http://search.deviantart.com/?q=by:Wyntir-Rose&section=today deviantART RSS for by:Wyntir-Rose en-us Copyright 2009, deviantART.com Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:44:32 PST deviantART.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://s.deviantart.com/minish/widgets/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/28286218/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/28286218/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:49:05 PST
But a thought occurred to me. What am I supposed to do with this when I'm done? I'd love to post it, but I need to find a site for original fiction. Yes, it could fall into the category of fanfiction since I'm taking my locations and concepts directly out of the Call of Cthulhu roll playing game. But the last time I posted an original fanfiction ... well, let's just say that it didn't seem to fit on fanfiction.net.

So I'm wondering, are there any good sites where I can post my original fiction? I'd be tempted to put it up here, but I don't know what the etiquette is on posting vast multi-chapter pieces to DeviantArt.

So any thoughts would be appreciated. I can't stand the idea of spending this long working on something just to have it never read.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/27236023/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/27236023/ Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:34:39 PDT
I know that some members here have had their fan art pulled because it was deemed to be pornography. And maybe it was. Actually, I'm pretty sure it was. Now I'm not going to pass judgement one way or another on that. After all rules be rules, and if I don't like it I can take my ball and go home.

I always felt this way. That is, up until tonight. Tonight I came onto DeviantArt, and there on the front page were a picture of a woman fingering her labia. Now, I'm by no means a prude, but how is a picture of two well endowed robots sucking each other off porn and a photograph of a woman masturbating art?

So, for curiosity's sake I decided to go into the "Artistic Nude" section of the site and I really have to say, the vast majority of the photographs are not only not artistic, they're pretty much suitable for Playboy and Hustler magazines.

I have to admit it, I don't get it. Where's the line. Why is it okay to show a black and white photo of a woman sucking off a man, and two women making out, but not okay to have a line drawing of two robots who may or may not have human genetalia?

Colour me confused.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/26576958/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/26576958/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:41:07 PDT
And now that it's done I can start to plot my next fic. Now I can finally get back to Life After Death. I'll be plotting that fic out on my new NewNovelist software and hopefully I'll be able to get it all written out it a reasonable amount of time. Like not two years.

We'll see.


Oh, and here's the link to the fic: [link] on fanfiction.net




I should write more, but right now my mind is total mush.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/23163532/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/23163532/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:46:38 PST why I'm depressed (it's genetics and lack of sunlight), but I don't know what set me off this time. But one thing's for sure, I'm depressed. I mean, crying for no reason depressed ...

I came close to deleting all of my writing today because it's all drivel and crap ... I know that's not true, but I can't help it ...

And I know this sounds like a desperate call for adulations, but it's not. Because I know my work is okay (not stellar by any means, but okay), but at times like these it doesn't matter what people say. I know what that little voice is telling me ...

I suppose it doesn't help any that I put my heart and soul into a piece that I know no one will read because "all OCs are crappy self-inserts and Mary-Sues" ...




I think that when Valentine's Day is well and gone and over I'll feel better. This holiday never does anything to improve my mood. Not when I'm not allowed to voice my feelings for fear of alienating people

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/21773805/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/21773805/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:42:05 PST
In the meantime I still can't really write anything. I'm trying to do something decent with the characters from the NaNo novel but there's not much going on there, and my TF Fics really aren't flowing any. It's to the point that I can't even edit my entry from last year. I'm hoping that I can get some kind of inspiration this month, or maybe in the new year.

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]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/21158396/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/21158396/ Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:15:35 PDT
So, updates ... uhm ... well stuff has happened since September, I've just been really bad about getting around to checking this LJ. So I apologize to all the folks who haven't heard from me. I'm not ignoring you I've just been hiding.

So, updates:

I've got nothing really. The Devil You Know is still being edited and being posted at a slow but somewhat steady pace. I did just find out that as a prize for completing NaNo last year, they'll print one copy of my work for free. I have until March to take advantage of the offer through Create Space ([link]), a company tied in with Amazon.com. I'm not sure yet if I'll take advantage of the offer. I mean, it'd be great to see my work in print, but so far I only have up to Chapter 3 edited and since it's fanfiction I'm not so sure about the legalities of the whole thing. ... Still, it would be nice to see my name in print ...

As for other writing, I've been blocked up something good. I'm starting to get some bunnies returning to me, but the stories just aren't coming through. I'm hoping that this year's NaNo will help with that. The aim at the moment is to do something inspired by the works of the Lovecraft Circle and the Call of Cthulhu games, but I have nothing plotted out. By this point last year I have the entirety of The Devil You Know mapped and ready to be written, so we'll see if blind flailings work as well.

