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Each Sunday, post six sentences from a writing project -- published, submitted, in progress, for your cat -- whatever.

He finds The Roadhouse when he’s in his early twenties, travelling from one army base to another with a buddy of his. The jeep they’re travelling in breaks down after just three hours of driving and when they try to hitch a ride, there’s only room for one in the truck that pulls to the side for them. They flip a coin, and Eliot loses.

He’s been walking for over two hours in blistering heat that would have made him ill if he hadn’t already completed a tour in even worse conditions when he spots the bar. It looks a little rundown, as though there isn’t much money around to keep it completely up to scratch, just like every other bar Eliot’s usually frequented. Today, though, it doesn’t matter what it looks like: it’s a bar, which means there’s shade, a seat and a beer waiting for him inside.

Each Sunday, post six sentences from a writing project — published, submitted, in progress, for your cat — whatever.
Two snippets this week because I missed last week *G*

“Well, you’re not my son.”

Danny just about manages to avoid dropping a plate, and turns to see Stiles’ Dad standing in the doorway. “No, sir, I’m not. Hi.”

“Hi, Danny. How are you doing?”

“I’m okay, thanks, sir.”

Sherriff Stilinski nods. “And how’s school going?”

“Yeah, good. It’s going well.”

“Really? You know, that’s odd, considering you’re not there.”

~~

He reads through the case files again, but the only thing he finds that gives him any hope at all is a post-it written by Stiles: 5-0 are pretty badass. Note to self: ask Danny if he can roundhouse kick like Kono can.

Yeah, Danny’s boyfriend is really quite awesome. He guesses he kind of has 5-0 to thank for that development, too, really because it was their misunderstanding that had led to Stiles’ confession which had led to them. Danny makes a mental note to get them really good Christmas presents that year. He’s about to start searching for some – because the case files are getting him nowhere and he wants to be in a good mood because he’s dating Stiles – when his phone beeps.

In which Megan posts a snippet a day to try and stay motivated.

There’s a hole in the floor. It’s not huge, but it’s big enough that a person could probably fall through it.

Stiles kneels down next to it and peers through into the apartment below. “Hey, this apartment is so much nicer than ours.”

“That’s what you’re focusing on right now?”

He turns to look at Scott, barely resisting the urge to bite his lip, and says, “any chance that was there before we went a little crazy?”

Scott shakes his head, “I think we would have noticed. Man, we broke our new apartment.”

“It’s technically not new. I mean, it’s new to us but it’s old, right? That’s why – the hole.”

“The jumping probably had something to do with it.”

-I was actually sort of productive today - sort of. Oh man, why do I always say I'm going to get work done in the first week of the holidays and still be working on it in the third?

- Going on holiday to Scotland next week, back to a similar area to where we were last time. Really looking forward to the change of scenery and to hopefully being able to sit and do nothing without feeling guilty about it.

- I have a new laptop. Old one got BSOD and because it was mostly likely the fault of the repair company the shop deducted the amount of money I'd paid for the repairs off a new laptop. I like this one much better, actually - it's much smaller so I'll actually be able to take it places. Going through the process of clearing out my external hard drive now before I put the files I actually need onto this one. So much random stuff and things I'd forgotten I had!

- Trying to finalise my idea for my Leverage Exchange fic, too. I have loads of ideas and I'm really excited about it - want to lock in a firm concept etc soon so I can start writing it.

- How are all you doing? Seriously, I want to know *g*

- Using my Lydia icon because Teen Wolf.

Having a productive day today working on things for

avengers_land - I've procrastinated a lot and left the big challenge until close to the deadline so I'm trying to get caught up now by writing lots of drabbles and shorter fics because I don't think I have the time to write a longfic now. The first mission over there is nearly finished now, actually. I've really enjoyed it and I'm lucky to be part of such an awesome team (Sidekicks, you know who you are <3) and also to be able to talk to lovely people from the other teams, too.

Speaking of longfics, I post my 20k gen Supernatural Adam fic on the 3rd - it's probably a bit late to be asking this but is there anyone who is willing to do a beta for me? Someone's already looked at part of it but didn't manage to get through it all before they went away so I'd really appreciate it.

