Back of the Envelope

Well, I've finished that fanfic I told you about. Actually, I just finished the rough draft, but as fanfics are less involved than my usual stories, it doesn't require quite the usual number of revisions. So what do I plan on writing next?

To be honest, I'm not sure. I really want to get back to Fire's sequel. I keep saying I will, but I keep gettting distracted. Meanwhile I'm concerned about the Storyblogging Carnival. I don't have anything in the works that can go up in time for this next one, so you'll probably get something old. And if I'm going to make real progress on Fire's sequel, I may need to continue using old stories as Storyblogging Carnival entries while I work on that.

Well, you'll find out what I do soon.

You may be wondering what I'm writing these days. Despite my fondest wishes, I'm not writing the sequel to Fire. I keep meaning to get to that, but I keep getting distracted by other projects, not to mention that my inspiration for that project is still just simmering, and doesn't seem to want to boil. I know writing is hard work, and I can't just wait for the muse, but I also know from experience that if I try to force it I end up with a lot of junk. Instead, I'm working on something that is pretty light for me, but not really suitable for public consumption.

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No, not in that way! Get your mind out of the gutter. What I mean is that I'm working on a fanfiction, a story based on somebody else's world and characters. It's something I rarely do, as I prefer to work in my own world and with my own characters, but as I said, it's light writing, and good practice in trying to get characterization right. It's based on a flash of inspiration I had for a scene I really wanted to see, but as I figured that the artist would not be doing it for me, I had to write it myself. Anyway, it won't make much sense if you're not familiar with the original artist's work, namely Maritza Campos's webcomic, College Roomies from Hell!!!, and also with the alternate universe appearing in this strip and really only discussed in the forum, but if you're interested, the story in progress is here.

Meanwhile, I'll put up Part II of "A Stranger in the Library" this week, and also see if I can dig up another story I've done for the carnival after that, a story which hasn't appeared online before.