I'm thinking this

[roxy]

I'm going to move all my old spn stories here because it's so pretty! It looks so nice and fresh here! Plus, if I lose my mind and delete everything on LJ, I'll still have this! I know--genius! *beams*. Plus some of those old stories are pretty good, if I might tootle my own horn, and the higher word limit here will make them look better.

It's kind of cozy here, right?

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[darkemeralds]

Yay! More action on DW! \o/

[roxy]

It's nice here and I forget all the time it's here. *G*

So...more story, my friend? I don't just want to read one chapter and then pine horribly for the rest. :)

[darkemeralds]

Oh, I know, and I really want to post bigger chunks at a time. I'm still up because if I can get the bones of the current chapter done, I can post the next one on AO3. I just have to keep a little ahead, or else the breaks between chapters will get longer.

I assure you, I've written the ending, and a whole bunch of Part IV leading to the ending, and I just need to bridge to it with one more chapter. I'm as eager as anyone to get it out there! Thanks for sticking with me.

And come to DW more often. It's getting more and more lively around here.

[roxy]

Oh my gosh, thank *you* for writing it!!

Is it getting more lively? I'll definitely have to poke around. :)

[darkemeralds]

Several of my LJ friends have started shifting operations here, and I'm finding interesting new comms to join. My first big step in the shift was to set up the "Other Sites" option in My Account Settings so that everything I post here automatically cross-posts to LiveJournal. Now I post here exclusively, though a lot of people still comment on LJ.

But Just in the last week or so, comments and participation here at DW have gone up for me. I recommend the crossposting option. It's easy and painless.

The nice thing about DW--besides its lack of LJ douchiness and it's wealth of great features, is that it feels shiny and new, and yet, unlike when I was totally new to LJ, I know how to use it, and I have friends, and I'm more at home.

Okay, back to chapter 29. Here's a snippet just for fun:

John was forced to pause in his otherwise vigorous walk to allow the passage first of a troop of the King's Guard, then of a pair of fine coaches, before he could cross from Great Cumberland Place into Park Lane, and as he stood waiting, a curious sensation overcame him. For a moment everything about him seemed to slow, and grow quiet. The thundering of the horses' hooves, the call of the sergeant of the guard, the rumble of the carriages' wheels, the crack of the coachman's whip, all faded from John's hearing, and he stood silent and still, as if in a daze. Someone jostled his shoulder in stepping out into the road, but he scarcely noticed. I am changed, he thought, and nobody knows it. He could not have put into words what he felt, but an image came into his mind: all of London receding, flying away from him in every direction with a great rushing sound and a blur of faded colour, as he stood on this street corner, still and vivid, golden and warm and as full of sweetness as a pear on a summer bough, truly alive for the first time in his life. A cord of fire tugged at his heart, and at its other end was Tristan. It did not matter whether Tristan was a mile away in Half Moon Street or a world away; in that long, resonating moment, John thought it would not matter whether Tristan was in this world at all; he would still feel that cord.

The sounds of the city crashed over him like a sudden wave upon a rocky shore, and he shook his head to clear it. Even before the exhilaration of that vision began to fade, he felt a pang of sorrow, for what gave that colour, that succulence and round fullness to his life must remain forever hidden, unspoken, and celebrated only in dark and secret places, and he did not know if he could bear it.

[roxy]

ohmy, I swear, it's so beautiful and vivid I feel like I'm there. I don't know what it is about the way you write but it touches something in me that so few writers can. I adore that description. I adore John. You really make me happy. *contented sigh*

[darkemeralds]

:D :D :D

[lastscorpion]

Hi, Roxy! *waves*

What cute icons you have!

[roxy]

*HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGS*

hi, hi! and thank you! *G*

[garryowen]

I love how much I can put in one entry here -- a 50,000 word story fit in one entry! Plus, I'm pissed at LJ. I was actually thinking of not posting there anymore. Like, at all.

We love you over here. *grabs you*

[roxy]

*GASP*! 50,000 words? Fro real? wow...

I do really like it here. It's all cozy! But there's not much activity in my fandom that I can see. Then again, my fandom is bugfuck crazy, so maybe that's a good thing. And I love you guys--more importantly, I actually *know* you guys! *hugs*

[garryowen]

Who knows what the limit is. I haven't tried more than 50,000 words. But, yeah, a lot! dreamlittleyo is in SPN fandom. Maybe look at her profile page to see what comms she belongs to. Is there a daily SPN news? The daily Trek news picks up posts in DW comms. But it is definitely quieter over here. I prefer it, to tell you the truth.

[fierceturtle]

Hello!

I just wanted to say it is great to see another familiar face posting over here. I like it here, but it has been so quiet. Which makes me quiet, which doesn't help.

Anyhow, good to see you.

[roxy]

Heh! Hi, good to see you too! It is quiet, and I always think I want it that way but you know me...equally split between lurking and yelling, hey lookatme. *g*