dswdiane

Oh why not? sanguinity suggested a meme about posting the opening lines of the last ten fics posted. Okay. Again, why not.

1. Methos was not at all surprised when Duncan grabbed the back of his sweater as he was heading up the stairs to the deck of the barge. -- "After the Fall (of a vase)," Highlander, Duncan/Methos

2. “Where in the bloody hell did you put my book?” Methos asked irately. -- "Past Imperfect. Present Pending," Highlander, Duncan/Methos

3. It was the next day after the attempted robbery at the bar. "Time to Pay the Piper," -- Highlander, Duncan/Methos

4. Methos certainly had not expected Gina to show up on the barge without warning. "Secrets," --Highlander, Duncan MacLeod/Methos (Highlander), Rebecca Horne/Methos (Highlander), Darius (Highlander)/Methos (Highlander)

5. Duncan stood up and looked wearily down to where Methos was sobbing on the floor of the goddam deserted submarine base. "Destinations," -- Highlander, Duncan MacLeod/Methos (Highlander), Connor MacLeod & Methos (Highlander)

6. Duncan opened the door at the top of the stairway.--"Dance Party in the Loft," Highlander, Duncan/Methos

7. "No more secrets and lies. Get out of my home and my life." Duncan’s face was cold.-- "No Deposit, No Return," Highlander, Duncan MacLeod/Methos (Highlander)

8. Amanda spotted Ceirdwyn in baggage claim and ran straight to her. -- "Playtime with Ceirdwyn in Normandy," Highlander, Ceirdwyn/Amanda Darieux

9. "Dese people are all barbarians," Fitz complained irately, "and I'm nod speaking about da natives." --"A Bang-Up Job in Carson Wells," Highlander, Connor MacLeod & Hugh Fitzcairn, & Cory Raines, & Matthew McCormick, & Methos (Highlander)

10. Methos glared balefully at the heater vents in his apartment which were releasing no heat at all. "Awakenings," Highlander, Duncan MacLeod/Methos (Highlander)

Well, it may all be Highlander, but at least, it's not all Duncan/Methos (just mostly).

And now, back to writing more Duncan/Methos and Methos & Connor. Well, currently we also have Amanda, Cory, Joe, Richie, Ceirdwyn, Robert, and Gina--with implied Connor/Ceirdwyn and definite Connor/Cory (I had not one clue that was gonna happen. Cory started it. Not my fault.)

Intro/FAQ

According to the list of volunteers kept by zwei_hexen for hosting this community, on June 1, the day after tomorrow, goddess47 will start hosting. So all of you should be prepared to move over there.

So, I'll be saying good-bye tomorrow.

My check-in, I had a long conversation and consultation with my other beta reader who loves the direction in which I want to take the story and suggested ways to make earlier chapters more congruent with intended goals. So I've been deleting and rewriting and rewriting--and I just realized that part of the reason I'm doing that to avoid the next session of intense research I have to do to find out what kind of boats would be used to do like a pirate raid on a yacht to rescue someone, how one would operate such boats and at least a minimal knowledge of the strategy and tactics of such a raid. Oh well, project for tomorrow.

PLEASE If I make a mistake and don't count you on a day, please let me know.

Day 30 sanguinity, china_shop, dswdiane, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, ysilme, sylvanwitch, china_shop, carenejeans, goddess47

Day 29 the_siobhan, dswdiane, badly_knitted, sanguinity, china_shop, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ysilme, cornerofmadness

Day 28 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, cornerofmadness, sylvanwitch, badly_knitted, ysilme, china_shop

Day 27 goddess47, sanguinity, dswdiane, cornerofmadness, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ysilme, china_shop

Day 26 sanguinity, china_shop, dswdiane, sylvanwitch, badly_knitted, goddess47, the_siobhan, carenejeans, ysilme

Day 25 ysilme, dswdiane, sanguinity, china_shop, carenejeans, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, goddess47, the_siobhan, cornerofmadness

Day 24 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, ysilme, goddess47, china_shop, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, carenejeans

Day 23 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, china_shop, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, carenejeans

Day 22 dswdiane, goddess47, carenejeans, sylvanwitch, ysilme, badly_knitted, the_siobhan, sanguinity, china_shop

Day 21 dswdiane, badly_knitted, sanguinity, the_siobhan, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ysilme,

Day 20 china_shop, ofmonstrouswords, dswdiane, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, sanguinity, carenejeans, the_siobhan

Day 19 china_shop, dswdiane, ysilme, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ofmonstrouswords

Day 18 ysilme, china_shop, dswdiane, cornerofmadness, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, sanguinity

Day 17 dswdiane, goddess47, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, carenejeans, badly_knitted, ofmonstrouswords, sylvanwitch, ysilme, china_shop, the_siobhan

Day 16 china_shop, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, badly_knitted, ysilme, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, ofmonstrouswords

Intro/FAQ

My check-in: I did a bunch more research on a strange collections of subjects ranging from the interiors of private airplanes to how to obtain and equip tranquilizer guns. I wrote about 800 words.

