FM-PMS

current chapter word count: 3809
scene worked on today: Ameru-2
scene polished completely? yes
amount of chapter considered done plotwise: 100%
because Omi is out of it for good (he's been banned to chapter 19 or 20).
amount of chapter still to be polished: 25-30% (Michiko-1, Michiko-2, Akiko)
character finally putting his bad conscience to a good use: Ameru
character considered correctly as not giving a damn about Sumeragi clan law intricacies: Seishiro
because of the gecko, of course!
quote of the day: "If he chooses to do so, yes."

events still needing more background: "the Osaka incident" and Akiko's brother.

And so it begins (again)...

"Star Trek is the second oldest fandom in existence. [...] I honestly don't think you can bring a new idea to the fandom. We've seen it all before, really. [...] you'll need more than a gimick to keep our attention [...] If you want us to respect you [...]"
[source: http://community.livejournal.com/fanficrants/8227664.html]

I am fan enough to have spent a fortune on tapes to record the various series when they -finally- aired on German TV. And I freely admit that I loved TOS and some of the later installments (though not TNG, with few humoresque exceptions). But to start writing means to treat into new territory. You have to learn the symbolism, the characters, and you will make mistakes until you figure things out. Therefore, statements like the one quoted above made me never to touch anything remotely StarTrek fanwise with anything but a very long pole. It certainly kept me from ever writing it (ever since the '90s).
Whether that's been good or bad (for me or ST) we'll never know, but it certainly allows me now to grab the e-popcorn, lean back and watch the battle to unfold. To quote one of the fashion entertainers in the -admittedly abysmal- model shows on German TV:

"Drama, baby, drama!" [*eg*]