Oh. My. God.

[bluflamingo]

My Big Bang fic is finished.

Well, the first complete draft, anyway.

Final word count: 88,845

And can I just say that it's a good thing I went way over my projected word count each week, because I was allowing ten weeks to write it (and a month after for beta-reading and editing), writing around 7000 words a week and clearly I never would have made the final word count had I done so.

Now for the editing *shudder*

Comments

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

Go you! That's like, a thesis! *is seriously impressed*

[bergann.livejournal.com]

Yaaay! Congrats on completing the first draft! :D

I shudder at the thought of even writing that much. My brain does not do that kind of commitment :P

[wickedwords.livejournal.com]

Oh my god! That's amazing. Fantastic! Incredible! I am very impressed. I am still less than 30K words, but I am very close to the end of my chapter three, and there are only 4 chapters. In my plan, I figured if I got 35K in a first draft, that I'd add the last 5K in editing. Going in at almost 90K would really freak me out.

[http://users.livejournal.com/tesserae_/]

Wow, congratulations! I can't wait to read it...

[scarletts-awry.livejournal.com]

Wow! Congratulations!

[10pmpacifictime.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! Doesn't it feel nice to know that it's done?

[domtheknight.livejournal.com]

Dare I ask about timing? I'm excited (and, I'll admit it, a bit apprehensive)!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_la_la_la/]

\o/
Congrats! That's amazing :)

[ninja007.livejournal.com]

Hi,

I know you don't know me, but I've fallen in love with your John Sheppard/Cam Mitchell fics. I simply have to read each one.

I've added you as a "friend" for that reason. I can't wait to read everything else you've written!

Woo! Your fics are great!

[lenyia.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I can't wait :D

[lyonza.livejournal.com]

Wow! That is impressive, and I can't wait to read the finished product. I know it will be awesome :)

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

That's like, a thesis!

I know. It makes it very hard to join my classmates in freaking out over a 15,000 word dissertation :)

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

My brain does not do that kind of commitment

I think my brain wouldn't have either if I'd realised it was going to be that long when I started it!

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

In my plan, I figured if I got 35K in a first draft, that I'd add the last 5K in editing.

See, now, that makes sense. I just started with no real idea where it was going. 90,000 words later, I still don't know :)

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I have to say I'm totally envious of your wordcount.

I don't know where they all came from. I keep rechecking it, because I'm half-convinced I'm hallucinating one of the zeros :)

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

Doesn't it feel nice to know that it's done?

Yes... except that now I have to edit. *Shudder* I hate editing.

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

Dare I ask about timing?

For beta'ing? I can probably have it to you by the end of next week, but it's not due until the 14th July, so I wouldn't need it back till... I dunno, towards the end of June, I guess?

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

Hi, welcome to the madhouse :)

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

I know it will be awesome

lLet's hope so... or that everyone will be too polite to tell me if it's not :)

[ludw1g80.livejournal.com]

You totally should.

[ionaonie.livejournal.com]

88,845? I'm seriously impressed...and just a little bit jealous.

God, I need to get my writing skates on.

Really happy for you though hon. Told you you get it done in plenty of time *g*

[bluflamingo.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm a little freaked by how fast it got so long - nearly 90,000 words in 8 weeks. I think it was motivated by panic over not finishing actually - I'm good with panic :)