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[the_rck]

I have a bad feeling about my Yuletide fic. I'm very afraid that I won't manage to make it into the story that my recipient deserves and that I want to write. Partly it's the illness, but partly it's also a crisis of confidence. I wish I had some idea of what I need to make this work. Well, apart from several hours with no distractions. That's not likely to happen soon enough for me to get the dratted thing beta'd, so I think I may have to trim things back and get what I have beta'd rather than trying to make a full story out of it.

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[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

How many is 'several'? M and I will be on our own on Saturday, with the other twom members of our family gone to Wintercon for the day. We could give you 4-6 hours without Delia if you like, perhaps taking her off to the Chelsea Tree House or Java Jungle. Let me know.

[the_rck]

4-6 would be wonderful. Scott may be home and able to take Delia, but I won't know until Friday.

[cherydactyl.livejournal.com]

Plus Thursday afternoon too, don't forget.

[scribblemoose]

I always get crises like this about any kind of gift fic. Don't forget, it only has to be 1k or so, and it really is the thought that counts. I'm sure it's a million times better than you think it is already. *hugs*

Hope you feel better soon,sweetie.

[the_rck]

::hugs back:: I don't usually get this sort of crisis. I get some time crunch panics, but this one is over being able to write at all. Some of my current worry is historical-- I've had two prolonged (five years each) periods of writer's block. Both had triggering events (the second one happened about five years after the first, just as I was beginning to be able to write again). Something similar happened just a few weeks ago, and I'm terrified that my current inability to write is the same thing happening again.

[scribblemoose]

Remember, it doesn't have to be. You're a different person than you were 5 years ago, and you have recognised the trigger, which means you can look for alternative strategies. Take a deep breath and plow onwards. You can do it. *hugs*

[the_rck]

I'm working on it. The last time this happened was about ten years ago. I broke out of it the year before Delia was born. During the decade before that, I started a lot of things but never got anything past the opening scene.

::takes a deep breathe:: I can do this.

Thanks for the support.

[jss]

> I can do this.

Yes. You can.

[the_rck]

Thanks!

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, once I finish grading (end of next week), I'll have lots of free time and will be happy to beta with a quick turnaround time. Let me know.

*hugs*

[the_rck]

I may well ask it of you. I have until the 19th to get the story in. I'd prefer to get it in sooner (the last day, the server is jammed as everybody tries to upload at once), but I'm simply not done.

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

Just drop me an email when it's convenient for you--I'll let you know if I'm able to do so or not.