date: 2015-07-01 11:11 subject: Allusions Story Links Update security: Public tags allusions, fanfic

If your link to Allusions or any of my stories there are not working, amezri remains the greatest hostess possible and the site is still up and the stories are available, but you'll have to update. It's one of those tiny, confusing little changes that are almost invisible, but wreak havoc.

The tilde is gone!

Pause with me a moment to mourn the poor tilde. Rest in peace, ~.

No more nasalization, eh.

Allusions is now linked as http://www.eternalvox.net/auburn/

The fiction index is http://www.eternalvox.net/auburn/fiction.html

If you run into a link that doesn't work, try taking the tilde out of it and let me know so I can update the evasive bugger.

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date: 2012-05-08 16:16 subject: Story situation security: Public

Word count: 82, 211

At work on part nine after suffering brief case of blank brain, appropriately treated by the wifey with a kick start sentence.

First draft should *crossed fingers* be done by the end of the next weekend. I intend to celebrate with a memory foam pad for my damn bed, because staying up writing because your desk chair is more comfortable than your mattress is just pitiful.

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date: 2012-04-25 17:28 subject: writing progress security: Public where: home tags i don't even know, wip, writing

Word count: 65,450.

I usually have a point in a story where I start hating it. Haven't reached that yet. I suspect it's looming and will hit when I dive into the last three parts. Or maybe I can delay it by writing them and ignoring the twelve transition and exposition scenes that aren't done. And could someone explain to me how last night there were ten of those, I wrote two, wrote one today, and now there are twelve? I think the words in the outline are fornicating and being fruitful when the document's closed, and you know, if they're going to get busy like that, why the hell don't they write the story instead?

I wanted to get this done by the end of the month, but I see it's not happening.

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date: 2012-04-16 02:27 subject: progress security: Public tags writing

So, binge write one night, do piddly little edits and start scenes then abandon them after three paragraphs the next day, binge write the next night, add five hundred words today to finish the action part of the major action scene, check words count...

Make pleased noises to self.

Word count: 50,651. Hah. Also, huh. I wonder if I can finish the rest in two weeks?

Anyone want to egg me on? Dare me? It's got a back quarter and about another quarter's worth of stitching together to be written yet.

I love this story. It's completely without redeeming qualities.

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date: 2012-04-14 01:07 subject: subject lines are hard damn it security: Public tags fringe, media, tv

Oh, Fringe, never stop making me happy.

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date: 2012-04-12 01:21 subject: Hermit writer update security: Public tags writing

Current word count on the ID fic: 43,678.

Continuity errors discovered and dealt with: three. Timelines are awesome, but not quite so much fun when canon has more than one.

Media references by characters: seven if you count a Disraeli quote.

Secret fandom crossovers aside from the primaries: three (so six so far ::facepalm::)

H/C: I think I broke my personal meter. The needle's stuck on overload.

Sex: these people do not have time.

Characters removed from the outline because current canon offed them: one (RIP Alt-Lincoln).

Characters brought back from canon death: one.

Cows: one.

Dumpster Diving: Once.

Abuse of Science: I am going to hell for this anyway. I'll tell the Devil to save you all some seats with a clear view of the id-vortex divers.

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date: 2012-04-05 04:36 subject: Progress security: Public tags fanfic, writing

The story that makes me happy continues to make me smile to myself. I just crossed the thirty thousand word mark and it just keeps unfolding for me the way nothing has in years.

I have a sneaking suspicion why, but I'm not going to admit it, ever. Also, I'm superstitious enough to avoid doing the thing that would prove me right, as I at least have learned the lessons of Greek myth and plumbing: don't mess with it if it works.

And, yikes, yikes, it's past four in the morning. I think it's time to stop tonight.

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date: 2012-04-03 17:06 subject: White Collar Big Bang security: Public mood swing nervous tags big bang, do i really need to make myself crazier?, fanfic, white collar

Someone hold my hand and find me some tranquilizers, I just signed up for the White Collar Big Bang.

This is somebody's fault. I don't know who, but I blame them anyway.

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date: 2012-03-28 21:39 subject: this is the most self indulgent thing I've ever written security: Public mood swing giddy tags writing

New story makes me so happy. I'm not even trying to have it make any scientific sense. It's a three way crossover fic, the whole plot is based on Matt Bomer playing two different characters, and I don't care. I'm having so much fun writing it and I haven't had fun writing in a long time. Not like this, where when I start typing every scene just flows out.

I'm just writing the scenes I want to at the moment too.

Anyway.

20,315 words since the last time I posted.

