Catching up
Aug. 11th, 2012 11:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wiseheartIt's been some time since I last posted anything about daily life. But again, this summer has been fairly busy. Not with outside activities - aside from the trip to Hamburg and the two weeks when I had to escort the kids to summer camp, I've been mostly at home. But yeah, the indoor activites were rather packed.
Summer pico lasted two months this year, and I organized most of it, the first two weeks while school was still going on. I know it sounds strange, but yeah, it could be stressful at times, to get the daily posts online early enough, so that people on the other side of the globe can still get their excerpts up. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it immensely. That's what I miss from my life most: the continuous exchange with other writers, the inspiration that discussing plot twists and characterization and writing methods mean. I so envy those writers who are part of a writing group. I miss pico during the rest of the year something fierce. *sighs*
So, I decided that due to the lack of such a writing group, I'll post progress reports and excepts to my journal. If no-one is interested, fine. It will still help me keep track on my own progress. And who knows, a few people actually might get curious and check out the finished stories.
In that spirit, a bit of progress report. The 4th installment to "Sleeping Dragons", my AU/crossover version of Torchwood's Season 2, is going along apace. I'm up to writing Chapter 4 - only Ch 1 has been posted so far. I decided to post one chapter a week; that way I might keep up with the writing. If I can't, well, people simply will have to wait.
Excerpt from Chapter 4:
They remained in unhappy silence, until Sally Jacobs came up the stars leading to the main working area with a frown.
“Ianto, everything’s been prepared for your video conference with Sir Archibald,” she reminded him. “He’s already in position and waiting. You said twenty-fifteen. It’s twenty-fourteen now; you’ll be late.”
Ianto sighed and grabbed his cane. “Tell him I’ll be there in a moment,” he rubbed his eyes with his free hand. “God, I need coffee the worst way…”
“What you need is sleep,” Jack corrected. “Want me to join you in the conference? Archie can be really long-winded sometimes, but I know how to make him get to the point.”
Ianto shook his head. “I doubt that you could fake any interest for the digital cataloguing of the archives in Torchwood House. And any distraction from your side would only make this meeting longer. I can deal with Sir Archibald. You could deal with some of the paperwork for me in the meantime.”
Unfortunately, I only have about a week of leave left. I wanted to do something about the Elfhelm story - hopefully finishing it during the summer holidays, as only a couple of chapters are left to translate/rewrite... whatever. Then the Olympics interfered. I only watched athletics and the canoe runs, but even so, too much time was spent in front of the telly. Ah, well, at least we won 8 gold medals, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes, if I'm not mistaken. Not bad for such a backward little country as ours.
Recently, I also bought "The Silver Throne", the last installment of the Narnia Chronicles. Wasn't very happy with it, I must admit. I loved the films, they were gorgeous, but the cheap TV-series version was very forgettable. The only thing I liked in it was Tom Baker as the Marsh-wiggle. He was absolutely hilarious. I hated the kid actor playing Eustace in this version, though. He was flat and boring.
Currently, I'm taking a break from Sherlock and watching Season 3 of Heroes, one episode a time because I can't take more of it at once. This is the most ridiculously idiotic premise I've ever seen, but some of the characters - and the actors playing them - are fantastic. My favourites are Nathan and Mohinder - so wonderfully failed. I hate Hiro, though. He gets on my nerves with his stupidity. I'll have to go back and re-watch Season 2, which I only skipped for the parts with Nichelle Nichols. I'll never become a fan of the series itself, I'm afraid, but I like the charcters - well, most of them - so it isn't a complete loss.
Summer pico lasted two months this year, and I organized most of it, the first two weeks while school was still going on. I know it sounds strange, but yeah, it could be stressful at times, to get the daily posts online early enough, so that people on the other side of the globe can still get their excerpts up. Nonetheless, I enjoyed it immensely. That's what I miss from my life most: the continuous exchange with other writers, the inspiration that discussing plot twists and characterization and writing methods mean. I so envy those writers who are part of a writing group. I miss pico during the rest of the year something fierce. *sighs*
So, I decided that due to the lack of such a writing group, I'll post progress reports and excepts to my journal. If no-one is interested, fine. It will still help me keep track on my own progress. And who knows, a few people actually might get curious and check out the finished stories.
In that spirit, a bit of progress report. The 4th installment to "Sleeping Dragons", my AU/crossover version of Torchwood's Season 2, is going along apace. I'm up to writing Chapter 4 - only Ch 1 has been posted so far. I decided to post one chapter a week; that way I might keep up with the writing. If I can't, well, people simply will have to wait.
Excerpt from Chapter 4:
They remained in unhappy silence, until Sally Jacobs came up the stars leading to the main working area with a frown.
“Ianto, everything’s been prepared for your video conference with Sir Archibald,” she reminded him. “He’s already in position and waiting. You said twenty-fifteen. It’s twenty-fourteen now; you’ll be late.”
Ianto sighed and grabbed his cane. “Tell him I’ll be there in a moment,” he rubbed his eyes with his free hand. “God, I need coffee the worst way…”
“What you need is sleep,” Jack corrected. “Want me to join you in the conference? Archie can be really long-winded sometimes, but I know how to make him get to the point.”
Ianto shook his head. “I doubt that you could fake any interest for the digital cataloguing of the archives in Torchwood House. And any distraction from your side would only make this meeting longer. I can deal with Sir Archibald. You could deal with some of the paperwork for me in the meantime.”
Unfortunately, I only have about a week of leave left. I wanted to do something about the Elfhelm story - hopefully finishing it during the summer holidays, as only a couple of chapters are left to translate/rewrite... whatever. Then the Olympics interfered. I only watched athletics and the canoe runs, but even so, too much time was spent in front of the telly. Ah, well, at least we won 8 gold medals, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes, if I'm not mistaken. Not bad for such a backward little country as ours.
Recently, I also bought "The Silver Throne", the last installment of the Narnia Chronicles. Wasn't very happy with it, I must admit. I loved the films, they were gorgeous, but the cheap TV-series version was very forgettable. The only thing I liked in it was Tom Baker as the Marsh-wiggle. He was absolutely hilarious. I hated the kid actor playing Eustace in this version, though. He was flat and boring.
Currently, I'm taking a break from Sherlock and watching Season 3 of Heroes, one episode a time because I can't take more of it at once. This is the most ridiculously idiotic premise I've ever seen, but some of the characters - and the actors playing them - are fantastic. My favourites are Nathan and Mohinder - so wonderfully failed. I hate Hiro, though. He gets on my nerves with his stupidity. I'll have to go back and re-watch Season 2, which I only skipped for the parts with Nichelle Nichols. I'll never become a fan of the series itself, I'm afraid, but I like the charcters - well, most of them - so it isn't a complete loss.
