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I just wanted to write tiny ficlets; how is this fill already 2,800+ words and going to be well over 3,000 before it's done??? *wails in frustration*

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In other writing news, the 'and then' version of the space battle proceeds apace. We are now in the pointed negotiation standoff phase before [thing] and [other thing] happen to resolve the conflict. [Thing] should be pretty easy to pull off, but [other thing] requires me to go back and do some more set-up earlier in my 'and then' section, and probably some other, vaguer set-up in some of my actually correctly written sections. Gnrgh. And I still need a section title for the second space battle segment, because I have sort of a thematic section title thing going on but it doesn't work in these particular circumstances and that bothers me a lot! Double gnrgh.

...You know, I am really going to need a beta for this story. It's over 17,000 words right now, and given that A) it's not done, B) many of those words are placeholders for properly elaborated prose, and C) I need to do a bunch of back-filling in earlier sections which will involve adding even more words, I am quite sure it will be over 20,000 words when finished -- maybe even as many as 25,000.

Is anybody willing to look over a Star Trek: AOS fic of that length featuring almost entirely original characters and dealing with some potentially gross medical issues plus various ethical conundrums?

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Date: 2017-07-17 08:34 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wistfulmemory
You're being productive in your writing, even if it's not quite what you were hoping for. That's a good thing. :)

Yay for more progress with the space battle and the story already being over 17,000 words! Sadly, I am not one who would work well as a beta. I hope you're able to find one quickly.

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Date: 2017-07-18 03:30 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] wistfulmemory
Your victory was delightful. I found, read, enjoyed, and review it in its post. Thank you so much!

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Date: 2017-07-18 03:07 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake
I'd be happy to beta for you! In fact, I'd be thrilled to return the favor. Plus the story sounds fantastic :-) Is this for a challenge with a particular deadline? I ask because I am sporadically away from computer access, but I will certainly do my best if you need it back quickly.

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Date: 2017-07-18 02:54 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake
Oh duh, Big Bang. Haha, I'm a little slow on the uptake. Anyway, just let me know what your timeline is and I'll do my darndest! You have my email, right?

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Date: 2017-07-18 11:27 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] syrena_of_the_lake
Sounds great! I'll make sure to check my email :-). I'm looking forward to it!

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