Why yes, I DO own a pewter statuette of a certain Captain....

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You know, it's a tiny detail? But it bugs the shit out of me when I'm reading along in a Star Trek XI fic and someone-- usually Pike, Kirk, or Bones-- blithely references how Kirk said he'd make Captain in three years; it makes me want to headsmash my keyboard. He didn't. Pike referenced figures of four (made officer) and eight (own ship); Kirk replied "Four years? I'll do it in three." He meant graduation from the Academy, not Captaincy. That may seem an insignificant difference, but it does impact Kirk's characterization. He's often reckless and arrogant, yes, but neither a braggart nor an idiot. Full stop.

*shaking head*. Anyway. I did have five scenes left to fill out in my startrekbigbang fic; that morphed into six when the climactic action insisted on more focus; and is now down to four-- one more of climax, two of falling action, and an epilogue, if it sticks to plan this time. I'm already up at 21k words, though; which is 6k more than when I submitted my "draft" last week. The way things are going, I'll hit 28-30k by the time I finally reach THE END, and that's even before I deploy the fine-toothed comb and go back to sharpen characterization and add detail I missed in the headlong rush of plot.

This is the single biggest fic I'll ever have published in one sitting; it boggles me when I open the .doc and see how many pages it covers. And it'll be the first thing I've written to have a piece of dedicated art associated with it from first posting (though I've had a few fans, to whom all confetti, offer me graphics afterward on a few occasions). I don't even care if the fic is well received, at this point; actually completing it will be enough of a reward on its own.
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Kirk replied "Four years? I'll do it in three." He meant graduation from the Academy, not Captaincy.

That's how I always read it. Wouldn't even have thought of the second possibilities.

Congrats to your long, upcoming story :) It's a great thing when it just keeps getting longer because the scenes are really needed (as opposed to trying so hard to force some tiny plot into a long story).

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> That's how I always read it. Wouldn't even have thought of the second possibilities.

Neither did I, until I tripped over it misquoted in the third or fourth story. Maybe when the DVD finally hits, all the people too lazy to hunt up accurate quotes and dialogue transcripts on line will straighten that tendency out themselves. =)

> Congrats to your long, upcoming story :) It's a great thing when it just keeps getting longer because the scenes are really needed (as opposed to trying so hard to force some tiny plot into a long story).

Thank you! I know; I've written epics before, but none in one sitting like this. I usually do short form. This has been a really interesting writing experience.