I've been stuck on my Remix for awhile now. It's very nearly done, but I just couldn't finish it, so I set it aside for a few days and stopped trying to force it. I just reread what I have, and I really, really like it. When did that happen?

Now if only I could finish it. There is only about a hundred words left of story to tell, and I can't make it happen. Come on, story, just let me end you. That's it, nothing much, just a tiny little scene in the middle to tie things together.

I have finished reading my flist and leaving comments and writing and have even studied some, and still it isn't time to go to class, so I was forced to go read back through old entries and I found this story of mine and it reminded me to look into a ficathon and, well, here.

femslash08 is taking place after Memorial Day this year. It was so much fun last year, and I ended up writing a story which, when I reread it just now, still gave me chills. It's rare I am this satisfied with a story I've written, but the language here and the beauty of insanity and the threat of vampirism and the fact it was a new fandom for me -- I am so excited about femslash08 because femslash07 was such a wonderful experience.

"Into her Dreams (Vampire Edit)"

There is a lot to this story I love, but this part from the end made me cheer, I was so pleased with the way the words and the rhythm worked together.

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It still makes me sigh with satisfaction of a job well done. I don't usually feel that way. It makes me want to write more in this series -- especially after For a Few Demons More. I should reread and write.

Now if only my Remix was coming along so well.

40 Miles North of Presidio

I kind of love the Tim Riggins here, after high school, and trying to find his own happiness.

ETA: There is actually a series!

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I think I've picked the story I'm going to remix. It's hard, because the stories are all so complete. When I choose a story to remix (when I choose a fandom in which to write, even), I look for chinks in it, places I can manipulate and stretch and find something new.

I was thrilled when I received my Remix assignment, in part because there were so many fantastic stories I could rewrite, and in part because Ion Bond wrote that fantastic Remix for me last year, and I was absolutely giddy with the chance to do a story in return.

There are actually two versions of the original story, "Countdown", one in reverse (like the Remix) and one in chronological order. I like them both a lot, but one of the things I liked most about the reverse version is that the story starts with Pyro and peels away layers of him until he's just John again. As I've said many times before, one of the reasons I like Pyro in the movieverse so much is because of his identity issues, and the way he wants to be one thing and doesn't want to be another and, in reality, he's both and even more.

Title: Count (the Burn) Down (The Stop, Drop, and Roll Remix)
Author: Carla (escritoireazul)
Summary: Pyro’s been waiting his whole life.
Rating: 17+ for language
Fandom: X-Men Movieverse
Warnings: language, het, slash
Spoilers: Through X2
Title, Author and URL of original story: Countdown by Ion Bond, written for remix_redux

( Count (the Burn) Down (The Stop, Drop, and Roll Remix) )

Oh, people, do you know how much I love my remix redux assignment? A lot. A whole lot. I love it like a burning thing, which is actually a nice, clever word play based on the situation, but unfortunately none of you can know about that yet. Just know that I am beyond thrilled, I am absolutely giddy and filled with glee, both by the story I just chose to remix and by the actual assignment itself. You'll see why I'm amused and pleased.

That being said, here's a quick letter to whomever received me as an assignment.

Dear Remixer,

I'm sorry my stories aren't all located in one place. I hope between Escritoire Azul's automated fic archive and the older stories at Of Luv and Blood, you'll be able to find what you need. (Any story written since I started this livejournal can also be found in the memories, under FIC:[fandom].)

I am of the mind that the remixer should get as much freedom as possible, so really, whatever you want to do will be fine. I love to see how my stories are changed, twisted, dark corners brought into light, and I have never disliked how a remixer has treated my work.

I am already thankful that you chose to participate and that you received my name. The most important thing is I want you to have fun with whatever you do.

Hee. I was right. Can I call it or what? When you've been friends with someone for years and read her writing for as long, you just know. Thank you, das_hydra, for writing the wonderful remix story for me!

To remind the rest of you out there, she wrote me a The Lost Boys remix story, Double Down (Be Kind, Please Rewind Remix) and you should all go read it.

I can now announce my remix, too.

I wrote sins of the flesh (the tastes like chicken remix), a remix of koanju's Sins of the Flesh. It's all about Remus Lupin and the summary is: Remus loves the taste of meat.

Many, many, many thanks to kphoebe for the beta. You're amazing, darling, as a writer and as an editor. Thank you.

ohmygod

The Remix/Redux stories are up!

Everything is still anonymous, but ... yay! Eeee! *squee*

Sorry, I love my story. It takes the original, crappy story and twists the POV so that it's wonderful and interesting and I really never saw the women empowerment issues that have now popped up. Oh man. It's fabulous.

I'm almost as excited to hear what the author I remixed thinks as I am to find out who wrote mine. I have my ideas, but we'll see if they're right. Hee. Names go up Friday.

ohmygod

Go read the remix written for me, "Double Down (Be Kind, Please Rewind Remix)". Also? How cute is that remix title? And how appropriate? Much more interesting than "Second Chances", which is what I called it.

Oh man. So excited! But I have to go to bed. I work at 4 a.m. tomorrow.

I want to stay up and read! NOT FAIR! Hee.

Anyone know what raw pork tastes like?

Woo! Remix (draft one) is complete.

It's less than 2,000 words, but so far, I like it. I'm not sure it has the tone I want, but I'll work on it again tomorrow and I hope I'll get a good beta on it that will help. I've purposely added in some tense changes to help separate the sections and I hope that part works, too.

I really want to work on that damn Dom story sitting on my desktop hard drive. J and M have been playing with the computers this evening, but didn't get around to loading my desktop pc, so I haven't had the chance to pull it to the laptop. I'm tempted to just rewrite it, because I couldn't have been more than two hundred words in, but I don't remember how I started it and I really liked the beginning. It flowed well.

I've finally worked out the frame for my remix story. I'm actually excited about it; it's strange, how you can go from being frustrated and nearly hating a story to loving it when that final detail clicks into place. Or maybe that's just me, because I do my own writing from a detailed outline. You'd think it would be easier to write a remix, then, because the original story is right there and it's more detailed than my outlines. (Well, sometimes. There are stories that are less detailed than one of my outlines, but not in this case.)

The point is, I am excited about it. I also came up with an idea for my comica obscura assignment and for a drabble set in The Fast and the Furious. It's amazing how many ideas come to me because I can't sleep. I should have gotten up and come in here to write, but I didn't want to wake J. and he always wakes up when I get up. He says it's because I'm clutzy and bang into things, but even when I don't, he wakes up. I say it's because he's a werewolf and can hear the slightest movement.

I'll probably be quiet on here after this, for a day or two at least. We're getting ready to move and we pick up the truck in the morning, but won't leave town until Tuesday. So you won't hear much from me for awhile, but I am here and I am looking forward to the writing, both mine and the writing with others.

I also remembered, in the wee hours of the morning, that I'm supposed to be writing a piece based on The Lost Boys with das_hydra and one or two other people. I'm so sorry I forgot about it! I know what Dwayne's background is now, and I'll get it written up a.s.a.p. once I get settled.

Inspiration struck as well about my website and how I want to redo it and make it smaller. When I get the chance (I have to work on J's website first), I'm going to change all the graphics and the layout and I think shut it down to just my stories.

When I return, my To Do list:

( fandom to do list )