I'm still temping at the Farm. They really want to keep me, but I've heard that before, so we'll see what happens. Thankfully, this time I actually made it into the Pool. Yays for passing language evaluations!!!!! So now I'm waiting on word from human resources.

Mind you, the Farmers are driving me to distraction. Apparently security, protocol, and guidelines hold no meaning for this lot and every day I start feeling more and more like Red Alert. ... Hmmmm ... Maybe a tall red firetruck will come and sweep me away ... What? I'm still a transfan. I can fantasize.

Let's see ... life is pretty normal. Quiet and normal. My niece is doing well and she seems to be learning baby sign language. ... Yeah, I don't know, but my sister-in-law says that it's the latest thing and my niece got all happy when she saw the sign for milk. Maybe there's something to it or maybe it's Pavlov in action, but either way, she's happy, healthy, and getting really big!

Periodically, when I hold her I get this desire to have one of my own. And then she starts crying and I remember why I'm happy to be the cool spinster aunt. Or as I've taken to calling myself: "The Corruptor". Yeah, my brother's thrilled by that one *snerk*.

Other than that, except for some drama with my laptop's hard drive dying on me and getting replaced, life is pretty good.

And I think that's about it. And I will endeavour to post updates and actually reply to other people's posts more often in future. No longer will I be a bad Rose!

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/20816607/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/20816607/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:45:41 PDT
Jam Session: [link]
Ace in the Hole: [link]

I feel like there are crickets in my headspace. And yet, in the background there are whispers, it just that all my headspace characters have suddenly decided that they aren't talking to me. And it's driving me batty! I feel like a dried up old husk! Like there used to be something inside of me but now it's gone, and when I do manage to force something out, it's pure crap.

I've been told that these two latest ones aren't crap, but when I read them I think they are. Like they're pale shadows of what I *could* be producing. ... and no, that's not a desperate attempt at getting a bunch of empty praise. If I wanted that I'd go to Fanfiction.net. No offense to the folks there, but it seems that only a handful provide anything more than random flailings - mind you, the ones who do provide honest commentary are to be loved and fed and adored ...

And I think that's it on my pity party ... back to trying to lure my headspace characters out with bribes of cookies and milk and pr0nz of all sorts. ... Here Ratchet! Here Prowl! *kissy noises* Here Wheeljack and Smokey! Or Swindle and Smokey ... either is good ...

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/20280711/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/20280711/ Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:28:03 PDT can draw. *Gasp* Who knew?

Anyways, after many many lessons, I have finally gotten out of the technical drawings and into pieces that actually look like things. So, I figured, why not post them up. They're all in the scraps for the time being, but eventually they may migrate out into the gallery proper.

If anyone chooses to go look, they're all posted in order of creation, and everything up there is intended to teach basic line use. Drawing with lines is the title of the chapter.


Koala - [link]
Lion - [link]
Perspective - [link]
Troll - [link]
Horse - [link]
Manga child - [link]
Manga girl - [link]
Fish - [link]
Starfish - [link]
Alligator - [link]
Merbaby - [link]

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/19267964/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/19267964/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 06:09:48 PDT
I am just suffering from one of the worst cases of writer's block EVAR! I try to write and it all comes out as formulaic or childish. Thankfully, this hasn't affected by editing and rewrite skills so I'm still working on The Devil You Know. Sort of.

See, three of my five Betas haven't gotten back to me since March. Yeah, I know, five betas might seem excessive, but this is a 32-chapter, 70,000+ word, 172 page fic. And each beta offers something else. One is great for context, another for canon, a third for grammar and spelling, and another for overall floww ... you get the idea. Mind you, since this is a totally OC fic I have the feeling that my Betas are pretty much going to be the only ones to read the damned thing.

The fans do not look favourably on OC. They never have, and really, I can't blame them. With all the Mary Sues/Gary Stues running around, I guess it's not surprising that people assume that OC/bad character are the same thing. I'd like to think that I avoided that, but I suppose that only time, and the readers, can tell. ... assuming there are any readers.



I suppose that before I get any more depressed I should go back to trying to write. I have a Swindle/Smokescreen pre-war fic in my mind that needs to be told, but I just can't get out. *snicker* It makes it sound like I need writer's Exlax or something. ... And on that less than pleasant note, I'm off.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/18193963/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/18193963/ Tue, 06 May 2008 09:51:03 PDT
I mean, we all know that fanon spreads and grows and eventually becomes accepted fact. Just look at Prowl/Jazz, Medic Swoop, and Ratchet's hands as in indication of how one person's fics can change the way a whole group of authors see the core - heck, I've seen new fans swear that Prowl/Jazz is canon, and I figure that eventually it will be the same with Sam/Bee ... I can't actually think of any Het pairings that work like this, I think that most (if not all) of those are stated or implied in the canon sources.

