Almost Until You

[coley_merrin]

It has nearly come to that time again, where I am neurotic and checking files, and bemoaning transitions, and continuity, and whoosits and whatsits, and dialogue and characterization. And there are people staring at me with narrowed eyes and pursed lips (and no, I am not paranoid) after each chapter, waiting for the next, wondering if I'm going to move to Jamaica in the middle, or perhaps do the unthinkable and, uh...end a fic that way. You know what I'm talking about.

The Ending That Shall Not Be Named. Mmhmm. (Okay, there's a few of those. But none of them from me.)

And I'm trying not to put the cart ahead of the horse here, because I'm not done yet. Close, but not quite. But I can see the glimmer of sun on the horizon, the fresh breeze against my face. The trials and adorations of one person trying to corral as-of-right-now 65,000 words of, well. People with pointy teeth.

Or at least a Mi with pointy teeth. Now there's a hint. ^__^

Fic will be titled "Until You" and if I say how many chapters it will be, I will jinx myself and end up writing this fic until I'm 93. And I really would prefer not to, because though it has been relatively painless - unless you count chapter 11, and I do not - there are always 193460136401374018374 other things waiting to be written and adored. This is what you get when you leave an idea to ferment since, uh. Last March.

But the icon is appropriate. ^__^ Sometimes I forget to stick on her name, or people forget that this writing deal isn't just a mad person stuck in a corner with a laptop and a crazed look (only half the time, I promise). It takes a village to...raise a fic, as it were. And this has been a particularly satisfying ride on my end. So 'tis appropriate on the first day of the lunar new year to give a shout-out to beta par excellence, wobaozhewo. :D Ahoy matey, the ship is almost ready to sail. o/

Comments

[rayneweather.livejournal.com]

Vampire Mimi!!!!!!!!! /runs around flailing

I've been missing your chaptered stories so I am going to anticipate this so bad!!!

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

Hopefully will be soon~ I'm playing around with the ending-ish...and probably will be for a little while. But soon. XD~~

[wobaozhewo.livejournal.com]

The village is large with all Writer and Reader both :) HEHEHEH Dun worry aboot it~ It's coming along and it's really not as horrifying as my sleepy tangents may seem lol If you go to Jamaica now, then you better make sure there's internet. And AC. lol

gong xi fa cai~ hong bao na lai~ xD Or, I suppose instead of red envelopes... Fic! 8D

[liederkreis.livejournal.com]

HI, WE LOVE YOU. ;-; (How've you been, by the by? I feel like I haven't seen you around in ages!)

[kitschful]

this. ♥ ♥ ♥ for the lovely beta ;;

[wobaozhewo.livejournal.com]

[insert qmi fic... sometime in the hopefully near future] for the loving reader :DDDDD♥ kkkkk

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

...oh are you writing qmi fic, too? *bats eyelashes*

[wobaozhewo.livejournal.com]

... you know there've been some in progress for... eternity now. ORZ

[wobaozhewo.livejournal.com]

♥♥♥ (Can) I feel the love (tonight)~ :DDDDDD

I haven't been updating my lj too frequently out of laziness (and you know. job hunting 8|, says I in conspiratorial whispers). So I've been doing as well as that implies XD ♥

I frequent chats more often, so if you use msn or aim, I'm usually hangin' around 8333

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

You have your House of Hyuk, and I have my...Mansion of Mimi? *_*;; But yes, AC and internet and...you know, job type things. XD

lol...you got your fic, didn't you. XD

[wobaozhewo.livejournal.com]

8)))))))))))))))))♥

/IS VERY HAPPY. married!blohyuk being merlin fans prz 8DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[kwonmisun.livejournal.com]

"...isn't just a mad person stuck in a corner with a laptop and a crazed look"


....I know the feeling. That happens to me a lot.

And I currently have many plot bunnies rolling around my head, waiting (demanding) to be allowed to grow. So I'm probably going to spend tomorrow starting to write a bunch of fics that will probably never get finished.

I have a folder of twenty some fics, few of them finished. Most probably never will be.

