My problem tends to be simple lack of time. These days getting a half-hour of free time a day is about as much as I can hope for. Well, there's commuting time that gives me time to think if not type.

Starting a sequel is kinda tricky. I don't want to get the new reader lost, but I don't want to do too much of relating info from the first novel. Also, the opening scene is bit more straightforward when it's the start of everything instead of the start of a subset. Well, at least for me.

The WSJ on the "weird world of fan fiction." [link]

That's not so much an article as an illustrated list of terms. And kinda confusing where every term explained is in quotes for the rest of the article, as are the titles of books and shows.

However, I just gotta call out:

Young-adult fantasy author Cassandra Clare, whose books about teenage demon hunters have sold 12 million copies, wrote Harry Potter and "Lord of the Rings" fan fiction before she broke into professional publishing.

Ah, yes, that's the whole story. No background there...

I did learn, however, that OSC is apparently very pro-fic.

What is Wattpad, by the way, when it's at home? Or, I guess, more importantly--how does that rate a mention and AO3 doesn't? Which fandoms hang out there?

I've never heard of Wattpad.

I do love how the WSJ loves to cover stories that are old as the hills, and come off pleased as punch that they've "discovered a new trend".

Did you hear? There's this fifty colours books all the women are reading?

I heard it's SEX-AY, too.

Oh, man. I just checked the fanfic link on Wattpad, and it seems to be primarily het One Direction RPF. Which? Of course it exists. I just had no idea where it lived.

A writer whines about freelancing: [link]

Even his whines are better than mine. But I did make deadline while literally peeing once.