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Last night, after my duty day ended, I went back to my quarters, pulled out my notebook, and said to myself, Okay. Today’s the 1st, and RemixRedux won’t make its assignments until the 8th. That means I have a week to finish my current fic. If I only manage one page a day, that’s 2,800 words, which should be enough since I’m already on the last chapter.

And, thus reassured, I blasted out 2,200 words and finished the fic.

There will, of course, be several days of editing and proofing and minor rewrites. But I’m DONE, finished with my fortieth Buffyfic.

Date: 2010-04-02 08:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ozma914.livejournal.com
Well done!

Date: 2010-04-03 07:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ozma914.livejournal.com
I saw your post, but I'm sorry, I can't. My schedule is just stuffed right now -- I barely have time to breath, and haven't written any fiction myself for most of the winter.

But you wouldn't want me, anyway -- I'd be too easy on you. I *hate* criticizing other writers, because I've always had a bit of a thin skin myself and I understand what they're going through. Some critics are too hard -- I'm not hard enough.

Date: 2010-04-04 06:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ozma914.livejournal.com
What about your daughter, if she's not too busy? She knows her way around good writing.

Date: 2010-04-04 07:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ozma914.livejournal.com
I understand -- you wouldn't have received the ruthlessness from me, either. I've seen too much of that in my own life, including from more than one editor ....

Date: 2010-04-02 09:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sroni.livejournal.com
Yay! Can't wait to read it!