Yuletide Update

[aliceylain]

My Yuletide story isn't going as well as I hoped. It's my own fault since I didn't work on it in the month of November except for the last week. Now, I'm on strict half-hour writing session every day until it's done. The good news is that it's about 90% done. The bad news is that it still needs a lot of revision because I will often write awful, clumsy sentences just to get something out and moving forward. Of course, I'm also in the phase of the story where I believe it's awful and stupid because I've been thinking about it so much. I pretty much always am convinced a story is awful if it takes me more than a day or two to write.

I expect that it will turn out decently in the end; nothing that will shake the fandom but my writing isn't particularly fandom-shaking anyways. I just hope my recipient likes it. I did try to put in everything they asked for. Plus, the story is currently 3500+ words and will likely hit over 4000+, which is pretty good for me.

I don't have much else to say right now. Been feeling a little down, which I will chalk up to the fact that it's full-blown winter in Ohio with darkness and ice and snow and freezing temperatures. I took yesterday and today off work, but I will be glad to go back tomorrow. Yes, work brings me worries but it's also nice to socialize with co-workers and put my energies towards a goal. When I have days off, I just tend to putter around and not do much. It's relaxing, sure, but I don't necessarily feel fulfilled when all is said and done.

Comments

[zombrification]

4K is pretty impressive for writing! I can't remember the last time I wrote anything that long... (well, can't remember the last time I wrote anything... uhh, never mind, that's not encouraging). How much longer do you have till it's due?

What time does it tend to get dark where you are?

[aliceylain]

It's due on the 22rd, so I've got a little over a week left! And the remaining 10% is finished, so I'm pretty much in editing mode. I'm going to print the story out because I edit much better against paper than on the PC.

My god, super early. At least, it always feels that way to me because I'm not a fan of wintertime. It's dark in Ohio by 5:30PM, which means the only sunshine I really get is when I take a walk during lunch and in the early morning walking from my car to my work building. What about you? It's never occurred to me that different parts of the US could get dark at different times but I suppose it could happen.