popcorn fic udpate and a movie question

[rose_griffes]

I'm up to 28,000 words on popcorn fic right now--which is awesome, yay me, rah rah rah, etc... except that when I started outlining the story in more detail, I honestly thought I'd be done about four thousand words ago. [insert derisive laughter here, trailing off into sobs] And now I'm feeling a bit panicky; there are thirty-nine days left before the second season of Person of Interest begins, and I really want this story complete and posted before it gets totally jossed. (Ahahah, jossed is a weird term to use when there's a character with that name on the show.)

Um. Send happy writing vibes? Or happy plot-making vibes? Or chocolate? Or advice? Because I'm about to start writing the part for which I pretty much have a two sentence outline. And the particular thing that needs to happen probably ought to fill up a chapter or two. Fun times. If I thought I was writing too slow before this...

New topic! Should I go see the newest Bourne movie? On the plus side: Jeremy Renner's arms. On the minus side: no actual Jason Bourne, and I'm squeamish about too much violence. For example, I haven't watched a James Bond movie since Brosnan was still Bond. And y'all know how I feel about ruggedly not-quite-handsome blond men; even Daniel Craig hasn't been enough to get me to watch on the big screen thus far.

(The misogyny doesn't help Bond's case either. But it was the violence that made me curl into a tiny ball in my seat the last time I saw a Bond movie in the theatre, not the bad sexual puns or gratuitous cleavage shots.)

eta: Hm, thinking about this, I can't really remember if the violence levels in the second or third Bourne movies was problematic for me. So... probably not? I do remember absolutely hating the way the car chase scenes were shot in movies 2 and 3, but that's because I'm also sensitive to jerky motions on camera. I'm bothered more by that than by riding a roller coaster. (Never had any problems riding a roller coaster. Got super-nauseated watching a fast-moving film in IMAX once.)

Comments

[siljamus]

*sending happy writing / plot-making vibes*

*hands over the virtual chocolate*

[rose_griffes]

Thank you!

[daybreak777.livejournal.com]

*sends writing vibes*

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Thanks! *hugs*

I need to call you and chat! Maybe a weeknight soon?

[daybreak777.livejournal.com]

Sure! Just e-mail me and let me know when!

[icepixie]

As someone who recently wrote the 27,677th word on something I figured could not possibly hit 8,000, I am in complete sympathy. What the hell is this "plot" thing and why do I suddenly have one?

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I did NOT invite a plot to my house. It just showed up, started camping out on the front lawn and then snuck in the back door.

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

Um. Excuse me. I beg to differ. You TOTALLY invited a plot into your home. Just sayin'...

[brickhousewench.livejournal.com]

28K words? Go you Writerly McWriterpants! I'm impressed. *Sends good vibes for the difficult chapter*

And if you've seen the trailers for the Bourne Legacy, you've seen the vast majority of the action in the movie. It's less action movie and more character study of Aaron Cross and Dr. Marta Shearing (love Rachel Weisz!). Which I rather enjoyed more than just a straight up action flick. My main problems with Bourne 2 and 3 were the nausea inducing shaky camera work, which was blessedly lacking this time.

And Renner has his shirt off a LOT if that makes a difference to you. ;-)

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

And if you've seen the trailers for the Bourne Legacy, you've seen the vast majority of the action in the movie.
Okay, good. My main reaction to the trailer was "Oooh, Renner and Weisz! Also, implausible motorcycle chase, excellent!" And I'm more motivated to watch knowing that there isn't the jittery camera thing and that there is shirtlessness for Renner. Much more motivated. :D

[brickhousewench.livejournal.com]

Heh, I can't remember who on my friends list has been bitten by the Renner bug and who hasn't. Plus, I'm shallow like that. =P But I did enjoy the movie. It's a Bourne movie in name only, Aaron Cross is a completely different character. Some people seemed to have a problem with that. I don't know why. *shrugs*

[blacktop50.livejournal.com]

Sending you lots of good writerly vibes! Keep chopping away at it.

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement!

[lizardbeth-j.livejournal.com]

*waves fic writing pom-poms*

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[sabaceanbabe.livejournal.com]

I'm up to 28,000 words on popcorn fic right now--which is awesome, yay me, rah rah rah, etc... except that when I started outlining the story in more detail, I honestly thought I'd be done about four thousand words ago. [insert derisive laughter here, trailing off into sobs]

This is awesome! Go, you! And welcome to my world. :P [cue hysterical laughter]

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Hysterical laughter indeed. *sigh*

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

you say 28,000 like it's a bad thing. wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaants.

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

Up to 31,000 now. That's actually a slower pace than I was writing before, but work started again, so... *sigh*

I think I'm going to start posting in a week, even though I'm not finished, because I want to get it all online before the show comes back Sept. 27. (And I'm not immune to the effects of comments, so that might push me to write the last part faster? I hope, anyway.)