Comments | julian_griffith: Goodbye, little story! Write when you get work!

julian_griffith

Goodbye, little story! Write when you get work!

Jun 24, 2013 23:56

Project: Julia and Mary (Regency lesbians) FINAL STORY TITLE: Cherish the Ladies
Market: Storm Moon Press, An Improper Arrangement open anthology call
Deadline: June 30, 2013 MADE IT!
Required length:8-12K
Total wordcount: 17,374 (BUT S.L. SAID THAT WAS OK)

It's done.

I did the final push for it last night, when I had to stay up all night anyway, because ( Read more... )

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eglantine_br June 25 2013, 19:57:11 UTC

You know, I am so lucky that you and I find much of the same stuff cool.

It has been a big week for your household, and it sounds like a good one.

I have few years left before my least one graduates. Big one needs to get his drivers licence-- that is the next thing.

Can I just say again-- you are awesome!

Strangely enough, I find sex scenes hard to write. I don't think it is the shyness factor-- It is the whole stage blocking thing. I have to remember where everyone's bits are, and why. And then, I think more importantly, how they feel and what they want next.

julian_griffith June 25 2013, 20:07:49 UTC

it's honestly easier than anything to write the scenes when it's two women

it's VERY easy to keep track of their bits!

eglantine_br June 25 2013, 20:15:48 UTC

I have not tried two women yet. Maybe I will write some soon.

stevie_carroll June 25 2013, 20:02:54 UTC

Congratulations!

lunasariel June 25 2013, 21:03:03 UTC

I've never heard the Cool Stuff Theory, but it's a perfect way to describe why a guy I recommended Tolkien to thought it was "laaaaaame" while still being an enormous Star Wars geek. All a matter of perspective, I guess... Although the fact that Steven doesn't think that full-plate armor and great big honking greatswords are cool made me sporfle, given, y'know, Aliera and Kieron's Greatsword, which I remember being described as flipping enormous ( ... )

jestana June 26 2013, 02:21:38 UTC

I like the Cool Stuff Theory and I think that's why the WWII story worked for me in a way the Regency ladies didn't (Later, though! I want to write it!). It's an area of history I find interesting and it includes FLYING (a love that I got from my dad) and just other cool stuff. I don't know much about the Regency period and I'm a little nervous about writing it when so many people I admire have managed it flawlessly. I'll just have to read more Regency-period novels and get a better feel for it and see if the characters will speak to me.

Congrats on finishing your story and I look forward to reading it (hopefully in the anthology).