I’ve finally managed to finish my story, “Badge of Honor“.

This time, I got the story beta’d and what a difference it makes. Having fresh eyes run over it found whole bunch of mistakes etc. My sincere thanks to Elem for doing such a fine job.

This will be my last story for a while. The other ones I’m working on are still only in the very, very early stages and won’t be ready for months.

or…why I haven’t finished my story yet.

Well, I was passing through VAMB, trying not to start reading all the stories that have been posted lately, when I saw that someone had posted, not exactly a challenge – but more a request, for a story with J/C having a big argument as they reached home. Hmm, that sounds interesting…and now I can’t get it out of my head. Haven’t exactly got an angle on it yet, but I like the idea.

Other than that, I’ve done nothing much with my “almost there, nearly complete” story.

Well, my “close to being finished” story is now further from completed than it was a few weeks ago. I’ve fiddled and added bits and now it’s all unbalanced (like me). I’ve not tried to get a beta yet, which I must put on my list of things to do (besides finish the damn story!).

The other fic that I’ve been working on is turning out too dark. I’m thinking I might have to let that one go – it’s a bit horrible. This is a bit distressing because I haven’t really got any ideas for further stories. Maybe that’s why the ‘nearly finished’ one is taking so long…

Just when I thought my latest story only needed a bit of editing, I’ve started adding bits. Big bits.

I think I’m going to have to break down and get a beta reader soon too. I just recently re-read Baby on Board and it’s full of bits of stuff that should’ve been deleted or repeating paragraphs. It’s so weird that I can read something and miss huge mistakes and then re-read the same piece, even a day later, and think “what the…?”

So, I’ll keep plugging away with my “almost complete” story and try not to be distracted by the new-ish one that I’m looking for an angle for. Also, the new one is very dark, not like my ‘usual’ stuff and I may have to put it away for a while cause it’s even depressing me and I’ve only just started it.