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Post by Fleck on Aug 27, 2012 22:25:54 GMT -8
Chapter 1 = Posted Chapter 2 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 3 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 4 = 1st draft finished Chapter 5 = 1st draft finished Chapter 6 = 1st draft finished Chapter 7 = 1st draft finished Chapter 8 = 1st draft finished
I feel like I'm really getting into a rhythm here. Not much to say about this chapter, so this is just a status update. Next I'm going to edit Chapter 4, which, unlike most of the second drafts I've done so far, I'm kind of looking forward to. I happen to like Chapter 4, for various reasons, and I'm looking forward to revisiting it. Then after Chapter 4, I go back and edit Chapter 2 again. After the third draft of Chapter 2, I should be able to give you all an accurate guess as to when it'll be up.
Keep being patient. Hopefully this should be the longest gap between chapters.
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Post by countlieberkuhn on Aug 28, 2012 0:32:09 GMT -8
Your suspense tactics are working Fleck. I know your game!
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Post by Fleck on Aug 28, 2012 0:41:59 GMT -8
Hey, I hate the suspense too. I just want to get to the part where you're all praising me for my phenomenal writing skillz and I'm swimming in money and sexy people, but I'm afraid we all must wait.
If it's any consolation, things are going much faster than I originally suspected, and I think early September is a likely time for Chapter 2 to be posted.
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Post by Bob on Aug 30, 2012 20:27:52 GMT -8
Finally read chapter one of Future Bound! Woo! Honest opinion time: I'll start off by saying that I'm intrigued. I don't have anything bad to say about it. It's an intro. In the beginning, I kinda felt like it was typical fanfic (though much better writing, for instance the word kawaii never entered into it and paragraphs lasted longer than half a sentence). It seemed like a "and Squall and Rinoa snuggled and were all aww, and Selphie was like deeerp, and Zell was like "I somehow found a way to hang a punching bag" (that part was funny, but it also confused me as to how you'd actually DO that...) and Quisis was all like bling! But then, when Squall started thinking about the future of SeeD and such, I was starting to get hooked. I like the ideas forming and can already tell that you've put a LOT of thought into this (without all these forum updates about how much thought you put into it). So that's where it stepped outside of typical fan fic (I really shouldn't call it that because even the earlier stages transcend typical fanfic, but I dunno what else to call it) and really became something else. I won't lie and say I'm hooked yet, but even if I WEREN'T already planning to read it all, I'd be prepared to click a "Chapter 2" link. I gots to know where this is going. And that's basically it in a nutshell. This episode wasn't much, but I can tell that you've found SOMETHING worth writing about and am curious to know exactly what it is. It's definitely more than a fanfic written just because you love FF8. I can easily see that you have a purpose to writing it, which I'd say is a pretty good compliment for an intro chapter Moving forward, I'm sure you already know, but I'd say something revealing needs to happen in Chapter 2 or 3. Not saying it'd need to be a HUGE reveal, but something to show a good, solid direction in an early chapter might be a good idea, just to show that you're not going to invent Sorceress Seifer and have a kawaii party. ....I feel obligated now to add a ^_^ just because of my use of "kawaii" now three times in this post.
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Post by Fleck on Aug 30, 2012 21:28:10 GMT -8
Heh, that's a hell of a lot more praise than I was expecting for Chapter 1. Of course, I'm extremely flattered, while also "OMG OMG OMG" because now I have to make sure the rest of the chapters keep this momentum going.
Without spoiling anything, I'd say that the first few chapters are, to me, like the opening moves in chess. I'm not looking to make any big moves or win the game just yet, but I am working on getting all the pieces into place. Like I've mentioned to you before (and I think I've said on the fourms), FF8 is utterly convinced that it has a happy ending, and it takes me a little bit of work as a writer to realistically transition from that "Yay we won and everything will be awesome forever" ending to my storyline.
And rrgh, I'm getting frustrated about only having one chapter up! There's nothing I can say that isn't a spoiler at this point. Anyway, thanks for reading/reviewing. Hopefully the next 59 chapters are as good as the first.
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Post by Fleck on Sept 1, 2012 22:22:01 GMT -8
Chapter 1 = Posted Chapter 2 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 3 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 4 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 5 = 1st draft finished Chapter 6 = 1st draft finished Chapter 7 = 1st draft finished Chapter 8 = 1st draft finished
Dear god, I love writing in the present tense, and Chapter 4 gave me an excuse to. It just seems to flow so much easier than past tense. Anyway! Now it's time to move on and make the third draft of chapter 3. I'm not expecting many problems, based on my memory of the chapter, but I do know that there's a number of changes I need to make. So the third draft won't be the final draft, but I'm hoping that the subsequent 4th draft will just be a touch-up draft that I can bang out pretty quickly. Hopefully I'll be able to post Chapter 2 within the next week.
Stay tuned.
