AW, Chapter 15, Stepping Stones (and other things)

[rthstewart]

So, the whopping (and I do mean whopping) Chapter 15 is up.  I thought of splitting it, but once you read it, I think you'll see why I didn't.  No historical notes, really.  It pretty much speaks for itself.

The first 4,000 words of Chapter 15 (with a notable exception in the first couple of paragraphs) repeats Chapter 1 of Rat and Sword Go To War.  Then, it goes off in a different direction.   I had really wanted to get this chapter up before Rat and Sword as they are so closely aligned and this is how I'd intended it -- the AW update first and then Rat and Sword.  I'll start posting Rat and Sword later in the week on ff.net so they can all be read together in one place.

I'll take this opportunity to signal boost the writers and artists of the Narnia Big Bang stories. They are wonderful and please check them out.  Every one is a wonderful, original contribution.  I've so enjoyed them all and tomorrow is the last one!  A huge thanks to snacky for running a wonderful Big Bang and to heverus for my beautiful art.

Also, REMIX.  I didn't do the official one, but musesfool has open season Remix Madness 2012!  Post if you are willing to have your stories Remixed and then pick a story from those who have signed up!  No word limit!  No assignments!  No pressure! (and if you've ever had the urge to fix anything I've done, HAVE AT IT).  I have signed up and I noticed that snacky edenfalling therck and vialethe have as well as others whose work I know and love. 

Errr, right, signing off now and it's what you were expecting.  I think this fleshes out a lot of Rat and Sword, plus stands on its own.

Comments

[lotl101.livejournal.com]

I'll leave a formal review when I'm done with class for today, but for now: alkdhjna;drhjgsldkjgr Happy Flail. The Scene That I Have Been Waiting For. The Other Scene That I Have Been Waiting For. Oh man. *Repeats happy flail* You have made my day!

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it! And I hope you also notice that readers LOVE the poetry you contributed. Thank you so much!

[lotl101.livejournal.com]

I very much enjoyed it! And will enjoy it again when I'm done with my scholarly writing and get to move on to my fandom writing and review.

No, I hadn't noticed anything about my poem, so thanks so much for letting me know! I'm actually really honored that my little bit of poetry is in something so huge and awesome as RaSGtW. I keep smiling when I think about it. Would you mind, if you have a moment, pointing me in the direction of any of the feedback?

Also, I've opted in for open season Remixing. Never having done this before, do you have any advice?

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

The comments about the poems are in Chapter 4 of the LJ. There's a lot of Caps-splosion and Tebbitt/Susan shipping but yes the poems are a hit. Readers are chiding me with, come on, Ruth. They are obviously in love given the words she's using and the poems he wrote for her.

As for Remix, there are two of them -- the regular, where you sign up and are assigned (and that one's closed). And there is the "open" remix now going which is anything goes, the are no assignment, just an open agreement to participate. You can look at other remix stories and you need an AO3 account to post your remix. By signing up you agree to be mixed and you can mix anything that isn't safe or is itself a remix. A remix is some variation on the original. Last year, in the big remix, Caleon wrote a lovely missing scene for me for Palace Guard. I took metonomia's story about Susan as Book of Judith and expanded it. You should use some parts of the original to "anchor" your story, but otherwise, you have at it. You can pick whatever you want that's been offered by others and you hope someone picks you -- though with that many participants and the short deadline, there's probably a lot more offers than actual writing.

Does that help? I'm currently looking at something from Snacky and Edenfalling as I know their work well. I saw a Vorkosigan I might want to do. I need to go back and look at the assignments of the last day, which as of this morning were already over 160. I'm not thinking anyone will pick up anything of mine to remix because it's all so long, but you never know.

[lotl101.livejournal.com]

I shall head over and read them now. Thanks so much!

I think I may try something with one of yours. It'll be short, but I think I have an idea in mind. I'm kind of hoping someone will remix one of mine, but they're so short I have the opposite of you. And thanks!