.happy post: behind the scenes for "Telectroscope?"; music; artword

[aesc]

Between a boiling-lobster shower, Zyrtec, a lot of coffee, and several other contributing factors, my day has improved by, oh, a billion times. Also, the new artword "typography" challenge is starting up here! TYPOGRAPHY, peoples! *considers*

Yesterday, darsynia asked me if I could make a larger version of Lie Beside the Sea art for her widescreen, and since I didn't have any way to add on 200px of right margin that would look exactly the same as the rest of the piece, all I did was widen the canvas so you can see some of the structure under the surface textures. I think it's actually quite interesting, sort of a cutaway view of the scraps that end up trimmed off in the final version.

That got me thinking of behind-the-scenes things, and coffee has enabled me to do stupid things with more energy, so I took a picture of a page in my Moleskine, which is the holder of all things aesc; the page is notes for a current fic-in-progress, and a couple other things. I have to admit, I love behind-the-scenes features on DVDs and DVD commentaries on fic... I love seeing how other people think, and how they experience what they're making. Also, I love it when people post pictures of their handwriting :">







These are notes for:
-SPN text icons. "I'm more like a ninja." Oh, Dean.
-two paragraphs and one sentence of "Two Yards," the bigbang fic
-plot sketches and notes for "my current attempt to tease amberlynne into the ground. I am of the firm belief that this is one of the million ways John and Rodney meet. You know it is, admit it. As you might be able to tell, I don't know what the title is yet, and I can't draw, and I like arrows.

(siriaeve has just remarked how neat my handwriting is. Actually, this is, for me, very sloppy handwriting :D Most of the time it is strict, regimented, and very tiny... Part of the reason I love Moleskines so much is that the lines are perfect for writing small. Here is my not-sloppy handwriting: The quick brown John-fox jumped over the lazy Rodney.

Behind the scenes for Nevermind: I usually listen to instrumental music when I write, because lyrics can distract me, but sometimes I have a set of songs I listen to over and over while I write,and the fic for "Nevermind" only came together when I started listening to Alexi Murdoch's "Orange Sky," Dave Matthews's "Some Devil," and Grant Lee Buffalo's "Happiness" on constant repeat. I think they're awesome songs (with McKaysian and Sheppardian overtones), and you should listen to them.

For the record, after a week of not feeling terribly good about myself or the world in general, I'm determined to be happy for the rest of the day. HAPPY, DAMMIT. And to prove it, I'm using my sunny day in Palermo icon.

Comments

[perspi.livejournal.com]

oh, how interesting!

I don't actually write anything by hand--I draft my stories right into my LJ, if you can believe it. My fingers are so much faster than my pen.

And YAY! "Some Devil" and "Happiness" are both on my iPod, and I second that they are great for writing. My current writing-inspirational tunes include the Tragically Hip and Regina Spektor. Heh.

[aesc.livejournal.com]

My fingers are so much faster than my pen.

Oh man, to have that kind of brain speed :D I can draft into IM if I am very inspired or just playing around, but otherwise (especially for plotty stuff), I have to write stuff out. This was not always the case, but along the way, something's changed.