*does little gleeful spin*

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date: 2012-03-12 00:21 subject: wow, this posting thing, I used to do it, right? security: Public where: home in the dark sound: goodnight lover :: songs: ohia tags spammage

OMG, I'm twitchy and need to write. It's been so long since I felt like that. I have been writing, secret not to show other people shit mostly, but it's been a chore, a thing I've been forcing myself to stick with a lot of the time and even eaking out three hundred words sometimes was a major major thing. I thought things would be better when the money situation wasn't a giant leech sucking the will to live from me, but now that that's so much better, it seems like karmic balance insists that family stuff must get worse to maintain the ratio of misery. Even so, I feel like I want to write. I've got enthusiasm again. It's enthusiasm for weird crossover fics, angsty hurt-no-comfort future fics, and a rare pairing with a canonically dead character, but should I let that stop me? I think not. I think this is what AUs are for. I think I have squee again. It's been a while, but I'm pretty sure that's what I'm feeling.

Anyway, now, now I have ideas. I have stuff bugging me to be written. It's... nice. Frustrating but still good. I want to start outlining, but I'm afraid that's a bad a idea. You have no idea how many good stories I've killed dead with an outline.

So, uhm, hi everyone, how are you? Why have you not telepathically known to write all the fic for me? *pokes fandom* SGA being so huge really, really spoiled me.

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date: 2012-02-01 16:35 subject: one word meme security: Public mood swing content tags meme, spammage

one word meme

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date: 2012-02-01 15:58 subject: annoyances and memage security: Public where: Evilbucks mood swing giddy sound: Gillian Welch, I think tags eretria makes me do stuff, gambit needs to get laid, meme, people are stupid, spammage, x-men

Another installment in Things That Annoy the Everlastin' Fuck Out of Auburn:

Posses of people cashing their damn paychecks in the grocery check out line. One of you, fine. Five of you -- Go to the goddamn bank, that's what it's for. And if you are going to do it, at least know what the hell you need to have with you to do it.

Also, jackass, wearing your jeans with the crotch at the knees does not make you look like a badass rap star. It makes you look like you're too dumb to pull your pants up after using the restroom.

I am now officially OFFICIALLY completely caught up with all betas I have promised anyone. All three of you. But one of them was 270 pages, so neener neener neener. The fact that I needed to get that done for eretria because she has a deadline may have finally made me want to write again. Either that or the truffles she offered to bribe me with if I finally went back and got Remy laid.

Imma gonna cheat though. I'm going to just write the sex and not the twenty thousand words that lead up to it!

Neener neener neener.

Speaking of Remy and sex and eretria , she did a meme and now I'm going to do a meme, because I'm baa baa baa like that.


Post a random sentence (or three whole paragraphs) from every WIP you're currently working on, even if it's very short. Then invite people to ask questions about your WIP. With any luck, you'll get talking about writing, and the motivation to take that WIP one step closer to completion will appear as if by magic!

This is the only WIP I have. Haven't touched it December or seriously since October. So unbeta-ed. Also completely AU at this point. I think it was mostly canon compliant up to Regenesis, for what that's worth.


( From the endless X-Men fic )

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date: 2012-01-06 16:35 subject: hello, circle security: Public where: coffee shop tags spammage

*waves weakly*

I'm still alive. Here's hoping posting will kick start some other writing mojo. Or even answering comments. There's a meme out there somewhere, where you offer to answer questions about why you made this or that decision in writing a story of yours. I'd be willing to do that. If I remember. If I don't, I'll make something up. ☺

Of course, I'm assuming anyone cares about anything I've written, and it's been a while. Six months? I'm basically fandomless right now, so feel free to pimp new favorites at me. No promises anything will take. Supernatural never did, Merlin didn't, and I like Fringe to watch, but not to get fannish about for some reason. Hey, is there new Fringe tonight? (I actually have to ask. Sometimes the TV doesn't get turned on for days. A magical portal might have swallowed DC and I wouldn't have known.)

I did buy myself that Qosmio I've lusted after for two years and everything looks gorgeous on it.

Here's a sad fact: no matter how fast your new computer is? In a week you'll be used to it and tapping your fingers impatiently at that nanosecond wait time. Also, no matter how fast your computer is, it's still hobbled by the speed of your connection. And Gambit does not even deign to converse with dial-up, so when Verizon chokes on me, Precious still has to step in.

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date: 2011-12-13 16:08 subject: arrrrgh security: Public tags spammage, woe is me

Breaking radio silence to squawk: how can one day already be so annoying when it isn't even four o'clock yet?

Santa, bring me a new life.

People who I owe betas to? I owe you.

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date: 2011-10-22 14:30 subject: SPN rec! Above & Below security: Public sound: Metric - Gold Guns Girls tags fan art, rec, spn

Flying post to rec murron 's superb story (yes, I'm biased, don't sue, all you'd get is a turnip). This story is just so visually gorgeous, with a great, organic to canon plot, she makes me want to have her kidnapped and experimented on so I could steal her magical writing factor. And since she has the enviable ability to write a decent summary as well, I'm just going to use her words to describe the story.