Anyway, I have recently been finding myself playing in PuraJo's sandbox, specifically with her Special Ops Trine fics. It just struck me last night, as I was writing, and asking her advice on how she sees her characters just how interesting the phenomenon really is. I mean, I doubt that I'd ever stop Simon Furman at a Botcon to ask his thoughts on how I portray Ratchet/Megatron (not that I didn't try ... but he was gone by the time I found him).



But I'm rambling. I've found that Botcon has recharged my creative battery. Stories that have been the barest of bunnies for the longest time are finally getting written, and edits are well underway on the fics that need them. I have to admit, it's nice to be creative again. Maybe by November of next year when NaNo rolls around again I'll have a clean plate to work with ... yeah, who am I kidding!

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/17844296/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/17844296/ Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:18:01 PDT
The funny thing is, now that this monster is off to the side, my bunnies have stopped talking to me. Oh well. Time to go poke them a bit.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/17632923/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/17632923/ Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:13:42 PDT

Anyway, onto more normal things, Spring is officially here. My backyard is full of bunny poop and the cats are having a field day! The prey has returned to keep them entertained!

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/17538608/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/17538608/ Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:44:16 PDT
Once it's done, maybe I'll let some of the bunnies out of the cage.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/17332036/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/17332036/ Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:05:29 PDT The Devil You Know is like pulling teeth, and the other three have ground to a complete and total halt. The thing is, I can see where they're going. Heck! I have a basic outline done from what's left of DYK. I've even written the epilogue, but the middle bit, those last three chapters just are refusing to come out of hiding. It's not even like I'm being distracted by ficlets and one-shots ... well, I am being distracted by them, but not in that they're pushing the WIPs away. The WIPs have packed up and moved out and have been replaced with plot bunnies that refuse to allow themselves to be written.

It doesn't help any that my headspace characters aren't talking to me. I can see them whispering to each other, but they're not talking to me ... it's like they're plotting something. ... No, I'm not paranoid. Why do you ask?

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16513693/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16513693/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:58:26 PST
So, yeah, work doesn't help any. The fact that I'm hormonal doesn't help either. Gotta love being a woman when the fertility reminder comes knocking ... And, no, it's not that I want kids. I have never seen myself as a mother, and since I am effectively single and in my mid thirties already, even if I wanted a child, it's not likely to happen, so it's not something I tend to swell on. Of course now that my sister-in-law is very pregnant and feeling the baby kick, it's just kind of hit me that I don't - and never will - have a child. It's odd how society can make me feel like less of a woman because I don't want to reproduce. I mean, folks at work will talk about their kids, and will ask me if I have any. I say no, and rather than accepting that and moving on, the question of why always follows, like this makes me so strange and bizarre. I'll admit that there's a portion of me that want's to reply with "Because I'm single, overweight, and 33. You do the math." Of course, that's hardly a productive response, so I just keep my thoughts to myself and move on to the next subject.

On a more upbeat subject, The Devil You Know is coming along nicely. The last couple of chapters are almost ready to go and my betas are startig to respond. I've also retagged the chapters on my LJ for ease of reference.

I still have to do the Fanfiction Meme that Straya, Nightwind, and Hellfiresythe tagged me for. I haven't forgotten them, I just haven't gotten around to doing them. I also have to get back to working on all the other works that I have pending. I figure that as soon as I've done DYK, I'll get back into one piece at a time, probably starting with Metamorphosis seeing as it's only got a few chapters left to be done. I'll do my best to avoid all challenges until I get the stack cut down a bit. It's not hard this month, since nothing is really speaking out to me, but who knows what the future will bring.

And since I'm rambling and quite tired, I'll just cut off the chatter now and go to bed ...

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16379457/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16379457/ Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:52:01 PST
For those who haven't seen one of these things, the QWERTY portion is the same all all others, but the puctuations keys have all been moved around to make room for accented letters. I remember when you had to enter CTRL+Code to get an accented character, but now they've made life easier for everyone except those who learned on a standard QWERTY.

I miss the days of code. No, I really do. I can't remember half of it any more, but I think it's like rding a bicycle. You never really forget, you just lose access to the relevent files. ... I also miss the days of Format-C. There was a time when that was a real threat. Now folks don't even remember what it is.

