thursday.

[sunfright]

Gave up and gave my journal here an Amazon theme. Have face-claimed Connie Nielsen as Hippolyta from Wonder Woman for this character, so that should explain the choice of side banner gif and new default icon.

I have so many ideas for so much ballet femslash, and I just need to finish this fic first. Insert smol tear here.

I've read through the first four months today (generally happy with it, though last part of April might require some editing or rewriting) and sent it off to my beta, so now I need to get May outlined properly (I've done keywords for the first three days) and start writing. Today has been totally lazy otherwise, however, and I haven't really been motivated for much of anything, so I don't know how much I'll get done. There's always tomorrow, of course, but the next two days are kinda packed with other stuff, so this feels like an opportunity wasted, pretty much. Sigh.

Ah, well.

Nothing to do about it.

I'm making chamomile tea right now, I drink so much of that stuff, you'd think my sleep pattern would be better, haha. It is really soothing, though.

Why do you always get a burst of creative energy at the end of the day when your body's too tired to do anything about it? Asking for a friend.

Now, t e a t i m e.

Comments

[sunfright]

Yeah, it's really important getting a beta who's up to speed on your style, format and triggers. That's one of the reasons I like betaplease so much, because you present your story there and whoever feels comfortable about or interested in it will grab it and help out. That way, you can meet betas you match. I wish you luck with it, definitely!

I think I've seen the movie once, I seem to remember fragments of it. I'd never heard about the TV show but it sounds fun! I hope you get some good writing done with your story and find the right beta for you when you're done!

[rafiwinters]

Re: beta reading, I think having a complete stranger do it will work better for me than having a friend or J (my wife) do it. Friends have been reluctant to do it, and when they did it could be awkward; likewise awkward when J has read my work. I think a beta reader off of betaplease would feel more objective to me. Neither of us would have to worry about the beta's feedback making a friendship or marriage awkward. Also there's the fact that my friends and J aren't necessarily well-versed in the conventions of fanfic, whereas someone I meet on betaplease would be, if I post specifically looking for such a person.

The movie is hilarious. You can rent or buy it on YouTube. You don't need to have seen the TV show to love it.

[sunfright]

I definitely feel the "find an objective pair of eyes" thing and that was why I initially used betaplease. Now I know my beta better, I think, and that does something else to the betaing process, but the fact that we started out strangers was a really great tool and gift. I think it will be the best for you, too!