Temp title and fanfic fun!
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It's been quite some time since I talked about work, so I thought I should let everyone know what's going on. I've written a library, so I'll spread it out over the next few days. First up is Temp!
I finished vol 21 this weekend. I was supposed to be sent the script for vol 25 last Wednesday, but it hasn't yet arrived. I emailed Temp editor early Friday afternoon and asked about it, but no reply. While I like having a short break from Temp, this means I'm losing days. I have barely over a month to letter vol 25--with the extension he promised me last week--so each and every day is infinitely precious.
The corrections for the fanbook chapter weren't nearly as bad as I feared. I had chosen a random page to peruse when I mentioned it here previously, and of course the one I grabbed was one of only three difficult ones. The rest of the corrections were incredibly easy text changes or teensy FX ones. The other two difficult corrections weren't corrections so much extensive image editingfor the sake of censorship. This preview chapter will be printed in Shonen Jump before Viz releases the fanbook here, and we can't have 1. skimpy swimsuits on a voluptuous woman in a suggestive pose (three separate times on the page...), and 2. a gun pointed at a guy's face. But the edited pages (more swimsuit, no guy in the pic with the gun) will only be used in the mag. The unedited versions will be in the fanbook. It's been quite some time since I had to make 2 separate versions of the same page. Not since I had to Barbiefy Oosaki Nana a couple of times and hide Virtual Sachiko's nipple with a dialogue balloon in "Nana", for the Shojo Beat mag versions. And again, the orig versions are in the relevant GNs.
The corrections for the fanbook chapter weren't nearly as bad as I feared. I had chosen a random page to peruse when I mentioned it here previously, and of course the one I grabbed was one of only three difficult ones. The rest of the corrections were incredibly easy text changes or teensy FX ones. The other two difficult corrections weren't corrections so much extensive image editing
I received a wonderful review for Distracting and a Great Bother today!! On Luna, of course. (My fic is most definitely lost in the depths of the Pit...so yay for Luna!!) It made me all warm and fuzzy and strongly wishing for the return of DaaGB plot bunnies. *^^*
On the subject of fanfic, I'm planning on participating in a fanfic contest for the anime/manga "Tantei Gakuen Q" along with my fanfic sempai ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stariceling .
Here's the link to the fic contest and info about the series, if anyone is curious: Meinai Story The theme of the contest is nice and vauge: "flash", which leaves plenty of room for interpretation. I poked Star-chan for some advice, then took a break in the dark last night to rest my eyes and think about what I would write. I knew I wanted to do a shortish humor piece with the two lesser main characters, Kazuma and Kinta, but the rest (including how to work in "flash") was a mystery. And ta-DA! I solved it!!! Heeheehee!! ^^V No, I'm not going to tell anyone, you'll have to read it. And I want Star-chan to look at it with fresh and unexpecting eyes when she (hopefully?) betas it.
Oh, and the reason I'm planning on entering when everyone knows I have No Spare Time is b/c the deadline isn't until June. Even I can swing a 2000 word or so fic in two months. :P Anyway, while I was first debating entering, I had a sudden moment of the two Samurai Champloo boys "flashing" into my mind. I posted this as a surprise random fic in Star's journal b/c I knew she'd both understand what was going on and get a kick out of it. For those who won't understand, some history: Not too long after I started DaaGB, I really wanted to write a yaoi/shounenai/boys' love/slash fic between Mugen and Jin. But I swore I wouldn't touch them until I finished DaaGB. /end history. Now, the fic! I've corrected a few spelling errors and made some better word choices.
WARNING! Boys' love/slashy fun beyond! Stop reading here if you don't care for it!!! Some language, too, since we all know Mugen has a potty mouth. :P
<fanfic>
Mugen scowled down into the fire pit of their shared room, then cut his gaze over to his friend. "Hey, Jin!"
Jin continued to sharpen his katana blade. "Hm?"
"She's doin' it again."
"Who is doing what?" Jin sat back and studied the freshly sharpened edge.