Yes, I was made to feel old at work yesterday. And it was by a woman who was old enough to be my mother and then some. Admitedly she doesn't know computers, but still. Word had eaten something and was refusing to spit it up and, of course, Reveal Codes did what it always does; show hard returns and spaces, and precious little else. I lamented the loss of Word Perfect's reveal codes and she was amazed that I was old enough to remember the old programs that still had decent coding access (what was the last? WordPerfect 5.0?). It made me feel unaccountably old somehow. It doesn't help that I work with kids who don't remember the Challenger explosion. Oh yes, they were aloive, but they don't remember it.

So, anyways, since I can't sleep, I'm trying to write, but it's all coming out as stream of conciousness (as you can no doubt tell by reading this), and that style just doesn't work for Fanfic. I keep thinking that I'll wake up tomorrow, look at what I've written, and realize that is bady spelled crap ... Or worse, that it's really good and I should have been on NyQuil since the very beginning. Not that that's likely to happen. I think I've had my characters hold the same conversation three times in three different ways at this point. Oh well. At least I'm giving them a choice of how to say it, it not what to say.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16335414/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16335414/ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:29:30 PST
I have also been tagged for a FanFiction Meme by Nightwind and Hellsfirescythe. Since i don't have a tablet (I don't even know what that is), I'll have to figure out how to type in Paint t answer it. Maybe this weeked I'll sit down and figure out what I'm doing.



However, all of my work is going to have to wait. My cold was getting better, but now my cough has come back and is a dry and aggrivated, so I've taken some NyQuil and I think I have bare minutes before it kicks in and sends me to LaLa land.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16299251/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16299251/ Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:57:05 PST
I can honestly say that I like it. The characters are being provided with a certain amount of depth, instead of the (don't hit me!) often 2-dimensionality of the G1 cartoon characters. I can even say that I like Sari's over-use of the Key. I mean, after all, she is, what, 10 years old or so? I can definatley see this sort of abuse from a very intelligent, sheltered child who has just been given the ultimate skeleton key. I will admit, though, that the show had better have her learn some respect for the thing and her responsibility to it and the Autobots. Otherwise it will go from logical plot device to ridiculous deus ex machina real quick.

I like how the Autobots are having to learn about their new world, how it is shown as something alien to them. I like the fact that Prowl is so very ... zen ... in his approach to life, but isn't above losing his temper on occasion. I like how Bumblebee is a tad annoying, yet is able to move beyond that. I like how Bulkhead is moving toward character rather than token comic relief. And I adore just how young Prime is.

As for Ratchet. Ooooh, that boy is creating plotbunnies. Especially since he was there for the Great War. I have a variety of of little baby bunnies forming in my mind in terms of "Well, what if?" sentiments, but I will hold off on them until I see the Ratchet origin episode.


As for other stuff, "The Devil You Know" is just about done and is being betaed by my fantastic and wonderful volunteers ... have I mentioned just how marvelous they are? And I'm busy making the suggested changes as well as finishing up the last of the plot. ... apparently I am a little too heavy handed on the comas. I tend to use them as breath markers, but after reading "Eats, Shoots and Leaves", I have come to the realization that this is rather antiquated. Honestly, I have no idea where I picked up the habit, but I will have to work at keeping it in check. However, I will not give up my Oxford Comma. I steadfastly refuse! Thankfully it's not something that comes up very often in fiction.

As for the rest of the writing, I hope to get "Metamorphosis" done soon, and as soon as "DYK" is up, I'll get back to work on "Life After Death". Then there are a few other works in progess on the table that need to be completed. After that ... well, after that we'll deal with after that.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16171841/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16171841/ Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:11:30 PST
Speaking of which, real bunnies have taken over my back yard. Between them and the squirrels, my poor cats are being driven insane. I just hope that none of my babies escape - apparently, thanks to all the snow, the coyotes are starving and are making off with small household pets. I'm just thankful that we only have the coyotes; at least they run solo. I don't know if I'd be able to handle starving wolf packs. *shudder*

Now I'm back to bed since I can feel te cold meds kicking in ....

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16123845/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/16123845/ Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:47:38 PST
If anyone sees them, please pass along the message that I'd like them to come home. Soon. I especially need Wheeljack, Smokescreen, Ironhide, Chromia, Movie Bumblebee and Movie Jazz back. And if you happen to see the OCs from The Devil You Know ... well, I'd like to get that finished, and I'm willing to bribe them with energon goodies and high grade.

So far I have Wheeljack and Smokescreen sitting at a table not talking to each other; Chromia and Ironhide are circling the Earth trying to find a place to land; and Movie BB has locked himself in a garage and is refusing to come out until winter's over. And that's just the stuff that partially written. I also have Nightbeat facing off against a Cthulu cult; Smokescreen and Swindle in jail together; and Ratchet and Prowl helping the Winchester brothers against something in a Supernatural cross-over.

