Collabs Are Cool

I'm rounding out the end of my junior year, and the pressure is definitely on. I've taken almost all of my core classes, which means I have to decide on whether to take random electives or find a minor. I was just recently informed that English majors usually have minors. Thanks for informing me sooner, jerks! ;-; The university I attend is sometimes a total crapshoot.

I've been stressing on that as well as my fruitless efforts to find a new, better paying job, and an apartment, worrying that my fiance will not be able to find a new job either, which is half of what I'm relying on in order to get an apartment with him, or I don't know where I'll be living next year except maybe in a box on the side of the road.

Anyway! My point is, my plate's been full lately, and, though I should really concentrate on other things, I've been carving out time for my fanfics. Namely: finishing Phased. I just wrapped up a collab effort with the magnificent BellaFlan, and so Phased is my only concern now. Frankly, I'll be glad when it's done. xD I hate presssssure.

But I'm trying to still churn out quality in my writing rather than just finishing it up, so it'll probably be awhile yet.

My point of this blog is really just to say, yeah, I'm still here. Yeah, I'm still writing. No, I won't ever just leave a story unfinished. ;)

Now, it's time to head to a conference and then spend the evening writing papers for my classes and finishing a novel. Yuck.

Sweet, Sweet Revenge

So I didn't end up placing in the "Will You Marry Me? Contest", and I guess I wasn't all that surprised, considering most people won't vote for what isn't Edward. :P But I was pleased with my entry anyway, and I think I might still submit to the next part of the contest, though I'm not really sure yet, because I'm working on Phased, a collaboration with BellaFlan, and am just, in general, trying to keep up with homework.

However, I have another entry into a contest called "The Very Sexy Unbirthday Contest" on FF.net, and I have high hopes for that one! I love, love, love my story for that, and I've considered making it into a multi-chapter fic at some point.

Really, I just want to show off my banner that ms_ambrosia made me. She's an awesome graphics designer. She makes pretty much all of my banners anymore, and her banner for Revenge Cake, my Unsexy Bday contest entry, was amazing.





Check it out on FF.net, and, soon, on Twilighted.net too! ;)

Contesting

Have I mentioned that I've become obsessed with entering contests?

Yeah, I really mean obsessed.

I should be focusing on completing Phased, which I do, of course, plan to do, but I keep getting into all these little side projects.

A couple of one-shot fanfics on the side won't hurt, right? 8D

So now I'm in the Will You Marry Me? contest, the Black Balloon contest, and, soon, in the Very Sexy Un-birthday contest and the Was that in the books? contest.

Oh jeezmus. I can do thiiiis. I swear.

Orange You Glad?

Someone remind me why it's friggin' hard to eat an orange. I mean, I guess I need directions on how to peel, cut, and eat an orange, because I wound up with juice all over my hands and face, and I'm a sticky, still-hungry mess! I feel like I'm five years old all over again, and I'm glad I sat a considerable distance away from my laptop, or else it would have been juiced. =/

Anyway, I'm still having issues with FF.net, but I've figured a way to work around my irritable upload manager to keep posting my stories, because I'm crafty like that. ;P

In the process of writing Phased and periodically submitting the next chapter of Asking Too Much, I've taken on another project, which is entering the "Was That in the Books? Contest" being hosted on Twilighted.net right now. It's a pretty interesting contest. Of course, I picked Jacob for my character, and I got some pretty interesting quotes that I've been puzzling out all day how to use.

However, I can't start that yet, or work any more on anything fanfiction related, until later tonight after I finish my 15 page short story for class. I have so much revision to do, it's not even funny.

That's why I'm putting aside the oranges and taking some coffee, because I plan to chug through this night and accomplish something!

And, by the way, if you're waiting for my stories to update, or just looking for something to do, you should read this fic:

Becoming Bella Swan by BellaFlan

You can find it on ff.net and twilighted.net! Nifty!

A Total Error

So, I finally got my chapters to go through last night, and here we are again at the waiting game. FF.net has decided to start giving me error messages again, so I suppose all I can do is wait it out and see if it stops being crazy and lets me submit the next chapter of Asking Too Much for my ff.net readers.

On a happier note: The voting has begun for the twigirlsnextdoor's Will You Marry Me? contest, in which I am an entrant. I'm pretty satisfied with my entry, In Love With Another. You can find it on Twilighted.net and FF.net, read it, and vote for it here:

www.fanfiction.net/u/2205991/twigirlsnextdoor

You can vote for two fics, so I encourage you to read my competition, and vote for the two entries you find most deserving! Until then, I'll be sitting here with my fingers crossed!