she's not so special, so just look what you've done boy

[luciazephyr]

Okay, I am taking a break from MoC.

:ducks thrown vegetables:

To explain: ask my betas and they will tell you how just... angry I've been at the fic for the last few weeks. I expected to get 75% of the new arc done while in Florida, but to be honest I am not enjoying my "vacation" (hah yeah right), I've been sick 5 or 6 days a week since I got here (Cyprinella thinks that may be stress, I think something in Florida is not agreeing with me), and I frankly don't think MoC has been of a very high quality lately. The whole thing has been reading very flat to me and there is a good chance that once Book Two is done, I will take a full month just fixing up problematic bits before unleashing the final draft onto the AO3 archive.

But basically right now I need a breather, especially since we've reached the part I've been wanting to write since I outlined the book months ago. I don't want to fuck it up.

Instead, I'm working on the bakery AU I set aside when I picked up MoC again. There is a sad lack of honestly happy AU fic in this fandom as compared to most others. Off the top of my head, the only one that comes to mind is the academia AU and the Iliad AU... We need some fluffy fun AUs. I will hopefully supply one of these. I'm trying to figure out if I should wait until I finish the whole thing or post it in parts, a la MoC...


I'm going to be so glad to get out of this state and back to Missouri. I always say I don't like living there and that's still true, but Florida is still worse on every level.


.... oh and randomly, alexwhitewell made fucking fanart of my weird twitter conversations with Harry and John. IDK either but it is adorable and Harry is hilariously shouty in it.




ETA: oh god I am crying so hard right now. Today was a rough day in the Twitterverse because someone accused Harry of being a racist and said some shady shit about him and it was a rough day, basically.

But then.

@HarriedWizard (out of the blue): Hey, Lucy?
Lucy: Hm? Yes, sweetheart?
Harry: Every pain in the ass moment I get to deal with here is worth it because I got to know you. I figured I should say that.
Lucy: Okay. You're going to have to give me a minute 'cause you've made me cry, you complete and utter tosser.

fuck, crying gives me a headache, Twitter!Harry, you are an asshole

Comments

[samjohnsson]

Luce, you need to do what you need to do. Writing should be fun, not a chore. If that means a delay in MoC, then so be it.

Oh sweet god, that fanart is insanely awesome. You going to share it with them?

[polarisnorth]

Aww, that is a lovely comment from twitterHarry, and totally deserved on your part. ♥

I know you got someone else to read for the Bakery AU, but I actually have time these days, so if you'd like to bounce it off me at any point let me know. I've still got access but I don't want to look unless you'd like that (this is also your fyi in case you would like me not to have access).

Definitely take as much time as you need on MoC. You've produced an amazing body of work in a shockingly short timeframe, and I'm truly impressed, but you definitely shouldn't try forcing yourself if it's not enjoyable. Especially if things are not going so great IRL (*hugs*), you should write things that make you happy. (And I agree, there needs to be more happy AU fic.)

[greyeyes]

I am super excited for a fluffy happy bakery!AU! Your fanart gift is lovely, I love Harry's ancient computer:) I'm glad twitter!Harry is a nice guy ♥. And I'm sorry Florida is sucking for you:( I wish I wasn't at the opposite end.

[thisfishflies]

Harry is just so darling. You and him and Marcone make me :3

I was in the car getting pissed at my phone because it wasn't loading tweets and when it finally did, Harry is being all d'aww.

Like, sometimes it feels like the twitter Dresden Files characters are totally taking over the canon ones in my minds. Which is saying how IC they all are, but they are also so much fun.

[killerkaleidoscope]

Have fun with the bakery AU! Lemme know if you want some extra eyes on it. Take care of yourself, will you? Fic can wait, fic can always wait (she says, carefully not looking at the sad huddle of Chapter Ones in the corner).

You've put out a seriously stunning number of words the past few weeks; you've more than earned a vacation from MoC. (I used to forget what the M stood for and substituted 'Monster'; at this rate of growth, I think it very well could be. Pretty sure as far as size and feeeeelingsness goes it could knock the Ghostbusters 2 emotion slime flat.)

You're an excellent person, you've just been gnawed at pretty hard by the distress gnomes lately and you very understandably want to get your ankles out of their territory. Hope your escape from Florida goes smoothly and swiftly. Fair winds & good fortune, etc.