All hurt, no comfort ([info]big_pink) wrote,
@ 2008-12-12 22:27:00
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It's like Christmas...in December!
Since Mr. Pink and the Nippers have gone to BC a week before me, leaving my sorry ass in the desolate winter wasteland known as Our Nation's Capital, I have completed the following:

  • bought a 6 ft aluminum ladder to change a light bulb
  • written three chapters of the new original fic (what can I say?  It's bright, it's shiny)
  • watched incessant repeats of SYTYCD-C, because, yes, Nico Archambault does own my soul
  • missed three days of work because of stupid snow and a transit strike (combined with present insane Canadian politics, it's really a sign of the impending Apocalypse)
  • watched Dr. Phil because I am that lonesome without the Pinks
  • seared some scallops and served them up with a lovely chardonnay only to eat in front of my new BFF, the TV.

But, most of all...I HAVE A CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR YOU ALL (if, of course, you want it)

Thanks to the amazing skills of [info]morgandawn and [info]smilla02 , I can now point you in the direction of my web site where you can download volumes 1-3 of Single White, Double Yellow: The Red Series.  That's a shitload of re-edited, reformatted fics, with scans of handwritten notes and maps, photos, a brand spanking-new foreword, and an amazing set of covers that [info]smilla02 made for me because she is truly amazing.  Morgan did a fantastic job of not only putting up with my constant barrage of 'change this, no wait, I liked it better the way it was before!', but she made the whole project look easy.  Originally, we bound the volumes and offered them via Sweet Charity, but now you can enjoy the fruits of all our labours.  Ho-ho-ho.  Note: the PDFs are formatted for easy-printing on standard letter (8.5 x 11).


*does spazzy dance of sheer unmitigated joy*


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and a merry christmas to you too!
[info]catdancerz
2008-12-13 03:57 am UTC (link)
just go easy on that chardonnay ;>

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[info]catdancerz
2008-12-13 04:11 am UTC (link)
oh very prettty....now i have to read fire in the hole again from the start this time :>

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Re: and a merry christmas to you too! - [info]big_pink, 2008-12-13 04:18 am UTC

[info]novembersguest
2008-12-13 04:04 am UTC (link)
*makes grabby fingers* Seriously? Seriously? *squees* Oh, that is just marvelous!!! Thank you, thank you so much to you and [info]smilla02 and [info]morgandawn . I &hearts you all!!!

I think you'll have to change your name to Santa now.

But, really, I would be so lonely without my hubby and kiddoes. Hope you all are reunited safely and soon--before all that TV rots your brain ;).

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 04:19 am UTC (link)
It's only a week before I'll see them all, but it's been so QUIET around here -- so I've invited over all the neighbourhood chicas for a wine and cheese tomorrow. Because I'm no good whatsoever at being quietly alone.

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(no subject) - [info]novembersguest, 2008-12-13 04:46 am UTC

[info]noirbabalon
2008-12-13 04:08 am UTC (link)
OMG! :-D Pressies from BP!!!!!!

Thank you! Skipping away with glee!

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 04:20 am UTC (link)
You're welcome! And I'm sure that you'll see how freakishly PRETTY they are! Not my doing, of course, but they are magnificent! Enjoy!

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[info]theladyscribe
2008-12-13 04:33 am UTC (link)
Fuck yes. Downloading the series. Because I need even more reading material for the holidays. *g*

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:32 pm UTC (link)
You can never have too much reading material. Just look at my bedside table. Look, I tell you -- it's not a table....it's a stack of books! Books, good for reading, and as furniture!

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[info]harrigan
2008-12-13 04:42 am UTC (link)
*does spazzy dance of sheer unmitigated joy*

A huge Thank You to you and your elves! I *love* having the ability to have a hard-copy to take and read anywhere I go (desert island perhaps?), and I can't wait to indulge in the covers and extra's!

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:34 pm UTC (link)
I think the extras make it. It's funny, because until morgan made these for me, I'd never held 99% of the fic in my hands -- I never print up, I always edit on screen. Scary. But so nice to have them.

