Gggguuuh. After roughly a quarter-century of not being able to finish a single piece of fictional writing in any form or any genre, yesterday I finished my second OFMD fic. Even if it sucks, it at least has a clear arc and a proper end, and I already have a bit of a plot bunny for a third. I can't even... my brain has been so hungry to be in this space, and I've failed so many times in the last 20-mumble years, and now this stupid goofy pirateverse broke something open and I'm hearing stories in my head again. Not just characters or general fuzzy ideas, but clear entire stories. This silly bit of queer romcom fluff gave me a huge vital piece of myself back, and I'm just so stunned I could cry with it.
Everybody dies, Tracey. Someone's carrying a bullet for you right now, doesn't even know it. The trick is to die of old age before it finds you.
Mal ,'The Message'
Buffista Fic 2: They Said It Couldn't Be Done.
[NAFDA] Where the Buffistas let their fanfic creative juices flow. May contain erotica.
JZ - May 26, 2022 7:15:59 pm PDT #1061 of 1103
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Beverly - May 28, 2022 2:23:56 am PDT #1062 of 1103
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
(Grinning like crazy watching JZ writing. Also somewhat envious, but that's okay. Go, woman! Write like the wind!)
Karl - May 28, 2022 1:03:13 pm PDT #1063 of 1103
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
So happy to see this, JZ, and the joy it brings you.
JZ - May 28, 2022 5:31:47 pm PDT #1064 of 1103
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Thank you, Karl! So very good to see your pixels!
JZ - May 29, 2022 7:38:03 pm PDT #1065 of 1103
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Chapter 2 posted, and I'm almost 2200 words into the third fic (Mary and Stede backstory).
JZ - May 31, 2022 9:47:07 am PDT #1066 of 1103
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
4900 words! So far.
Karl - Jun 02, 2022 11:09:07 am PDT #1067 of 1103
I adore all you motherfuckers so much -- PMM.
Woot!
JZ - Jun 02, 2022 5:28:52 pm PDT #1068 of 1103
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Second fic posted through chapter 6, and third one is up to 7300 words.
JZ - Feb 07, 2023 11:18:02 am PST #1069 of 1103
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Small squee, and I realize how ridiculously tiny this is but still: Someone recced one of my stories, and I'm all the way up to a whopping 63 kudos plus one comment indicating that the dorkiest pun I've ever made finally found its target audience.
Kate P. - Feb 07, 2023 5:16:13 pm PST #1070 of 1103
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Awesome, JZ! I love when a reader picks out a line that you're really proud of.