No snippet =(

[clevermanka]

Twitter finds:
OMG their faces.
OMG ZYL's face.
"You're tired of living."
Another adorable animation (with adorable kissing)
Bai Yu with bunnies (cute aggression alert)

Sent the first final version of Ghost Story to beta. No new words for y'all this week, sorry. I also submitted my secret!virgin story to the Make Me Feel collection. That'll be available December 2 (my author secrecy seems unlikely tho since I don't know anyone else writing in Guardian for it). My next (new) Guardian fic (probably Shen Wei and the Pillow) is delayed since my next fic is going to be a fill for due South Sekrit Santa.

I'm giving up on visual art until I have the time (and inclination) to learn a new graphics program. Never did get Adobe Fucking Photoshop to run again (did I mention I actually own the install discs? yes I think I did. still salty!) and I've spent too many hours dicking around with GIMP with too few results. I'm sure it's a fine program, I'm just painfully slow at learning software. I love technology!

Anyway, there's only three weeks left until the dSSS deadline and it's time to admit I'm not going to be able to make art for it or anyone anytime soon. (other thanglymr--you'll get your RPF card and canister before the end of the year, promise).

So. Frustrating. So. Disappointing.

Anybody wanna beta a dS story for me next week? *laugh-cry emoji* I contacted someone who might be willing and am waiting to hear back. hexenmeister, I saw your offer on the comm, but figured at this point you might be inundated.

ETA: will post about this again tomorrow, but I just found out that bonibaru posted the podfic of Lollipop yesterday!

Comments

[naye]

I am so excited for December 2nd! \o/

So sorry about Adobe being a fucking pain in the ass. *hugs* I feel you on the difficulty of learning a new program. I'm hearing a lot of "Adobe is evil here are free alternatives!" and I'm all "...yes but I know how to use Adobe programs so..." (The fact that yours isn't even WORKING? That is true evil.)

[clevermanka]

ADOBE IS THE WORSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT thank you for the sympathy.

[glymr]

I am thrilled to hear that the Secret!Virgin ZYL story will be out soon, and super excited about my card and canister! Whenever you get to it is fine, I will always be happy to receive a lovely gift like that!

I'm sorry to hear about the trouble you're having with Adobe. >_< Grrr, it is so frustrating when something just won't work like that!

[clevermanka]

At least I'm used to being injured technological fuckery.

Thank you for your patience. The tin is done at least! =D

[trobadora]

Ugh, Adobe sucks. :(

So. Frustrating. So. Disappointing.

*HUGS*

[clevermanka]

Thank you. Yes, much =(

[umadoshi]

No new words for y'all this week, sorry.

These things, they happen. But Ghost Story being off to beta is super exciting!!!

I'm sorry you're having software frustrations and woes. Photoshop just plain not working sounds incredibly aggravating. :/

[clevermanka]

Adobe can suck my left tit, for real.

But yes! Knowing that's in beta's hands gives me good motivation to write the dS piece this week!

[winter_blossom]

Two fics from you to look forward to in December!? I can't wait! (Good reward for the couple of days off I'll have before I've to start studying for the second half of my exam <3)

[clevermanka]

HERE'S HOPING! Secret virgin definitely. Ghost Story, depends on when beta sends it back and how fast I can start revising after I'm done with the dSSS fic. But! Soon! \o/

[winter_blossom]

Btw - will you be posting Ghost Story chapter-by-chapter or as a whole? (Hope it's okay to ask!)

[clevermanka]

Chapter by chapter. Pretty sure I'm in the minority of people who prefer plowing through massive word counts in one sitting. Also, ngl, I wanna experience the comment thread of a serial fic just once, even if I'm the one who wrote it. =D

I might put up a poll asking about chapter length and posting frequency...hmmm. Maybe that's a good thing to ask sooner rather than later. Thanks for prompting me to ask that question.

[winter_blossom]

And also, posting chapter-by-chapter gets you more hits, comments and kudos, which you definitely deserve after all that hard work!

[clevermanka]

[ride_4ever]

*here to help*

LMK if you don't have a beta by next week for your dS fic.

[clevermanka]

Thanks, will do. I've got two messages out right now. *fingers crossed*

Already got 1k words today, so at least that's going well!