I think I need stronger cages to stop the bunnies from breeding until I get some of the stack finished.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15887549/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15887549/ Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:07:38 PST

List your top ten favorite TFs, and the one you like the least.

1) Ratchet (all incarnations, but I'm particularly fond of the Marvel G1 and IDW versions)
2) Wheeljack (all Autobot incarnations of the character)
3) Smokescreen (I adore the G1 cartoon version of him)
4) Nightbeat (his appearances in the Marvel G1 comics were FTW!)
5) Mirage (I've always loved Mirage in all of his Autobot incarnations)
6) Jazz (The cartoon version was by far my favourite, in no small part to Scatman Crothers)
7) Swindle (what can I say, I like con artists)
8) Soundwave (he never gets enough love. I always pegged him as the power behind the throne, and I admire that.)
9) Ironhide (I like cowboys)
10) Rattrap (Beast Wars -- I just always had a soft spot for this character)

Least favourite:

This is hard ... I think I'd have to say the G1 Cartoon version of Starscream. I like the comic versions well enough, but I never saw the attraction to his cartoon incarnation.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15825035/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15825035/ Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:51:11 PST
*sigh* I either need a beta on this or I need to put it aside and come back to it later. I just not sure which.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15748691/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15748691/ Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:36:45 PST
Mind you, the story's not done yet. I should have the rough finished by the end on this month. Then there's editing and figuring out where to post a 32-chapter, 50,000+ word fanfiction that contains no canon characters.

But all that will have to wait. Right now I'm going to go back to resting.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15700290/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15700290/ Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:11:25 PST
Day 27.
45,311 words written.
4,569 words to go.
20 Chapters completed.
11 chapters before teh story is told.
3 days left.


There is no way in hell that this story will be completed in the remaining time, not unless I pull a "rocks fall; everybody dies", or make each chapter 415 words long. But I will hit the needed wordcount, and that's the important thing. At least this year, it's the important thing. We'll see if I do this again. Right now, I'm thinking that NaNo is kind of like Mount Fuji. You climb it once. To do it again is insane.

Of course, I am Canadian, and more importantly, an Ottawan. We tend for forget what last ear was actually like. ... At least that's my excuse for why I stick around through -30 degree weather (that -22 for those on fahrenheit). It surprises me every single time, and I've been through 30 such winters.


45311 / 50000 words. 91% done!

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15627609/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15627609/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:13:45 PST
A friend of mine came up with a suggestion, however. He thinks I should have this character set up a sausage stand on the planet.

38592 / 50000 words. 77% done!

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15597254/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15597254/ Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:27:51 PST
Yeah, I'm overly tired and will probably spend most of December sleeping, but right now I am bouncy happy!

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15566149/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15566149/ Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:18:31 PST


Yeah, I'm procrastinating. I'm allowed to, damn-it! ... And I think I must be tired, because it just took me four tries to spell allowed. "Allowd", "alloud", "aloud", and "alloued" were all written before I got it right ... yes, my English teachers must be proud. Thankfully I was a History major.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15516065/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15516065/ Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:22:34 PST
But, you know, I think I'm getting better about my own feelings of self-worth when it comes to these things. I've accepted the fact that I will never be one of those authors that everyone talks about, who people remember with fondness many years down the road. I know I've said that before, but I think I really mean it this time. I think I've internalized it, so to speak.

And I don't think that self realization could have come at a better time. This week has been hard. I've been angry. No, I've been very angry. For me that usually comes with the depressive lows I sometimes get, and it doesn't help any that work has been ... how do I put this nicely ... it's been problematic, what with people deciding that admin work is easy and then leaving me and my counterpart to pick up the pieces after they try to "help". All things considered, I'm surprised at how civil I've managed to remain.

Anyway ... as I said at the beginning, today will mark 25,000 words. Something I haven't been able to manage in the past. From here on out, it will be up, up, up, and I will be trying my hardest to let it take my mood with it.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15461469/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15461469/ Sun, 11 Nov 2007 09:38:49 PST
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So ... DeviantArt loves me, but only if I live in the US ... Oh, I know that's not what they meant. And I know that, by the nature of these offers they can only be offered to US residents. But still, if you're going to run a website with an international clientelle, then you should never imply "We love you (but only if ...)".

Luckily I'm in a good mood and see the irony in this one. I wonder if anyone is going to flounce over the implication. Probably. Some people are like that.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15398404/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15398404/ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:43:08 PST air Prowl with somebody other than Jazz' challenge. The distraction ended up meaning that I never finished Nano last year. I think I had 21,000 some odd words by the end of the month.

This year, there are no challenges that have come up and bit me (so far), so, at the moment, I'm safe from temptation. Let's hope it stays that way.

