I Hate Insomnia and Fic Updates

[amberfocus]

What is it about insomnia and me that likes to go hand and hand down the garden path?

I did finally get caught up on all my reviews on Teaspoon.  Now I just need to do it here.  Far more daunting task.  I only had 19 at Teaspoon.  I've got 124 on LJ.  Not that I'm complaining, I love hearing from you guys!  And responding.  I've just been so deep into the story writing when I've been home and had a ton of back to school shopping to do when I wasn't, plus had Mom's birthday, that I've fallen behind again.  Hard to believe my inbox was empty just 3 days ago.  Well, hopefully I'll get it done tomorrow.

I've managed to get 711 words into chapter eleven of Zeppelins and 526 words into the discussion between Rose and Mickey in the next chapter of You're What?  Oh, and Amy and I thrashed out my issues with Hunger Moon the other day so I'm hoping when school starts next week and the kids are out of the house for six hours a day I'll be able to get that one moving again.  Vortex is moving pretty slowly.  I know where it's going but...meh.  I'm still annoyed with Ten.  Not the Ten of Vortex, but the Ten that left Rose behind with Ten2 in Journey's End.  Makes it difficult sometimes to find his voice when I want to smack him.  I ought to think about finishing Pushing the Boundaries, too.  Moments in Darkness is still on hiatus even though chapter one of Guilt is almost finished and we won't even bring up Andromeda Rising, will we?  Though I should finish bringing the already written chapters over here on that one, like I'm doing with Vortex.

I suppose I should try again to get some sleep.

Comments

[logicisfailing.livejournal.com]

I can imagine how time-consuming it is to reply to all the reviews. A curse and a blessing, eh? I've never had near that amount (even if you added up all my reviews for all my stories I think I would all short)!

About the Ten thing...yeah, I can see that would affect your writing. Personally, I can't decide if I'm furious with him or just feel sorry for him. *sigh* I'm still all mixed up over the finale.

Hope you were able to get some sleep! Insomnia is not fun :-(

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm mad at him and I feel sorry for him. But he brought it on himself. He could have handled it differently but he always has to run from what's wrong and I'm sure another version of himself felt very wrong to be around. *sighs*

[fishface44.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry you are battling the insomnia! I have had bouts of it all my life, and it is never any fun.

I don't comment that much at Teaspoon anymore; usually I just comment on LJ and use Teaspoon to reread your fic. I don't want you to have to respond twice on everything. I adore your writing and I appreciate how hard you work entertaining all of us.

*hugs you&*

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

No, it's better you don't comment in both places. I think most of my readers are here now and comment here now, especially when it can be over 24 hours at times before a chapter sent there will post. Thank you so much! (((HUGS)))

[maniacalshen.livejournal.com]

As to being mad at Ten? Repeat after me: "LA LA LA JOURNEY'S END DIDN'T HAPPEN." That's my fic-writing mindset, or else I'd never get anything nice or easygoing out of my Ten and Rose. XD

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, which might work if I hadn't already written so much of Forward Steps Along the Path series and also hadn't fallen half in love with Ten2. I will eventually find the proper Ten space and get back to Time Eternal and other Ten writing, though. It won't last forever. Especially with no real season next year. Plus, I've been asked to write an episode for that Denial season five thing going around, so I'll have to find my Ten voice for that.

[maniacalshen.livejournal.com]

Denial season five thing?

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Some of us are writing a season five (13 episodes total) that denies pretty much what happens in Journey's End. I.E. Ten2 dies and Donna, Rose, and Ten go off to travel the universe together. It'll be a full season with an overarching story within the individual stories. There'll even be a Doctor lite episode.

[wiggiemomsi.livejournal.com]

"Oh, and Amy and I thrashed out my issues with Hunger Moon the other day so I'm hoping when school starts next week and the kids are out of the house for six hours a day I'll be able to get that one moving again."

*Does HappyHappy Dance of Anticipation!*

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

*laughs*

[ageless-aislynn.livejournal.com]

Argh, insomnia sucks! And I also know what it's like to get monstrously behind on replying to your comments! O_O Just take your time and don't let it stress you because you can pretty much be guaranteed that everybody you'll be answering has been there before themselves and will understand! ;) *hugs*

Oh wow, when I really see it written down like that how many stories you have going at one time... That just boggles my mind! And they're all so different from each other, yet are each excellent! I just don't know how you do it! I'm halfway through the 6 chapters of my one fic and I'm toiling away at it like nobody's business; you'd think I was trying to write 60, lol! :D I'm just not good at keeping all my plates spinning. :S *needs to go to plate spinning school* *giggles* Ah well!

Hope you're able to get some sleep soon! *more hugs!* ♥!

[ehmi.livejournal.com]

You have five chapters written?! Where are the others! *needs* Give!

[ageless-aislynn.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you, that just totally made my day to read that! :D I just have the 2 chapters posted right now, the third is with my beta but she's having computer problems so I'm not sure how long it will be before she can get back to me! *cries* But I'm still hoping to have Ch3 up very soon! :D Thanks again! :D ♥!

ETA: Yay, my beta was still able to get Ch3 back to me today despite her computer troubles and I posted it just a few hours ago! :D ♥!

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

I don't know how I do it, either. I just love to write and I have so many ideas in my head that just beg to come out. When I started I only wrote one at a time. Then for a long time it was just two. Now, it's ridiculous.

[ehmi.livejournal.com]

Don't be mad at 10! It's not his fault he was badly written! Be mad at Steven Moffat! All my Doctor Who anger is directed at him because he's taking over, and I hate him. Never mind that RTD wrote the last 2 eps, it's still Steven Moffat's fault. I doubt I'll even be watching DW anymore after all the heart/gut-wrenching torture he's put us through.

Just remember: 10 is good; TPTB are bad.

OR you can imagine that when he put all of his regeneration energy into TheHand!, it accidentally took all of his love for Rose and put it in there, too. Then it wouldn't have been his fault either...sort of...

I'm grasping at everything I can reach here because I love your 10 in Of the Vortex Born. It's probably one of the best 10s I've ever read because you actually show him being powerful and wise and not the babbling idiot most writers make him out to be. (Including a lot of the recent "cannon" writers. :p ) *pets him*

[amberfocus.livejournal.com]

Oh, believe me I'm well mad at Moffat. I will keep watching Who, though because I love it, I've been watching since I was four and I won't quit unless they totally destroy the show. And I enjoy Tennant so much. If they give him a Donna type companion I'll be pretty happy with where they go. If they give him River Song in the form of Alex Kingston, I think I'll barf. I love her, but not in that role. Maybe if they cast another actress for it.

I can make Ten babble without turning him into an idiot. I'm glad you like him in Vortex. He's very good there, even if he does make a couple of mistakes with Rose.