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Chapter 65

On other, more pleasant things, I’m off for vacation next week with the family and really looking forward to it.  Don’t worry, the story will continue but it may not have more than just a basic description of the day’s chapter in it.

My new story, tentatively called “Red Storm”, is coming along well.  Hoping to get a lot of it done on vacation.  Nothing like writing pool side with a drink (with umbrella in it) sitting next to you.  Right now I need to get them off the Enterprise and into the retrieval of a probe that fell out of orbit.  I hope to get them there tonight.

So, in today’s chapter Rob is back in the States and finds out what happened to Beth.

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Also, I wanted to share the excitement.  My friend, Lisa Darling has submitted her newest story to publishers and have FOUR of them interested in it.    Way to go Lisa!!!  (Her site is www.MoonsMusings.com)

I hope everyone else had a lovely weekend as well as we enter the big, dramatic stuff of Second Chances.

Beth is still feeling ill but is working hard on MacBeth.

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Got news that one of my classes for the fall semester that was originally canceled has been un-canceled!  Very happy that I’ll be in  shiatsu class in the fall and graduate on time!

I”m going to try and keep up with my writing more, even during the semester.  It’s liberating to me to dive into a story and see it come to life with each keystroke or movement of the pen.  I’m still figuring out the broad strokes of the story and doing necessary research but I haven’t had this kind of excitement about writing in a long while and it feels great.

One other thing, I want to wish my “older” brother a very happy birthday!  (Multi-generational family joke there.)  I know this year is going to be a year of amazing changes for you and your growing family.  I can’t wait to meet my niece or nephew in only a few weeks.  I hate the idea that there are so many miles between us but I know you are where you  need to be in your life.

So, what’s going to happen today with Beth and Rob?  Well, Beth calls Sarah for help because she doesn’t know what else to do.

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For a long time, I never thought I would write another one because I have so many completely original story ideas running in my head.  Fan fiction can be a challenge to write because, at least I try, to stay within the confines of the Cannon that has been established by the creator(s) of that Universe.  There is a lot of fan fic out there, much of it is bad.  Many people think that its just the author trying to live in that universe.  Even the bad stuff out there has worth to me.  The fact that someone has taken the time to put their ideas down and even willing to share their creation with the universe should be commended.

Who cares if they are trying to live in their fandom?  That’s where some of my ideas come from or I ask myself how would I deal with this situation (or would this be believable in the Cannon).

Will I write more fan fics?  I don’t know.  They are fun to hop into for a bit and right now I am really enjoying the process.  I’m probably feeling this way after spending the last year studying and doing school work.  The escape to another world is very refreshing.

My goal right now is to get the first draft done by the time the fall semester begins.  That gives me a little less than a month.  I better get working on it!

Today’s chapter Beth tries to contact Rob but can not.

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I drop my youngest off at day care and get back in the car with every intention to head into the office for the day.  Go to start the car and “click”.  The radio turns on and the windows open and close but the engine goes “click”.  I love my minivan (named Jorgen) and I can’t believe that I’ve had “him” for 2 years already.  With that said, we think it has something to do with the starter (duh).  Not the battery even though the “experts” had to check that too.

Oh well, so I waited for over an hour for the tow truck to tow me a full MILE to the dealership since it’s under warranty and there is no way I am paying for a tow or the repairs right now.  It’s the second time I’ve been in for this problem and it needs to be fixed and be reliable.  There is no reason that this should be an issue since it is still new, in eyes.  After waiting all day for the diagnosis of what was wrong with Jorgan, the guy at the dealership said that it started fine with both keys and the remote starter AND their fancy diagnosis tool didn’t come up with anything.  Now I just need to wait until it happens again.  Oh Joy – NOT!

I made the best of my wait.  First of all, the weather was beautiful to just hang out in so that was nice.  Second, it gave me time to start some notes on a new story.  I was going to go start a Wesley Crusher fan fic (Star Trek:TNG) but something hit me Sunday night while I was watching Star Trek:Nemesis and now I have another Captain Picard story in the works.  I want it to be a fun little story where the characters will be challenged, knowing their end fate before their adventure even begins.  I really am looking forward to starting work on it but sometimes writing the notes are just as fun.  No idea how long it will be, probably not longer than Second Chances.

When I post this new story, I’m not really sure when that will happen.  I do like to finish writing the entire story before posting.  This is mostly because I do tend to hand write out many of my stories first and then type them in after.

I’d love to hear if anyone is hankering for a ST:TNG fan fic any time soon!