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David gave me a $30 Chapters token as one of my pressies and it just somehow seemed to fuel a mad book spree that came to...more than $30. Ahem. Lots of Buffy book goodness; he also bought me the Monster Book and I got the latest Angel p/b because it had Wes on the cover because it features a little old lady who likes cosys and I can relate and the Angel equivalent of the Watcher's Guide.
Oddest thing; wandering around the shop, heavily laden, and the song playing was 'Jingle Bell Rock'. As the singer sang those three words, I glanced down and saw a book with that title a foot away. Lottery odds coincidence, except I never win the lottery. Because I'm wasting my lifetime allotment of coincidences on penny ante stuff like this. Grr.
Christmas has gone fine so far; even had a smattering of snow on the day.
Thanks for all the Christmas wishes; was going to reply to all but time is something I didn't get in my stocking ::hugs everyone::
To clarify the writing less smut; not giving up, not going PG, just getting to the point where I'm not enjoying the smut writing quite as much; feel almost as if it's a chore. Need a break. Though a nice Giles/Xander ficlet plot just popped into my head...
It's not what I do best. Not sure what that is, but it's not smut. In my head? You need a new rating past NC 17. On the page? Still get shy and I think it shows. It's a year exactly since I wrote my first unequivocally smutty fic. I've made myself do it, I've had moments of not being able to type it's been so sizzling in my head...but I don't think it's my strength. So I'm going to try less actual smut and more of what leads up to it, more what goes on the rest of the time.
And that can still be hot. I hope.
Oddest thing; wandering around the shop, heavily laden, and the song playing was 'Jingle Bell Rock'. As the singer sang those three words, I glanced down and saw a book with that title a foot away. Lottery odds coincidence, except I never win the lottery. Because I'm wasting my lifetime allotment of coincidences on penny ante stuff like this. Grr.
Christmas has gone fine so far; even had a smattering of snow on the day.
Thanks for all the Christmas wishes; was going to reply to all but time is something I didn't get in my stocking ::hugs everyone::
To clarify the writing less smut; not giving up, not going PG, just getting to the point where I'm not enjoying the smut writing quite as much; feel almost as if it's a chore. Need a break. Though a nice Giles/Xander ficlet plot just popped into my head...
It's not what I do best. Not sure what that is, but it's not smut. In my head? You need a new rating past NC 17. On the page? Still get shy and I think it shows. It's a year exactly since I wrote my first unequivocally smutty fic. I've made myself do it, I've had moments of not being able to type it's been so sizzling in my head...but I don't think it's my strength. So I'm going to try less actual smut and more of what leads up to it, more what goes on the rest of the time.
And that can still be hot. I hope.