Also, the art is outstanding for this story, don't miss checking it out.


Title:Above & Below
Author: </a></b></a>murron
Artist: </a></b></a>salty_catfish
Fandom/Genre: SPN/Slash/AU after 6.10
Pairing: Dean/Castiel
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 45,344
Warnings: Explicit sexuality, graphic depictions of violence, mentions of torture, shameless appropriation of Dante’s mythology
Summary: After the events of Caged Heat Dean, Sam and Cas climb into Hell to get Sam’s soul. While they pass from one infernal circle to the next, Dean struggles with his mistrust of soulless Sam and the shadow of his own past in the Pit. In addition, there’s the matter of Cas who’s come to mean more to Dean than he wants to admit. Fighting against Hell spawn and fallen angels, passing through burned cities and salt deserts, Dean believes in the success of their mission until their luck runs out and Hell threatens to swallow Cas whole.

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date: 2011-09-23 21:04 subject: Fringe! Fringe and that's...! security: Public tags fringe

I literally exclaimed 'Oh my God!'

It was a moment of cognitive dissonance where you stop and wonder if you're actually awake or not.

( cut cause I suppose that's a spoiler )

Edited to add: This is the first TV this season and in months that excited and pleased me and made me want to watch next week. I am so glad Fringe is back.
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date: 2011-08-19 19:35 subject: Will you who knows I'm a John Deere kinda girl step forward? security: Public sound: pre-season football broadcast tags mysterious gifts

I just got a lovely gift, with a signed card -- only I happen to know three people who spell their name that way. Ooops. I want to thank the right one, because it a cool gift, very natural looking in the rest of my stuff (except nicer).

So, uhm, _______, step up and accept my delighted thanks.

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date: 2011-08-18 00:38 subject: The Corpse in the Coach Meme (Hitchcock Does Cinderella) security: Public sound: Fugitive - Indigo Girls tags meme

Not like that, gutterbrains.

Gacked from all over my circle.

So?

If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach.
— Alfred Hitchcock

If I wrote a story what would you be looking for in it?

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date: 2011-07-18 18:32 subject: another one bites the dust security: Public tags books, bookstores, spammage

L.A. Times article - Borders seeks approval to liquidate

Damn.

I never really liked the Borders that I've been in, but there was one very convenient to Dad's place, and I can't help feeling sad. Another tie cut, another place I'll never go again, and all those people out of jobs. There's no way to look at it that isn't depressing.

How can I complain though, about the end of Borders, when I buy almost all my books online and am planning to pick up a Kindle next month? Storefronts are less and less cost effective and no one, buyer or seller, has money to waste.

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date: 2011-07-14 18:20 subject: sometimes history cracks me up security: Public mood swing amused sound: Frank Sinatra - Someone to Watch Over Me tags spammage

Enjoying my Prohibition research for all the wrong reasons, in the context of our current political parties today. I just read:

Volstead entered Congress in 1903 and generally aligned himself with the progressive, prosuffrage, pro–income tax wing of the Republican Party.

Boggles the mind. Republican and progressive in the same sentence, that is. The current elephantine idiots (one must reserve jackass for the Democrats, obviously) would cut their own hearts out with a butter knife before they identified as progressive. They probably won't even take out insurance with Progressive.

If I keep accumulating books for this AU, I'll probably eventually do a round-up review, if only because at least one isn't worth the electricity to display its pixels. Epub is at least letting me avoid the dreaded leaning tower of bibliography, not to mention the difficulty of where to keep the books afterward. (I have a very hard time getting rid of non-fiction. Harder than fiction. I always think I'm going to need those books again sometime. If only for kindling... though Kindle books would be no good for that at all.)

I may also end up with auditory whiplash, since the random shuffle on my media player is following up Tommy Dorsey with Pitbull.

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date: 2011-07-13 14:36 subject: hobo cats security: Public mood swing bitchy tags cats, spammage, strays

You know the story that hobos had signs they'd scratch out to tell others whether a place was good to approach for a free meal or had a mean dog or it was easy to hop a train at the bend up the rail where it had to slow down?

I'm convinced stray cats must have something like this.

There has to be a secret sign out there telling cats that that house there? That's a sucker's house. Go on. The dopes who live there will feed you, fix you up, take you in and keep you. And if you feel like dying, they'll bury you carcass, even if you do it under the floor.

Last night another stray showed up. This one is a dirty calico with long hair and chopped off ear tip. I thought she was a living grease rag/slash burr ball at first. She simply invited herself in the open window last night, strolled over to the desk and started meowing at me. You know how strays are normally, even if they haven't been as obviously left to fend as this one. She even stood still for having all the burrs combed out (and that was a good hours work). I'm not keeping this one though. I just got Dad's cat, so that's three and that's ebloodynough. This one is friendly, so I'll take her to the humane society and hope she clicks with someone.