It's really lovely outside today. The past few days it's been really warm but cloudy and muggy with it. Today there's blue sky and sunshine which is such a nice change! So I went outside and wrote out there for a while which was really nice.

I'm almost finished catching up with both H50 and Psych now - trying to pace myself a bit though because it's a little while until both shows come back so it means I can still have new episodes for a bit longer. Doing the same with S4 of Leverage which just arrived on DVD, trying to rewatch a bit slower than I started on the first night to draw the fun out *g*

If there's one thing that's been reiterated to me over the past month or so, it's that I've made some amazing friends through being a part of lj. It makes me feel very lucky to have you guys as well as my friends who I get to physically see.

Each Sunday, post six sentences from a writing project -- published, submitted, in progress, for your cat -- whatever.

(Haven't done this in a little while but I've actually done quite a bit of writing this week so yay!)

Quinn’s trying to decide whether to turn and go back down the stairs – he’s bleeding, it would be a strategic retreat – when he notices the symbol chalked onto the wall just next to his door.

It’s been a long time but he still knows what it means.

Inside Quinn’s apartment, Agent Barton of SHIELD has made himself comfortable. He’s stretched out on the couch, a beer in his hand and his bow resting on his stomach. Quinn snorts and pushes the door closed behind himself, grabs his first aid kit before dropping down into the chair opposite Barton.

“It’s usually polite to knock.”

I haven’t really updated properly since I posted the photos from my holiday – it’s been a pretty busy week, to be honest, and there’s still things that need doing before I go back to uni next week but I have managed to get most of my work done by now so that’s good. It’s so weird to think that my first year at uni is, really, almost over. We’re back for a few weeks and then I have exams on the 29th and 31st of May and then I’m finished! I must admit, as much as I enjoy it I am looking forward to having a bit of a break over the summer.

I’ve decided I’m going to have to drop out of the

spn_j2_bigbang [Bad username or site: ="spn_j2_bigbang" @ livejournal.com] – I’m no closer to finishing a draft than I was the last time I mentioned it. It’s the first time I’ve had to drop out of a challenge but I think it’s the sensible thing to do considering exams etc. Plus, there are still all the other things I’m writing. The Adam Bang fic that I’m writing by myself is almost at 11k now, the draft of my Stanford fic has been completed and submitted and that’s my priority for editing this week and I’m writing an Adam fic with

ishilde too, among other things.

How are you all? It’s a while since I’ve spoken to some of you – how’ve you been?

I'm on a break from uni now - four weeks for over the Easter and it's really nice to have a break from having to get the bus into uni three times a week. My timetable is great in the sense I get long weekends but the middle of the week is pretty intense and tiring so it's good to have a rest! Still have work to do - reading, revision, actually need to file my notes at some point(!) - but I'm taking the chance to catch up on writing, too. Have a bunch of projects that still need a lot of work so I'm trying to be sort of structured about it. (Not that that worked yesterday, family turned up and I got none of the things done that I'd planned to get done!)

Posting the Leverage reverse bang on Thursday - quite nervous about that one as it's a pairing I've never written before and, well, it's normal to get nervous, I guess. I'm excited too, though, so that's good!

How are all of you? How are your challenges or other projects going?

Hey! How are you all? I've had a pretty good weekend - finished my reverse bang, caught up on all but one of the

leverageland challenges and, best of all, went to meet one of the babies yesterday! He was really gorgeous - all warm and cuddly and he had the hiccups and he was so cute!

But yes, like I said, I finished the draft of my reverse bang so my next project that needs to get completed is the Stanford fic. I'm really looking forward to getting back into writing that one, although I think I need to read through the whole thing first to get my mind into the right head-space to write it again. That said, if I continue writing at the pace I have been lately it shouldn't be too much of a problem. I'm a little worried because I haven't even started by

spn_j2_bigbang yet, think I need to go through my idea again and try and at least make a start over the next few weeks. And then there's the Adam fic I'm writing with Jai - we do have it all planned out and have allocated who is writing what bits so I might try and make a start on some of my scenes soon.

