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I have a fic started, but I haven't signed in for a day yet, since I don't know if I'll finish it - but I like the concept of the challenge! Everyone has such clever takes on the romance :)
Two? Oh wow, that's amazing! Those summaries that they had listed are great, I had hard time choosing just one. Then I turned the story into femslash space opera, though it was one of the historical summaries. Oops :D
Yeah, I had a hard time choosing because my OTP is so far from a Mills and Boon plot that it's actually hilarious just imagining it. As it is I'm having to introduce gay marriage into 7th century Britain which I'm sure isn't historically accurate :P But it's so much fun!
Which historical one are you working on, if you don't mind me asking, because I had one of the historical ones highlighted but my brain just couldn't keep up with how complicated it would have ended up.
I ended up with number 103, The Courtesan! Fencing, mysterious woman of questionable morals, a bet for a kiss... All the good stuff :D
I have beginning, and idea for the end, but its the middle that's causing trouble - I wanted to keep the fic short(ish), but now there is all this plot and worldbuilding cropping up, uh. This happens often when I want to write something quick and short o.O
Haha, subtle I am not. Yep, it's for Merlin. Pronoun swap the woman out for Merlin and I'm basically writing this:
62) HIS DUTY, HER DESTINY by JULIET LANDON
A promise honoured, a passion rekindled
The time had come…duty called. Bound by his word, Sir Fergus Melrose would honour his betrothal, but first he must claim his betrothed…
His task wouldn’t be easy. Lady Nicola Coldyngham was no longer he young lass who had worshipped his every move. Nor, since he’d spurned her childish love, was she willing to give up her heart so easily again.
Her defiance became his challenge – a challenge he was unable to resist. Spurred on by the promise of her fiery beauty, this was one contest Sir Fergus Melrose had every intention of winning.
Except I'm having Arthur go into it unwilling as well (ramp up the sense of duty) and then just build up the bickering and the UST until it naturally resolves itself.
Think of it this way, you've got the beginning and ending so everything in the middle is up to you, you can put as much plot and world building into as you want because you have the end all worked out. My problem is I write chronologically so if I get caught up in plot, I might end up with no ending :P
Yeah, I mean the title of it alone, they spend about five minutes of every episode making sure that we know Merlin's destiny is to help Arthur. I mean, this line is actually canon from the first episode: "Your destiny's calling. You'd better find out what he wants." I just could not resist it.
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Date: 2013-03-23 07:16 am (UTC)Actually, I think I'm going to go have some breakfast. Maybe eggs and toast will help.
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Date: 2013-03-23 07:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-23 07:44 am (UTC)And yourself?
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Date: 2013-03-23 07:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-23 08:28 am (UTC)Perhaps I should add that on my list of things to do this weekend, get at least one of them sorted out and written.
I just love subverting the Mills and Boon tropes xD
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Date: 2013-03-23 09:06 am (UTC)Then I turned the story into femslash space opera, though it was one of the historical summaries. Oops :D
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Date: 2013-03-23 09:11 am (UTC)Which historical one are you working on, if you don't mind me asking, because I had one of the historical ones highlighted but my brain just couldn't keep up with how complicated it would have ended up.
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Date: 2013-03-23 09:34 am (UTC)Fencing, mysterious woman of questionable morals, a bet for a kiss... All the good stuff :D
I have beginning, and idea for the end, but its the middle that's causing trouble - I wanted to keep the fic short(ish), but now there is all this plot and worldbuilding cropping up, uh.
This happens often when I want to write something quick and short
o.O
Guessing by your icon, are you writing Merlin?
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Date: 2013-03-23 09:42 am (UTC)62) HIS DUTY, HER DESTINY
by JULIET LANDON
A promise honoured, a passion rekindled
The time had come…duty called. Bound by his word, Sir Fergus Melrose would honour his betrothal, but first he must claim his betrothed…
His task wouldn’t be easy. Lady Nicola Coldyngham was no longer he young lass who had worshipped his every move. Nor, since he’d spurned her childish love, was she willing to give up her heart so easily again.
Her defiance became his challenge – a challenge he was unable to resist. Spurred on by the promise of her fiery beauty, this was one contest Sir Fergus Melrose had every intention of winning.
Except I'm having Arthur go into it unwilling as well (ramp up the sense of duty) and then just build up the bickering and the UST until it naturally resolves itself.
Think of it this way, you've got the beginning and ending so everything in the middle is up to you, you can put as much plot and world building into as you want because you have the end all worked out. My problem is I write chronologically so if I get caught up in plot, I might end up with no ending :P
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Date: 2013-03-23 09:53 am (UTC)Darn, now I feel like I should start writing mine too :)
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Date: 2013-03-23 07:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-23 08:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-23 07:23 am (UTC)It's nearly half 7am where I am but I've been up all night so yeah, I think it's morning?
Can I get a link to the trope bingo community, I'm a bit of a bingo whore xD
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Date: 2013-03-23 08:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-23 07:24 am (UTC)I'll try another 100 words next.