Writing on my commute into work has helped with get where I am. It's amazed what one can accomplish in 45 minutes. It's also amazing just how quickly that time flies by when your focusing on work.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15263127/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15263127/ Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:47:25 PDT Metamorphosis (no, really, the rough is almost done this time), so I can begin my NaNo entry with a partially clear plate.

I think that I'll only be posting the NaNo entry on my LJ since, while it is fanfic, it's only going to contain original characters, so it doesn't really fit the profile of any of the fanfiction groups out there. ... And of course, unlike last year's entry, I won't be posting it for general public consumption until it's actually done and edited. If Metamorphosis taught me anything, it's that stories change as they grow, and that can lead to much jumping and randomness.

The other thing I learned was that I have to have the story outlined first, so that I don’t peter out before the month is done. So I have my notebook with each chapter outlined, I have my characters mapped out, and I have everything set to go. And since I’ve had this story in mind for about a year now, hopefully I won’t run into a block right out of the gate.



Potential Title: The Devil You Know

Potential Summary:
In the early days of the civil war on Cybertron, Sentinel Prime authorized several refugee vessels to take Neutrals away from the planet in hopes that they could start peaceful colonies where they would be safe. Many of these refugees were never heard from again; lost to us through time and distance. But history does record the fate of one of the vessels. The Stormchaser was three orns away from its destination when it was shot down by Decepticons in an act of cowardice and deceit. There were no survivors. That is what history tells us. But in this case, history is wrong.



Those who have followed my stuff may remember the name Stormchaser. Ratchet mentions it as the vessel that Arclight was on. The basis of this story is that the ship wasn’t destroyed. Instead, like the Ark, it crashed, only the world they ended up on was far less hospitable than Earth. I’m hoping for an action/adventure/horror piece where the Autobots, Decepticons, and Neutrals have to work together before the planet kills them. Hopefully it works out well

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15180374/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/15180374/ Mon, 22 Oct 2007 21:13:07 PDT
I am filled with warm fuzzies now ...

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/14567099/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/14567099/ Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:39:48 PDT
I mean, as the author, the work is yours to do with as you chose. Leave it up, take it down, change it to include fluffy pink bunnies ... it's your perogative as the author because it's your creation ... But if the readers say they like it, who are you to say otherwise? Who are you to say that your view is right and the faceless masses of readers are wrong?

Now, admittedly, I'm talking about fics over at FFNet. Not exactly the ... pinnacle of taste and culture. After all, as many people have stated in the past, a fantastic fic will get a handfull of readers while a horrible, claw-your-eyes-out, mary-sue fic will get acclaim, e-brownies, and much LEET-OMG-eleventyone "reviews". But frp, everything I've gathered, every site is infested with this sort of behaviour. ... So the question remains:

If the Intarwebz Masses are not necessarily the most biased of readers, how much do you owe them? There are so many unfinished WIPs out there (mine included) that seem to be up simply because people still have them on their favourites or seem to still be hoping for a continuation. I have seen many a rant where the ranter complains about WIPs not being done, or the variation on that, the "I'm not gonna finish it! Stop asking for more!" rant. These invariably lead to a few stung people responding with variants on "I leave it up for those who still like it even though I know it sucks", and on "I leave it up to remind me never to write like that again".

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And I'm rambling and talking in circles .... I'm going to bed ... When I'm finally concious I'll probably be able to make more sense ...

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/14529746/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/14529746/ Fri, 07 Sep 2007 12:10:59 PDT
Oh and my collection grows. I just picked up the plushy Optims and Bumblebee (Softimus and Slumblebee). They're silly, but awful cute

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/14106423/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/14106423/ Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:47:05 PDT
I have come to the conclusion that it's damn hard to stay motivated in writing one of my favoured pairings. I won't stop writing them, but it gets a bit ... a bit old when I keep hearing "It's good, but I'm not convinced."

I know it's not intended as a flame, but seriously, I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. I realize that a particular fan pairing has taken over the fandom. I realize that there are some damned good fics out there featuring them. But I also realize that I'm not convinced of it, I'm happy with my pairing, and I like writing about them. I like the challenges it entails. ... It's just hard when people seem tho think your trying to convince or convert them.


Descriptive Prose

I write in what could be described as an older style. I like descriptive writing. I like telling people exactly what my vision is. I don't like dialogue because, frankly, I'm not very good at it. This descriptive prose tends to appear more in my Ninja Turtles fanfics than it does in my Transformers stuff because in TMNT I write first person and the narrator is a introspective, quiet character. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I like writing like this. ... So when someone tells me that it would have been better with more dialogue or less purple prose, I get a bit disenchanted ... especially since I don't write purple prose.