I'm very pleased to report that I'm learning a new skill at the moment - for lland we have to make a video focused on Nate for one of the challenges and I've had my idea for a while, started putting the video together yesterday and I'm really enjoying it so far - even though I'm not so sure about some of the technical aspects yet (have you met me? I'm incapable of using technology!), it seems to be coming together quite well and I'm excited!

My icon add-on expired today so I've been organised and gone through and deleted ones that I don't really use all that often as well so apparently it's been a productive morning.

I managed to finish my uni reading this morning so I think I'm actually going to be able to take the afternoon of my day off, off! Going to do some writing and vidding and maybe even get around to watching one of the Supernatural episodes...I'm just waiting for a point where my internet seems like it's working fast enough where I can watch them without getting frustrated.

And, man, I realise I still owe some of you fics from Christmas and I feel so terrible about that. I also realise that there's a very big chance the seasonal prompts you gave me wont be wanted any more so I'm going to PM you all today about it. I'm just really sorry it's taken me this long to get things to you because I'm usually pretty quick at getting prompt fics done for you guys.

Not feeling well today - my throat is really sore and I feel a bit tired and run-down - so I've had to cancel going out with my friends for the pub quiz tonight which is a shame because it wasn't on last week and I miss them when I don't see them. It's the sensible thing to do, though, I figure if I can get some rest and stay inside in the warm I might manage to limit the damage to just a sore throat rather than a full-blown cold. So, instead of going out at all today I'm going to try and get the reading for uni finished and then I might get around to watching Supernatural - I tried to dl it yesterday but it wasn't working.

I've just realised it's been a little while since I've updated- it's mainly because I've not been up to anything new; just going to uni and writing. My Leverage Reverse Bang is going very well, should have the draft finished soon and then my next job is finishing the Stanford fic which I'm looking forward to getting back to. Then I should really make a start to my spn_j2_bigbang fic. Eeek, why did I sign up for so much?! It's all fun, though, so I'm going to try and enjoy it and not get stressed.

Speaking of the Stanford fic, I'm not looking for any definite answers yet but do any of you think you might be up for beta-reading it for me? It's going to be a big project - it's at 35k now and there's still a way to go before it gets finished.

I'm also collaborating with

ishilde on a fic for the Adam challenge (as well as hopefully writing my own fic too.) We have our plot totally outlined and I'm really enjoying the process of working with someone else on the actual writing so far - it'll be interesting to see how it goes when we start the writing.

I finished season one of White Collar on Friday (while I was waiting for leverageland bingo) - I've really enjoyed the season and I really like the dynamics between the characters and the characters themselves. There's a couple of other shows I'm thinking about giving a go - Castle, Burn Notice, Hawaii 5-0. Anyone have any opinions on those?

I watched 'I Am Number 4' last night; it was quite different to the book but I thought it was quite a good film. It was weird seeing Jake Abel in that part, though, I kept wanting to hug him and I don't think that's the reaction I was meant to have to the character!

This sounds like all I've been doing is watching tv and movies but I have also been very busy with uni things; there's more reading to do this semester because I'm doing two lit modules instead of one. I'm really enjoying both of the lit modules so far but it's taking me a while to get back into the swing of reading. Think I'm about there now, though. Haven't made up my mind about the history module I'm doing yet; I think it has the potential to be enjoyable but it hasn't got there yet.

Anyway, I feel like I haven't been around much/talked to many of you lately so go ahead and ask any questions or tell me something random or whatever :) *hugs you all*

Found this on lots of people's journals yesterday so I decided to do it myself.

Post the first sentence (or three) from every WIP you're currently working on, even if it's very short. Then invite people to ask questions about your WIPs. With any luck, the motivation to take that WIP one step closer to completion will appear as if by magic!

( The snippets... )
Absolutely feel free to ask me questions about these...it might make me finally get them written!

Heading into uni for the first day of semester two shortly - I have three lectures today and I imagine they're mostly going to be introductory. Have one point where I have to do the usual dash to get from one building to the next in time for my lecture but, luckily, I have a friend who will probably save me a seat.

Met up with

ishilde for coffee yesterday and we started planning the fic we're collaborating on for the Adam challenge - I'm very, very excited to be working with her on this - never collaborated with anyone on writing a fic before though, anyone have any tips for how best to organise it?