I kind of suspect she must have been an informal barn cat or something to the people who lost their place a month or two ago. They were looking for a cat they'd lost, though the description was markedly different. But they're long gone now and I have no way to contact them.

Humbug.

On writing.

The great thing about setting something in the past is all the research you get to do. The worst thing about setting something in the past is all the research you have to do.

Ugh, ugh, ugh. Won't find out until after five if I'm being called for the jury pool.

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date: 2011-07-04 12:33 subject: To those in the US, happy Independence Day! security: Public where: home mood swing geeky sound: A-ha - Stay (really? really? really.) tags spammage

For those who aren't enjoying a holiday, maybe it'll be a good day anyway?

Meanwhile, 4th of July-ers, enjoy a great day and don't forget to keep your pets inside if you don't have a safe, fenced yard or pen for them. Fireworks are pretty (provided they don't result in wildfires - I tend to be skeptical of something that fakes war anyway), but the noise can freak out a dog or cat (or horse or bat). And, to quote Hill Street Blues, 'be careful out there'. I'm holing up at home through the entire thing.

Some day I'll have something ficcish to post about again. For the moment I'm still between revising one story and researching another, neither of which I want to talk about much. Little bits of history are bouncing around my brain, hitting each other and exploding into ideas for a plot at the moment. It's kind of a mess.

A Thompson submachine gun weighed ten pounds (I don't know if that was with a fifty-round clip or not, something else to fact check). John Dillinger loved Ford V-8s. I need more books. (I need more books like I need a hole in the head - I still have half a box of Dad's in my trunk and the back of the Explorer filled with boxes of specialized tomes, but I'm not writing about pouring concrete, unfortunately.)

I did get through Sunday without something going wrong or feeling irreparably sad, though. Possibly it was just too hot for another meltdown. Possibly because the TV has stabilized with two lost channels and I got to kick back and watch Johnny Depp rock as John Dillinger last night.

I've been watching some old episodes of Fastlane, because khaleesian's The Fast and the Furious crossover Repomen (read it!) reminded me of it, and I'm struck by how skank couture hasn't changed much since the late 80s, anymore than men's suits have since the 20s. Also, someone should write a crossover where Elizabeth Burke is actually Billie Chambers, who had to go into Witness Protection or something, simply because the character whiplash would be hilarious. *bats eyelashes at White Collar peeps out there*

And... that's all for this entry in Off on a Tangent Theatre, folks, for this week.

Secret message to sobelle : you make my email inbox a happy place lately.



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date: 2011-06-28 13:26 subject: things that make me happy security: Public tags spammage

It isn't Sunday. Sunday (like the very name, if you think about it, which even sounds hot) are of the Not Good persuasion.

It's raining.

It's not Wednesday either. For some reason, it felt like it was Wednesday until I just looked at my watch.

I shall make chicken and dumplings tonight and watch downloaded TV. Among the things that make me happiest: the internet. It lets me download stuff I've missed thanks to the increasing eccentricity of my TV.

Wimbledon. It doesn't remind me of anyone or anything. It's just tennis.

This month from hell is almost over. Next month will likely be unpleasant too (it's July), but I feel like I'll have a few things back under control.

I love the rain. I don't understand why anyone doesn't love the rain. Provided they aren't sleeping outside, I guess.

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date: 2011-06-11 17:46 subject: Debating with myself and random thoughts security: Public where: home mood swing sad tags fic, sadness, tfatf

I have a little gen story I did for a zine last year that's timed out. Should I post it here? I'm iffy on it, because I kind of want comments, but if there aren't many then I'm going feel down, and then I may not feel like answering them, but maybe some feedback would kick start the writing engine. I'd like to finish the story I was working on before. I'd like to write something else. I'd like to get out of my head.

There is not enough The Fast and the Furious fic out there. I'm going to have to start rereading. And there is no Takers fic at all. In the name of slash, how is this possible? Idris Elba and Paul Walker and Zoe Saldana and Michael Ealy and Matt Dillon, and, okay, I think Chris Brown is a trainwreck waiting to happen to any woman he gets involved with, but still, why is there no fic? I could consume metric butt-tons of Gordon and John Rahway fic.

Fandom and the internet have failed me on that front.

Also, owww. I used to read in bed all the time. All the damn time. Now it makes my back hurt like hell. WTF universe, WTF?

Promo ads for Sunday night football on NBC: proven to provoke me to tears now. Also everything geared to upcoming Father's Day. I expect tomorrow to be worse. I have a family phone call I should return. I tried earlier and missed my cousin and now I don't have the will to try again. I feel like if I do I'll have to throw up. I sort of feel that way as it is, but I'm a bad relative to not call. Why doesn't she have email? I'd email. Email is easier than talking.



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