2017 BB

[roxy]

Does anyone want to talk to me about this year's BB? Are you doing it? Do you have an idea what you want to do? Anyone wanna help Yer Mother decide? I was nearly certain I wouldn't try this year considering my lack of writing last year, but...it's hard not to think about! And last year I was so lucky! It could happen again! Oy.

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[fufaraw]

I signed up last year completely unsure if I could write the story I wanted to by draft deadline--or finish it by posting date. I missed a lot of stuff last spring while I worked on it. I had my head down every spare minute, slogging through the fic. I wrote 12K of a first draft, and by the week before draft deadline, I knew I could push through and write 20K--but another few weeks wouldn't be enough to write the story I want to tell. So I downed tools and gave myself permission to withdraw from the challenge.

I left it lie fallow for a while, and didn't think about it until it started tapping on the back of my brain. So I wrestled with editing the 12K I have, or dropping back, rethinking my presentation, and starting over.

I decided it was going to take longer and be more frustrating trying to salvage what I'd written, and I've poked and played with a simplified timeline--there was a lot of extraneous stuff in there that couldn't be--didn't need to be salvaged.

So I thought I'd be ready to go on signup day, and you know what? I hate to let it go by, because, what if I do get it finished? If I'm not signed up I can't post it to the challenge, and I hate to feel like I "failed" twice.

But in all honesty this story is a beast and it's kicking my ass, and I'd rather take the time it takes and do it right than try to rush it to make deadline.

So if you have a story idea that you want to tell, go for it. Sign up. Write the heck out of your idea, and if you have to drop back and punt you can do that, but if you get into that groove, I'll sit here and envy you and cheer you on. Go for it!

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I want to read this story so much, you don't even know! If you ask me, it's more important to write the story the way it should bewritten instead of worrying about the challenge.

I can't say I have a solid idea, but I didn't have one last year either. Mining the WIP folders worked out for me, and I'm happy I took advantage of the challenge to force myself to finish a story I did want to tell...you know, I want to be a part of this thing as long as possible, I just don't want to cheat my readers. Leaning towards yes, though. :)