SGA Big Bang: the big push is on.

[icarus]

The big push is on this weekend. Through edits and various changes the SGA/Pern fusion has climbed to 70,000 words.

I should be at the point of tweaking commas. Eheh. Nooooo. Lots of writing left to do. I still have scene sketches I've added in many places.

But for the first time I'm happy with where I am. Last night (this means four am) sarka, who helpfully lives on the other side of the world, and I worked out the problems with flow and the big issue with the resolution.

Now it's just a matter of reading the rest of the story, yes, this is the first time I've read my own story straight through, I kid thee not, and writing the remaining fill scenes. Many of which are in my notes.

I'm tied up at the temple all day and have to leave in -- oh! Three minutes -- but I'm bringing the laptop to work during the midday break.

Today I finish the read-through.

Tonight and tomorrow I write.

This week we clean it up. Hello, betas! How's your week looking?

The finished story will probably be about ~75-80k.

Comments

[crownglass39]

I just found my way onto DW from LJ and I'm still getting my bearings. Is there an SGA Bigbang community?

[icarus]

There is the atlantisbigbang comm. I'm not sure if there's a DW version yet.

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Hi, by the way.

[crownglass39]

Thank you!

Hi! Its been a long time since I played in the fic pool and I'm going through withdrawal!

[icarus]

Wade on in. The water's great. Also, the atlantisbigbang is coming soon. The McShep Match is just finishing up (see Sheppard's Pie there, best fic so far). monanotlisa recc'd a fic called Palm Springs that excellent as well.

Let me know if you need links. I'm feeling busy/tired/lazy right now.

[crownglass39]

If you have the time /energy/ impetus in the next few days I would LOVE links.
I'll start wading in the communities I used to follow but I get the impression that a lot of people have moved off of LJ onto Dreamwidth.

[icarus]

Most people are crossposting still.

There's more a gradual sea change in DW's direction, with a selection of people who are fed up with LJ and posting exclusively on DW. But DW's starting to be the place for more personal, fandom, and meta posts, with fic and comms still located in both places. The need for invites has caused comms to stay on LJ a little longer.

Will be back with linkses. :)

[icarus]

springwolf's McShep Match recs.

Monanotlisa's excellent recs.

Enjoy. Here. Have a spoon for that Sheppard's Pie. *tucks in bib*

[crownglass39]

Thank you! I LOVED Shappard's Pie!
I'm off to read Palm Springs now.

If you can think of any other McShep must-reads that I would have missed in the last year, please let me know. I don't even know where to start anymore...

[icarus]

Have you read any of whizzy's Black Helicopters At Dawn series?

[crownglass39]

Not yet, but I will!
Again, thank you!