these are the times i wish i could draw

or at least know where those generic character generators are online...

I've been working out a few things with Beneath the Torn Sky (almost halfway done, hopefully tomorrow...) ANd I've been researching 1920's fashions something I haven't done since I quit writing historical Spike/Dru's as much. I had forgotten just how important the bob haircut was (probably because it's not one of my favorite styles)

Given the recent advent in female in men's roles in my story, I think I'm going to have to go bob everyone's hair. And decide what oil the guys are using to slick back their hair. Everyone's going to look like Roy at Maes' funeral... Killingsworth has decided he wants to look like a young Valentino. I'm ignoring him.

Still, it would be so much fun to be able to draw these guys and play with steampunk backgrounds....

anyhow, word count, you know you've been waiting on this bit of boredom

21699 / 50000 words. 43% done!

holiday stuff

It's just too darn early for me to be doing holiday exchanges (doesn't mean I won't sign up for them). I WILL do the card thing again like always but just give me another week or two to accept that this year has passed.

Speaking of holiday exchanges have a look a the brand new fmagiftexchange and the fireandice2009 challenge I've done the latter before and it's a fun challenge, though it is Ed/Winry only. The former is brand new and open to all pairings and it's patterned after a Buffyverse challenge created by leni_ba and I've done the Buffyverse one often as wll. I think my FMA fan friends would love it. Check it out.

Now for the leave me a prompt and I'll write you a holiday drabble...sorry guys but I'm not doing it this year. I'm burnt out. I've done it for many years but this year I'm just not up to it especially since I want to work on those wonderfully rejected original stories to get them up to snuff.

So while i've seen the 'write me a story' memes going around I won't be posting it. Not that you couldn't write me one if you want. In all those years I've almost never had a story written for me (barring a few exceptions, you know who you are). I will try to finish the two outstanding stories from LAST Christmas. How embarrassing is that?

Okay back to nanoing my little brains out.