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Post by Fleck on Sept 3, 2012 22:08:55 GMT -8
Chapter 1 = Posted Chapter 2 = 3rd draft finished Chapter 3 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 4 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 5 = 1st draft finished Chapter 6 = 1st draft finished Chapter 7 = 1st draft finished Chapter 8 = 1st draft finished
Chapter 2 moves closer to completion. It still needs work, so I'll be giving it a fourth draft. I'd like to give myself a bit of time to think about this chapter before starting the next draft, so I need to do something in the meantime. I'm not sure if I want to edit chapter 5 or write chapter 9. Hm.
Well, whatever. I'll keep you guys up to date on what's happening.
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Post by Fleck on Sept 8, 2012 23:52:25 GMT -8
4th draft of Chapter 2 is done, but it'll need a 5th touch-up draft before I'll post it. Look for it to be online in a couple of days, if not sooner.
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Post by countlieberkuhn on Sept 9, 2012 3:00:04 GMT -8
Wahey! Sounds like it'll be up hopefully around the same time as AFFR part 3! I read Bob's AFFR an episode at a time, so I'll have plenty of reading material soon I want to know Cid's plan!
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Post by Fleck on Sept 12, 2012 23:04:32 GMT -8
Chapter 2 = Posted Chapter 3 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 4 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 5 = 1st draft finished Chapter 6 = 1st draft finished Chapter 7 = 1st draft finished Chapter 8 = 1st draft finished
HRRRRRAAAGGHHH! Chapter 2 is finished and posted. Five drafts! Five drafts, people! God, I don't think I've ever re-written ANYTHING so many times. And it wasn't just tweaks and modifications, several parts of the chapter were completely rewritten from scratch several times. The first five pages have been redone at least three times. This is a chapter that did not want to be, but I made it be anyway.
Anyway, hope you guys like it. I have more to say in the discussion thread. Meet me there when you're finished.
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Post by Fleck on Sept 20, 2012 0:25:31 GMT -8
Chapter 2 = Posted Chapter 3 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 4 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 5 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 6 = 1st draft finished Chapter 7 = 1st draft finished Chapter 8 = 1st draft finished
Second draft of chapter 5 is done. And I'm taking a break from editing for awhile and getting back into writing again. I intend to write chapters 9 and 10, then go back and do the third draft of chapter 3. From there, I'll probably just hammer away at Chapter 3 until it's done, so I'm hoping to have that online within the next week or so. Probably "or so."
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Post by Fleck on Sept 24, 2012 20:52:49 GMT -8
A conversation between me and a microbe.
Me: "Oh boy, I'm sure glad to be getting back to writing new chapters, as editing was getting kind of repetitive." Influenza Virus: "Hey, ever wonder what it feels like to be hit by a truck?" Me: "Um... not... not really, no." Influenza: "It feels kinda like THIS!" *infects me* Me: "Urgh. Blurg. Brain... not work... why I no can type? Flowers are pretty." Influenza: "Bwahahaha."
So yeah, fuckin' sick, not writing, can't think straight. My hands and arms feel like sausages tied to chopsticks, so just typing is a bitch. I don't normally post updates about me not writing, since I don't really see the point, but hell it's been really dead around here lately and I wanted to say something.
And I'm pretty sure being sick is my least favorite thing ever. Seriously. I cannot think of anything in the world I hate more than being sick. Mass genocide, social injustice, crime? Meh. Fleck's got the sniffles? DEAR GOD NO! Friggin' being sick. I'd replace my blood with hand sanitizer if I could. Just bleed Purell all over the place.
So yeah, I'm sick, not writing, and not making a whole lot of sense. Listening to Slipknot and hoping that I can force the virus out of my body through sheer rage.
Viruses = Shit.
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Post by Bob on Sept 26, 2012 18:22:11 GMT -8
Slipknot IS the best cure. They have great messages. In fact, I think if you want the pain to go away, you need to push your fingers into your EYYYYYYYYYYYYYYES. It's the only thing that slowly stops the ache.
But this means grim times for TGP. I was just coming on to post a "sorry I'm not posting, work is hammering me right now and I don't have time for life" post. So just like that, our trio's down to two....err...y'know...less. Two less. It wasn't really a trio to begin with.
Hakuna matata, Fleck.
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Post by Fleck on Sept 26, 2012 21:16:54 GMT -8
WHAT A TERRIBLE PHRASE! I hope this is just some passing craze.
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Post by Fleck on Sept 28, 2012 22:51:13 GMT -8
Chapter 2 = Posted Chapter 3 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 4 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 5 = 2nd draft finished Chapter 6 = 1st draft finished Chapter 7 = 1st draft finished Chapter 8 = 1st draft finished Chapter 9 = 1st draft finished
Influenza virus = beaten Chapter 9 draft 1 = written Fleck = dead sexy
Gonna write up Chapter 10 next, then hammer away at Chapter 3 until it's ready to post. So even though I don't think anyone's even read Chapter 2 yet, Chapter 3 is getting close to being posted. I'm still plugging away as if you all care! As if you still love me! I'LL JUST PRETEND I'M NOT ALONE *SOB SOB SOB SLOB SNORT COUGH*
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