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I'm still working on the finishing touches to Family Matters. I won't say I'm done before New Year, because whenever I say something like that, something else will jump up and chew all my plans. I want this fic to be all shiny and finished and available online in all its glory.
Albeit I'm afraid very few people will notice, since almost all the forums and groups dedicated to TBX are either deadly silent (or have disappeared altogether). I also noticed, that most of my fannish interests have either gone the same way of TBX or come without a blog-presence.
I've started out with writing for a cartoon series: Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, which was centered around a mailing list (it still exists, but posts are few and far between; today I was reminded of it by a post with links to some fics on ff.net). Then I delved into manga, most notably TBX, which started for me on the -still mourned- Clampesque forum and then pulled me to the blogs (1st Livejournal, now I feel at home at Dreamwidth). A few other fandoms (though I never wrote for them), were there as well: Yami no Matsuei, Fake, Gorgeous Carat, Viewfinder... of those, only Viewfinder still sees daily activity.
Now, I'm actually attached to a book series, The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker, for which I've wrote a total of three short fics (< 3000 words) so far and have a gazillion ideas, basically waiting for some important details to be decided in canon. Ironically, EE is centered around a forum again, branching into the author's Twitter, Pinterest, and homepage.
Given all that, I'm not sure that I will continue writing Business As Usual after I finished the editing of Family Matters. At least, the Dekagram will have a working end then. If Seishiro (and the notorious Tree-san) compel me to continue, I'll most likely complete it on my own before seeking help for editing, instead of publishing it chapter by chapter. There's just not much point doing the chapter-dance without a fandom for feedback.
Albeit I'm afraid very few people will notice, since almost all the forums and groups dedicated to TBX are either deadly silent (or have disappeared altogether). I also noticed, that most of my fannish interests have either gone the same way of TBX or come without a blog-presence.
I've started out with writing for a cartoon series: Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, which was centered around a mailing list (it still exists, but posts are few and far between; today I was reminded of it by a post with links to some fics on ff.net). Then I delved into manga, most notably TBX, which started for me on the -still mourned- Clampesque forum and then pulled me to the blogs (1st Livejournal, now I feel at home at Dreamwidth). A few other fandoms (though I never wrote for them), were there as well: Yami no Matsuei, Fake, Gorgeous Carat, Viewfinder... of those, only Viewfinder still sees daily activity.
Now, I'm actually attached to a book series, The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker, for which I've wrote a total of three short fics (< 3000 words) so far and have a gazillion ideas, basically waiting for some important details to be decided in canon. Ironically, EE is centered around a forum again, branching into the author's Twitter, Pinterest, and homepage.
Given all that, I'm not sure that I will continue writing Business As Usual after I finished the editing of Family Matters. At least, the Dekagram will have a working end then. If Seishiro (and the notorious Tree-san) compel me to continue, I'll most likely complete it on my own before seeking help for editing, instead of publishing it chapter by chapter. There's just not much point doing the chapter-dance without a fandom for feedback.
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Date: 2012-10-29 09:09 (UTC)From:Media based platforms don't work that well for me. And Tumblr just feels... shallow. All pretty pictures and no thought. Boring.
I'm happy that you also like EE. If you are interested, I have an entry running in the current Halloween contest: http://the-emperors-edge.com/forum/index.php?topic=364.msg13122#msg13122
I will definitely finish FM, and everything else will be decided afterwards. I realize that I'm probably at the most cumbersome spot in editing such a large fic, so that likely plays a role in my overall feelings as well. I won't decide anything until FM is done, there is so much material left for the Dekagram. Who knows... maybe I'm just depressed because FM is currently so annoyingly slow to work on. :)
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Date: 2012-11-02 18:44 (UTC)From:Yeah, the media based sites do tend to have a lack of... words |D Although, I wouldn't say it's completely absent on tumblr, some people do take advantage of the text-post option.
Sadly, slow-reader me is still on EE 4 so I can't read anything that's post EE 5! But I will most definitely be reading that when I'm all caught up :) *downloads*
I'm VERY glad you def plan to finish FM... there is a spot in my iBooks shelf all ready for a FM pdf! And yeah, who knows what the future will bring. Obviously you'll just do what comes naturally and is right for you, and if that happens to involve future installments, I think there will always be a small but ardent pile of fans waiting ;)
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Date: 2012-11-07 09:56 (UTC)From:I plan an extended winter vacation this year, so there's a good chance to get some serious writing done then. And once the editing's off the menu, I expect writing TBX to be a lot more fun again.
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Date: 2012-11-07 21:47 (UTC)From: