Progress!

[hils]

Alas the weekend is over but I have at least achieved something. Yesterday I sat down to try and write. I find writing fic more of a struggle these days, considering how prolific I used to be a few fandoms ago. I'm not as confident as I used to be either. Already my brain is telling me what I've done is utter garbage that isn't worth posting.

Luckily a friend on Twitter has offered to beta for me and I'm hoping if it actually is garbage that she'll tell me.

When I posted my Untamed fic in June I didn't even tell my close friends in our group chat that it was up (of course they found anyway) because I was suddenly super self-conscious.

Anyway, it took me way longer than I'd intended but I wrote 2500 words of Guardian fic. I need to do some tweaking and send it to my beta and then I guess I'll post it. I'm not sure if posting in a small fandom is going to make me less or more anxious.

Argh! Brains are stupid.

Unfortunately because the writing took me longer than I thought I didn't watch any Detective L yesterday. Going to try and squeeze in some extra episodes this evening if I can.

Apparently I missed a very exciting hockey game last night! I may not agree with the league choosing to return in the middle of a pandemic but I still love and miss this sport a lot.

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Completed another of my mid-year appraisals today which means I only have one left to do which is scheduled to tomorrow morning. Then I can relax, but only for a few days, then my boss is going on holiday for 2 weeks and I'll be in charge which is always a stressful time.

The office reopened today but only on a voluntary basis. I popped in for half an hour because one of the guys who was in didn't have a working key. It was weird. I haven't been into the office since March and it feels like a lifetime ago, but driving there and sitting at my desk it felt like I hadn't been away.

Comments

[selenay]

I'm so glad you're writing again and I find that it always takes longer than we think it will, even if we're feeling confident about or writing. I'm sure what you've written is great and needs to be posted. I'm looking forward to reading it :D

[hils]

I feel a little better about it now I've done some heavy editing. It's just a short little thing but hopefully at least someone will enjoy it

[naye]

Congratulations on finishing your first Guardian fic! \o/ That's so awesome. It makes me endlessly happy to know new people are coming to this darling fandom two years after the closed canon went off the air.

[hils]

It's such a lovely, welcoming fandom too! I feel so at home here already <3