I told myself I wasn't going to do this, but...I'm a sucker for any kind of feedback.

This is the groovy 'blurb' someone on NaNoWriMo wrote for me when I told them the plot of my novel.

At eighteen, Elizabeth ventured from her home in England to work as a hotel waitress in France. The visit was supposed to be short, that is, until the hotel's entertainment cancelled and she took the stage with her co-worker, Tobias, to sing a duet while he played the piano. Their immediate connection lead to romance, but Tobias had a history he wasn't keen on talking about. It was hard enough getting Tobias to open to her, but difficult still, when she found out she was pregnant.

...yeah, it sounds like a Mills and Boon, doesn't it? There is more to it than this, I swear.

Reply to this post, and I'll tell you one reason why I like you. Then repost this and spread the love.

Here's something cute, because it's now Monday. D:

I'm starting to think nine years was too long to spend thinking about a story without writing it, but I wouldn't change it for anything.

I've also come to the conclusion that nobody besides me particularly cares about the plot. I know I can't force it on people, but it feels sometimes like it's my 'secret' and do I want it to stay secret or not?

Blame this on my reading Rousseau. It's the first philosophical book I've ever read apart from Sophie's World (which I have not finished), and even though my attention drifts sometimes it drifts in a very cerebral  and moony kind of direction - "How does Anna Karenina become so meaningful when the core story could be from a soap opera?" rather than "I can't wait to watch Glee again."

How did he cope with being alone for two years? I'd drive myself insane in a month. Then again maybe he was a bit loopy. He tells an interesting story about one time a Great Dane pounced on him and the resulting blow to the head on the pavement knocked him out for a few hours. Waking up, he says, was one of the best moments of his life, because he momentarily forgot absolutely everything and felt like he was being born again. So he ambles home in this good mood, and is then surprised when his wife freaks out, because, oh yeah, he's injured everywhere. Whatcha gonna do, eh?

This picture made my night!



That's Leonard, Sheldon and Penny Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons and Kaley Cuoco as Jacob Black, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan. FTW!

I'm currently in my freeeezing cold university house. I'm better today, but yesterday I was finding out how much I couldn't do with gloves on.
I think I will insist that we have the heating on for more than 15 minutes a day. Part of my brain says "Think of the money! You'll need money when you go to France!" but another part of me thinks this sucks, and I really can't concentrate on anything if all I can think of is "I AM COLD".

Anyway, needed to get that out of my system. On with something more fun.

( SPOILERS AHOY for Being Human )

Next GLEE:

( My thoughts on Glee,,, )

Happy Birthday merryb87! I hope you've had a lovely day full of everything you want.

If you would like birthday fic, R/T or otherwise, leave a prompt in the comments! :D

This is a short fic for nymphadora4's birthday. She wanted a fic where Remus and Tonks were in love but not married, and Remus gave Tonks a homemade gift for her birthday which, in the midst of her busy life, she has managed to forget. So, here it is!

( Moony's Speciality )

...so apparently the Doctor has taken on 'angry and stressed' as his dominant personality features. I can't blame him really. It's hard to keep smiling sometimes. I do miss the smiley, geeky, eccentric Ten though.

I've had some lovely presents, including:
- A copy of 'The Time Traveler's Wife', which I asked for, so YAY!
- A copy of 'New Moon'. I haven't read 'Twilight' but I'm seeing the film tomorrow. My closest friends mock Twilight to death, but my dad was all 'I saw this and knew I had to get it for you' so I'm conflicted.
- A voice recorder which I don't know what to do with.
- A gift voucher with which I bought a CD which says it will teach me 31 languages. Well, 28, since I already know three of them. :)
- DVDs of Pride and Prejudice, the TV version with Colin Firth. Mmm.
- More!

All in all, a fabulous Christmas.

Without further ado, here is the unbeta'd eighth chapter of 'Blood on the Moon'. I'm trying so hard not to let this story die!

( Chapter Eight!! )

Appealing again for a beta reader for Meta (hey, that rhymes!). This fic is actually full of FAIL and really needs it. I'm not fishing for compliments here; currently I'm reading the latest submissions and mentally groaning at how much better they are. I know it's a ridiculously busy time of year and I am sorry. But pretty please? With bells and holly on?

