Cheryl Dyson

I know I've been incommunicado lately. *ducks* Finding a job, starting a new job, trying not to post pr0nz lest a random Google search by prospective employers scare them away. *laughs hysterically* Actually, everything I've been writing lately has been sent off elsewhere. I need to start writing something exclusively for my journal, don't I? *ponders*

Look how short my To Do List is getting!!!! It will never be less than twenty, will it? No. No, it won't.

To Do List

With Deadlines
1. Medieval fic for livelongnmarry
1a. Summer Camp before shawn_anne sends a Patriot missile after me
2. Brother fic for sakura_uesugi

Without Deadlines
3. - Chains – Chapter 9
4. - Escorts Entangled – End OMGWTF
5. – Wands… - collab with byaghro
6. - Boss fic (collab with byaghro )
7. - Rentboy!Draco (oneshot)- Nearly finished!!!
8. – Finish The Ancient Tales of the Rom for livelongnmarry
10. Stranded

Plotted - Ready to write

11. - Voldemort Wins! (oneshot)
12. - Death!fic (another novella)
13. – Love potion fic
14. – Penitence – HD version
15. - Pansy / Teddy fic – (with a side of HD and AS/S)

Planning

16. – New Vampire fic
17. - Ransoms sequel for alaana_fair
18. - HD/Snape fic (please kill me now)
19. – Vague idea for dom!Harry (semi-plotted)
20. – Auction!fic (collab with byaghro )
21. – Stealing that one WIP and finishing it for Lilith

Complete

Five AS/S fest drabbles
H/D Holidays!!!!!

Note for Number 8 above. I'm not sure how many of you knew Alex, whose LJ name was malachix (formerly malachic) but she was killed during Hurricane Ike and although I never met her in person, her loss affected me much more than I expected. It brought home the fact that even though I haven't physically met most of my LJ friends, I still cherish all of you and I feel your absence just as much when it's missing from the computer screen as when it's gone from next door or down the street. Alex was working on a fic for me when she disappeared and her friend Sam graciously forwarded her work-in-process as well as all the notes (including the final scene!) from the fic. I haven't had a chance to go through them yet, as I admit to feeling a rush of loss every time I open the file, but I definitely plan to finish the fic for her and, hopefully, do it in the spirit Alex had intended.

Now, since I know the last thing she would have wanted was for people to get all maudlin over her, I want to end on a happier note, so I urge everyone to check out the_ass_fest Winter Shorts. The drabbles have been delicious and cute and just short enough for a quick, satisfying read before you run back to the terrifying world of hp_darkfest. *shudders*

Also, abusing_sarcasm and I have tentatively (but for reals) decided to counter that bit of horror with happyfluffyschmoopylovefest in 2009. Or some such variation. Watch for it. *giggles madly*

More fic coming soon, I promise. YES, shawn_anne, I AM WORKING ON SUMMER CAMP!!!! *points to list*

Okay, this is in response to lilith1631's EVIL suggestion that I finish every fic on my list before the end or the year or be forced to read some ludicrously long fic that she adores. I don't have time to read 1400 pages or whatever the hell it is. I don't. Therefore I shall finish the damned list. Thankfully, my lovely beta is Ravenclaw and has organized the damned thing for me with due dates. Or tentative due dates. Also, any new fics I come up with (such as birthday demands) have to be added to the list. Why do I listen to her? Anyway, here is the list and might explain why I haven't been posting much lately. At least a dozen of them are partially written.

WIPs

With Deadlines
1. - Prompt War with lilith1631 (ongoing)

2. - Polyjuice Pastime sequel  Due May 29
3. - Animagus fic for enchanted_jae - Due June 17

Without Deadlines
4. - Chains - Chapter 7 (next chapter due ASAP) fic due JULY
5. - Escorts Entangled - Chapter 7 (chapter due MAY) fic due JUNE
6. – Wands… - collab with byaghro. (my portion due ASAP) fic due DEC
7. - Boss fic (collab with byaghro) (my portion due ASAP) fic due DEC
8. - Rentboy!Draco (oneshot)- JUN

Sent To Beta
9. - Crack!Fic for star_sailor13 – Chapter one DONE! – novella due AUG

10. - Rework of Lilith’s blackmail fic - DONE!

Plotted - Ready to write
11. - HD Brother Fic for sakura_uesuga - SEP

Notes
12. - Voldemort Wins! (oneshot) - JULY
13. - Seattle!Draco - AUG
14. - Death!fic - OCT (another novella)
15. – Love potion fic - SEP
16. - Pirate!fic - JUL (started)

Planning
17. - HD side of AS/S fest fic - JUN
18. – New Vampire fic - OCT
19. - Pansy / Teddy fic – (with a side of HD and AS/S) JUL (started)
20. - Ransoms sequel for alaana_fair - AUG (started)
21. - Polyjuice Pastime - adult-version - JUN (started)

Back Burner

Without Deadlines
22. - Misc prompts requested @ Christmas - DEC
23. - HD/Snape fic (please kill me now) - DEC
24. – Vague idea for dom!Harry (needs work) - DEC
25. – Auction!fic (collab with byaghro) - DEC
26. – Vague Fic idea that might be scrapped in favor of another fic idea. DEC
27. - Phoenix Aflame (long ass WIP) NOV - this is for lilith's birthday (argh)
28. - HD Hols - DEC (I know I'll sign up for this!)

 

Complete
29. - AS/S Fest fic DONE AND SUBMITTED!!!