Dee Moyza

❀ I just finished the final edits on my rarepairexchange assignment. I really do try to use reveal delays to my advantage when I can. My main assignment came in at just over 7k words, over three chapters, while my (incredibly messed-up) pinch-hit fic ended up being about 4.8k.

❀ I am seriously considering orphaning that pinch-hit fic once creators are revealed. It's definitely not in keeping with most of my work. But it was fun to write, in a twisted sort of way. >:)

❀ I apparently did not learn my lesson from my highadrenalineexchange experience, because I went ahead and signed up for another one of the Big 3, the Five Figure Fanwork Exchange (fffx). I'd ask for thoughts and prayers, but I obviously don't deserve them because...

❀ ...I'm getting ready to sign up for the third of the Big 3, ficinabox. 🙃 This one is interesting, because it allows writers to spread their 10k word requirement over up to 10 different works. But sometimes, more choices aren't better; I can just see myself agonizing over how many works to create rather than buckling down and hammering out 10k words. We shall see.

Well, at least I'll be busy.

Total words added since last entry: 11,874
2023 YTD total: 42,429

Pros of exchange reveal delays: Yay, more time to edit this little mess into something legible!
Cons of exchange reveal delays: A rambling, 2k word sex scene.

❀ I mentioned needing to edit and expand my Heart Attack fic, and... well, I sure did. Added four chapters and almost 14k words to my original submission, most of which are pretty dang good, if I do say so myself. The last chapter feels a little looser than the rest, and I'm not in love with it, but I think it wraps up the story well. The only alternative would be to expand on that chapter, and I've neither the time nor the brain cells left for that.

I hope my recipient likes it, and I'm looking forward to seeing what I received!

❀ I'm seriously reconsidering Fandom 5k. I think this story might have just burned me out. Check-in ends on Sunday, so I'll have made a decision before then.

❀ I reread my old Auron/Lulu story recently and that makes me want to jump back in to planning an FFX-2 Lulu fic where she doesn't marry Wakka and have his kid, but instead travels with the girls and maaaybe gets the same choice little Bahamut Fayth offered Yuna at the end, winkwinknudgenudge.

But sure, Dee, just keep piling on to an already overcrowded plate!

Total words added since last entry: 13,994
2023 YTD total: 28,183

- Well, seeing as how it's the only post between this Writing Log entry and the last, it's obvious that I did actually write something!!! Yay!!!? The question mark is because what I wrote is a self-indulgent alternate scene PWP with an unfortunate title. I have no idea what was wrong with my brain when I wrote it other than Hormones. But it's done, and added another 2k words to my YTD total.

- I'm still hooked on the idea of making zines. Because I haven't written so much, I decided to simply gather my stories in fandom- or otherwise-themed collections, with some simple illustrations tossed in. I think I'll print a few copies for myself when I'm done, and maybe throw an EPUB and printable PDF up on itch.io or Google Drive if anyone else wants them.

- It's almost halfway through February and I still haven't started posting for Fannish Fifty yet! I have quite a few subjects brainstormed already, so it's just a matter of committing words to... screen. And I'm happy to report that while many of my posts will be about the usual suspects, there are a few already that branch out from my regular fannish oeuvre. Variety! :D

All right, let's wrap this entry up!

Total words added since last entry: 2,209
2023 YTD total: 4,082