Fic Rush 48

Don't forget the poisoned confetti!

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Or the boat with the sheep in it.

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isdon-isgood9.livejournal.com

I did no writing this hour, I did some readiang instead. I'm going to start writing now : )

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What did you read? Your finished fic? ; ) Good luck with the new writing project!

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I think I'm going to bed now. At least I have a slightly better idea of what wants rewriting, although I'm still not entirely sure what to do about the alien dogs' warp drive... I hate having to fix warp drives. I'm a plumber/carpenter, not an electrician!

(Plus, I've never taken physics, so I'm pretty much stuck with secondhand designs - which I hate massively. I mean, what does a dilithium reactor do, blow the explosion out the back end of the warp nacelles like a jet engine? o_O)

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Hmm. Does it matter how a dilithium reactor is supposed to work, seeing as they don't actually exist? Can you just write it the way you want to write it? Of course, I say that coming from Doctor Who fandom, where canon events include the Earth getting towed across the universe with no ill effects other than a little rain.

Anyway, sleep on it, and hope you get some more ideas tomorrow!

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This is a Doctor Who story, actually, but I'm a Stargate girl at heart. I like my sciencey explanations to make actual sense on some level. (I'm the person who got all excited at a news story with a headline about transporters, not because the news within was really the first step to transporters - it had nothing to do with them - but because it is the principle behind subspace radio. Totally awesome!)

Uh... yeah. I think you can probably see why I get frustrated with the current state of warp technology. *g*

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*headslap* Maybe my brain works better when I'm tired. Not only could I perfectly well break the impulse engine instead - and those are a lot easier to fix - that would make a lot more sense, because [secondary plot point I can't explain right now] is happening on takeoff. You don't engage warp on takeoff, that would be stupid! You're still too deep in the gravity well, for one thing.

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Sounds good to me!

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I admire your knowledge and your dedication. I wish I knew enough to get more into real science in my writing, but since I don't, I just reverse the polarity of the neutron flow and get on with it. I figure if it's good enough for the show, it's good enough for me. ; )

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Aww, thank you. :-)

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Those neutrons are so darn handy!

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And they reverse so easily! Except when they don't. ; )

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http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/

I think I need an alien fish. Or at least a caffeinated soda. I broke someone's arm. In a story. That seems like progress.

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I think everyone could use an alien fish. :D

I'm drinking a caffeinated soda myself right now. I have yet to break any characters' limbs in my story, but the night is young.

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http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/

Is it appropriate to dip alien fish into caffeinated soda, or is this covered by the earlier 'no cheese or herring in the coffee' clause?

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I believe that dipping the alien fish into the caffeinated soda is perfectly acceptable. Herring would, of course be another matter.

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http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/

Why would you dip alien fish in herring?

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Exactly!

(And LOL.)

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Giving up on writing due to too many interruptions, I dealt with phone calls, took a shower and popped popcorn. One more try now, before it starts to get too late here! I've hit a plotpoint snag, so if it keeps being a bear I'll just skip on to the next one I can manage. Still - it would be *awfully* nice to finish one blinkin' chapter here...

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Umm, popcorn. Oh look, I have some too. :D

Good luck with the plotpoint, and hope you wrestle it into submission! *gives sonic screwdriver to help*

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