PLEASE If I make a mistake and don't count you on a day, please let me know.

Day 28 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, cornerofmadness, sylvanwitch, badly_knitted, ysilme

Day 27 goddess47, sanguinity, dswdiane, cornerofmadness, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ysilme

Day 26 sanguinity, china_shop, dswdiane, sylvanwitch, badly_knitted, goddess47, the_siobhan, carenejeans, ysilme

Day 25 ysilme, dswdiane, sanguinity, china_shop, carenejeans, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, goddess47, the_siobhan, cornerofmadness

Day 24 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, ysilme, goddess47, china_shop, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, carenejeans

Day 23 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, china_shop, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, carenejeans

Day 22 dswdiane, goddess47, carenejeans, sylvanwitch, ysilme, badly_knitted, the_siobhan, sanguinity, china_shop

Day 21 dswdiane, badly_knitted, sanguinity, the_siobhan, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ysilme,

Day 20 china_shop, ofmonstrouswords, dswdiane, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, sanguinity, carenejeans, the_siobhan

Day 19 china_shop, dswdiane, ysilme, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ofmonstrouswords

Day 18 ysilme, china_shop, dswdiane, cornerofmadness, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, sanguinity

Day 17 dswdiane, goddess47, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, carenejeans, badly_knitted, ofmonstrouswords, sylvanwitch, ysilme, china_shop, the_siobhan

Day 16 china_shop, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, badly_knitted, ysilme, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, ofmonstrouswords

Intro/FAQ

My check in: Lots of research today on requirements for life boats on yacht and the kinds of life boats most likely to be found on a luxury yacht which usually seem to be boats that double, triple, whatever for boats that can be used for play on the waters around or to land on a beach or water ski or whatever passengers, guests, and owner want to do. Wrote about 350 words into chapter 9.

PLEASE If I make a mistake and don't count you on a day, please let me know.

Day 26 sanguinity, china_shop, dswdiane, sylvanwitch, badly_knitted, goddess47, the_siobhan, carenejeans

Day 25 ysilme, dswdiane, sanguinity, china_shop, carenejeans, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, goddess47, the_siobhan, cornerofmadness

Day 24 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, ysilme, goddess47, china_shop, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, carenejeans

Day 23 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, china_shop, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, carenejeans

Day 22 dswdiane, goddess47, carenejeans, sylvanwitch, ysilme, badly_knitted, the_siobhan, sanguinity, china_shop

Day 21 dswdiane, badly_knitted, sanguinity, the_siobhan, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ysilme,

Day 20 china_shop, ofmonstrouswords, dswdiane, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, sanguinity, carenejeans, the_siobhan

Day 19 china_shop, dswdiane, ysilme, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ofmonstrouswords

Day 18 ysilme, china_shop, dswdiane, cornerofmadness, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, sanguinity

Day 17 dswdiane, goddess47, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, carenejeans, badly_knitted, ofmonstrouswords, sylvanwitch, ysilme, china_shop, the_siobhan

Day 16 china_shop, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, badly_knitted, ysilme, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, ofmonstrouswords

Icon Mother bird feeding a chick just because it's sweet

Intro/FAQ

My check in: I have not a clue how many words. I finished untangling plot threads. I wrote at least 500 words, I edited and finished chapter eight. I'm totally on track with the emotional and relationship growth plot which is where I'm strongest and the action adventure plot is gonna require a lot of research coming up on modern nautical knowledge--gack. *sigh* Can and will be done.

PLEASE If I make a mistake and don't count you on a day, please let me know.

Day 25 ysilme, dswdiane, sanguinity, china_shop, carenejeans, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, goddess47, the_siobhan, cornerofmadness

Day 24 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, ysilme, goddess47, china_shop, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, carenejeans

Day 23 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, china_shop, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, carenejeans

Day 22 dswdiane, goddess47, carenejeans, sylvanwitch, ysilme, badly_knitted, the_siobhan, sanguinity, china_shop

Day 21 dswdiane, badly_knitted, sanguinity, the_siobhan, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ysilme,

Day 20 china_shop, ofmonstrouswords, dswdiane, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, sanguinity, carenejeans, the_siobhan

Day 19 china_shop, dswdiane, ysilme, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ofmonstrouswords

Day 18 ysilme, china_shop, dswdiane, cornerofmadness, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, sanguinity

Day 17 dswdiane, goddess47, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, carenejeans, badly_knitted, ofmonstrouswords, sylvanwitch, ysilme, china_shop, the_siobhan

Day 16 china_shop, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, badly_knitted, ysilme, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, ofmonstrouswords

Icon Astronomical to encourage all of us to reach for the stars (yeah, I know. Cliched, but cool anyway)

Intro/FAQ

My check in: I've been time-lining like a mad person but think I *might* have managed to make the plot work within the timelines which feels like a lovely relief and after hours of mind boggling list making and plot scrambling and thinking and rethinking how to make it work with all of these characters traveling in different kinds of transportations in different parts of the world nine hours apart.