The whole PM reminded me of a time when a friend told me that "Sin City" was Film Noire because it was filmed in black and white ... Descriptive prose =/= Purple Prose ...


I don't write for reviews, but the reviews certainly do help ... and sometimes they hinder ... I just wish that I could get into people's heads sometimes and see what they really meant, because sometimes, mere words cannot convey our intents.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/13542430/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/13542430/ Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:38:40 PDT
1.Do you like animals? It depends on the animal, but generally, yes.

2. Have you ever met an online friend in person? I met an online acquaintance in person once. Does that count?

3. Are you athletic? No ... no ... no ... did I say no already?

4. Are you: thin, fat, athletically built, etc? I'm built like Mae West. So overweight and happy.

5. How much do you weight? Hahahahahaha! Yeah, no. Not gonna say.

6. What's your height? 5'6"

7. Shoe size? 10.5 but that doesn't exist, I waer an 11.

8. Girls - are you tomboyish, girly, normal, etc? I'm girly, but not "Liek OMG let's be barbies!" girly, it's more early suffragist girly.

10.How old are you? I'll be 33 in a few days

11. When is your birthday? July 4

12. Do you like to receive gift fanart? I'd love to get fan art!

13.Are you sociable? It depends. Once I get over my shyness I'm very sociable, but it takes time to get there.

14. Do you have many friends? Not really, but the friends I've got are family to me.

15. What's your race? European (3/4 Belgian, 1/4 Sicilian)

16. Do you like to talk on the phone? Not really. I prefer to see people, to read their body language

17. Are you single or taken? Happily taken

18. Do you eat meat? Yup. I have neither the intestinal fortitude nor the will to give it up.

19. Are you paranoid? Noooo ... I worry about things that need worrying about, but I'd hardly call that paranoia.

20. Do you read a lot? Anything and everything!

21. Do you listen to music, what kind? It depends on my mood. Sometimes it's angry German thrash, sometimes it's the teen angst of the 60s, sometimes it's the old showtunes of Hollywood. The one thing that is consistant is my love of the Big Band Jazz or the 30s and 40s.

22. Do you play any instruments? I used to play the clarinet, but I haven't picked it up in years.

23. How long have you been drawing? I drew as a child and then someone told me I sucked. I internatized that and stopped drawing until recently.

24. What's the meaning of life? 42

25. Tag eight friends. I don't think I have eight friends on here yet .... So how about we leave it at whoever wants to do this, feel free to snag

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/12457270/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/12457270/ Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:44:48 PDT
I have to get my squares as finished as possible for my quilting class. I figure that I need about 16 to make the wall hanging I'm looking at. I haven't gotten anything done on it since the class.

I really need to write. The LJ group, One Dead Bunny uses the idea of the writing list being a messy garage, and mine is chock ful of way too much stuff so I can't find anything. One plot bunny pushes the others out and they are constantly fighting for my attention. I'm working on Naive Smokescreen and I have to finish the next few chapters of my WIPs. And then there's my crochet projects, and I have to make Saturday breakfast and a chocolate cake for Easter.

I figure that I don't actually need any sleep this weekend, I just have to be awake enough to be sociable for Good Friday dinner and Easter dinner. It wouldn't do for the resident Pagan to be sulky on the most important holy days in christendom.

And of course, I have to be awake for Tuesday, when my new job (hopefuly) starts.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11562545/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11562545/ Thu, 25 Jan 2007 08:50:15 PST
1. Do you like animals?
Yes, very much so. I think I may like my kittens more than I like some people ... no, I'm not headed to crazy-old-spinster-with-100-cats-land.

2. Have you ever met an online friend in person?
No, actually.

3. Are you athletic?
Not really, though I do love to hike.

4. Are you: thin, fat, athletically built etc:
Uhm ... rubanesque ... yeah, I like that word.

5. How much do you weigh?
Repeat after me ... Never ask a lady her weight or age. It's just rude.

6. What's your height?
5'6"

7. Shoe size?
10 1/2. But since women's shoes don't come in half sizes about a 10, I wear 11.

8. Girls- are you tomboyish, girly, normal, etc?
I am sucha girly-girl, I really am.

10. How old are you?
See question 5 ... oh, wait, I included that in my profile. 32.

11. When's your birthday?
July 4.

12. Do you like to receive giftart?
Yeah, who wouldn't?

13. Are you sociable?
I'd like to think so. Shy, but sociable.

14. Do you have many friends?
Not really. I have many acquaintances but few friends. I am very slow to apply that term to people.

15. What's your race?
My mom is half-Belgian hald Italian and my dad is all Belgian. ... So caucasoid if you're getting technical.