"That woman!" Mugen leaped upright and kicked his teacup in rage. The cup sailed through the air and shattered with a satisfying crash against the room's wall. "She's getting freakin' distracted from us again!"
Jin resumed sharpening his katana. "Oh?"
Mugen threw himself down to crouch on the floor in front of him and leaned into Jin's personal space. "Don't 'oh' me! Four months we've waited!"
One of Jin's eyebrows twitched. "Is that so."
"Fuck, yeah!" Mugen thrust forward until he was nose to nose with Jin, who was forced to stop his sharpening and leaned away to avoid touching his scruffy friend.
Refusing to back off, Mugen glared at him, their noses almost touching. "Goddammit, I'm ready for us to GET IT ON!"
Jin's katana blade suddenly jerked up between them. Mugen yanked himself backwards barely in time to avoid losing the tip of his nose. He twisted and turned what would have been an ungainly backwards flop into a graceful flip upright.
His lip curled, and he glared down at Jin, who had resumed sharpening his blade as if nothing had happened.
Voice calm, Jin spoke. "No need to rush, Mugen. I suspect she'll get to us when she can."
Mugen watched him continue for a moment, then threw himself back onto his former seat floor. "Humph. She just likes stringin' us along, is all. Goddamn cocktease."
The only noise in the room was the crackling of the fire and the gentle scrape-scrape of Jin's katana.
"Hmm."
</end fanfic>
Oh, and the reason I'm planning on entering when everyone knows I have No Spare Time is b/c the deadline isn't until June. Even I can swing a 2000 word or so fic in two months. :P Anyway, while I was first debating entering, I had a sudden moment of the two Samurai Champloo boys "flashing" into my mind. I posted this as a surprise random fic in Star's journal b/c I knew she'd both understand what was going on and get a kick out of it. For those who won't understand, some history: Not too long after I started DaaGB, I really wanted to write a yaoi/shounenai/boys' love/slash fic between Mugen and Jin. But I swore I wouldn't touch them until I finished DaaGB. /end history. Now, the fic! I've corrected a few spelling errors and made some better word choices.
WARNING! Boys' love/slashy fun beyond! Stop reading here if you don't care for it!!! Some language, too, since we all know Mugen has a potty mouth. :P
<fanfic>
Mugen scowled down into the fire pit of their shared room, then cut his gaze over to his friend. "Hey, Jin!"
Jin continued to sharpen his katana blade. "Hm?"
"She's doin' it again."
"Who is doing what?" Jin sat back and studied the freshly sharpened edge.
"That woman!" Mugen leaped upright and kicked his teacup in rage. The cup sailed through the air and shattered with a satisfying crash against the room's wall. "She's getting freakin' distracted from us again!"
Jin resumed sharpening his katana. "Oh?"
Mugen threw himself down to crouch on the floor in front of him and leaned into Jin's personal space. "Don't 'oh' me! Four months we've waited!"
One of Jin's eyebrows twitched. "Is that so."
"Fuck, yeah!" Mugen thrust forward until he was nose to nose with Jin, who was forced to stop his sharpening and leaned away to avoid touching his scruffy friend.
Refusing to back off, Mugen glared at him, their noses almost touching. "Goddammit, I'm ready for us to GET IT ON!"
Jin's katana blade suddenly jerked up between them. Mugen yanked himself backwards barely in time to avoid losing the tip of his nose. He twisted and turned what would have been an ungainly backwards flop into a graceful flip upright.
His lip curled, and he glared down at Jin, who had resumed sharpening his blade as if nothing had happened.
Voice calm, Jin spoke. "No need to rush, Mugen. I suspect she'll get to us when she can."
Mugen watched him continue for a moment, then threw himself back onto his former seat floor. "Humph. She just likes stringin' us along, is all. Goddamn cocktease."
The only noise in the room was the crackling of the fire and the gentle scrape-scrape of Jin's katana.
"Hmm."
</end fanfic>