Wow! And I'm already really proud of myself when I've written 12 pages

Philippa wrote:Wow! And I'm already really proud of myself when I've written 12 pages

And you should - twelve pages is amazing.

Well done girls!

''And then I made sure to remind her of all the lovely perks that come with the Mike Gambit package. There’s a good selection, if I do say so myself. And I think the customer was satisfied.''

Brilliant line, if I may say so. Love the Target reference too, great idea to write that in. Yes, I'm definitely sure about it now: you've got me hooked to this fic.

Mara wrote:

Philippa wrote:Wow! And I'm already really proud of myself when I've written 12 pages

And you should - twelve pages is amazing.

Well done girls!

It wasn't all at once or anything--I did it last summer, and eventually got to the point where I realised it wasn't working for me and I had to walk away from it. I'll get back to it eventually, but I'm going to write other things first.

Mara wrote:''And then I made sure to remind her of all the lovely perks that come with the Mike Gambit package. There’s a good selection, if I do say so myself. And I think the customer was satisfied.''

Brilliant line, if I may say so. Love the Target reference too, great idea to write that in. Yes, I'm definitely sure about it now: you've got me hooked to this fic.

Thank you! Yes, I'm pleased with that line--Gambit's so much fun when he's a little cocky. And I liked sneaking that Target bit in, too--it was a fun fic for allusions. Anyway, glad it hooked you. Not bad for a fic I wasn't sure about.

Hoping I can get another chapter of "Life on Mars" up soon, maybe tonight. Still hate editing, though--the bane of fanfic writing.

Ooh yay! Looking forward to it

Look no further! Fresh chapter of "Life on Mars" has been posted. (And Philippa's avatar celebrates it nicely ). Enjoy!

Fabulous, I'm off to read
(I'm using the avatar on TRA now as well. it's fabulous)

Philippa wrote:Fabulous, I'm off to read
(I'm using the avatar on TRA now as well. it's fabulous)

Yay, I've crossed forums! My art is travelling. *does a little dance* Glad you like it (and hope you like the fic as well ).

Loved the chapter! The mysteries are starting to unravel a bit

Philippa wrote:Loved the chapter! The mysteries are starting to unravel a bit

Thanks! Yes, Purdey's starting to put the pieces together a little bit. Maybe if Gambit is able to stop smoking for a second, he'll be able to help her.

You might want to know I'm re-reading some of your stuff, mainly the unpublished stories. They're really great, and I need my weekly dosis of G/P love, so...

Mara wrote:You might want to know I'm re-reading some of your stuff, mainly the unpublished stories. They're really great, and I need my weekly dosis of G/P love, so...

Aww, that's great! I'm still really, really thrilled that my unpublished stuff was so well-received. I had like 2 years of accumulated fic when I came here--amazing how quickly I posted it all! So it's good to know that they're getting repeat love. But I'm still writing, with lots of stories to tell, so hopefully there is more P/G love to come.

(So which ones are getting the most love, if I can ask? )

Timeless A-Peel wrote:But I'm still writing, with lots of stories to tell, so hopefully there is more P/G love to come.

Ooooh, please do let us know as soon as there are any updates/a new story. I think I no longer have to say how much I enjoy those, eh?

I'm re-reading July 1977 at the moment, which is my absolute favorite, but an other one like are The Christmas Bryde. (I'm a sucker for X-mas stories, hihi) I actually like all the unpublished stuff, but since I had to pick a favorite.

As for the published stuff, my first choice I'd be Brazil. It took me days to fully read it, but it was absolutely worth it. But I'm must say I'm also quite into Life on Mars and The Question your latest fics, because as soon as I've finished an update, I immediately want to read more.

I remember this one fanfic though... I can't recall what the title was, I which Gambit'd passed away. Might have been one of the unpublished stories, but that one actually made me cry.

Mara wrote:

Timeless A-Peel wrote:But I'm still writing, with lots of stories to tell, so hopefully there is more P/G love to come.

Ooooh, please do let us know as soon as there are any updates/a new story. I think I no longer have to say how much I enjoy those, eh?

I'm re-reading July 1977 at the moment, which is my absolute favorite, but an other one like are The Christmas Bryde. (I'm a sucker for X-mas stories, hihi) I actually like all the unpublished stuff, but since I had to pick a favorite.

As for the published stuff, my first choice I'd be Brazil. It took me days to fully read it, but it was absolutely worth it. But I'm must say I'm also quite into Life on Mars and The Question your latest fics, because as soon as I've finished an update, I immediately want to read more.

I remember this one fanfic though... I can't recall what the title was, I which Gambit'd passed away. Might have been one of the unpublished stories, but that one actually made me cry.

I promise I'll always let you know when there's new fic to be had. I'm really focussing on finishing my "Life on Mars" rewrites, but once those are done I'm going to go back and try to finish a few fics. I also keep getting new ideas, so we'll see what happens. I'm so glad you're enjoying them.

Again, I'm still surprised how well July, 1977 went over. I've a feeling other people wouldn't like it as much, and I was really nervous about letting anyone read it at all, to be honest. So every time you guys go back to it, I feel proud (and a little surprised!). The Christmas Bryde is actually an arc story, just previewed. I do a Christmas fic every year, and I'm hoping this year will be no different. I've already got the beginnings of a plot in mind, but I don't start those until December--it's a rule of mine.

I'm still proud of Brazil because it was so long, and took ages to finish/post, but it went down really well--lots of readers, and lots of reviews. Life on Mars isn't faring as well, but that's okay. I'm hoping the final chapters will make up for all the strangeness. And liek I said, I'm really proud of The Question because it was an experiment, and it was so well-received I was surprised. I want to try first-person again some day, but I need the right plot for it. I'm glad thety make you want to keep reading--that's rather the point.

