May. 10th, 2011

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This is a stitched-together version of four failed attempts to remix Talented Tongue, a scorching hot Gaila/Uhura ficlet by [archiveofourown.org profile] melayneseahawk. As you can see, what I wrote had approximately nothing to do with her story (which is why I do not count this as a remix), and is also a horrifically compressed version of what wants to be the first third of a novel. That said, I do think there are some interesting ideas in my scribbles. (1,950 words)

[ETA: Now finally crossposted to AO3!]

While We Live )

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If I were expanding this, it would take at least twenty thousand words to get Gaila from birth to Starfleet Academy. (In all honesty, fifty thousand would be a better bet -- I run long -- but let me preserve my illusions, okay?) It would also be more like an original science fiction novel than standard fanfiction. I do not have the time or the motivation to start another novel when I have so many unfinished projects and am so bad at time management, but I do love this world-building, and maybe someday... well, as the New York Lottery says, you never know. *wry*

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