Whoa.

[polychrome_pen]

So today I passed the 50,000 word mark on a story I have been writing for five years.  FIVE YEARS.

I decided to finish my Jewel Riders fic Heart Stone: A Tale of Tamara for NaNoWriMo this year (word count for the month as of today: 19,720).  Now, I have hit the 50,000 word mark before with another fic project (last year's NaNo project), but those Dragon Flyz fics were interconnected shorts rather than a single narrative.

Am I happy with everything written thus far?  Of course not.  But I've wanted to see this project through to completion for years now.  Kind of my little contribution to the Jewel Riders fannish community (small as it is!) on the web.  Unfortunately though, I think I've also been using this story as a mental crutch to prevent myself from starting anything really original.  (Sort of like a "See, you can't even finish that darn fic!  How could you see an original novel to completion?")  So NaNo provided a wonderful way to both look back and hopefully move forward with my writing at the same time.

The fic is ballooning to fill the provided time and space, but I really would like to have it completed by the end of NaNo (and not have it eat up half a year like all my Dragon Flyz fic!).  Then, I can clean it up and post the rest.   It's certainly not perfect, but I'm proud of it nonetheless. 

Comments

[strongheartmaid.livejournal.com]

::cheers and throws confetti::

congrats on hitting the 50,000 words in total mark and the nearly 20000 mark to date for the month :D

::is eagerly waiting this fic to be completed before I start reading again::

would it be considered a spoiler if I ask if Ian's in it? since he is a sort of magical critter

[ry-sabir.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :)

I haven't decided if Ian's going to make a cameo yet. The sheer number of characters in this just keeps rising. XD
I think I might have a cameo place for him, but unsure as of yet.

He does play a significant secondary role in the "Queen Kale" fic I'm working on, though!

[strongheartmaid.livejournal.com]

ooooh, I can't wait to see what Ian's role in the Queen Kale fic is going to be ::is excited:: If only because I know he'll be well written in your hands

And either way - the fic for Tamara promises to be awesome

[of course, I'd love to know what Drake was doing when Gwen was pulling a Phillip to Ian's Aurora ;)]

[ry-sabir.livejournal.com]

Queen Kale is an AU fic, so there's a bit of difference in the course of events there. (To whet your appetite, Ian is actually found much, much younger.)

I always struggle with the Gwen/Drake/Ian love triangle. On one hand, the first season really plays up Drake/Gwen (to the point of showing they getting married in Dreamfields!), and they're probably my preferred relationship in the show. But it's pretty much dropped in S2 and Gwen ends the series by kissing Ian. I happen to be a ficcer that tends toward canon compliance, though. So I've always kind of thought that Drake and Tamara might end up together if Gwen?

Haha, that's waaaay toooooo much thought to be putting into the practically non-existent relationships in PGJR. XD

[strongheartmaid.livejournal.com]

I'm officially intrigued by that ::waits patiently for the Kale story to show up:: [would it be considered a spoiler if I ask if Kale married Jared instead of Anya?]

::nods:: I usually create an OC, toss her at Ian and let Drake stay with Gwen - because, well, like you said, the Dreamfields episode has Gwen marrying Drake [which really keeps the whole blonde/brunette pairing that's with her parents]

[lovelykitta.livejournal.com]

Congrats Ry! I can't wait to read the finished story!

[ry-sabir.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

It is totally ballooning past my original length estimates. XD

[lovelykitta.livejournal.com]

Hee, but that's a good thing, right?

[ry-sabir.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I'm just hoping I can finish it during this month now!

[lovelykitta.livejournal.com]

You can do it! Go Ry go! *cheers*

[crystalheart.livejournal.com]

Of course the OC at Ian has nothing to do with the fact he goes Wolfe does it? Heh

[crystalheart.livejournal.com]

I am another one looking toward to how this play out. :)

[ry-sabir.livejournal.com]

Thanks! New chapters should start going up in December. :)

[strongheartmaid.livejournal.com]

Tash! ::choked laughter:: No, it has nothing to do with that

[crystalheart.livejournal.com]

Just checking :)

[crystalheart.livejournal.com]

excellent, I don't post much here(or anywhere really) anymore but I pop in to see how everyone is doing.

[strongheartmaid.livejournal.com]

honestly ::rolls eyes::

[ry-sabir.livejournal.com]

You should post here more! I miss hearing from you. :)

[crystalheart.livejournal.com]

I know I should, I'm just so bad at it. I usually feel like I'm complaining and no one wants to read that. Hah