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[info]minim_calibre
2008-12-13 05:39 am UTC (link)
!!!!!

DUDE.

DUDE.

DUDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

::does the dance of joy::

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:34 pm UTC (link)
Who says that fanfic doesn't involve physical exercise?

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[info]tabaqui
2008-12-13 06:10 am UTC (link)
Hey, hey you!!
*waves*
How are you? It's chilly here! We got snow!
*it already melted*
And i love scallops, mmmmmmmm....

*and i wrote rps, omg. j2!!*

It *is* like Christmas!
*twirls you madly*
Wheeeeee! I snagged, 'cause despite your twisted need to keep the boys from *talking*, and despite your stubborn refusal to tumble them into bed and make them happy, oh so happy, you are pretty much my most favorite spn author out there.
So.
*grabby hands*
*luffs*

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:37 pm UTC (link)
HEY!

I looked at your LJ last night and wanted to say hi but then got too tired to actually read properly! How are things with you my dear?

We have a fuckofalot of snow and I hate it, but I live in the snow capital, so I should probably just get used to it.

I like to keep the boys unhappy. Look at my lj sub-name: all hurt, no comfort. I never claimed to be about rainbows and puppies.

The scallops were amazing, with a butter-shallot-wine sauce. I believe in cooking well, even when I'm alone. And if you don't have a nice meal, then you have no excuse for that glass of wine, right?

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(no subject) - [info]tabaqui, 2008-12-13 04:04 pm UTC
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(no subject) - [info]tabaqui, 2008-12-13 04:19 pm UTC

[info]dodger_winslow
2008-12-13 08:25 am UTC (link)
Big happydance of happy happy joy joy. Thank you for the most awesome Xmas pressie!

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:38 pm UTC (link)
Hey, Dodge -- you're most welcome. I was really delighted to be able to give ANYTHING back to fandom after the lame-ass writer I've been for most of this year.

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[info]caffienekitty
2008-12-13 08:26 am UTC (link)
Huzzah! Not only are you alive, you brought awesomeness! Thank you! *plots to take over the printer at work monday*

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:39 pm UTC (link)
I hear you're getting snow over there -- Professor Pink and the Kniblets circled Nanaimo for a while yesterday, and then were sent back to Vancouver, only to take the Duke Point ferry.

Don't get busted at work, darling -- I'm sure they'd be really understanding.

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(no subject) - [info]caffienekitty, 2008-12-13 05:56 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]big_pink, 2008-12-13 06:22 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]caffienekitty, 2008-12-13 06:55 pm UTC

[info]gretazreta
2008-12-13 08:28 am UTC (link)
Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.
THANK YOU SO SO SO SO MUCH.
That's really fantastically generous of you. I was of a mind to bid for this on Sweet Charity but I had less than no money in my bank account at the time (and in NZ dollars which are like, little tiny half dollars) and so I didn't. But boy, did I covet.

This is such a brilliant Christmas present. Honestly, I just.... *flails*. Without hyperbole I can't think of many surprise gifts that I would like more.

I'm delighted. Thank you so much... and Merry Christmas. :)

Edited at 2008-12-13 09:29 am UTC

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:41 pm UTC (link)
God, you're down in NZ? Professor Pink is a reformed NZer. He's never taken me, but it was such a delight to watch LotR with him, because he kept yelling at the screen about locations. And some of the extras in the background. He spotted at least 3 people he knew. He said that NZ a small place and if you know one actor or model, you pretty much know them all.

Merry Christmas to you too, sweetheart -- happy reading!

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[info]metal_dog5
2008-12-13 09:21 am UTC (link)
Oh, thank you so much! I can't wait to re-read the stories :D

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:41 pm UTC (link)
It's much easier in this format, I have to say. And I hope the little extras make for a few surprises.

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[info]crimsonkitty88
2008-12-13 10:29 am UTC (link)
EEEEEEEE OMG WAAAAAAAAANT!!!! *downloads*

Everything's so pretty...

*_*

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:42 pm UTC (link)
See? Want + BigPink = HAVE

I like it when I'm good at math.

