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aesc ([personal profile] aesc) wrote2008-07-15 01:01 am
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\o/

Hurray, hurray, [livejournal.com profile] sgabigbang fic has squeaked over the word count (40,215! Ha!) and the submission deadline (11:59pm CST). There is still more to do, much tweaking, much in the way of horrified "oh my god, I didn't really write that, didn't I?" to do, but it all seems much more manageable.

Many many huge thanks to [livejournal.com profile] fiercelydreamed, [livejournal.com profile] beadattitude, [livejournal.com profile] villainny, and [livejournal.com profile] tropes, who have gone above and beyond mere mortal betas to provide some great advice and ideas at the moments when I really, truly needed them.

Here, have a McKay:



BRILLIANT!


Downside: My right hand is in agony; my index finger protests even the gentlest pressure. So I will be going to bed now, and lamenting that I missed Joe Flanigan's TV appearance tonight. Does that re-air?

[identity profile] chopchica.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 05:18 am (UTC)(link)
YAY! I CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT!

...I mean, as long as it doesn't end heartbreakingly TRAGICALLY like your story from last year that I still can't even think about without major emotional trauma.

But you wouldn't do that to me two years in a row, right?

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
...I mean, as long as it doesn't end heartbreakingly TRAGICALLY like your story from last year that I still can't even think about without major emotional trauma.

Heee, no no, I promise that there is no heartbreaking tragedy! And speaking of which, there needs to be a sequel to that.

[identity profile] chopchica.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
There does! Because I totally can't read the first one (aside from skimming the entry and then crying when I saw the unhappy ending and realizing there was an entire giant story from you that I *couldn't read* because I am 100% aversive to happy endings and omg trauma!) until there's a happy ending second one!

But yay for this year!

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Awww *pets* I like to think of the ending as open :D :D

[identity profile] tropes.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Oh God I am so happy if I was in any way helpful. I felt like my beta was ten kinds of useless!

Also if you need a line-by-line, I am a) much more experienced with that and b) ready and willing.

[identity profile] villainny.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 05:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. What she said.

XD

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Paffle. *Rodney handwave of dismissal*

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Nonsense, everything everyone has said has been useful :D :D

I would take you up on said offer, although I must still tweak things--I'm taking today off for the sake of my sanity and my hands, and I have a huge backlog of other things I need to get taken care of, so I'm not sure when I'll finish, other than that it will be on or before July 25th. How much time do you need?

[identity profile] tropes.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 11:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Couple days, tops. :) It depends on the work schedule.

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-16 03:45 pm (UTC)(link)
\o/ As soon as I can type more than 2 minutes without whimpering, I will get to work!

[identity profile] cathalin.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
Cheers you and also FALLS DOWN DEAD because me, too! Only, mine is 60K omfg. *dies* And my audiencers/betas are also the best in the universe. Could *not* have survived without them...

Oh, wow, I can't *wait* to read yours, yayay!! It is such an accomplishment, isn't it?! Wow.

And also, yes with the tweaking *cough* and also with the *did I write that?*

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh man, my brain cannot wrap around the concept of 60,000 words :D The final version of mine will be a bit longer than what it is now, but definitely not approaching 60,000 *boggles some more*

[identity profile] cathalin.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I am boggled. The words just...exist somehow. *boggles more* The story -- had a mind of its own (and undoubtedly has some extra words in there somewhere, because I tend to run long, lol). Seriously, 40K? Boggling in itself, when it's all at once like that, in one integrated story and not WIP type stuff. My hat's off to every single person who did it or came close.

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-16 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Hee, I remember before my first bigbang foray last year, the longest story I wrote and posted as complete was around 17,000 words, and I was pretty impressed with myself :D Now, I laugh and shake my head ruefully.
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[identity profile] nakedwesley.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Hurray!

And yes, Joe's appearance will rerun tomorrow. According to my DVR, try again at 230am (an hour from now) and 630pm tomorrow. (eastern time) Possibly other times. It doesn't say for sure those are the same ep but I bet they are.

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
\o/ I have seen a couple of stills, and he does look rather tasty :D
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[identity profile] telesilla.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
*high fives* I thought we were cutting it close! But srsly, go you! Can't wait to read it. :)

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a very good thing I had the post with the email guidelines already pulled up, because I sent my email to Madelyn when LJ mysteriously conked out, somewhere around 11:50 CST :D

[identity profile] pollitt.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
Chelsea does re-air, and hopefully someone will post Joe's interview (it was only 5 min or so.)

And HUZZZZZAH! to the bigbang \o/

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
And I see someone has! :>

[identity profile] indybaggins.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 08:22 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! *cheers*

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, thank you!

[identity profile] pennyplainknits.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
Hurrah! Can't wait to read it.

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Heee, only a month to wait now :D

[identity profile] rinsbane.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 12:03 pm (UTC)(link)
How exciting! I can't wait to read it!

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, I hope it does not disappoint! It's been a bear to write, the evil thing.

[identity profile] perspi.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 12:29 pm (UTC)(link)
\0/!!!

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
*collapse* Now onto other things :D

[identity profile] le-mot-mo.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Congrats on finishing your big bang! :o) That totally deserves a McKay. *g*

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I think it deserves a trip to Scotland, myself *siiiiiigh* I will miss you guys SO MUCH this year! But you definitely need to do it next year, because I think I will be able to make it to Europe at some point :D I might even end up in Belgium for a bit :D

[identity profile] le-mot-mo.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah yes-- I'm dying to see you again. It's been so long since our wonderful trip to London and I do miss you. I miss a lot of people from the early days of WaT fandom. I'm just glad we're in the same fandom again, because that means I get to 'see' you around. :o)

I'll do my best for next year, I promise, but it'll all depend on my work situation at that moment. We might have to start calling it the SGA_europe trip or something like that though. *g*

Ooooooooh, in Belgium? Really? OMG! If so, we'll have to find a way to meet up-- that'd be so incredibly wonderful!

*hugs*

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-16 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Ooooooooh, in Belgium? Really? OMG!

Yes yes! One of the manuscripts I might look at, if I can convince people that it is so relevant to my interests that they must give me money to go study it, is in Brussels :D
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[identity profile] sobelle.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 02:31 pm (UTC)(link)
http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/chelsea/episodes/index.jsp

He did good (in spite of lame questions)

(hope you feel better soon!)

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay, thank you! I also see it has been uploaded :)
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[identity profile] beeej.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 02:45 pm (UTC)(link)
WOOT!

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
\o/ Omg, RELIEF!!!

[identity profile] let-fate-decide.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
:D :D! You did better than I did :P I can't wait to read it, srsly.

[identity profile] aesc.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Heee, if it's any good, it's not my fault :)