Update in fic, but *not* in life...

[shimotsuki]

I'd been planning for a week to make a gleeful post tonight about how I'd finished off a work project (that accursed book chapter) that had been plaguing me all winter, and managed to post a fic at fandomfusion.

...Unfortunately, the book chapter is NOT DONE. *sigh* I can't imagine in the grand scheme of things it will matter all that much to the editor if he gets the chapter on June 2 instead of June 1, but I'm still feeling all bogged down and wishing it were over. One more day. Tomorrow I'm sending it in, no matter what.

At least the fic is done! :/ (And lest this make you question my priorities, heh, it was mostly finished a good three weeks ago, and just needed some final tweaking over the weekend when I was too tired to be working on the book chapter.) I'd been wanting to write another DH fic set at Hogwarts after having so much fun with The Sorting in 2007(!), so I was glad the fandomfusion prompts sent me in that direction.

• Stumbling in the Dark (PG | 1450 words)
  Dumbledore set the wheels in motion, but he left no map. All they can do is hold on tight and hope that someone knows where they are headed.

Congratulations to my fellow deadline-stalkers, especially duck_or_rabbit, gilpin25, and hrymfaxe -- we made it! And you'd better believe that I will be celebrating with a big ol' dose of fic-reading and graphic-novel-viewing as soon as that book chapter goes out. Tomorrow. Yes. (And you're first, zia_montrose. ;) )
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Comments

[duck-or-rabbit.livejournal.com]

Tomorrow. No matter what. After all, it's off to the editor, right? Doesn't it mean you may have it returned for revisions?

Thank YOU for diverting your attention away from your massive professional project and contributing at fandomfusion. It means a lot to have both your support and your talent. Honest.

[mrstater.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm sorry all did not quite go to plan with your chapter. Hang in there, just one more day! And we'll still be thrilled to see a gleeful post tomorrow. ;)

Congrats on finishing the fic!

[gilpin25.livejournal.com]

That weight-lifting feeling from the shoulders (and everywhere else, I should imagine) is even nearer now. I look forward to hearing the frenzied yell of triumph across the ocean when it's done and gone! :)

Also looking forward to reading your fic. We deadline-stalkers just have a last minute great sense of timing, lol.

[zia-montrose.livejournal.com]

OMG, it's not your priorities I'm worried about--it's mine! I left my paying design project until the last minute due to playing too hard over the weekend and reading wonderful fics and now I'm getting clocked over the head with it. (For safety's sake, I do not recommend spec'ing out ventilation in a hurry ; ) Client will live however, and he'll even get a good deal, since the work is getting finished in, like, half the usual time.

I look forward to hearing that you've punched that thing off to... Australia, was it?

How exciting to see all those fics get posted at the buzzer, eh?