The one where Gambit died was Remembrance. I wrote it to commemorate the first anniversary of Gareth's death, and it was difficult to do, but I wrote Gambit a nice life. I just didn't want to leave him unremembered.

Life on Mars is a bit confusing now, but I'm such it will be much clearer by the time you get to the end. And hey - at least you've got always the one reading for a P/G story, and that's me.

Timeless A-Peel wrote:Again, I'm still surprised how well July, 1977 went over. I've a feeling other people wouldn't like it as much, and I was really nervous about letting anyone read it at all, to be honest. So every time you guys go back to it, I feel proud (and a little surprised!).

It is pretty dramatic, but I do sometimes like a bit of that. I can't tell you why I would pick this one as my favorite: I started reading, and couldn't stop until I'd finished all the chapters. It's an emotional rigmarole, but with a happy ending and I'm a sucker for that.

Your Christmas stories are great too - it's nice that you keep that tradition alive. I'm already looking forward to what you will come up with this year, haha.

It mind sound a bit pathetic, but god, I wish I could write. I do realize that I'm about the only regular poster on the forum who has actually never published any fanfic, but that's because I like the reading better I guess. (I probably don't have the patience either) It's odd though, because I do enjoy writing, but it's just that columns/articles are more my cup of tea. Shame really, doing fiction seems to be good fun!

Mara wrote:Life on Mars is a bit confusing now, but I'm such it will be much clearer by the time you get to the end. And hey - at least you've got always the one reading for a P/G story, and that's me.

Timeless A-Peel wrote:Again, I'm still surprised how well July, 1977 went over. I've a feeling other people wouldn't like it as much, and I was really nervous about letting anyone read it at all, to be honest. So every time you guys go back to it, I feel proud (and a little surprised!).

It is pretty dramatic, but I do sometimes like a bit of that. I can't tell you why I would pick this one as my favorite: I started reading, and couldn't stop until I'd finished all the chapters. It's an emotional rigmarole, but with a happy ending and I'm a sucker for that.

Your Christmas stories are great too - it's nice that you keep that tradition alive. I'm already looking forward to what you will come up with this year, haha.

It mind sound a bit pathetic, but god, I wish I could write. I do realize that I'm about the only regular poster on the forum who has actually never published any fanfic, but that's because I like the reading better I guess. (I probably don't have the patience either) It's odd though, because I do enjoy writing, but it's just that columns/articles are more my cup of tea. Shame really, doing fiction seems to be good fun!

I hope Life on Mars makes sense by the end--otherwise I'm in trouble!
July, 1977 is not a light, fluffy fic, and it was very difficult to write, but I got the idea and just couldn't shake it loose until I wrote it (and did the equivalent of shove it under teh bed when it was done). But I have to do happy endings--it's ingrained. You can't put the characters through all of that and not give them a happy ending.

It's often a real push to put a Christmas fic together, but I manage somehow. I've been matchign up years nicely--Christmas 1977 in 2007, 1978 in 2008, and so it'll be 1979 for 2009. Wish me luck pulling it off again this year.

I wrote fic because because I fell in love with the Purdye/Gambit relationship, and wanted soooo badly to give poor Gambit some hope. I wrote a few fics then dropped it, until I got a couple of supportive beta readers who liked a couple of the stories I was halfway brave to share that I picked it up again. You have to have something you want to write, I guess--I have plots in mind that have been in my mind for years that I still want to do, but I have les patience for writing non-fiction, unless I have a topic I'm really jazzed aobut, like that one i did for Declassified. Part of it comes from there being no TNA fic out there, so I had to make my own.

New chapter of "Life on Mars" is up. Poor Purdey's having a really rough time...

In other news, I think I've finally finished "Life on Mars" rewrites, which means I can start writing fresh fic again! This is good, because I have a couple of other started fics I want to work on now, including another arc story. I'm determined to finish the arc!

Timeless A-Peel wrote:I'm determined to finish the arc!

Go for it! Can't wait to read it.

Mara wrote:

Timeless A-Peel wrote:I'm determined to finish the arc!

Go for it! Can't wait to read it.

I can't believe I only have two stories left to write for the arc now, and then I'll have the complete set that I planned out. Don't know what I'll do once I finish those, although I'm not too worried--it'll take me a fair bit just to get those ones done. You've seen how long "Brazil" was, right?

Timeless A-Peel wrote:You've seen how long "Brazil" was, right?

That's a fact I can't deny. But you know I'll read it anyway - that's a promise.

Mara wrote:

Timeless A-Peel wrote:You've seen how long "Brazil" was, right?

That's a fact I can't deny. But you know I'll read it anyway - that's a promise.

Aww, thanks. I just have to write it first! And there's still lots of "Life on Mars" left to be posted. When I went to post that new chapter yesterday, I was surprised at how much there still was to go.

Loved the new chapter!
I didn't think I'd ever hear myself saying this, but I really hate Steed at the moment. Of course I know he's not the real Steed (or is he? ), but still. Though on the other hand, you can't blame him for being suspicious..

Philippa wrote:Loved the new chapter!
I didn't think I'd ever hear myself saying this, but I really hate Steed at the moment. Of course I know he's not the real Steed (or is he? ), but still. Though on the other hand, you can't blame him for being suspicious..

Yeah, I know, Steed's a bit of a suspicious bastard in this reality. He's not supposed to be entirely likeable, although, as you say, he has his reasons. Gambit, on the other hand, is still royally screwed-up--he's never gotten used to being a widower, and he's not thinking too objectively about Purdey as a result. But he's infinitely more trustworthy than Steed. Bet you didn't see that one coming? I'm really glad you liked the chapter. My betareader pointed out Steed's not the real gentleman this time round--Gambit is.