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Jun. 3rd, 2009 | 07:57 pm

So, my exams start next Saturday. I'm getting through the stress by designating a couple of hours from about 10pm until midnight to just blobbing out and writing. This hasn't gone too well as I've been attempting to do the June Fic_on_demand daily fic challenge, which has resulted in some really crappy ficlets being submitted. There is only so much that can be written in a couple of hours =)

Today I've been less strict with my studying, and worked a little on the Hogwarts!Saiunkoku AU. It's such a fun universe to work in, and I just love busybody Kouyuu. He's currently pulling out all the stops in an attempt to save Seiran from Kochou, with Ensei and Shuuei going along with it all because chibi!Kouyuu is too cute to resist when he gets all worked up about something. I really wish I was a better writer than I am, because there is this one scene between Ensei and Seiran that just plays out perfectly in my head, but I'm having a really difficult time capturing it on paper. It would be easier if I was one of those people who plots/visualize a story in words, but I rely very heavily on mental imagery. I find it VERY difficult to translate that into words.

It does help, however, that I have a new muse to sit on my computer table next to Fat Arsed Wombat (my usual muse and study mate). Yay, thank-you Grey! You are made of awesome. He is very cute.

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from: [info]grey_damaskena
date: Jun. 3rd, 2009 03:12 pm (UTC)
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Writing ftw! :-D I can't wait to read! Well do I know the difficulty of capturing one's interior vision. I guess my advice is to try to get something, anything, down, and then leave it alone for a week or two. When you come back, then you can revise the heck out of it. That's what I usually do . . .

I'm glad he arrived safely! And, um, I hope he is satisfactory. I seem to remember you posting something about wanting that kind of thing and being unable to make one on your own . . . at least I think that was you . . .

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misura

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from: [info]misura
date: Jun. 4th, 2009 07:12 pm (UTC)
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Best of luck with both your writing and your exams!

(I picked [info]springkink instead of [info]fic_on_demand this June, but curious as I am, I guess I'll have to wander over there for a bit. Maybe next month or so? *grimace*)

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vuirneen

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from: [info]vuirneen
date: Jun. 7th, 2009 12:17 am (UTC)
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Good luck, although I firmly believe that exams should never start on a saturday.

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