Spring has Sprung, Etcetera, and So On

[jedibuttercup]

I seem to spend a lot of time making people talk to each other, or themselves, in my fics rather than throwing themselves into action. Does that get boring? I worry about it sometimes.

I haven't said much about my non-fic life lately, I know. It's been more of the same, mostly, with a few shining interludes. My health is good: haven't gained any weight back since last year, and have managed to keep the exercise going. My reading quota is better: 46 books this year already. I attended CON-Con (the Leverage convention) in March, and the local Jim Butcher book signing a week and a half ago with maevebran, sulien77, and little_lusty. (I still haven't read Changes, but I'm looking forward to it).

Next week, I go to the Microsoft Conference in Georgia; and about 24 hours after I fly back from that, I fly back out again to visit my brother in Mississippi for a week and a half. It'll be good to take a break from real life for awhile; I love my life these days, but it's so busy I 've had a hard time finding the energy to get much writing done. *cracks knuckles* At least I have today and tomorrow free. Then I've got to get some heavy-duty cleaning and packing done.

For those of you who follow fic awards, I've been nominated in the "Five Things" category at the c2c_buffyawards, for my Illyria/Wes post-series-finale fic Moving On. \0/ It's one of my own favorite things I've ever written; I'm extremely thankful to whichever of you put my name in.

Off to Wal-Mart now; the last time I bought shorts was in the middle of my transition from size 18 to 4, and I'm going to need some for beach bumming in two weeks. I think I'll wait to buy a new swimsuit until I'm actually down there, though; the selection up here in the Pacific NorthWest is kind of dismal in my preferred price range. TTFN. I should have something in the SG-1/PJO range for you later... more conversational crossover trailbreaking, I fear. *lol*
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Comments

[moragmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Oooh, excellent story. Loved Illyria adopting human traditions to deal with grief, another human thing she doesn't quite get. Drop a reminder when voting opens and I shall definitely lend my support; the other two stories in the category are fine, but not as good as yours.

And there's nothing wrong with conversation - especially in crossovers, where they tend to be my favorite bits. If I didn't want to know what the characters had to say to one another, I probably wouldn't be reading/writing the fic.

[jedibuttercup]

Thank you for your comments. =) I'll definitely try and link when voting opens-- I'll be out of state, but I'll have access to my brother's computer, I'm pretty sure.

I agree with you about reading/writing fic-- I usually want to know what's going on inside the characters at least as much as outside. I just worry sometimes that I get too talky with them.

[pronker]

Have fun swimming; and go on with you now, you're the most prolific writer I know!

[jedibuttercup]

Will do. =)

I guess I measure myself more against my To Do list than my Have Done list...

[houses7177.livejournal.com]

Mississippi? I'm in Vicksburg, and if you're near, I cordially invite you to grab a bite.

[jedibuttercup]

I'd love to, but unfortunately I'm going to be at my brother's apartment in Biloxi without transportation of my own; Google says that's at least a four-hour drive.

What's the weather been like down there this spring?

[houses7177.livejournal.com]

It's seasonally appropriate for Mississippi--last week was mid-eighties, but this week is in the 70s. It's more temperate in Biloxi.