tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post4281977583050106260..comments2023-04-10T03:20:23.344-05:00Comments on HanLeiaFanFicWriters: So Many Ideas…So Little TimeZyrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-8615699853639365292011-11-16T21:13:35.186-06:002011-11-16T21:13:35.186-06:00Lol, Push. I guess a back-up plan isn't a bad...Lol, Push. I guess a back-up plan isn't a bad idea, huh?<br /><br />But I agree, Julz. Reconstruct.amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-40934993518023250112011-11-16T20:54:53.919-06:002011-11-16T20:54:53.919-06:00Reconstruct. Definitely reconstruct. Hell, even ...Reconstruct. Definitely reconstruct. Hell, even the Empire rebuilt the Death Star...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-16848876718450720552011-11-16T20:31:06.022-06:002011-11-16T20:31:06.022-06:00If you can't find it, reconstructing goes with...If you can't find it, reconstructing goes without saying. Get to work!Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-22886318302278667472011-11-16T20:24:03.745-06:002011-11-16T20:24:03.745-06:00it's entirely possible I didn't save it or...it's entirely possible I didn't save it or saved it over something else. <br /><br />I'm afraid my computer did that thing where it remembers the last folder you saved things to and instead of saving the fic to my flash drive, it saved it somewhere out on the server where I was saving other stuff for, you know, legitimate work related reasons. and one day someone else in my dept is going to wander into some folder on the T drive and disover random quickie #2. <br /><br />maybe if I can reconstruct it I'll feel better at least that it saw the light of day?jzhanfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376308728767558575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-46706698637801919622011-11-15T19:27:52.394-06:002011-11-15T19:27:52.394-06:00Can you really still not find the rest? Are you s...Can you really still not find the rest? Are you sure you saved it somewhere? I know once or twice in the past I've accidentally saved something over another file of the same name and lost some stuff that way. But like amara, I'm not really in a position to accidentally save my stuff somewhere someone else would find it. I do fear accidentally attaching one of those documents to an e-mail to an unintended recipient. Oh, but I do remember once I had my computer open to an excel spreadsheet. So, you know when your computer does annoying things like leaves in the search box what your last search was (no biggie if you were searching for "soup recipes" but rather not seen if you were searching for, "Han Leia honeymoon" or something like that. Well, mine also got in the habit of automatically saving copied text to the "clipboard" which would show up in the corner of my excel spreadsheet, you know, ready for use for whatever reason. It was a very small bit of writing but it definitely said something about Han and Leia, fortunately not a sex scene or anything, but someone was looking at my computer (they were supposed to be at the time, not being nosy, and I just hadn't noticed that stuff) and then I noticed it and I swear my heart was pounding so fast for like an hour wondering if they'd seen it and what the heck they'd make of it. I don't know if it was even noticed because obviously there was more important stuff on the spreadsheet to be looked at, and I don't ever intend to ask him.Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-61525078902336728782011-11-15T19:19:43.782-06:002011-11-15T19:19:43.782-06:00That'll teach me to try and go hi tech.That'll teach me to try and go hi tech.jzhanfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376308728767558575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-34117307011335727782011-11-15T08:35:10.740-06:002011-11-15T08:35:10.740-06:00I guess 3 paragraphs of smut is better than nothin...I guess 3 paragraphs of smut is better than nothing. =) Do hope you find it. For me, I'm glad things are in only one of two places and both are strictly mine.amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-76459522756904772722011-11-15T08:12:18.238-06:002011-11-15T08:12:18.238-06:00Thx for your support. It is freaking me out bcs I ...Thx for your support. It is freaking me out bcs I KNOW I wrote a whole scene setting bit to get them into the cockpit. And all i can locate is three paragraphs of smut.jzhanfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376308728767558575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-56319483439655356262011-11-13T20:10:31.662-06:002011-11-13T20:10:31.662-06:00Julz, I hope you find it and come away unscathed a...Julz, I hope you find it and come away unscathed and then email to me or Zyra so we can all read it! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-68247998472837076952011-11-13T19:31:43.419-06:002011-11-13T19:31:43.419-06:00I don't have anything to add except to say tha...I don't have anything to add except to say that while I would of course be horrified if I were in your shoes, julz, and wondering what the heck happened to my story and where I might have saved it (I've sent a few e-mails and then immediately panicked that I may have attached something I shouldn't have - but that hasn't happened, thankfully) I was really laughing when I read that :) I do hope you find it and I really hope it didn't fall into the wrong hands!Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-30827444243042273482011-11-13T19:14:47.118-06:002011-11-13T19:14:47.118-06:00e) OMG what if I saved it to my daughter's fla...e) OMG what if I saved it to my daughter's flash drive that she uses for school?<br />aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!jzhanfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376308728767558575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-78803378905796720832011-11-13T19:13:30.259-06:002011-11-13T19:13:30.259-06:00a) I am totally committed to writing both sides of...a) I am totally committed to writing both sides of the Bespin question.<br />b) if I could just stop thinking up other things that happened on the way to Bespin that totally don't fit either of my answers to this question<br />c) and if only I could find that d@mn quickie I wrote for this blog challenge I would send it to someone to post<br />d) and please someone reassure me I didn't accidentally save it on some work-related location by accident??????jzhanfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07376308728767558575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-32009668436146999542011-11-11T07:59:50.844-06:002011-11-11T07:59:50.844-06:00Oh, good idea on the post. I can probably handle ...Oh, good idea on the post. I can probably handle that one. Although I don't necessarily take the proactive approach!<br /><br />Hikari, I'm more like you here. Not a lot of ideas. I sometimes have just little scenes that have no context and wouldn't even work as a stand-alone story that I've been able to sneak into other things. Actually, I think a few of those I actually stuck into the joint story. I think at this point I only have one sort of beginning to something else that could be turned into a longer story but I haven't yet. (don't get bent out of shape, Push, you read it already) Aside from that and the current story I'm writing/posting there are no other ideas!<br /><br />See, I bet you were deterred from reading that story by the title/summary!Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-51122210045188853672011-11-11T07:24:21.800-06:002011-11-11T07:24:21.800-06:00I think you might have another blog post in here t...I think you might have another blog post in here too - what to do when you are blocked. Just a thought.amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-39799534500929869732011-11-11T01:42:11.171-06:002011-11-11T01:42:11.171-06:00I guess I'm one of those people who wouldn'...I guess I'm one of those people who wouldn't call too many ideas a problem at all! I'm lucky when I get one idea that inspires me enough to actually sit down and write it, and especially with fanfiction for some reason, I tend to write something, either finish it or hit a brick wall, and then kind of feel like I've said what I wanted to say about that particular set of characters for awhile. It's kind of frustrating. I really envy those authors who post responses to challenges once a week or so...I'm just not that prolific!<br /><br />One of the things I guess I DO do is start a story with one idea, then get another idea and try to cram them all into the same story. Beyond Repair was supposed to be I think 6 chapters, about Luke, Artoo, and eventually Vader. Then I decided Han needed a subplot which meant Leia had to be in it too and Lando was a part of Han's arc and Yoda got thrown in there somehwere...etc. I just threw all of those ideas into one story, so that's something you could try?<br /><br />But of course some ideas aren't really compatible, and if you've got two ideas competing for attention and one's lighthearted romantic comedy and the other's seriously dark angst, it might not always work in every situation?<br /><br />I just think it's amazing to HAVE so many ideas though. And I don't know if I've read Sexiest Man Alive... *adds to reading list*hikari no tsubasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04060488155757265936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-11926088382933695572011-11-10T19:31:27.012-06:002011-11-10T19:31:27.012-06:00Well, it's not. I totally love Sexiest Man Al...Well, it's not. I totally love Sexiest Man Alive!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-47472047903397169752011-11-10T19:29:41.440-06:002011-11-10T19:29:41.440-06:00I never said you had to like, write two entirely s...I never said you had to like, write two entirely separate stories and choose one. Just that if you write it one way now and decide later on (days, weeks, months, years from now) that you really think it should be the other way, then write something the other way. <br /><br />Sexiest Man Alive doesn't get much love from a pure traffic standpoint. I think the title makes people assume it's stupid.Zyrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04860113813294303312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-42046986871761124622011-11-10T19:24:37.302-06:002011-11-10T19:24:37.302-06:00Yeah, Zyra's already told me that I could writ...Yeah, Zyra's already told me that I could write it one way and then write it another way. Yeah, easy for her to say!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-7314758265614829642011-11-10T19:22:36.164-06:002011-11-10T19:22:36.164-06:00Wah? Sexiest Man Alive rules!
Push, close your ey...Wah? Sexiest Man Alive rules!<br /><br />Push, close your eyes and pick a side.<br /><br />Committing to one or the other doesn't have to mean you 100% agree with it. I realize it's a pretty big fork in the road, but I guess if I were you, I would go with the one I felt I could milk the most. I don't really know what I'm talking about, I'm just attempting to pull more stories from you. ;)Elivagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08444154877873416316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-86533754161170989172011-11-10T19:17:45.916-06:002011-11-10T19:17:45.916-06:00Great idea on the poll!
Actually, I don't kno...Great idea on the poll!<br /><br />Actually, I don't know if I ever want to write a trip to Bespin, but I have to decide what happened on the way there, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-55165154680873777342011-11-10T19:15:26.633-06:002011-11-10T19:15:26.633-06:00You think a block on your current story is causing...You think a block on your current story is causing the distraction? Interesting.<br /><br />You could always take a poll on what happened on the way to Bespin.=)amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-22818460576977884462011-11-10T18:54:17.646-06:002011-11-10T18:54:17.646-06:00Just kidding! I just told Zyra that I think what&...Just kidding! I just told Zyra that I think what's blocking me from continuing my post-ROTJ stuff that I have so much written for, is that I have to decide what happened on the way to Bespin. The Did They or Didn't They? debate, which I think I have decided on but can't really commit to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-43761326985792519422011-11-10T18:52:54.132-06:002011-11-10T18:52:54.132-06:00Yes, I'll share...I'm just a comment hog.Yes, I'll share...I'm just a comment hog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-8005130905586911412011-11-10T18:51:00.814-06:002011-11-10T18:51:00.814-06:00Well, that is true. It is supposed to be fun. I te...Well, that is true. It is supposed to be fun. I tend to be a little all over the place so I'm sure a little structure wouldn't hurt me. <br /><br />Aw, c'mon now? You're not gong to share? =)amara zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03344117896874708549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4591963962547240042.post-73251920551492558782011-11-10T17:29:21.478-06:002011-11-10T17:29:21.478-06:00Zyra, I LOVE 'Sexiest Man Alive' and you b...Zyra, I LOVE 'Sexiest Man Alive' and you best not take it down!<br /><br />I don't think threats work, IDK what works!<br /><br />Elivagar, I liked how you said one idea stems from another, that def seems to be the case for me!<br /><br />AmaraZ, I think discipline may be my problem because as Historyland said, this is SUPPOSED to be fun! But I do think I need to get stern with myself! <br /><br />Actually, I think I know what my problem is...and yes, I'm just going to leave it at that. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com