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vr_trakowskiFifteen months ago I started a scrap of story, not thinking much of it at the time. It grew, so I kept working on it, idly thinking that it would be a longer story than the one that it followed, but not that much longer. Heck, when I started posting in August, I thought it was almost finished.
Hah.
Well, it's late May, over a year later, and now it's done.
"Halfway to the Moon" clocks in at forty chapters. 163 pages at Verdana 8 pt. And a whopping total of 162,954 words. That's bigger than my Prey novella, and took much less time to write. Of course, there are longer stories out there, but this is definitely a first for me.
Writing HTTM has taught me that I can in fact handle a long story, that I can generally manage at least 3,200 words or so per week if I push myself, that I can keep characters true even when they're off in an alternate universe, and that I never never never intend to start posting again unless I have everything finished but the tweaks.
This story has been a challenge in many ways, but it's also been a joy. I've had the humbling pleasure of many kind reviews and much support. Trialia, Eileen, Ligaras, Jpsets, Anne, Ricker, CSINut214, ATrueParrothead, Jtbwriter, Smrozier, Wobbear, DaVinci13, Susanmary and many, many others have kept me going on this. Thank you.
And thank you to Cincoflex, the Queen of betas. She has patiently helped me refine HTTM even when I should have been doing other things, has put up with my whines and worries, and gently polished my ideas. I quite literally couldn't have done it without her.
Thanks for reading, folks. Thanks for putting up with all the OCs, and the AU, and the time it took to get Grissom and Sara together. It's a bit of a relief to have the pressure off, but I know I'll miss the writing too...
...And I reserve the right to more stories in the RC universe. *grin* This is not a promise, mind you, just an option.
Hah.
Well, it's late May, over a year later, and now it's done.
"Halfway to the Moon" clocks in at forty chapters. 163 pages at Verdana 8 pt. And a whopping total of 162,954 words. That's bigger than my Prey novella, and took much less time to write. Of course, there are longer stories out there, but this is definitely a first for me.
Writing HTTM has taught me that I can in fact handle a long story, that I can generally manage at least 3,200 words or so per week if I push myself, that I can keep characters true even when they're off in an alternate universe, and that I never never never intend to start posting again unless I have everything finished but the tweaks.
This story has been a challenge in many ways, but it's also been a joy. I've had the humbling pleasure of many kind reviews and much support. Trialia, Eileen, Ligaras, Jpsets, Anne, Ricker, CSINut214, ATrueParrothead, Jtbwriter, Smrozier, Wobbear, DaVinci13, Susanmary and many, many others have kept me going on this. Thank you.
And thank you to Cincoflex, the Queen of betas. She has patiently helped me refine HTTM even when I should have been doing other things, has put up with my whines and worries, and gently polished my ideas. I quite literally couldn't have done it without her.
Thanks for reading, folks. Thanks for putting up with all the OCs, and the AU, and the time it took to get Grissom and Sara together. It's a bit of a relief to have the pressure off, but I know I'll miss the writing too...
...And I reserve the right to more stories in the RC universe. *grin* This is not a promise, mind you, just an option.
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Date: 2006-05-25 01:51 pm (UTC)That was just lovely. This story has been an amazing journey.
Words fail me.
Thank you for gifting us with this story. Even in AU, the characters were true to themselves (more than could be said of the series writers, more oft than not). It has been a helluva ride and as much as I shall miss this story, but it has ended in just the write place...any more would have been too much - in my most humble view.
Thank you VR. Those are all the words I can find. Just, thank you.
::hugs and chocolate and fine champagne to you::
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Date: 2006-05-25 08:19 pm (UTC)Ooh, chocolate...