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

You start to feel like that's the way it is sometimes. XD /stares at own folder. So many lists of things to do. *___*;;;;;

[kwonmisun.livejournal.com]

Yeah, doesn't help that I have yet another plot bunny that's refusing to be ignored. Kekeke, werewolves ^.^ Maybe it should be Kyumi?

[takchik.livejournal.com]

haha i guess i could fall under the part about staring at you waiting for the next one....although mines not that extreme...im at the lower level of stalking...Twitter and LJ checking at random times...ok and on twitter i get your updates to my phone, which during chapter release is very helpful

/has no shame

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

haha. XD It's okay. And on those days that I forget to post, I'm sure everyone is accomplishing it while I'm blissfully forgetting. XD;;;

[jessie3400.livejournal.com]

Aaahh!! I'm so excited! Lol, your chaptered fics are by far my favorites ever that i've read :D

I love all of your stories and I think I just fell in love with this one with just the first hint xD it's gotta be vampire Mi yeah? I really can't wait :)

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

It's been a lot of fun~ And Mimi is a cute bean. :) <3<3

[(Anonymous)]

I'm so excited!!! I would normally be skeptical about fanged fandom, but because my preconceptions have been constantly proven wrong my your oh-so wonderful fics, I'm actually very, very excited to see what's coming our way next! Happy Lunar New Year to you and your beta! May your partnership last forever so that the internetz can be blessed with beautiful, beautiful fanfiction. :) Thanks to you both for doing such a great job and for always giving us something to look forward to.

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sometimes it's a little.... >.>;;; But hopefully this one will be okay~~ Happy Lunar New Year to you, too~~ <3<3 Yay for fic! \o/// It's always fun. :) :)

[kitschful]

people staring at me with narrowed eyes and pursed lips (and no, I am not paranoid) after each chapter, waiting for the next, wondering if I'm going to move to Jamaica in the middle, or perhaps do the unthinkable and, uh...end a fic that way.
Why is it.. that I have a feeling I know who this is? Or at least one of them. XDDD;;

I will be a broken record and say you can dooo it! I'm so excited haha. <3

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

lol...you may know of one such person who I do not mean to torment. But I can't confirm or deny that.

\o/// /works away~~~

[untilsally.livejournal.com]

So excited for this, you've been teasing us with twitters about fic for weeks now!

(and OMG how can you keep tabs on a story in your head that long??? If I'm good and make notes I may remember stuff, but now and then I'll find the start of something I wrote a while ago and be all 'Well I wonder what that was going to be about?' *scratches head*

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

haha. Been writing it all that time, too. XD

I actually took notes...and then kind of forgot about it, and probably forgot a lot of things, and made other things up. XD XD \o//;;;;;

[x-lain-x.livejournal.com]

OMG, vampires!
As long Mi is not sparkly, I'm sure it will be awesome!

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

only sparkly in the Mi sort of way. XD

[ranwae.livejournal.com]

oooh so essited for this!

have you seen zm cuts of youth melody? idk whether it should inspire crackfic or sth but i do hope it will inspire some sort of fic from you. i mean zm looks fantastic as usual but idk his character seems so NOT HIM, or maybe i've just been too influenced about how i see zm thru how you characterize him in your fics. i shld blame you for this ^_^ <3

[coley-merrin.livejournal.com]

I have seen the cuts! Definitely more him some times than others, but it's still amazing to see every expression cross his face. XD He's so cute. <3<3<3

[lyntia.livejournal.com]

All I can say is that I admire you....infinitely. For being able to write this much and keep up with your own ideas. For writing such awesome stories despite how many there are. For being able to work with scrivener, cause I can't seem to need it (I'm guessing I have too little side writings, I write chapters in one go, no preparing beforehand & characters are set in my mind x]). Also a little for having the coolest, fitting icons with every post you make. I admire you. Can't wait for this fic to show up. You're awesome. If ever you feel bad about yourself, come to me and I'll tell you more compliments, I'll save some now in case that time comes~♥

[jirluvien.livejournal.com]

And we're all looking forward to it~
And I love your beta. Since I'm an occasional beta too. XD
(ungh, "ahoy". Write it properly, it's "ahoj"! XD *spur of the moment Czech*)
(duh, don't take me seriously)