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oh no, it is the year 2k21, and I am totally going to end up writing Babylon 5 fic (whether I will finish it, of course, is an entirely different matter).
(anyway I think I'm going to start tracking my words on here again because trying to track them in a spreadsheet hasn't been working for me, I need the rush of a like or whatever to keep me going.)
starting out with a low pressure 157 words, just feeling things out, playing around with a post-series Ivanova voice for now.
369 words. a little Ivanova, a little Delenn, still trying to wriggle my way into the right voices.
mostly I just wrote nonsense notes and imagined Delenn's reaction to a seder and tried to (failed to) sleep.
me: ...so, yeah, I'm interested in how it all works without the Great Man, you know? so if Sheridan dies here—
@tangleofthorns: also how else will you get Delenn and Ivanova to kiss?
me: well, yes! but also the other thing would be interesting! (ok fine it's mostly the kissing)
@tangleofthorns: also how else will you get Delenn and Ivanova to kiss?
me: well, yes! but also the other thing would be interesting! (ok fine it's mostly the kissing)
321 words.
142 words. Plus I'm taking tomorrow off (always use up that PTO), ostensibly to bake bread, clean a bit, and write more.
531 words. also a better idea of how to write this thing (I think) and some notes about same.
180 words.
224 words. going back and forth on whether to write in one POV or alternate between two (probably won't decide until I'm deeper into this baby).
235 words.
281 words.
I was this.close to just climbing under the covers and skipping tonight, but I figured, eh, open the document, see what happens, and I eked out 104 words. Nothing earth shattering, but still.
320 words.
249 words.
159 words. (plus whatever I did over the weekend and didn't track, oops.)
348 words.
303 words.
171 words.
536 words.
Did today's writing by hand, so no clue how many (few) (many) words there are. But the point is writing any words at all, so. Success!
More uncounted scribbling longhand in a notebook (because it feels gentler, right now, like I can play with language and possibility and).
425 words, probably in the wrong tense.
126 words.
266 words.
204 words (and, yes, that was in fact the wrong tense a few days ago).
184 words.
258 very rough words.
357 words.
132 words.
165 words.
I figured out that I was starting in the wrong place and that's why nothing else was working, so I did some rewatching and note taking and tearing up of things and brainstorming. so my word count is basically in the negatives for the weekend, but I feel okay about my progress?
166 words.
it's been a while, but I sat myself down just now and said, "Write something, already, even if it's nonsense, just get out of your own head about it," so: 178 words.
133 words.
209 words. and now for a THREE (3) DAY WEEKEND, holy shit do I need that extra day.
224 words, some handwritten scribblings, and I think it is time to call it a night.
apparently word counts were getting in my head a bit? anyway just going to continue this thread but instead or word counts I'm just going to post emojis or gifs or random assortments to confirm I did some words that day. so:
