Minibang musing

[amberdreams]

Nobody wants my minibang story... *sniffle wiffle worry*.  Probably because I wrote such a totally crappy summary LOL.  I was reading it today thinking - why didn't I tell artists about all the visual stuff instead of waffling on about the same thing about 3 times? Doh, what a plonker.  UPDATE TO SAY - my fic now has a home! Woo hoo!  (I nearly typed PUDATE which is kind of interesting).

Still, I've claimed a really interesting story, I am looking forward to reading it and coming up with some ideas!  It was the bit about Jung in the warnings that caught my attention Warnings: misuse of Jungian archetypes, cursing, end of season 6 AU, drama/angst
Summary: After Sam’s wall breaks, Dean ventures into his mind, to try to bring him back before it’s too late. There, he encounters seven different archetypes that completely shift Dean’s view of his brother… and himself.

Cool, huh?

Comments

[de-nugis.livejournal.com]

I find it comforting that even an artist has a hard time with the writing a summary that will speak to artists thing! I hope you get claimed soon by someone lovely.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

ha ha I know, I don't know what I was thinking LOL. But I'm glad to say my worriting was unfounded, I've been claimed now! Phew.

[dolnmoon.livejournal.com]

You'll be claimed.. claiming seems slow today on both minibang and Wincest_bigbang. No worries it will be claimed and AWESOME..

I was claimed early on.. and I had a tiny vague summary. I wrote #12 A Bed of Their own. There is so much art stuff in there, so much fun stuff to draw but my mind went blank for a art rich summary.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Oh wincest BB? Mmm no no no, resists. Too much to read already, I won't go there...

And I was panicking too early, I've been claimed now!

I shall look out for your bed one. It was really hard making a shortlist myself for art claiming - most of them sounded like they'd have plenty of interesting imagery.

[dolnmoon.livejournal.com]

Yay for the claims... Awesome.. It is nerve wracking to no be claimed right away but you are so wonderful I couldn't see you going unclaimed for long.

of sixteen fics at WBB only 9 have been claimed and the mod isn't verifying the claims or striking the claimed fics.. it is a little bit of chaos.. no wonder the claims there are slow today.

Oh so many have great imagery.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I'd hate to do the Mod thing, it's a lot of work to do it right!

[dolnmoon.livejournal.com]

on something as big as a WBB there should be at least 3 mod look at minibang, it has 4 mods to keep it running smoothly.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised they seem so disorganised, most of the SPN bangs seem to be impressively well run.

[dolnmoon.livejournal.com]

One mod who is not always around and it is the first ever round. She needs to get her sea legs and ask for a lil help in the mod department. until last week I thought it was a bust because they never put any author check in posts or anything since the sign ups. I had to pm the mod who said she was on vacation and wasn't around but it is still a go. She was surprised when only 16 out of 36 could even post.

[mangacat201.livejournal.com]

Oh, the story you claimed sounds like mighty interesting stuff, I'd read that!
And I'm sure somebody will claim you soon. I claimed my first bigbang as an artist when there were like a dozen stories left, because I signed up for that exact story that no one seemed to get before, but I could see the vid in my head. There's an artist for every story!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I should update now because I've now been adopted - woo hoo!

[mangacat201.livejournal.com]

See, all is well!

[lylithj2.livejournal.com]

Shit! That was yours???!!!
Damn it!
I drove myself crazy over that one and putting in for it.
And yes, I know what Jungian archetypes are without the googles.
But in the end, I had no idea what the art would look like.
I'm reading it though!!!
And if it still doesn't get picked-- I might ruin your life and grab it.
:)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

My fic has a home now, panic over!

I have no idea what I'm going to do for this one I'm arting for but I'm sure it's going to be fun.

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

I looooved that Jung one. Was on my very short list. Which story was yours?

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

#5 Carribean Calypso - the one with the summary that forgot to mention Aztec gods Quetzacoatl and Xolotl, Dean with a living tattoo - yanno, the sort of things we artists want to know... Doh! But clex_monkey has claimed it now so - phew.

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

\o/!

[tifaching.livejournal.com]

Of course you got claimed!!!! :D A living tattoo? Can't wait!

And the story you're illustrating sounds fascinating.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'd have replied much earlier but LJ has been a nightmare all day!

[chomaisky.livejournal.com]

Congrats on yours being claimed!
I always feel what I can draw for a fic is not why I love the fic or the essence of it, in most cases. It's more convenient to draw the actions and scenes in the showing part than those great insights in the telling part. This time I chose I Can Feel a Dream Down Here whose summary hasn't many picturesque details except for the minor characters and the batcave.
I don't know how you can both write and do art for multiple bigbangs...I just hope I can finish everything in the future chaos of school and life...

[runedgirl.livejournal.com]

lol, if you had claimed my minibang fic you could have used that icon. Improbably, my fic and summary mention guinea pigs. Weird coincidence. :)

[chomaisky.livejournal.com]

I'll make an icon of my two guinea pigs and use it to comment when your fic comes out!!!

[runedgirl.livejournal.com]

Deal!!! :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

The writing should be done before any of the artings are due so it should be ok - though of course fics are in the pipeline waiting to be written all the time...
You will be fine, I'm sure you are far more organised than me!

[runedgirl.livejournal.com]

I also wrote a way too brief and not at all artist-oriented summary, on my way out of town and just plain in a rush. I angsted about not being claimed all day until someone finally did -- and apparently *you* almost did! That would have been fun to work together :) Mine was Different As It's Always Been. Glad we both got claimed!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Darn! I did have yours as my number 1 at one point but kept swapping the order around... Then LJ went on the fritz on me for the 2nd round and I missed out by a guinea-piglet's whisker...

[runedgirl.livejournal.com]

By a guinea piglet's whisker indeed :) Looking forward to seeing your art and fic!!

[reapertownusa.livejournal.com]

So wonderful to hear that your story found a home! Even the most fantastic stories can linger in claims for a 101 reasons. And summaries are evil.

That is a super awesome sounding summary! Anything Jung-ish can be quite interesting, but add in Winchesters and you have a veritable psychological fun-house.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Heh yes I panicked much too early... LOL!

[odysseaia.livejournal.com]

Wow, you've been diligent, writing all those stories. Which I completely approve of, because I can hardly wait to read them all. I'm still baffled you're an author and an artist.
On that note, and I'm speaking from experience here, I congratulate your artist. He or she is going to have so much fun working on your story :)

As for the story that you claimed, it sure sounds interesting. To be honest, the moment I read Sam and Dean "versus" Jungian archetypes I was sold. Yet another story to look forward to!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to write all the time, though I should be writing my novel not fanfic... so...

[odysseaia.livejournal.com]

Wow, you're writing a novel! That's really pretty impressing :)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Well I've written it already but have a load of editing to do after monicawoe kindly beta read it for me and I'm procrastinating like crazy, haven't touched it for months. I've got over 50k's worth of sequel written too but haven't touched that either... I'm a bad author!

[odysseaia.livejournal.com]

Actually, isn't it sometimes a good thing to put your work aside for a little while and then return to it with fresh eyes so to speak? So basically you've merely given it time to settle, right?

May I ask what your book is about?

Speaking of creating things, I hope I'll finally be able to send you a new picture in the next days. Until then I threw away a lot of sketches, but today I finally did one I'm okay with. Now it's off to get the background done!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Squueeeee!

Sorry to be more serious - I have a problem putting things aside for a while as my memory is terrible and I have to read everythign all over again to remind myself what the hell I was on about...

It's about two brothers who hunt demons (sound familiar? LOL). But the demons are very different from SPN's, it's a different kind of world and my brothers are hopefully not a great deal like Sam and Dean. The few people who've read it seem to think it's managed to move far enough away from SPN anyway!

[odysseaia.livejournal.com]

Seriously, Dean's knees just about killed me ;)

Anyway, I think your story premise sounds interesting. I've never know a "real" author. That's exciting. You're aware that my mind just put you firmly into "VIP"-category now, right? ;)

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha well you can put me up there when I get published (if ever)!
In the meantime if you read Astolat's rather wonderful fanfics and chat to her, you will get to know a real published author because she writes as Naomi Novak. Her novels are pretty good!

PS what is wrong with Dean's knees?

[odysseaia.livejournal.com]

Sure you'll get published. Why not, after all?

Astolat...I'm writing down her name as we speak. Thanks for the rec! However, you're still my first VIP. Struggling author on her way to fame. Sounds very cool ;)

Dean's knee refused to let itself be drawn. I learned that male knees are hard to draw!