The Secretary Will Disavow Any Knowledge

So, I've decided that I'm definitely not doing the official NaNo this year. It makes me really sad--much sadder than I would expect, actually--and mentally, I keep trying to figure out a way to make it work, but I know it's the smart thing to do. I haven't been writing anywhere near 1000 words a day, let alone the 1666 a day I'd need to make it. I have no idea what's going on with us (me & The Husband) in the month of November; I'll be out of work and he might be too (we're okay; it's the nature of the biz. Our project is coming to a close) or we could be moving somewhere else again for a new project. Who knows? Not us. Also, I'll be running the mini_nanowrimo community again this year (with one less mod) and it was just hell last year trying to do "official" nano and do all the modly type stuff and not live in armpit deep filth, so...I'm better off. But I'm still sad.

Which, in a roundabout way, is my way of saying, "Hey! mini_nanowrimo is open for business again!" The goal of mini-nano is to just write something every day. You can commit to as little as 100 words a day, for 30 days. It's open to all fandoms, pairings, and genres, including those red-headed stepchildren, RPF and original fiction. *g*

The really awful thing is that I'm contemplating the apocabigbang, even though a) I have all the previously mentioned problems, b) I have no idea and c) my track record with ficathons lately has been absolute suck. Clearly the lure of the apocalypse is strong. Like a riptide, one might say. I've recently been reading the collection of short stories, Wasteland and contemplating whether I finally have the mental/emotional fortitude to pick up The Road, as well as catching up on eps of The Colony, so clearly my mind is in an apocalyptic place. Unfortunately, this hasn't produced much creative spark. Ah, well.

I usually try and dedicate my NaNo time to a specific project. Even though I'm going mini, rather than maxi, I think I'm going to do the same this year and see if I can make some tracks on Appetite. It won't go away, lingering around my door and mooching for scraps and I think that's a sign of something. I'm feeling wobbly about it, but I also think I may have found a way to get past my giant stumbling block with it. It's a bit of a cheat, but only in my head.

While I'm rambling, I'd like to again rec nilchance's AKB spin off, That Middle Road. There's a lot of borrowing back and forth between our stories and a lot of behind the scenes collaboration about characterization between us, and...frankly, it's just a story that makes me very happy. If you're curious about AKB Jeremy Sisto, or AKB Misha, there's a lot more answers there than I'll probably be able to get to in the main arc.

In terms of other stories that simply make me happy, devilc is writing her own AKB epic over on IJ, regarding Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) and Chris Kane. She just put out a new piece and I don't think I breathed once while reading it. She really captures the jagged, restless, dangerous aspect of Kane's personality and I'm flat out fascinated by her Homme. The overall series doesn't have a name; each chapter has it's own, but they're all tagged here. It's so incredibly good and I think it deserves a hundred more times the attention than it's getting. I know IJ can be a turnoff, but it's really worth the trip over.

There are some other stories that I've gotten to read pre-posting and I really cannot wait for them to be posted so I can rec them to high heaven. But alas. *twiddles thumbs restlessly*

Okay, time to get some adult-type things done. Otherwise I'll never be ready in time for Wincon.

WINCON, BABY!

eid_fic is a community for fanfic involving Muslim characters as the primary. This year, Eid and Rosh Hashanah overlap and the daysofawesome community is running a a crossover challenge for Eid in conjunction with eid_fic. It's a great opportunity for fics that explore Muslim and Jewish characters. And even if you're not going to participate, please feel free to spread the word.

And then, a more personal recommendation.

nilchance has been writing her own piece of the A Kept Boy universe, That Middle Road. It's about Jeremy (Sisto) and Misha and both my story and hers borrow a lot from each other. In fact, at this point, they're pretty inextricably intertwined.

And the whole story is really good, but she just posted the latest piece and I seriously feel like it's the best yet, in a story that just keeps getting better as she goes. So. If you are willing to go with my clear bias on the matter, you should wander over there and read, if you haven't already done so. And if you wanted to drop a few words in her ears about its awesomeness....well, I'm sure that wouldn't go amiss, either.

So. All the kamikazeremix stories are up!

I have to confess to some modly hubris: I'm always really impressed by the stories that come out of Kamikaze. I always feel like the writers are really just at top form and it's such a good feeling.

The story I wrote this time around is Generation Landslide (The Quick Brown Fox Two-Step), which is a remix of tabaqui's Generation Landslide.

It's a story that I wish I'd been able to do more with, but I'm still surprisingly pleased with how it turned out. I hope tabaqui feels the same!

The amazing story that...well, it's not FOR me, but that was written from my story is Repave (the same old road remix), written by zooey_glass04 from my story Forever in Vain, which is one of my Winsister stories.

There are two main things I said to zooey_glass04 about her remix:

a) She got the characters ABSOLUTELY PERFECT

and

b) I honestly want to just STEAL this story from her, because I think she also created the perfect breaking point with Addie and Sam's standoff.

I've only just touched the surface of the many other stories written for Kamikaze, but as I said, I'm really impressed at the talent displayed. I encourage you to go read and comment, if you enjoy what you read half as much as I have.