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Firstly, I'd like to apologise to all for just dropping off the radar like I have. Some folks have tried emailing me, and I have been terrible in not responding. I've been keeping up with reading everyone's wonderful fics, and even sending posting a very occasional comment, but mostly I've been incommunicado.
The reason is that my grandmother died early last week, the result of aggressive throat cancer. She was 96, and had a very good life, but even though it was expected it still threw the whole family into shock. She was much-loved; a real down-to-earth country woman.
It's been a week since the funeral and burial, and I have to admit that my head is still not on straight, and I've been finding it hard to do anything much at the moment that actually requires more than just token concentration. Even now, I'm struggling for the right words, but I wanted to let everyone know why there has been no update from me since finishing "No Greater Gift".
I hope to rectify that this weekend. I have started on the next installment of my "What Never Should Be" series, but it's taking a little longer to write than I expected - probably because I am doing my level best not to allow the story to descend into Gwen-bashing. Don't get me wrong, it's not going to be completely Gwen-friendly but I want to portray her realistically. In other words, as a human being with a capability to learn from her mistakes. It's definitely going to be a challenge for me.
I'm happy to say, too, that I have a few plot bunnies bouncing around in my head, although they all seem to be pretty angsty h/c plots, and I'd kind of like to try my hand at something a little light/fluffy/humorous right now. We'll see. One plot bunny in particular will not leave me alone, but since it involves Jack, the 11th Doctor, slavery, possible permanent blindness and post CoE angst, it might take me a little while to get into the right frame of mind to tackle it.
In the meantime, I am offering to those who want it, "No Greater Gift" in pdf format. You would have had it earlier, but my laptop computer doesn't have the capability to create pdf files. Also, I have not had the chance properly edit the story, so there are typos. (Probably a lot, knowing me) But it is there, in its entirety.
I'm also offering it in plain text format, if anyone has a kindle or any other kind of e-reader, and would like to load it onto their device.
No Greater Gift_pdf
No Greater Gift_txt
I now have one day of work to survive (not much of an exaggeration, this week has been very hard to cope with), and then it's the weekend. Here's hoping next week will be a little better.
The reason is that my grandmother died early last week, the result of aggressive throat cancer. She was 96, and had a very good life, but even though it was expected it still threw the whole family into shock. She was much-loved; a real down-to-earth country woman.
It's been a week since the funeral and burial, and I have to admit that my head is still not on straight, and I've been finding it hard to do anything much at the moment that actually requires more than just token concentration. Even now, I'm struggling for the right words, but I wanted to let everyone know why there has been no update from me since finishing "No Greater Gift".
I hope to rectify that this weekend. I have started on the next installment of my "What Never Should Be" series, but it's taking a little longer to write than I expected - probably because I am doing my level best not to allow the story to descend into Gwen-bashing. Don't get me wrong, it's not going to be completely Gwen-friendly but I want to portray her realistically. In other words, as a human being with a capability to learn from her mistakes. It's definitely going to be a challenge for me.
I'm happy to say, too, that I have a few plot bunnies bouncing around in my head, although they all seem to be pretty angsty h/c plots, and I'd kind of like to try my hand at something a little light/fluffy/humorous right now. We'll see. One plot bunny in particular will not leave me alone, but since it involves Jack, the 11th Doctor, slavery, possible permanent blindness and post CoE angst, it might take me a little while to get into the right frame of mind to tackle it.
In the meantime, I am offering to those who want it, "No Greater Gift" in pdf format. You would have had it earlier, but my laptop computer doesn't have the capability to create pdf files. Also, I have not had the chance properly edit the story, so there are typos. (Probably a lot, knowing me) But it is there, in its entirety.
I'm also offering it in plain text format, if anyone has a kindle or any other kind of e-reader, and would like to load it onto their device.
No Greater Gift_pdf
No Greater Gift_txt
I now have one day of work to survive (not much of an exaggeration, this week has been very hard to cope with), and then it's the weekend. Here's hoping next week will be a little better.
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