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Finally some progress.
Crystal Structures 6 (the Epilogue included) is currently at 18 A4 pages, 14 of which are continuous, hopefully somewhat readable text. Since I don't have an active editor for GR, that means the chances that CS will be posted this year - barring any unknown catastrophes ahead - are quite good. Which also means that all of you (yes, apparently there is still a single individual not myself lurking out here for updates), who wait for the Dekagram to continue may hope for Business As Usual beginning in 2016. We'll see.
I'm still convinced there's a gazillion threads in CS that I failed to pick up and close properly, but at least the reworked Zach & Eliza scene is coming together nicely (though I still have to finish the paragraph about the tattoo - and no, that tattoo and the backstory about it is NOT negotiable!) and do a reread on paper to see, whether or not the scene holds up to scrutiny.
If that works out, then there are only two scenes left: the honoration and the epilogue with O'Mega's parcel, both of which will remain essentially unchanged plotwise - albeit some polishing and streamlining is required. And then it's done. Stay tuned. For realz.
:-)
And for reading all this to the end, here's an excerpt of today's new stuff:
His artificial skin had felt warm and natural, but then she’d held on just a little firmer, and there’d been no bones underneath but a smooth metal structure, reminding her that there beside her was enough power to bring down a combat spacecraft.
She suppressed a shiver, recalling piloting one he’d brought down. No, that had to have been the slaverlord she’d powered. She recalled being collected off the battlefield later without so much as a scratch – and that ship had been blown apart around her.
Crystal Structures 6 (the Epilogue included) is currently at 18 A4 pages, 14 of which are continuous, hopefully somewhat readable text. Since I don't have an active editor for GR, that means the chances that CS will be posted this year - barring any unknown catastrophes ahead - are quite good. Which also means that all of you (yes, apparently there is still a single individual not myself lurking out here for updates), who wait for the Dekagram to continue may hope for Business As Usual beginning in 2016. We'll see.
I'm still convinced there's a gazillion threads in CS that I failed to pick up and close properly, but at least the reworked Zach & Eliza scene is coming together nicely (though I still have to finish the paragraph about the tattoo - and no, that tattoo and the backstory about it is NOT negotiable!) and do a reread on paper to see, whether or not the scene holds up to scrutiny.
If that works out, then there are only two scenes left: the honoration and the epilogue with O'Mega's parcel, both of which will remain essentially unchanged plotwise - albeit some polishing and streamlining is required. And then it's done. Stay tuned. For realz.
:-)
And for reading all this to the end, here's an excerpt of today's new stuff:
His artificial skin had felt warm and natural, but then she’d held on just a little firmer, and there’d been no bones underneath but a smooth metal structure, reminding her that there beside her was enough power to bring down a combat spacecraft.
She suppressed a shiver, recalling piloting one he’d brought down. No, that had to have been the slaverlord she’d powered. She recalled being collected off the battlefield later without so much as a scratch – and that ship had been blown apart around her.
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Date: 2016-07-17 20:41 (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2016-09-03 14:51 (UTC)From:I am definitely guilty of periodically checking back here and lurking about. I have accepted that this is the standard existence for tb/x fans who can't let go lol.
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Date: 2016-09-03 15:03 (UTC)From:Yes, I'm still alive - and am kinda sorry that my interim project takes so long to complete...
...on the other hand, I was also sorry that it took ages for the Dekagram to reach a point where I could take time off to finish that other project (...okay, about 10 years, so there! - I'm not sorry! May I introduce you to
Hannibal Lecter, mycannibalisticcoffee plant?)Anyways, I'm trying my best to finish this project and return to the Dekagram this year. There is not *THAT* much left to do, even if the last two months were kind of a loss due to workload and my internet connection getting funky (and convincing the ISP to actually LOOK AT THEIR CABLES instead of just pressing buttons was... let's not go there, rest assured, my coffee is well-fed by now), but so far, I consider myself still on track.
Btw. I'll likely post Business As Usual chapter-by-chapter on the AO3 once I start working on it again, so if you really don't want to miss it, feel free to bookmark it and/or set an alert. Given my glacial writing speed, you shouldn't be bothered with too many "false alarms" there. The link is in the side bar. :)
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Date: 2016-09-03 16:05 (UTC)From:Decagram on sight
Date: 2016-10-10 19:44 (UTC)From: (Anonymous)Mk