My Leverage reverse bang is still coming along nicely - I have 3000 words done and a very clear idea of what's happening. Speaking of, is there anyone who might be willing to beta it for me when it's done? It's going to be at least 10,000 words and it's Sophie/Eliot - there's a chance it might need to be a fairly quick turnaround depending on when I finish but I'm hoping I'll get the draft done to leave enough time.

I'm really looking forward to Friday now - my day off! (Also the day me and my friends go to Pizza Hut, it's going to be even better this week because I think my friend who is away at uni is going to be there!)

Anyway, I better go and get ready so I'm not late for my first lecture...

*hugs you all*

Having a productive day today - I've typed up my timetable for semester two (about time, considering I start on Tuesday!) and started writing up a list of what I'm going to need to do for each week. Hopefully it'll help me organise my time better. I need to read Beowulf for Tuesday, though, so my next priority is starting that. I've done some stuff for

leverageland too (if you're not a member yet and you like Leverage, why not? It's awesome!) and my Leverage reverse bang fic is now at 2085 words - the minimum is 10,000 so I've made a good start over the last few days - if I can keep up this pace over the next week I should get finished within a reasonable amount of time and then I can work on other things, too.

I have no lectures tomorrow so I'm getting up early to take Kizzie for a run at the beach with my Mum - it'll be a good way to wake me up before doing some reading. Think I'm meeting up with

ishilde for a coffee and to start planning for the Adam Bang challenge (still so excited for that one - any of you thinking of signing up to write or make art?) Anyway - I'm planning on an early night so it's easier to get up early in the morning.

I'm in a very Sherlock mood right now - do any of you have any recs for BBC Sherlock fic? Preferably John/Sherlock but any pairing, or gen, is fine :) Fluff, angst, anything goes!

I finally got my Pottermore welcome email yesterday! I got sorted into Hufflepuff which I wasn't really expecting/hoping for but I actually really like it because it means I'm loyal and trustworthy and care about my friends which, yeah, I'd like to think that's me :D Also, some really awesome wizards were in Hufflepuff AND my wand is vine which is unusual so yay, it's exciting! The bonus material is AWESOME, by the way. Anyway, I need your usernames now so I can friend you!! I'm ShadowMarauder178 (which I love because, hello, it's the Marauders)

Speaking of Harry Potter, I've been doing some prep work for the famous Harry Potter pack holiday today. I've mocked up a Hogwarts letter with the equipment attachment (tailored for a Brownie pack holiday so it includes cute things like teddy bears and a good night's sleep beforehand!) For some reason, though, I can't find a template of each of the house crests for them to colour in so I'm going to need to keep looking for that.

Still don't know who my artist for

thebigbangjob is - I don't think I've ever checked my gmail account as often as I have yesterday/am today while I wait for the email! I'm really very excited :D

I actually managed to do a bit of writing for one of the prompt fics I still owe you guys yesterday. I promise they will get done soon!!! The rest of my plans for today are to:

Do more prep for the Harry Potter pack holiday
Do some more writing
Do some beta-reading

That doesn't seem like too much but, believe me, as soon as I sit down to write I can guarantee my Mum will pop up with jobs for me to do! Anyway, hope you all have an awesome day! What day is it, anyway? I keep losing track at the moment!

(P.S. lj keeps screwing up my posts again, not putting spaces in and cuts are funny at the moment, too. Grr)

Just in case you didn't get in from my last post, I love Muse. My sister and I watched their set at Reading (or at least the parts that BBC3 showed) last night and it really was just phenomonal. I'd love to see these guys live so, so much. I'd really recommend checking out the live show online if you can do because it'll just blow you away.

Last night was fun for a lot of other reasons, too. The claiming for

thebigbangjob happened and there was an awesome squee post at the support comm and I'll be getting an email sometime over the next few days telling me which artist has claimed me. There's eleven summaries/stories overall which is a massive improvement on last year's two and I'm really very excited!

My sister's put Deathly Hallows Part One on just now so I'm watching the seven Harrys as I'm writing this. It really is a very good movie.

It's my sister's birthday on Thursday so she's banned from the kitchen for a while while my Mum makes her cake which is, surprise, Muse related! I'll post a photo here when it's done because it's going to be awesome.