Big Bada Boom

[samanthahirr]

It’s done! My KradamBigBang story, clocking in at over 40,000 words, is done! I got it in under the (extended) deadline, and it feels SO GOOD to have it off my desk. My story has been claimed by a fabulous artist, too: xdoyoufalltoox has signed on to create a piece of original art to accompany the story, and based on her previous work, I cannot wait to see what she comes up with! I’m eagerly awaiting the posting schedule at KradamBigBang to learn my assigned posting date. The stories are going up throughout July-August.

Meanwhile, here are three things I’ve learned from my first BigBang experience:

1. Deadlines make me more productive, yay! I haven’t written fiction on a deadline in years, and the enforced timeframe really helped me push through my writing blocks. This story would’ve taken me well over 2 months without a deadline.
2. Next time, sign up earlier. 40k words in 5 weeks is officially too stressful a hobby for me.
3. In general, use shorter inspirations. Nearly all the stories I’ve ever written have been epics, so apparently conceiving of short plot bunnies isn’t my strong suit. I need to practice writing shorter stories. Anyone wanna give me a prompt? I’m looking for something between 2,000-10,000 words for my next project. Instead of the 50,000-word Kradam Stalker FBI AU I’ve been outlining that really wants to be written next….

Hopefully coming soon to this journal: Stories I’ve written in the past two years that are almost good to go. I think if I rewrite some sections, I can post a few Bandom and SGA stories over the summer.

In closing, OMG KradamBigBang with xdoyoufalltoox art! WOOOOT!

Comments

[xdoyoufalltoox.livejournal.com]

EEEE!!! You don't even know how much I love your story, bb :D ♥ ♥ ♥
btw, do we need a divider? Looks like everyone has dividers, lol

[samanthahirr.livejournal.com]

Dividers = y/mfy/idk?

What do you think? What about for the day-headers?

[xdoyoufalltoox.livejournal.com]

Yeah, maybe something like the "day 1/2/3..." (btw, how many days do we need exactly? I forgot) dividers 240x100 for example? Or maybe just one big banner? idk.

[samanthahirr.livejournal.com]

Sunday through Friday, so 6 total. Although the Sunday one is two lines, with "December 26, 2010" above "Sunday".

Do you want the current final word document to play with?