And I wrote about 700 words in addition to rewriting and rearranging bunch of paragraphs. Brain is tired.

PLEASE If I make a mistake and don't count you on a day, please let me know.

Day 23 sanguinity, dswdiane, the_siobhan, china_shop, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness,

Day 22 dswdiane, goddess47, carenejeans, sylvanwitch, ysilme, badly_knitted, the_siobhan, sanguinity, china_shop

Day 21 dswdiane, badly_knitted, sanguinity, the_siobhan, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ysilme,

Day 20 china_shop, ofmonstrouswords, dswdiane, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, sanguinity, carenejeans, the_siobhan

Day 19 china_shop, dswdiane, ysilme, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ofmonstrouswords

Day 18 ysilme, china_shop, dswdiane, cornerofmadness, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, sanguinity

Day 17 dswdiane, goddess47, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, carenejeans, badly_knitted, ofmonstrouswords, sylvanwitch, ysilme, china_shop, the_siobhan

Day 16 china_shop, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, badly_knitted, ysilme, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, ofmonstrouswords

Icon is a dragon flying in what I think are high winds over a choppy ocean

Intro/FAQ

My check in: I wrote more than a few sentences and suddenly realized that I have to coordinate time lines between two groups of characters. One group in on a yacht moving from Seattle area to LA. The other group is in Paris and has to fly and arrive in LA and not long after traveling long distances to get from SF to Paris to begin with. Or some of them later coming from Seattle to Paris.

So, I'm in the middle of trying to integrate the time line of what is happening in each group to move the plot along in a reasonable time frame for each and figure out how fast a yacht can get to LA and how quickly one can rent a private plane to get from Paris to LA and what can be determined about the location of the boat via satellite tracking systems--enough of explaining it--my brain is worn out and I cannot do it anymore--and I'm going to have to rewrite some of what I've written because the time line is all wrong for what I wrote.

Whew

I keep forgetting to say: PLEASE If I make a mistake and don't count you on a day, please let me know.

Day 21 dswdiane, badly_knitted, sanguinity, the_siobhan, sylvanwitch

Day 20 china_shop, ofmonstrouswords, dswdiane, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, cornerofmadness, ysilme, sanguinity, carenejeans, the_siobhan

Day 19 china_shop, dswdiane, ysilme, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, ofmonstrouswords

Day 18 ysilme, china_shop, dswdiane, cornerofmadness, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, sanguinity

Day 17 dswdiane, goddess47, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, carenejeans, badly_knitted, ofmonstrouswords, sylvanwitch, ysilme, china_shop, the_siobhan

Day 16 china_shop, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, badly_knitted, ysilme, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, ofmonstrouswords

Icon is Methos being amused that my brain is fried.

Intro/FAQ

My check in: I had a long conference with one of my two beta readers today and started working on the changes he asked for back in chapter 6 which I had just gotten back from him. Got some clarity about what his comments meant about flow and beats and tension. Did some editing and rewriting in chapter 8 and wrote maybe two or three more sentences. It was my longest work day today. Clients almost every hour. Some with difficult issues to process. A lot of work done, but no way to even estimate word count.

Day 19 china_shop, dswdiane, ysilme, cornerofmadness, goddess47, sanguinity, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans

Day 18 ysilme, china_shop, dswdiane, cornerofmadness, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, sanguinity

Day 17 dswdiane, goddess47, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, carenejeans, badly_knitted, ofmonstrouswords, sylvanwitch, ysilme, china_shop, the_siobhan

Day 16 china_shop, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, badly_knitted, ysilme, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, ofmonstrouswords

Icon is Keith Richards seemingly either saying something to Charlie Watts while performing or kissing him on the neck (which is unlikely). Because I love the way Keith moves all the stage keeping everyone playing on beat and directing the music. Kinda like a beta reader for how the performance is going.

Intro/FAQ

My check in: I managed about 700 words today, much of which was rewriting and editing and editing and editing.

For now, I'm gonna stick to the days for which I'm actually responsible and not worry about posting who checked in on previous days in May, all of which can be found if you go and visit sanguinity

Dear gods, I think following instructions as best I can might have actually worked. Yay. I have no idea from where I got the icon above. If I accidentally stole it from you, please let me know. Thanks.

Day 17dswdiane, goddess47, cornerofmadness, sanguinity, carenejeans, badly_knitted, ofmonstrouswords, sylvanwitch, ysilme, china_shop

Day 16 china_shop, dswdiane, the_siobhan, badly_knitted, badly_knitted, ysilme, sanguinity, sylvanwitch, carenejeans, cornerofmadness, ofmonstrouswords