Check-in #1
Hello all! Welcome to your first check in!
Once again, this is not required. Don't feel bad if you haven't managed to finish much, or if you haven't even started! After all, rough drafts aren't due for a while still. The main reason we're doing this check in is to see how on schedule we are and to remind you all that you're participating! :)
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Once again, this is not required. Don't feel bad if you haven't managed to finish much, or if you haven't even started! After all, rough drafts aren't due for a while still. The main reason we're doing this check in is to see how on schedule we are and to remind you all that you're participating! :)
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Current Word Count:10,086
Genre:AU, Romance, Angst
Rough Summary: When Chris moves to Montana for his gap year he tries out for the lead role in a performance being put on by a small theatre company based there. After securing the part he must somehow deal with the pressure from his girlfriend and the spunky directors very obvious crush.
What's Going Well So Far: The writing is going well, my beta is all over it with a fine tooth comb.
What's Not Going So Well: Nothing at this stage.
Favorite Line(s): “No, Chis its dirty dancing you have to grind into her like you want to show her how big you are.” Harry was demonstrating, pulling Lydia up to him and moving their hips together obscenely.
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Current Word Count: Just over a thousand
Genre: angst/friendship/romance
Rough Summary: It's been twelve years since the camp that changed Chris' life. Darren never expected to run into him. He never expected this broken shell of a man who was so desperately lonely and yet so guarded, refusing to let him in. But Darren was nothing if not determined to try and put Chris back together again.
What's Going Well So Far: The visuals in my head are very clear so I know what I want to do but...
What's Not Going So Well: ....I'm still heavily invested in Who You Gonna Call and so focusing on the angst hasn't really happened yet. But I know where I'm going so I'm not so worried.
Favorite Line(s): "I said I'd have it to you by the end of the month and it's the twelfth so can you calm your menopausal rage and stop bothering me?" or Chris eyed the napkin warily, as if it was going to animate and bite his nose.
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Current Word Count: 4700
Genre: Romance, Angst
Rough Summary: Darren tries to learn what it is to like a guy but there are no focused google searches to help him.
What's Going Well So Far: It's not running out of hand and I'm sticking to plan
What's Not Going So Well: The first smut scene is about to present itself and I'm having problems transitioning from the happy lovey dovey to the ugly. I don;t know where my beta is and I am a thread away from freaking :(
Favorite Line(s): I don't have a particular literary breakthrough but I like this:
Chris knows how it is to be in love, that fluttering, gushing feeling in your gut whenever your crush would smile at you or talk to you or do something particularly sweet. Chris just has to get used to being loved back.
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I know what you mean by the size being daunting yet exciting. I've written 15000 by myself only once before and that too in a different fandom :P
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Current Word Count: 6,308. I think this will end up in the 30,000 word ballpark when it is over
Genre: College AU RomCom
Rough Summary: Chris is a freshman at UCLA, Darren's a junior. While Darren is cast in the lead of the school's fall musical, he keeps butting heads with the director's assistant, Chris. This follows all the crazy things that go on surrounding the musical.
What's Going Well So Far: I'm in love with all my background characters, they've created an awesome setting behind my Darren and Chris.
What's Not Going So Well: I've been working on this on the side to my NaNoWriMo, I'm going to have so much more time to focus now that November is over. I also need a beta, help?
Favorite Line(s):
The air in the booth felt still and stifling as Chris' fingers tried to rub away the tension in his forehead. He closed his eyes and took in a deep breath and slowly drew it out in a similar fashion to his vocal warm ups. “In, two, three, four. Out, six, seven, eight,” his mind chanted in time to his breaths.
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