So I Screwed Up · 12:37pm Dec 1st, 2012
I was supposed to have Ch2 for Of Wands and Wizards finished over a week ago (preferably Ch3 as well), but obviously that didn't happen. Then I resolved to at least get it up before the Trixie returns episode aired, but well, that's not looking like it will be happening either. It's almost done; I promise. All the most important scenes are written, I just need to expand and provide proper transition points so the whole thing actually flows smoothly, then send it off to my proofers to make sure it doesn't read like cheep trash.
Unfortunately now that I've likely missed my final dead-line, I'm probably going to take a few extra days to think on the matter while I decide if I should make any revisions to accommodate the new episode. Also, I need to take some time to fulfill an obligation to a friend that I've been putting off for far too long. Again, sorry for the delays; all of you who have favorited this fic deserve better (and so do those who've tracked my other incomplete work, which I also promise to get back to ASAP).
In the mean, time if any dedicated reader wanted to test out what I've already got for Ch2, and *if* they think they could provide constructive feed back, I'm willing to give out the password if asked. Just be warned that it's still quite rough around the edges and is nowhere near optimal enjoyment levels. To be clear though, I don't need the help. This is not a case of writers block, so much as just progress being far slower then I intended, mostly because I can be an anal retentive perfectionist that obsess over every tiny detail.
Hrrrrrmmm... I would help, but I still need to read chapter one, sorry. I've had a lot of other stories to read and other stuff to do, but I actually want to and will try when I can. Perhaps even this morning (Which began 15 minutes ago, but whatever )
I honestly read the blog entry and went 'Oh, he finally realized he didn't name himself Emerald Bookwise.'
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Nah, that 'screw up' is 100% intentional.
Sorry.
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"Why? It isn't your problem."
--Clover Charms
558765 Dangit Clover Charms, it's too early in the morning to be smiling, but you're making me anyway.
But seriously, I feel bad I've been pressuring you and throwing a fit over SC of late; that has probably done nothing good for your overall stuff...ness.
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Meh... my stuff...ness never nearly that bad. I suppose it's comparable-ish to you TAS thing from a few weeks back, but I never intended to get the whole fic done before the episode (just the first three chapters). I wasn't even stressing at all till a couple days ago, and while I'm disappointed in myself, I not going to sulk over it.
I screwed up, simple as that; ain't the first time and probably won't be the last. It's making my readers wait that bugs me more than missing any arbitrary deadline. I'd always intend not to publish this fic until the first three chapters were done so that I'd have a bit of a buffer while I figured out the rest of it, but I just felt so stagnated in my other work that I felt the urge to publish something, anything, so I pushed this fic out the door sooner than I should have.
Worst of all though, I let it make me ignore your troubles, but you told me not to stress over that, so I will say that you have even less reason to stress over this. I made my own bed, so I'm the only one who's got to sleep in it.
558790 Okay.
I will be jumping on you and your story very shortly. Finals week is upon me, which means that, barring time for study and the finals themselves, I have a whole lot of nothing to do. And then, once finals are over, I have a whole month to catch up on my proofreading queue, my reading queue, my comics, my writing... pretty much everything, really.
So I'll be ready, willing, and able to once again kick your ass into gear.
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I appreciate the consideration.
...though your apparent enthusiasm for the task makes me nervous.
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Nervous is good. Nervous lends energy. Energy which can then be used for projects such as this.
dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Twilight_crazy.png Embrace your fear, EB. dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Twilight_crazy.png