Feb
23rd
2016
tfw · 9:14am Feb 23rd, 2016
you've been working on a single fanfic for 35 days straight
the draft is still maybe only 60% done
and it keeps evolving
and you're trying to keep it under control while micromanaging arcs and characters and dynamics and events and making sure everything ties into everything else and the story keeps changing and screwing you over and it really doesn't seem like this will ever end
oh and the other day you realized YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE WRITING ONE STORY 
BUT IT WAS REALLY ME, UNEXPECTED MAGNUM OPUS
and yet
somehow
you find it in you to keep going and keep making it better anyway
...still really tired tho ;_;
i guess what i'm trying to say is that the new auto-approval feature doesn't impact me all that much :(
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I had something. Then I lost it.
*Takes a deep breath*
Ahh...You smell that? It's the smell of-
Wait smoke...Oh gosh...Slow down! Slow down a core meltdown is imminent.
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no it's fine
meltdown means shutdown means blissful rest
Also I'm having fun writing this. just, y'know, tiring fun
3772491 Nothing beats burning midnight oil writing outlines or chapters.
Keep at it yo. But always remember to change the coolant* in the reactor less you overheat.
*Also known as drinking iced tea or lemonade. Or maybe even iced tea lemonade mixed. You know that actually sounds refreshing right now...
All that hard work shall be worth it in the end. We all know this.
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And then it goes to my editor!
(Believe me, no one is more
than me about this. Fragging story just kept getting bigger.)
I have some idea of how you feel. I've had something like this happen, only it got way out of control and I did far less micromanaging than I should've. Oh, and I published each chapter when it was finished, so the thing lingers on my story page like a mark of dishonor, mocking me with its "On Hiatus" tag.
Still, you're being a lot more thorough than I was. I have every confidence that you'll pull this out, and that it will be fantastic.
Just think how good it will be to finally get it out of your system. It's a good motivator.
It is like a living thing, always changing, always growing.
Tzeentch is writing fanfics again.
I think Jojo's meme's might be one of the best things to come from that manga/anime.
And it's a pretty amazing anime all on its own.
Anyway, it'll happen when it'll happen, but I bet it gonna be gooooood.
So what you're saying is, you're filled with DETERMINATION?
So this would be what prompted that blog post, eh?
Sounds familiar. Hope it turns out the way you like it in the end.
3772491 Graceful shutdowns are for noobs anyway. Real pros go down trailing smoke and shouting "brace for impact!". It's more fun that way.
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Only kindasorta?
The story was actually going well so I went ahead and made an entry for it on fimfic--and then I remembered why I had to take a break from it in the first place. And I was all "should I even bother? People just seem to want blood and retribution these days." (srsly cutie re-mark brought out the worst in everyone)
So I made the post.
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I was wondering where that was.
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Yeaaaaaaaaah, that's the kiss of death.
It's why I don't post anything until it's finished anymore. To say nothing of how sometimes feedback can actually demotivate you from finishing the rest! Best to just get it all done first.
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Not me! Mostly because I still haven't watched it on account of approaching every season finale since A Canterlot Wedding with a high degree of trepidation.
The closest I get to liking War Poniez is XCOM crossovers, anyway. Maybe there's some great blood and guts war story out there, but I'm skeptical.
tfw this basically summarizes my entire writing life.
I suppose it's a good thing, though, in its way. It means the idea is alive and thriving, and more than that, strong enough to hold all this new narrative weight and still keep its shape.
Annoying as hell to work through, sure, but heck, what isn't? XD
DIIIIOOOOOOO!!!!!