Approaching the end of a longfic

[jajalala]

The end is in sight... I'm at 68k and 22 chapters so far, and there's probably only two chapters left to write, maybe an epilogue as well depending on how it goes while writing. I'm partway through the supposed second-to-last chapter, words flowing enough that I think it'll stay on track.

68k in and the main couple hasn't even kissed yet.... #slowburn baby. This is the FE3H Hilda/Marianne camp counselor AU (with a werewolf involved), and although my goal was originally just to make the two girls blush a lot, I ended up taking a lot of tangents for the rest of the Golden Deer and to build up a somewhat action-y/mystery portion. I'm a little scared because action is not my forte... but I think it'll be good for me! And part of my goal with the action is to heighten the stakes of an emotional relationship-based climax, and I love writing relationships.

I love longfics for their spacious development, the ability to keep going in a particular world/story, and of course for the returning readers who come back and react to the chapters as they come out (my most beloved of commenters <3 <3 <3)... but there always comes a time with them that I feel "Yeah this does need to end." This fic has been on-again/off-again about how much energy I have for it, I've been ebbing and flowing like crazy (usually bouts of writer's block solved by long showers). Especially now that I'm getting really involved with a lot of BNHA events with deadlines, sometimes when I sit down to write for this I'm like "Aaa I need to get the chapter out on schedule, but there's this OTHER schedule I'm keeping track of..."

AKA I love it, but once it's done that will be one more thing off my plate per week, which will be a relief with my plate rapidly filling up. I ended up starting to release another BNHA longfic recently (TogaChako) which currently has my brain in a chokehold, so it'll also be a relief to focus on that as the only fic actively publishing chapters. (Though there's lots of side projects from the various events/exchanges I'm writing for ahaha, but they're a little different).

Comments

[vriddy]

Finishing a long project is so satisfying!! Lots of admiration for managing to write long stories like this, #writersgoal :D Good luck with the last couple of chapters now that the end is in sight, and then replacing the freed time with even more projects haha. Wooo!

[jajalala]

Thank you! And ahahaha yes I say "free time" but it's really "time to write more with" XD but writing something different and shiny and new! So still very exciting

[mirawonderfulstar]

This Marianne/Hilda fic sounds really good and I’m just gonna go ahead and mark that for later! Congrats on nearing the end of a long writing project, that’s awesome.

[jajalala]

:D Thank you! If you find time to read it, I hope you enjoy. Fingers crossed I'm able to cross that finish line in a timely manner!

[mirawonderfulstar]

I read about thirteen chapters this evening and I am enjoying it very much. Fingers crossed for you!

[corvidology]

68k in and the main couple hasn't even kissed yet.... #slowburn baby

I think you just got Gold in the Slowburn Olympics! :D

[jajalala]

Hehehe hold that medal until I actually cross the finish line! Hopefully I make it over!

[weatheringtea]

Good luck with it!! Not much left to go and then you get that sweet, sweet checkmark.

I love longfics for their spacious development - right? So much glorious play space to work with to develop the characters and their setting. And those readers who come back every chapter are the absolute best <3

[jajalala]

Thank you!! And yessssss that delicious "completed" chechmark dopamine..... I Crave