finished my first short story!

[vg_ford]

It's VERY rough, and mooseythehut has already helped me see the big flaws in it, so I'm going to be rewriting it. It's a good start, though, and for someone who usually thinks in NOVEL and WORLD as opposed to story, it was an interesting exercise. I think I might have to do some more of these.

I also have a new plotbunny. *rolls eyes* Courtesy of my good friend Donna, who was nice enough to give it to me. It's a paranormal, and involves vampires, werewolves, mages and a nasty drug to sterilize all the "Blips" - those with no magical ability at all. Heroine is a Blip, and hero is a nonmagical person back here on Earth who runs into her, her best friend the vampire, and her other best friend the werewolf, when they end up here on Earth. I'm very excited about it. Terrible plotbunny!

More words on the yearly meter!

16,638 / 1,000,000 (1.7%)

Comments

[calene.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the short story! That's something I keep coming back around to every year, but have yet to get a good grasp of. I think my problem is that most of my decent ideas come attached with a nvoel, so even if I could make it a short, I never want to use the best ideas for a short when I know I'd have more fun with the full novel. So I'm left with the lame ideas for the shorts, and thus the shorts end up lame and disjointed or incomplete.

And congrats on the plotbunny! That sounds like fun!

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

Plotbunny?

Hey coolness on the short story. I am with those.

Well, really it's that I haven't so much as tried in more than 10 years...

hm

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

That's the same problem I have! However, I've discovered that the NON-magical/fantastical/bizarre ideas are the ones that I can do the shorts with. The other ones are too interesting to not do novels with. :)

[luciussnarks.livejournal.com]

I would be very interested in speaking to you about this drug. I am indisposed right now, but if you would stop by St. Mungo's Hospital, Fourth Floor, Room 45, I think I can spare a few minutes discussing an offer I believe you'll find most attractive.

May I expect you this evening?

I'll send an owl to your residence with floo powder. Simply toss a bit of powder in a lit fireplace, step into the green flames and state clearly 'St. Mungo's' The staff can assist you from there.

[cucumberseed.livejournal.com]

Why Lucius, how interesting to hear from you out here...

St. Mungos, you say? Rm 445? And me with nothing to do all day bu chat with friends online from your neck of the woods and read Preacher comics. Oh, I do so hope I haven't missed visitng hours.

*checks supply of floo powder*

We'll have so many interesting things to talk about...

Sincerely

a. watermelontail
gold circle customer
Weasley's Wizardly Wheezes

[vg-ford.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, Lucius, the drug isn't in my hands at the moment. :) I can set you up with the mayor of this town, however (once I figure out his name); he's the one with the supply....