GirlWhoWasn'tThere ([info]girlwhowasnt) wrote,
@ 2008-09-06 23:41:00
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TCIP - abandoned
First off, I'm so sorry to do this, and part of me really doesn't want to, but it isn't fair of me to just leave you all hanging either. I'm abandoning "They Come in Pairs."

I hate doing so, because I love you guys (burning pitchforks and threats to hold your cats hostage and all - although wouldn't that work better if you were to kidnap *my* cat?). I'm not sure how I'll survive without fandom and writing.

No, this isn't about my writers block and ADD. I've stopped trying to treat that. Which seriously, nobody do that!! You risk putting yourself into serious depression and just don't! I stopped because I don't have medical insurance and recently broke my toe which is all the extra expense I can handle, and because I know I can deal with things without treatment. I did not make this decision because it was fracking with my ability to write, and I would not advise anybody do so for that reason.

So why am I calling it quits on the fic? Because I'm working three jobs currently (one full time and two part), so I literally do not have the time to write. This isn't likely to change until the end of the year. And maybe it's for the best that I don't, because the dark place TCIP was headed probably isn't the healthiest place for me to go right now anyway.

I'm still 100% Torchwood fangirl, just an out of loop one. And OMG delayed SQUEE about jealous Ianto in the last Dr Who ep and Jack's reply. Is it just me, or was that almost like monogamy from JACK??!! Or well, as close as is possible with him. That was so cute. Although where was the much needed and awaited Jack/Rose/Doctor talk?? She didn't know about Jack, and and and... Just AHHHHH! Where was *that* discussion?! Where?? And I wanted more with Sarah-Jane's part in the ep also. And for a ridiculously delayed WTF? Did the Doctor totally out the Master in that little Children in Need clip? I just about fell out of my chair. Maybe I took that beard/wife comment the wrong way, but was it seriously just me? Okay, rant over. No wait, the Medusa Cascade - I so thought that was building up to something bigger, something that had to do with the Doctor's name. Right, now I'm actually done. But I needed that, because all work and no play makes Jane a dull girl.

Anyway, thought you guys who are actually watching my journal deserved to hear from me and know what's up.


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[info]sarahjane6
2008-09-07 12:47 pm UTC (link)
Thank God you are still there. I've wondered how things were with you and hoped for the best. Sorry to hear about the toe and three jobs. I know this will sound like shit, but sometimes things do get worse before they get better. Here's me hoping that the year ends well for you and much better in 2009.

Fiction is fun, but in the overall scheme of things no one will perish if it doesn't get written. Although, I do hope someone will take up your abandoned stories. You wouldn't consider officially putting them up for adoption? There is a lj dedicated for that.

God bless you, and take care if we don't hear from you for a while.

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[info]girlwhowasnt
2008-09-07 10:57 pm UTC (link)
Fiction is fun, but in the overall scheme of things no one will perish if it doesn't get written. Although, I do hope someone will take up your abandoned stories. You wouldn't consider officially putting them up for adoption? There is a lj dedicated for that.

What's the lj? I would be more than happy for "Detachment" to find a new home. There's a little voice in my head that won't let me part with "They Come in Pairs" just yet, though. You know, the one that swears *I* will perish if it doesn't get written. It swears the story is only on hiatus until next year. All the other little voices claim that voice is full of shit, however.

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[info]mrs_cj_harkness
2008-09-07 09:05 pm UTC (link)
It's a shame about TCIP, but I understand. I hope things become better for you soon! ::hugs::


LOL delayed squee is still good ;)

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[info]em615
2008-09-08 04:14 pm UTC (link)
Thank you for letting us know. I wish you well!!

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[info]parmanya
2008-10-05 10:34 pm UTC (link)
Glad to hear that you're doing okay. I know the feeling re: being unable to afford everything desirable for medical issues.

I'm not sure, but the community to offer up bunnies for adoption may be this one: http://community.livejournal.com/tw_fic_request/profile
not sure.

Again, thank you for the stories that you have written, and of course Real Life takes precedence over fiction. We all want to see what you had in mind, but it's wonderful that you're taking care of yourself and thinking about things such as 'shouldn't go to that dark place right now' for your own safety/comfort.
*hugs* and all the best.

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[info]des_pudels_kern
2009-01-21 07:30 pm UTC (link)
Damnit! Well, this is not what I was hoping for when I decided to check up on one of the best WIPs I've ever read. I'm sorry to hear that you've fallen out of TW fandom (writer-wise) and that RL is hard on you right now. May things look up in 2009!

And since hope springs eternal, I am waiting patiently for the next chapter of a fic that only gets updated every couple of years. Any chances TCIP might eventually be continued, or do you know for sure that it is dead, burned, and its ashes have been scattered?

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[info]girlwhowasnt
2009-01-25 09:58 pm UTC (link)
Would that be a LOTR fic by any chance? I'm in the exact same waiting game on one of those.

And nope, the TCIP plot-bunny has somehow avoided being staked through the heart, salted, and burned... so I suppose there's still hope. I've dumped stories in the past only to bring them back because somebody happened to pester me with just the perfect comment to get a thought itching at me. One girl single-handedly managed to get another 100,000 words out of me on something I'd completely lost my muse for. So there ya go, poke me on the right day, you might get lucky.

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[info]des_pudels_kern
2009-01-26 03:04 pm UTC (link)
No, HP. Midnightblue's simply amazing Mirror of Maybe. The first fic I ever read, and still the one I pit all others against. One of those rare pieces of art that make the original pale in comparison. And it's 200.000+ words. *drops link, because one should always share the love* http://www.greyblue.net/MidnightBlue/story.php?storyid=2

In that case, I'll just leave those carrots here while I tackle my uni deadlines. *drops carrots next to link* And, someday, when you least expect it (aka when I get around to rereading), you shall get a long and detailed comment!

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[info]girlwhowasnt
2009-01-27 06:26 am UTC (link)
Hang on, MoM is still being updated?! I gave up on that fic a forever ago. It was the one fic in the HP fandom that I actually got into. And you really shouldn't have linked it, because now you know where my free is going to go instead of writing...

*wanders off to do some rereading*

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[info]des_pudels_kern
2009-01-27 09:42 am UTC (link)
Well, the last update was years ago... But, hee, a fellow MoM fan! XD *decides that you have good taste*

Oops. Uhm, maybe MoM will inspire you?

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