Who needs a chaptered fic when you can have a series?

[shimotsuki]

So the thing is, I started (sporadically) working on my Grand Saga of R/T a full year ago, intending to write a multi-chaptered, internally coherent fic about how Remus and Tonks meet, agonize, and finally get together. It was the first major fanfic plan I ever hatched, even though I've written and posted (several!) other things since starting this eternal WIP.

But then last January I started posting parts of the Grand Saga, and/or writing up parts of it especially to post, at rt_challenge. Okay, fine, think of them as teasers, and incorporate them back into the coherent chaptered thing at a later time, right? Sure.

Only, then came the spring challenges at metamorfic_moon. Now I've got R/T stories that are part of the same time period (and character development trajectory) as the Grand Saga, but for POV reasons they can't be anything but stand-alone pieces. Hrmm. And meanwhile, I've been coming to the conclusion that I may be more cut out for ficlets and one-shots than large fics, at least given my current opportunities for writing.

Then it hit me: I should do the Grand Saga as a series! Then I can write up and even post pieces of it out of order, as inspiration strikes or challenge prompts become relevant. And I can indulge my love of short fics while still making progress on my overall story arc. Ah...I feel so free...

So, let me present: Kaleidoscope. There's nothing new there yet (except for its Official Status as a Series), but the ficlets I'm working on for the Showdown at metamorfic_moon will fit right in, so I will actually (*gasp*) make progress on the darn thing in the next week or two. Yippee!

Comments

[shimotsuki.livejournal.com]

There are so many great ones posted so far -- I just wish I could write and read and review faster!

By the way, I love your Breakfast Club icons. I have a sneaking suspicion I'm a bit older than you (I'm about Remus's age in OotP, heh), but I saw that film in the theater when it came out and it was a big part of my Teen Angst years...

[katyhasclogs.livejournal.com]

The Breakfast Club is my current favourite film. Its so funny and sad and thoughtful. I watched it for the first time with two of my friends back in May, and I'm ashamed to say that when it ended we just went back to the beginning and watched the whole thing again! Which is pretty sad really, although that is the only time I've done it.

I'm about Remus's age in OotP, heh

That would put about 17 years between us... although I'm well past the Teen Angst lol.