16. Do you like to talk on the phone?
Yes, but I prefer talking in person. Body language says much more than the voice does.

17. Are you single or taken?
Very, very single.

18. Do you eat meat?
Mmmmm ... meat! Yes, all kinds, all styles.

19. Are you paranoid?
It's not paranoia if they're really out to get you ... seriously though, I'd call myself overly cautious, but not paranoid.

20. Do you read a lot?
Everything I can get my hot little hands on.

21. Do you listen to music, what kind?
If it's got a beat, I listen to it. Heck, I'll listen to anything with a tune!

22. Do you play any instruments?
I used to play third clarinet in my school band. It's been ages though.

23. How long have you been drawing?
Since I was a child. I'm still not very good at it though. But I figure, each to their own gifts.

24. What's the meaning of life?
42 ... Of wait that's the meaning of life, the universe, and everything ... Uhm? Be excellent to each other?

25. Now tag five of your friends! They MUST take this quiz and post it in their journal!
Free to any good home who'll have it!

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11458522/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11458522/ Tue, 16 Jan 2007 10:27:02 PST
"Hi. I don't much care for fluffy stuff...epecially if its mech/human stuff. Also I kinda always saw Hotrod pining after Arcee. I'd like to see lots more action with the new Autobot command and the new crew seeing Optimus in action.
Show more of Arcee, springer and the combiners on both sides."

Well, I guess as my Mommom always used to say: "If everyone liked the same thing, then the world would be a pretty boring place."

I politely informed him that I had no plans to include either Arcee or the combiner teams and that this was intended as a socio-political piece not a combat piece. I was polite about it, though rather cold.

I don't know why, but this really got my back up. Maybe I'm hearing the comment as a demand rather than a request. Maybe I'm putting in a tone that isn't intended. Maybe I'm just being petulant. After all, he told be exactly why he didn't like it, and that's fine.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11372550/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11372550/ Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:16:32 PST
The various casts in my stories are performing plays in my head trying to tell me where they want the stories to go. Those who are trapped on the Dragon's Claw are showing me an epic escape sequence, the cast of Metamorphosis are acting out the return of Unicron, and my poor turtle boys are showing me something out of HP Lovecraft.

All of them are clamouring for my attention. Unfortunately, they're all speaking in Greek.

I know I have no right to complain about writer's block, but I think my work is getting steadily worse. Maybe I've set my sights too high. Maybe I need to follow through and take a break from writing all together. Maybe I just need to lock myself up in a coffee shop with my laptop and get back to basics. ... Now that's a thought.

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11192522/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11192522/ Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:24:31 PST
We did celebrate Christmas last night with my brother and sister-in-law. We did the presents and had a small dinner of lamb, applesauce, potato croquettes, bread, and butternut squash and sweet potatoes. ... It still strikes me as odd that we had lamb. It's not that turkey is traditional. No, it's not that. It's that there was a sick and twisted voice in the back of my mind saying: "Let us celebrate the birth of the Lamb of God, by eating it."

I didn't get to play with my blow torch. It turns out that there was no gas in it. So I'll get some butane next week. I did make Belgian Sugar Pie, however. It's like a sweet quiche more than a traditional Quebequois or Southern American sugar pie.

So, anyway, we celebrated yesterday, which makes today just another day. Dad and I had leftover croquettes for dinner, and I've been playing Kingdom Hearts all day. I was going to write, but I have to admit I"m feeling a tad depressed. ... It's funny that I would feel this way. I mean, I'm not Christian, and I did my own little celebration for Yule. But Christmas is so ingrained in me, that I'm feeling sad. ... I figure it will be better tomorrow. In the meantime, I'll go back to playing on the Sony and cuddling witht he kittens.

For those with your families and those without, Merry Christmas

]]> *Wyntir-Rose http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11135143/ http://Wyntir-Rose.deviantart.com/journal/11135143/ Thu, 21 Dec 2006 06:43:27 PST
While I am mostly writing for myself, I am also writing for my readers.

I was in a bit of a funk recently about one of my tales. I don't quite know how to get to where I'm going. I can see the finish line, off int he distance, but my characters seem to have plans that don't include me. They want to go off in all sorts of other directions, and that's leading me to rethink some of my continuing stories. I was contemplating just dropping one, or reworking it completely and totally, but then I realized something. People are reading this.

I have at least 7 people who are reading it every week. Can I really let them down by dropping it all because I'm not getting the adjulation that more seasoned writers and badfic are getting? Do I really have any right to expect something that I haven't earned yet, and do I really think that getting into a depressive snit will change anything?

Nope.

So I've come to a conclusion, in a somewhat round about way. I write for me, but I also write for them. To do anything else would be counter productive for me.

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