Di's Victorian Vexes

So, I signed up for Myshuno! and then got so caught up in the cc project I'm working on, that I forgot about it.  Oops.  But anyway, here is my card.  Thank you everyone who has prompted me.  I've taken one prompt from everyone, combining a couple of prompts which went well together, and then I went back and picked other prompts that I liked the look of to get to 24 prompts.  I know I'm at a very odd place with the story at the moment, in that I'm in the middle of a very important storyline and there are still lots of things to be revealed to you all before I'm done, let alone be able to start to introduce you all to the next generation of my family, but I think that there is a mix of story driven prompts and fun prompts here, which is good.
( Card below )

Chapter 24.5:  11/14 sections written totalling 108 slides.

Chapter 25: 2/4 sections written totalling 17 slides.

So I didn't finish it, but that's ok.  I have more written than I would have if I hadn't participated which is good.

It's also made me realise the past week or so that I'm starting to feel completely overwhelmed with my story, my lack of talent and this community.  I've gone into full organise everything mode the last couple of days and I also don't want to talk to anyone, both on line and in real life.  This is my cue to step back, take a break from everything and get my head on straight.

So I'm going to disappear for a bit.  Probably not for long, but I need to sort myself out so that I can avoid becoming ill again.  I'll get round to answering the comments on my last post when I'm feeling better.  So take care and I'll see you all soon.  I'll be back before you know it.

Goal:

Complete the shooting scripts for chapters 24.5 and 25.

Week one progress:


Chapter 24.5:  4/14 sections written totalling 71 slides (holy carp this chapter is going to be HUGE).

Chapter 25: 2/4 sections written totalling 17 slides.

I've not done that much this week.  To tell the truth, writing for chapter 24.5 is not going well at all.  It's not the plot that's giving me trouble since the most plot intensive part of the chapter is already written, and needs only minimal editing.  The thing I'm struggling with is the uni bits, the linking narrative and putting my sims in everyday situations where I can show their character development which is integral to the plot.

Plus I look at how long the chapter is already and how much I still need to do, and panic.  This chapter is going to be longer than I really want.

The other thing that isn't helping is that I'm going through a little bit of a simming slump this week and so I don't even want to open the game.

Anyway Blah.  Feeling a little despondent over this whole chapter and considering doing a kind of game that I'll ask for your input with in order to get writing my characters in and effort to get this chapter done.

HI everyone, I hope you're all well.  I'm being completely mad at the moment, but wanted to pop in to share this with you all.   sim_spiration are hosting SimStoCreMo again this year.  For those who don't know, this is a month long event, where participants aim to finish a goal related to their sims story.  I wasn't in a position to participate last year, but I am this year.  I'll post with my goal nearer the start date, but if you want to check it out, go ahead.  It was a lot of fun when I took part two years ago.

This year I did it!  Yay!  I'm very happy about this, especially since I was behind my target number of drabbles at the beginning of December and I knew it would be a busy month.  But I managed to get going and get the drabbles finished.


( Card and links )

Title:  Run Irene, Run.
Prompt: Irene's flight. (Go Fish) (lauriempress)
Rating: PG. 
Spoiler rating: 10/10. 
Summary: What happens to Irene after Esmond manges to leave the Smithy and the village.
Notes: It was a lot of fun to revisit this, and although I'd like to add more to it, I think that this is a good start for one of the next parts to the story, when I get back to it.
Word Count: 625.


(  Irene’s heart pounded even harder, making her blood sing in her ears. )

Title:  Hope and Despair.
Prompt:Vivaldi's "Spring"  (tatdatcm)
Rating: U. 
Spoiler rating: 9/10. 
Summary: This is spoilery, even though I don't mention what exactly has happened, so read at your own risk.
Notes: I know this reads as being very choppy and disjointed, but I think that fits with what is going on at this point in time, and how this character feels.  You'll see what I mean when I get there in the story.
Word Count: 230


( The conductor was planning on revisiting Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, which was one of his favourite suites. )

Title:  A Hero's Reward.
Prompt: Stanley's first kiss (peasant007)
Rating: PG. 
Spoiler rating: 0/10. 
Summary: Stanley plays the hero..
Notes: I don't really have anything to say apart from I'd forgotten how much fun it is to write young Stanley.
Word Count:828.


( Without pausing to think more, he wrenched off his boots and slid down the bank into the water. )

Title:  Burnt
Prompt: Burning the food for an important dinner. (silverbelle1220)
Rating: U. 
Spoiler rating: 8/10. 
Summary: Clockwork lets a certain person down.
Notes: Fairly high spoiler rating due to the fact it references something in the future.  Also, I've not found any reliable facts for how long a bottle jack runs.  The Victorian Farm which was shown a few years ago, had 10 minutes between windings, but whether that is due to the age of the bottle jack used or a usual amount of time, I can't say. 
Word Count: 310


( Pausing only to grab the thick cloth she used to protect her hands from the hot metal, she wrenched the screen round, turning the meat away from the searing heat of the fire. )

Title:  Space
Prompt: "You remind me so much of your father." (leilia)
Rating: U. 
Spoiler rating: 8/10. 
Summary: John and his son.
Notes: Only a quick little drabble this time.  Again, I could polish this more, but I like the ideas I have going on in it.
Word Count: 651.


( "That house is the house where your grandfather was born and grew up. Would you like to grow up there?”  )