Oh noes! It's a fanfic from another fandom! Apart from a bit of Doctor Who and some Animorphs crack, I've hardly written at all for any other fandoms for a good long while, so this is a bit of an experiment. Does CB fandom have these hidden rules like HP fandom does? Any secret fanon? I don't know!

Part One of the two-part Corpse Bride/Pushing Daises crossover, featuring the cast of Corpse Bride! I couldn't think of an appopriate title, so for now it's called...


( Dead Girl, You Are Beautiful (Part One) )

Happy Birthday katyscarlett76! I hope you have a wonderful day. If you'd like some fanfic to celebrate, feel free to leave a prompt in the comments, and be as specific or vague as you like.

I'm going to watch 'Glee' soon. It looks like the corniest, silliest show in the world, but I'm excited.

A frivilous meme from mrstater

( Click for frivolity! )

I JUST FINISHED MY NOVEL!

I feel soooo good right now!

54, 501 words baby! Yeah! Pretty mediocre words even Mills & Boon wouldn't want, but still! I've never written anything so long!

Now I will hopefully go to bed at a sensible hour for the first time in a few weeks.

Five days 'til the end of NaNoWriMo. Thirteen thousand words to go.

I have decided that I WILL do it even if I have to deprive myself of two days of sleep (hey, I did it on the way back from Corfu...) but still, it is slightly terrifying. It doesn't help that everyone I know doing it has either given up or decided to 'take it slowly', except for kerichi who really is taking it slowly. :(

If anyone is interested, here is the extract I have posted on the NaNo site. And yes, it does have a Harry Potter reference and there will definitely be another soon. I know it's rubbish, but my friend said she liked it more than Twilight (is that saying something or not?):

A/N: Bear in mind this is set in 2002, before even OotP has come out.

( and here's the jump )

OK, to make up for the angsty posts I've been putting up lately, I'm here to show you guys the best thing in the world ever! Well, OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but...

I'm almost disappointed that most of you are American and won't be so able to share the nostalgic cartoon love so much...

A new episode of Doctor Who!!! It's been too long, too long.

( Cut for spoilers and squeeing )

My novel's word count isn't too impressive, but it is going well. I'm being a good girl and doing all my uni work before I give myself time to write. Sad eh?
I haven't got an exact plan but I'm coming up with ideas as I go, which is really helping me to get to know the characters better. I can see my own flaws and how stupid they are, but that's what December's editing will be for.

I am so determined to do this, the sensible part of me is quite worried about it. I don't care if my head falls off. It will be done!!

I will also be very tempted, I know, to post it all on here when I'm done, just so you can all rip it apart, though hopefully add "I thought X was cute though."

Carnivalgirl is here again to offer what remains of HP news!

There's a deleted scene from HBP on Youtube!




I like the tone of this, and the focus on Snape with the choir going on the background really got me thinking about the whole sacrifice/redemption themes he's going to be a part of. That, and I love the way Ron and Hermione look up like that, just as they do on the US cover art!
However, I can see why they deleted this. It didn't really add much to the story. If only Alfonso Cuaron had followed the same logic and deleted *let's have a random look at the lake* scene.

I'm already about 2,500 words behind target for NaNo, which really bugs me, especially since I have to work tonight and haven't got much chance to do more. I could pull an all-nighter, but I really don't function well without sleep (which just about everyone mocks me for, as in "LOL I only need four/five/six hours, tiredness is just psychological, who needs mornings?", but that's me).

I have a week off next week that I can't wait for. I'm going to live like a real writer and write all the time! I do have to read a couple of books and things though.

Sorry to yammer on pointlessly. Here's something you might like. As all MWPP fans know, a staple of Marauder era humour fic is Sirius flirting with McGonagall. This is how she responds. Bonus cameos from James, Remus and Lily. I didn't make this, I might add. I wish.

I've decided to do NaNoWriMo.

I think I must be insane.

But at least I have a plot! :)