"Red Sands" Week Seventeen- Stick a Fork in me

[kristen999]

First draft is done.

The last fifteen thousand words are gibberish and the conclusion will be turned into something readable later in the week. The entire thing is one ugly quilt work of patches, but it has a beginning, middle, and end.

The beta process will be long, and I look forward to the re-writes, but don't expect them anytime soon. That being said, this phase is done!!!

*throws confetti*

Total words this round. 120k

Comments

[mezzo-cammin.livejournal.com]

I am in awe. Seriously.

and also? \o/

[sharpes-hussy.livejournal.com]

I knew this would be another epic and you proved
my hunch right.
*****CONGRATS******

[susnn.livejournal.com]

Yay! for you, and for us. Looking forward to the great read coming our way soon. I've really enjoyed your updates on the writing process. Any chance of giving us a peek into the process of beta-ing?

[friendshipper.livejournal.com]

CONGRATULATIONS! That's very impressive. *pompoms*

[wildcat88.livejournal.com]

*twirls you*

Woo hoo! Now, take five minutes then get crackin' on that ficathon story. Hee!

o.O Wow...stamina

[ninja007.livejournal.com]

You rock!

[coolbreeze1.livejournal.com]

Way to go!! That is awesome. The hard part is over - you've got your story on (figurative) paper and all that's left is the rewrites and tweaking, small beans after the first draft. You should be super proud of yourself. This is a huge accomplishment!!

Congrats!! :D

[tridget.livejournal.com]

Wow! That is a huge accomplishment. Good to hear you were able to reach that point even after the saving error on the computer earlier in the week.

[lamaudite.livejournal.com]

Congrats!

[crashbarrier.livejournal.com]

*puts up the flags and decorates the space with bunting* yay....

if you need an opinion i read really well:)

[saphirablue]

Congrats for finishing the first draft! :)

And 120k? WOW! That's awesome! :)

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! I'm hyped that I this large, complete foundation.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

It would be quite tough to have updates on the beta process without being specific about that battle. I do admit that Ronon's 'journey' was strong throughout the story and it faded out toward the end while I was busy dealing with John's many sorted issues :-P The first of many revisions is going to be tracing Ronon's arc and finding ways to flesh out his experiences in the 'recovery/discovering' sections.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I admit I have mixed emotions about this story and they are very much my own personal hang-ups. I feel after the heels of "Long Ago" that “Red Sands” is kind of a step down. Whereas “Long Ago” had many layers, dealing with a lot of serious themes, I look at "Red Sands", and go wow, this doesn't break much new ground.

I have to step back and realize they are two different types of story. While "Long Ago" explored serious subjects, "Red Sands" is more of an adventure story, and I should accept it as one. That’s what I set out to write and I’m happy with the world building and the character exploration, but I can’t help comparing it to my earlier work.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Yes, mistress :-P

Re: o.O Wow...stamina

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

:D Thank you!

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

There will be a lot of fine tuning, but that is really more relaxing and can be a fun process!

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Now I'll have time to read a few stories that have been posted in the last week that I put aside to read since I was so close to finishing this!

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Thank you and thanks you for the offer. I have two betas who have been helping me along the way and are ready to rip it apart! :-P

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!!!!

[tepring.livejournal.com]

Woooooooooot!