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[spoopy.livejournal.com]

I feel like a "FLAIL I FINISHED AND HANDED IN MY BIG BANG DRAFT" post is in order!!

Bigbangers, HOW DID YOU ALL GO?

What was your final word count? (Me, I got to 33,685.)

Were you rushing like hell to get it finished (*raises hand!*), or were you super organised and had everything ready to hand in on or before the due date? Or did you have to drop out at the last minute because you realised you wouldn't be able to get it all done in time? (That was me, too, almost. I almost lost heart a few times and if it wasn't for people who encouraged me to keep going, I'd probably wouldn't have finished. I owe those people so many thanks, it's not funny.)

How many of you are ready to collapse from writing like crazy to meet the deadline?

CAN I SAY FLAIL. FLAIL. SHARE YOUR FLAIL. Are you happy with how your fic came together? Did you find your fic frustrating or easy(ish) to write? Was it a story you'd had plotting in your mind for a long while, or was it something that you came up with as you wrote? Talk about how you went; if you panicked, if you felt confident you'd finish the story, if you reached any spots where you got stuck on your story, if you scrapped entire scenes (or even entire fics??), anything!

Share your big bang journey! (I know this is just the first draft we're talking about, but that's the toughest hurdle overcome, I say!)

Edit: Aaand... seeing there's still a fair way to go before Big Bang actually goes live, how do you feel about the editing and fine-tuning ahead of you? Got a beta? Think you'll be able to edit relatively smoothly? Think maybe you'll end up tearing your hair out?

(TOO MANY QUESTIONS, ahahaha)

Comments

FLAAAAAAAAAAAAIL!

[rosenskimmer.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I had the draft done early, but 2/3rds of it was handwritten and typing it was a bitch and a half. I was barely done in time, but I freaking finished. I was just a bit over 20,000 words. It was over 10,000 words typed in ONE day, about four hours. My hands were like pulp when I was done.

I don't have a beta...are there proper channels to go find one for such a long work? I plan to do at least two weeks of revision by myself before I send much of anything to a beta. I like stepping back and taking a look at what I've done and fixing any totally glaring errors before I send the draft out into the world.

Any help on locating a beta would be appreciated.

Congrats to the finishers and better luck next time to all those who didn't quite make it!

Re: FLAAAAAAAAAAAAIL!

[imissimissyou.livejournal.com]

It was over 10,000 words typed in ONE day, about four hours. My hands were like pulp when I was done.

*applauds* Now that is impressing.

About the beta, I went onto fanfiction.net and asked here if anyone was willing to be a beta, and I've gotten one responce =)