mune monogatari

Focus pocus

Tue, 03 May 2005 17:59:46 GMT

Every paragraph is an ordeal. ugghh A considerable part of me is fully determined to update--nay, finish--MnM before the summer ends. But somehow another part of me just isn't interested anymore and insists on doing all kinds of other things. Sigh.

A good read!

Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:16:48 GMT

After 35 chapters and three days of on-off reading, this unworthy authoress finally finished Maeniel(n�e Fitz)'s "My Life". This story is an excellent example of an AU that shouldn't really be called an AU. That is, it's a remarkably well written original idea that just happens to feature Watsuki-sama's characters' names, appearances, and (vestiges of) personalities. Pickier readers might rampage. Take note--I'm not bashing it, exactly. (Never have known how to handle confrontations...) It's too capably pulled off for me to bash it. I wouldn't have slogged through all 35 chapters if I... (more)

clawing her way back...

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 01:58:16 GMT

Wehehe. Got my first flame of a lifetime today!! Nothing elaborate, just two neat lowercase words: "you suck". The author seems not even burdened by the idea of the grammatical necessity of punctuation. I almost envy him/her. Yeah, well, serves me right for posting that tiny little vignette-thingie. *scratches head* Honestly, it didn't look quite so bad in my imagination... After some days of plowing doggedly away at some sort of next chapter for MnM, I came face to face with the Horrible Truth last night as I hit yet another creative snag: There's nothing left for MnM but the epilogue.... (more)

shout-outs!

Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:18:43 GMT

Wow, the most of the RK fandom has always been remarkably hospitable (and coherent ^.^;), but I must say they're outdoing themselves these days... I speak here most self-absorbedly of the Aoshi/Megumi round robin. ^.^ Careful navigating the plot twists... The authors themselves get dizzy following 'em sometimes. But that just increases the fun, I think. ^.~ s-girl and ChiisaiLammy are taking care of updating the FFnet and Shrine of Ice and Fire records, so the latest (hilariouser and hilariouser!) installments ought to be up soon. Share and enjoy! ^.^ The incomparable Haku... (more)

Sackcloth and ashes!

Sun, 15 Aug 2004 04:07:43 GMT

Some weeks ago, s-girl so very kindly sent me a copy of a bit of fanart she made for MnM (the carriage scene, whoopee!). It's utterly beautiful and sweet. Gah. Seeing a romance so vividly and beautifully illustrated is stirring up the mushiness in me. Hee hee! Will have to see about putting it up here, or wherever, with permission from the artist, of course. ^.^ At the moment, to use a coffee analogy, the grounds for Chapter 20 are already prepared and waiting. I just need the time and peace of mind to sit down and start percolating properly. The "realism" voice in my head is... (more)

struggle struggle...

Sun, 25 Jul 2004 03:57:39 GMT

Winters-dono, this unworthy one is grateful for your note. It's very heartening indeed to hear from RK readers again. (Yes, I'm a sucker for readership. T.T) MnM has ground to a halt for now, can't live in denial much longer. ^.^; All it needs now is an epilogue, actually. But anyhow there is an Aoshi/Megumi round robin currently going round, with about ten writers already pitching in. It's being advertised on the RKDreams forum, if anyone didn't know just yet. ^.^ Join, join! ChiisaiLammy is the moderator I think, and s-girl, Cherie Dee, Trupana, MiJ, BarbaraSheridan, and Shimizu... (more)

Beginnings and Endings

Sun, 27 Jun 2004 16:01:39 GMT

Heh-heh *scratches head sheepishly*, huge apologies for not yet posting anything. ^.^; I mentioned a most ominous feeling of approaching "fanfic dryness" in my previous entry, and I'm a bit ashamed to admit now that I haven't really produced anything for the RK fandom these past few weeks. T.T Yare yare... here's hoping *knocks on wood* I come up with something decent soon. As much as I deprive myself of sleep, proper nutrition, and academic endeavor whenever I write, I just don't feel quite right not thinking about what sort of new heartache I'll cook up for the next installment. And... (more)

honorable intentions

Sat, 19 Jun 2004 15:25:36 GMT

Confession time! I've been more or less deliberately taking a bit of a vacation from hounding myself over MnM. ^.^; After posting the latest chapter, I thought I could afford to kick back awhile and take it easy. Truth be told, I think I'm feeling the beginnings of withdrawal mode. The thought strikes dread into mine heart. @.@ I really do tend to "go" things in phases, and mayhap the fan fiction-writing phase is ebbing a bit by now. Or maybe I'm just waiting for new inspiration to bite me in the... Yes, I hope it's just that. Anyway, a proper epilogue is due and percolating in my... (more)

to forget, to remember

Mon, 14 Jun 2004 18:03:08 GMT

As I said in my latest update (yayy! Megumi!!), I can't quite put my finger on it, but I get the horrible creepy feeling that I'm still off my writing kilter. Is this what happens to me when I don't have schoolwork crowding into my life and trying to edge fanfic writing out of it? Man, that sucks. >_< I forgot *slaps forehead* to include in my Author's Notes (not that they aren't long enough already...) a moment of silence for Shimizu Hitomi's recently announced withdrawal from fan fiction. T.T The RuroKen fandom just lost one of its strongest pillars. *snif* Speaking of pillars, it's... (more)

sessha grovels...

Sat, 12 Jun 2004 04:39:30 GMT

"When is a story ever 'finished,' anyway? When you are tired with it or bored with it? When you settle on a dim realization that there will be other works, other fictions, other lives? Or when you simply settle?" Sarge Lacuesta, Preface, Life Before X and Other Stories I'm afraid, this time, I sort of settled. After about ten drafts, I finally finished five pages of Misao/Aoshi. I'm not proud of it--it has to be the heaviest, draggiest, most cumbersome writing I've ever had the temerity to post. But I'm hoping that all this loathing I have for the latest chapter is just the culmination... (more)