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(no subject) - [info]crimsonkitty88, 2008-12-16 10:40 pm UTC

[info]tenebrio
2008-12-13 11:38 am UTC (link)
You have no idea how gleeful this makes me. I don't say it enough, but I really love your stories, and I'm finding the foreword and notes to be fascinating insights into how they grew. [info]smilla02's covers are gorgeous, and [info]morgandawn's done a beautiful job on the pdfs, too. Thank you!

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:43 pm UTC (link)
You are welcome -- we all had a great time working on this project. It was hilarious to pull out the old notebooks and try to figure out my own writing. Cheers, and merry Christmas!

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[info]smilla02
2008-12-13 12:01 pm UTC (link)
Wheee!
Yes, I have nothing else to say *g*

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:44 pm UTC (link)
You, my dear, don't have to say a THING.

*smooch*

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[info]storm_grant
2008-12-13 12:14 pm UTC (link)
>>written three chapters of the new original fic (what can I say? It's bright, it's shiny)

Go, you with the original fic! Is that the first 3 chapters or 3 *more* chapters?

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:45 pm UTC (link)
Heheheheheheh.

Sorry -- first three chapters, but it's all outlined and the research's in the basket and it's...it's...really fun. I'm having a blast and I think about it constantly, which is a good sign.

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[info]sidhe_woman
2008-12-13 01:23 pm UTC (link)
I suspect you might have heard me cheer all the way from the UK to Canada. Thank you for SWDY. I will download them just as soon as I finish this note. I enjoyed them ihn their original form, but this will go straight into the *Library* folder.

I really like and admire your writing. You have everything I love in a story - humour, jeopardy, angst, strong and character-driven fast-paced plottiness, - and 100 per cent character-accuracy. IMHO no one writes the Supernatural people quite as well as you do, and I've read a hell of a lot in all Spn genres. I can *see and hear* every moment of your stories, like a movie screen in my head.

I wish you all good luck with your original fic as well. Please keep us posted, especially when [*not* if] it's published. Discerning readers will want to know.

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 03:47 pm UTC (link)
Thank you so much -- I've been so absent lately, it was hard to show my face. Now I can again, so that's something.

The original fic is coming along well -- it's re-using New Deal research and setting, but with new characters -- who I really like writing. A ghost story, a family story. Lots of swearing, mostly in French (oh, don't ask).

Merry Christmas, my dear.

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[info]a2zmom
2008-12-13 04:45 pm UTC (link)
Oh, very shiny!

I haven't commented in a dog's age (what does that even mean?). My life is so crappy at the moment that even Sam would feel sorry for me. No Dean though. I haven't quite reached his level of suck yet.

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 06:24 pm UTC (link)
My mum used to say 'donkey's years'. Yeah. I don't know what that means either. I guess donkeys live a long time?

I'm sorry to hear that life's crappy for you right now, darling. I hope that it improves and that you weather it more or less intact. However, I like your scale.

On a scale of Sam to Dean, where would you rate your crappiness, 1 being Sam and 10 being Dean?

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[info]machinistm
2008-12-13 06:06 pm UTC (link)
This is absolutely gorgeous! They're just asking to be printed out and nicely bound for snuggling up with. Thank you for sharing this with us!

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 06:25 pm UTC (link)
You are welcome as all get out. Enjoy!

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[info]gottalovev
2008-12-13 06:29 pm UTC (link)
you have a WEEK by yourself? wow! is there echo in the house? I wonder how I'd react. I might like it, although I'd miss the kidlets.

and WOW. what a great, great gift you are giving us all! it looks AMAZING and i loved the foreword, can't wait to re-read it all!

and 3 chapters in huh? that's great! =D

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-13 06:50 pm UTC (link)
I KNOW. It's really amazing. I'm pinching myself. I have work all next week, but the evenings are mine, all mine. I do miss the little pinks, but I'm sure they're having a good time. The silence is getting to me, though. I've turned on the radio upstairs so I can pretend that A2 is working in his home office.

