Iz.............................Celebrating!!!

[teddy_radiator]

Because I've finished my first ever Exchange fic. I'm drunk on several lite beers, I'm giddy with joy, I just read a Snape/OC that made my heart pulse in my seat and I'm THRILLED TO BE DONE WITH MY EXCHANGE FIC!!!!

Seriously, this has been so exciting for me! I wasn't even going to do it, until droxy bullied bribed encouraged me to do it, and boy am I glad she did. This has been a learning experience. Firstly, I learned that I can write another person's prompt if necessary; secondly, I learned that a good beta (stgulik , of course) can literally bring a sick fic roaring back to life with a few well-placed edits, and thirdly, I can write smut with substance. I like what I've written. Really, really like it.

This has been a revelation to me. I'm capable of taking all the elements (my Muse, my beta, my friends) and use them to make something good. I'm sorry, folks, the beers are talking. A little.

And sempraseverus and I are going to be working on an original fic soon with her illustrating! And mimimanderly and I are in the middle of The Sempra Deck, which I am proud of.

If I can get a job in the next month, I'll be dangerous!

There is a second prompt from my recipient that has me intrigued...let's see...three full weeks until the deadline...

Comments

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I know how good it feels to finish a major project like that. And writing to prompts can be a lot of fun.

[teddyradiator.livejournal.com]

It's been enjoyable, and a bit of a sanity-preserver. Without work, I think I would have gone a bit stir-crazy, but this has helped more than I can say - so much so that I've actually written about 3500 words to my recipient's second prompt and I'm thinking about posting it as well. I'm not going to make any promises on that one, though ;)