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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)

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hate keysmash...

[kimbari.livejournal.com]

but I will cop to MAJOR FLAIL!!!!!!11111`eleven

I got mine in a few hours ahead of the deadline, last count 26K+ words (don't remember the exact number because Kim = old). I came thisclose to bailing too many times to count. I wanted to write a big Huddy fic. My first attempt crashed and burned because I hadn't seen enough of the show to know what the hell I was talking about. (Lesson to new fic writers: do not attempt to write in a 'verse until you have watched all extant episodes at least twice. It will save you from looking foolish.) As the HBB rules forbade me using the beginnings of *that* fic (*whine*), I had to start from scratch... and ended up with a much better story.

If it were not for avidreadergirl, beta extraordinaire, "Adagio" would not exist. She flattered and encouraged and bribed me with Baby Ruths... and did I mention flattered? Anyway, she single-handedly kept me going (*I* certainly wasn't any help! LOL). Although I had an outline early on (85% of which was NOT followed, JFTR), I didn't get any serious writing done until the last couple of weeks. Yes, I was up until 4 a.m. a couple of days writing on this, and a really HOT mess went in, but it was duly accepted *is happy*. The EASY part will be the editing. I have two or three more sets of eyes, in addition to Goddess Sasha, so I feel very good that this will be one of my best fics EVAR. I've written long ones, but they were written bit by bit over a long period of time. That I got this one done with some kind of coherence really encourages me to write original (and possibly salable!) fiction.

Hey, thanks for giving me the opportunity to vent this! :D

Re: hate keysmash...

[avidreadergirl.livejournal.com]

Did not, I used both hands.

And I adore the fic, so flattery wasn't a problem, and you've even managed to anticipate some of what my notes would have been, based on the difference between the rough, rough rough drafts you got me and the draft you sent in as complete.

I'm very impressed.

Still, that was the cheer leading ::::puts away the Baby Ruths until the fic comes out in march::: and now comes the Beta'ing ::::gets out the big red pen:::: Just remember no matter how many notes you get, no matter what I say, I really do love the story.

Re: hate keysmash...

[kimbari.livejournal.com]

Did not, I used both hands.

And you needed them!

I'm pleased you're impressed. :)

...the rough, rough rough drafts...

You sound like Astro. LOL

Looking forward to your notes. :D I think I'll do some work on it before I send it to my other betas. ;)