see write a fanfiction story? What ship or fandom? Tell me a little about it.

I't can't happen, but I'd want Robert Heinlein to write Star Wars or Stargate.  (That's not going to happen without a seance but  a girl can dream).

3) What show/cartoon/kid's book from your childhood would you be amused to see in fanfiction? Would you consider writing one for this early love?

From what I've seen on fanfiction.net  EVERY cartoon I watched and book I read has a fanfic base.

4) Is there a fanfic of yours you'd like to see made into a Broadway show? Tell me about it! ("_____________: the Musical!"

I keep picturing Ton and Face singing showtunes.  That image is strangely alluring.  Bad Selina!  Bad!

5) Think about it--what could possibly be the WORST crossover out there? A story that Should Never Be Written? Hamtaro/V? Lost/Gilligan's Island? Come up with your most terrible pairing!

Actually I could see a Lost/Gilligan's Island crossover.  But then I'm demented like that.  I'm not going to answer this one because it'll just give me plot bunnies.

BTW, anyone know why LJ adds a return whenever I use the LIvejournal User button?