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elaby ([personal profile] elaby) wrote2009-09-16 10:21 pm
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Fic update!

Skating fic: I haven't worked on this since the last time I updated, mostly because we had to forego writing night this week onnacounta taking a house-buying seminar.

Giant row fic: 1,473 words! \o/ Of actual prose! From the beginning of the story! So that means I actually started, as opposed to sitting around poking at dialogue and trying to perfect my Victorian syntax. This is progress, trust me. Did I mention that I'm writing this thing in the third person? O_o;; That's a first for me and Holmes fic. It has to be, but I'm less confident about my writing in this genre when it's not first-person. For right now, I'm just getting down concepts within my sentences and I'll work on finessing the language later.

Life update!

Yes, so, that house-buying seminar we're taking... terrifying, or extremely terrifying? Also exhilarating. Last night was the "for god's sake get your finances under control before you try to buy a house" night, and tonight was "mortgage lingo and closing cost trauma" night. (I kid. Last night showed us how to budget and ascertain our financial situations before looking into getting approved for a loan, and tonight went through how one applies for a mortgage and all the programs that exist in the area, which is lots, for helping first-time buyers who don't make much money get really awesome deals. This is good, as that = us.)

I'm going out after work with my coworkers tomorrow, which will be another new experience. The last time I did this it was with the gang from the Writing Center, all of whom I really loved, and my coworkers now are kind of a whole lot different from the way I am. I think I'll have a decent time, though.
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[personal profile] elaineofshalott 2009-09-17 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Buying a house! Wow, scary. It is good that you are being informed, and prepared, and all that. Still...man, scary. You are intrepid and I salute you.

[identity profile] calccarbonate.livejournal.com 2009-09-17 05:38 pm (UTC)(link)
House buying...I'm not sure things could get scarier! Good luck and I'll throw you my best wishes!!!

[identity profile] elaby.livejournal.com 2009-09-17 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you so much! It's a very scary prospect ^^;;

[identity profile] elaby.livejournal.com 2009-09-17 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you! Yeah, it's scary. It's exciting too, though! I really want to have our own house!

[identity profile] calccarbonate.livejournal.com 2009-09-18 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I tipped the pen in tribute of you earlier fic...with the Music of the Spheres. Nothing like stress in RL to keep things stubbornly creative...

[identity profile] elaby.livejournal.com 2009-09-18 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooooo, really? I can't wait to see! I'm honored :) I hope things get less stressful for you, but we're lucky to see the results!