Category Archives: Fanfiction
FanFiction.Net
I just checked my stats for the month of September on FanFiction.net, and I got 45,544 hits for my stories that month alone! I am definitely feeling the love. 
It’s incredible to me that there are people out there reading from all over the world. (What’s up Norway?) Anyway thanks for all the great reviews and support, you guys really keep me going.
I hope to have the next Vampire Diaries recap up tomorrow morning as I will likely be braindead by the time I get home from work. Then this weekend I’ll be deep in rewrites for Pretty Witches All in a Row, trying to slash content to remove at least 10k from the finished product.
Hopefully I’ll have time to go new car shopping this weekend as we’re looking to update our SUV for either a new SUV with all kinds of modern bells and whistles, or possibly a sportier car. What do you guys think is better? Camaro, Mustang or Challenger?
SeptNoWriMo Update
I am so close to finishing this writing challenge I can almost taste it! I’ve made it through a first draft of the new book and just have one more scene to add (a dream sequence, love those!) and I was sorta hoping I’d be done by now. But RL has really kicked my butt this week so far so that one scene is only about a third completed. I’m not sure if I’ll get it done tonight either as I’ve got a killer headache but I might push through a rough draft of it anyway since I’m so close! This one will be quite a bit shorter than the other two books, closer to 75k so hopefully more palatable to agents and publishers for an unpublished author.
I just finished my first fanfic One Is The Loneliest Number this week and it’s a bittersweet ending for me. Sweet because it was my first attempt at fanfic, I’m really proud of how it came out and thrilled with the responses I got from my readers. Saddened because it’s over. But at 33 chapters and almost 100k words it’s practically a book in and of itself!
I’ve also been working on Wake Me When The Sun Goes Down and just threw my readers a BIG curve ball. In preparation for the reviews I took a deep breath and put my armor on expecting a lot of outcry, but instead I got the nicest, most supportive responses! I have to say my reviewers are the coolest readers out there! I’m definitely feeling the love and it makes me want to update faster.
On a side note my eleven year old daughter just told me she’s gonna start writing a fanfic today, I’m so proud! Only I had to promise not to read it. 
I guess I can understand that. I just hope she keeps it up!
Off now to try and push my way through this final scene so I can be done with my first draft!
Oregon Novel Contest
At long last I got the results of the Oregon Novel Contest with local publisher Onyx Neon Press that I submitted to last April. They had pledged to publish the top two novels submitted that were written during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month in November). I came in 3rd! So sadly, I am not winning the publishing contract, but I did get an honorable mention and I figure it’s not too shabby for my first novel ever. And they will provide me with the judges’ feedback.
I also heard back from the agent I’ve been working with that she is definitely interested, but suggested some changes to the 2nd book. I’m learning that while people do like the books, they’re considered to be too long at 110k and 98.5k respectively. So, that gives me a couple of new projects, to start editing and trim them down a bit. But first I want to get the current book finished, at least the first draft of it.
RL has hit me hard this week at work, so I’ve fallen a little behind the last couple of days and I’m due to write another chapter of fanfic soon and the latest Vampire Diaries episode recap too. On the plus side, I’m in a long weekend now, so that gives me some extra time to get caught up, so I’m hopeful I’ll emerge at the end of the weekend on top.
Crazy Weekend!
Holy crap what a crazy weekend! Yesterday I woke up on a mission and started the day with my 3k quota on the book by 10am. Good start, right? Then it was 2k for a Vampire Diaries episode recap (found posted below), then it was 3k of the next chapter for one of my Vampire Diaries fan fics “Wake Me When The Sun Goes Down.” I even managed to squeeze in some side writing with a friend.
So then I go back to add a little more work on the novel, and it hits me… I’m definitely not in love with the direction things are going. It’s going alright, but I haven’t had as much faith in the romantic lead as in my last two books. Fewer of those moments when I’m done writing a scene and just go “Wow, that came out cool!”
After talking things over with my hubby, I decided to change the entire 2nd half of the book, including who the romantic lead is, because the original just wasn’t working for me. Long story short, I ended up losing a few thousand words. Yikes! It’s like finding a mistake in knitting a sweater and having to rip out a ton of what you’ve just worked on! But, through some hard work I’ve managed to regain what I lost, including my 3k quota for today as well as about a thousand to spare. phew!
So now I’ve got a little time to catch my breath and maybe work on a little fan fic before the season finale of True Blood comes on tonight! I will be taking notes, because I plan on attempting at least one True Blood fanfic in October.
Ah Vampire Diaries, You Cruel Mistress!
I have just watched the season premiere of Vampire Diaries and all I can say is Holy Crap they packed a powerful punch this episode! I know you’re probably all reeling with me about the big wedge that’s been driven between Damon and Elena now and it kills me that they took that direction, but I can understand it from the show’s perspective. I guess we’ll just have to continue to get our Delena fix from fanfics. When did I turn into a fangirl? *sigh*
I’m thinking about posting a recap of the Vampire Diaries episodes this season. I’ve never tried that before and part of me thinks it might be a new sign of insanity on my part to take on another writing project, but part of me thinks it might be kinda fun. I’ll think it over this weekend and try it out, see if it ends up being fun or just crazy time consuming.
The book continues to chug along, just hit the 36k mark. Woot!
28K And Still Going Strong!
The new book is going well! After a brief rough patch over the weekend I am back on track and have now just crested the 28,000 mark for the new book! It’s interesting the curve balls that the characters throw at me and how the plot evolves into something new and hopefully better.
Someone asked me if I can post any excerpts from the books and truth be told, I’m not sure if that’s a good idea. With the goal of being published and hopefully (parts crossed!) to be under contract soon, I’m not sure what the ins and outs are for posting parts of it online. So for now I’ll hold off on posting any bits, but if anyone is interested in my writing style, I would direct you to check out my fanfics. (there’s a link to the right, over there…)
It’s turning into an interesting struggle to balance the writing for the book, the fanfic, some side writing with friends, work and family! I’ll probably be a ball of stress by month’s end, but hopefully with another completed book under my belt!