The PDFs are pretty damn nice, aren't they? So pretty and shiny. I'm glad that you liked the foreword, it was great looking over the stuff as a whole and then to try to figure out what the hell I was trying to say with it all.

Three chapters, baby, I'm on a roll! Loving it! Many thanks to you, of course. *smooch*

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Thank you
[info]firesnake77
2008-12-14 03:34 am UTC (link)
I've never commented, but I wanted to thank you for writing - I've been reading your stories since March, and they really helped me through a long business trip, gave me something to look forward to every day. I love your characterizations, and especially your Dean. I'm thrilled that you're writing a new fic - thank you!

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-15 11:58 pm UTC (link)
*pets your wee otter*

ANYTHING I can do to lessen the infernal boredom of a business trip makes me very happy indeed.

Cheers!

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[info]zillahseye
2008-12-14 08:00 am UTC (link)
I'm getting a new netbook next week and this will be the VERY FIRST THING ON IT. <33333333333 I have DREAMED of having a copy of this to hold in my wee hands.

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-15 11:59 pm UTC (link)
I have no idea of what you speak, but if it makes you happy, dollface, I'm happy.

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[info]liptonrm
2008-12-15 09:56 am UTC (link)
This is absolutely terrific. [info]morgandawn and [info]smilla02 have done a fantastic job of formatting and cover arting and, wow, what a great looking anthology they've put together.

I feel kind of like a doofus for asking this, since you all have already done so much, but have you thought about putting these up on Cafepress? You've already done all of the hard stuff, formatting wise, and printing over there does save a couple few trees (which is an argument that feels vaguely ironic? or topical? given Red;-). Plus that means the internetz at large could order nifty copies to put on our bookshelves, for printing and shipping costs only, of course.

But whether or no, this is absolutely and utterly fan-freaking-tastic. A ginormous thanks to you all for putting this together.

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[info]big_pink
2008-12-15 11:57 pm UTC (link)
Hey, darlin' -- I'm so glad you like them. As I've said, most of the hard work was done by MD and Smillie, I just sat back and smiled.

As for your question: Will you be offering your fan fiction through self-publishing sites?

My answer: I am not thinking about making the volumes available in any way other than how I've done it and here's why... Self-publishing sites like Cafe Press have policies against selling fan fiction through their websites. Some fans go the amateur/non-profit route and offer their fan fiction through fanzine dealers - in fact this is longstanding tradition in fandom which is still ongoing. At this point, I am only comfortable offering my fan fiction free and on-line but will certainly post something if this changes.

Believe me, I've thought about this long and hard, and this stuff I write? It's all free, free, free. What you choose to do with a PDF for your own personal use is your business.

*smiles, sits back, wonders where the hell dinner is.*

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[info]eaglegirl6
2008-12-16 09:36 pm UTC (link)
Hi! I just saved off your .pdfs - thanks for doing all that work to make it easier for your junkies, er, readers, to partake:) I love your forward, too; it makes me want to re-read EVERYTHING to see what you were trying to get into my thick skull the first time (which I was too busy enjoying the pretty and owies to see). Also looking forward to your next project :)

Kelly

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[info]big_pink
2009-01-02 06:09 pm UTC (link)
Heh. Lookit me, getting back to people now, WEEKS later. I am so so made of lazy (and vacation, that too). Merry Xmas, happy NY all that.

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[info]catsbycat
2008-12-21 02:33 pm UTC (link)
Oh wow!!! Thank you so much for these!! To morgandawn and smilla02 as well! I've printed out most of your stories already, but they are all very haphazardly put together. Good enough to lie in bed and read - but they aren't going to last for long. I'm definitely going to get these printed and bound professionally, something I've pondered getting done for a while. Now with all this it'll be no problemo!

What a fabulous Christmas pressie. :o) Printed fanfic is the best thing to take on holiday. Not only because so much of it is such high quality reading, but it helps to prevent withdrawal from the boys *grins*

Thanks again!

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[info]catsbycat
2008-12-21 02:36 pm UTC (link)
Damn. Forgot to add - New fic?!! Oh my greatness! That is good news indeed :)

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