April ExoWriMo - Word Count Report In

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 April ExoWriMo 

Report in with your word counts!

This entry is for  reporting daily word counts! Every day after you finish writing/creating, please comment with your nickname, the day and the number of words you wrote. See the example below:

Comment to this post and use the following format: 

Subject: Day [date], [your username], [that day's word count]
Example: Day 1, Cutiesonthehorizon, 134 words

If you forget to report in during that day, no worries, post a comment the next day, just report with the date of the previous day in the subject line. 

Please try and use the format mentioned above for the subject line so it'll be easier for us to keep an eye on the word counts. As to the comment itself, feel free to gripe about how hard the words were, or squee about how easily you wrote half a chapter! You can put in your favorite sentence, or add a link to the fic, whatever you feel like:) 

To help you all out a bit, April was decided to be the month of AUs/Crossovers! You're of course welcome to create any kind of content, but if you want to get some inspiration, there are few AU/Fic generators: 

http://writers-den.pantomimepony.co.uk/writers-plot-ideas.php
http://colormayfade.tumblr.com/generator
http://www.springhole.net/writing_roleplaying_randomators/au-idea.htm

Most of all, have fun and don't forget to report in:)


 

Comments

Tall-Skinny-Scottish

[tall_skinny_scottish]

So this is technically from March 30 because that's when I started writing my first AU for the ExoWriMo, but I still wanted to share my progress:
March 30, Tall-Skinny-Scottish/Eva:
Words written: 805
Words for the outline: 1012
I can't really share anything for now, mostly because I've only written boring exposition, but I will try to share a few sentences soon!

Re: Tall-Skinny-Scottish

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Nice way to kick off the month - with an early start! Yay! <3 Can't wait to learn what the fic is about, heee:)

Day 1, Herbeloved82, 1782 words

[herbeloved82]

The Mafia AU no one asked for began and I already feel this baby will keep me busy all month long.
Happy Easter, Happy Holidays and Happy April Exowrimo everyone.

Re: Day 1, Herbeloved82, 1782 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Woot! That's an awesome start:) Happy holidays and exowrimo to you too:)

Day 1, cutiesonthehorizon, 1032 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

For the start I managed several different incomplete scenes from my Peter/Marcus adopt Tomas AU, lol. Have a bit of a sample:)

"I'm sorry, for acting like a freak. I can't... can't stop it. Lo siento. I.... I need to go back to class." With that Tomas pulled away and run inside the school. Marcus didn't follow. He stayed standing on the now empty playground, his mind whirling. When he accepted this job, it was just a temporary fix, a favor for one of Peter's old friends. Marcus was supposed to teach Latin, maybe pester some kids to stop bullying the younger ones. He didn't expect to be confronted by his old life... by his calling. Suddenly he remembered the conversation he had with Peter the morning before his first day.

'I think I would rather face a demon than a bunch of hormonal teenagers,' he said to Peter with a smile before leaving. Now his words came to bite him in the ass it seemed. Annoyed and put out, Marcus looked up at the sky.

"Damn you. I didn't mean it literally," he uttered. The only reply he got was the swish of the wind and the sun happily shining down on him.

Re: Day 1, cutiesonthehorizon, 1032 words

[cinelitchick]

Look at you with the word count! This excerpt is so good. I love Marcus' "Damn you. I didn't mean it literally." ❤️

Day 1, thenbringmeback, 2037 words

[thenbringmeback]

Mine's an AU involving a music festival, tomarcus, possible mouse/bennett(still undecided here lol), and shenanigans. Here's a snippet:

Tomas Ortega's life is straightforward, as if written in a book, and he likes it that way.

He's never once contemplated the chance that things could change. That his life could grow more interesting, and not necessarily in a way he dislikes.

But it's about to.

Tomas has a friend. She goes by Mouse, and she's taken it upon herself to ensure that he gets a vacation. Not because he's overwhelmed, as he is utterly fine with the route things have gone in his life so far, but because she believes he has grown boring.

"You can resume your graphically horizontal life afterward," Mouse tells him simply as she stuffs the printed ticket into his hands. "But for now, you're going to humor me."

Re: Day 1, thenbringmeback, 2037 words

[cinelitchick]

Music festival. Tomarcus. Shenanigans. How soon can I read this? BTW, I'm totally stealing "You can resume your graphically horizontal life afterward" to use at some point in my own life. Lolol Also, that word count? Holy crap! Nice!

Day 1, ide_cyan, 50 tweets

[ide_cyan]

Did a bunch of research but ended up not writing any fiction. Watched Jesus Christ Superstar Live and tweeted a LOT about it, though, often answering the folks asking "who is that playing Pilate?" with plugs for the show, so I'm gonna round the number off to about 50 tweets.

Re: Day 1, ide_cyan, 50 tweets

[cinelitchick]

Haha! I love this!

Day 1, cinelitchick, 970 words

[cinelitchick]

TBH, this all went towards finishing my Normero/Bates Motel fic which I am now two scenes away from completing. If all goes well, I'll start my Exorcist AU by the end of the week and will include samples. Bare with me, guys!

Re: Day 1, cinelitchick, 970 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Nice word count. But we want Exorcist [whines in the background] and fic samples and.... Exorciiiiiiiiist *pretty please?*

Day 2, Herbeloved82, 1551 words

[herbeloved82]

Bishop Egan jumped into my story and demanded attention. Hopefully, it will be the first and last time.

Re: Day 2, Herbeloved82, 1551 words

[cinelitchick]

Nice. lol Love that word count!

Day 2, cutiesonthehorizon, 1898 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Yay! The scene of Peter and Marcus meeting the first time is almost done!
Here's a bit of a teaser:

As if feeling the gaze, the man lifted his head and looked straight at Peter. Their eyes locked and the man frowned, the pencil in his hand wavering, mouth parting in silent question. Peter swallowed, his throat suddenly dry. It was the man who broke the eye contact first as if in embarrassment. He resumed his drawing but Peter kept watching him and saw the occasional covert glances thrown his way, as if checking he was still there.
"You should be careful about that one," the chaplain sitting next to him warned with a soft smile and Peter startled. He totally forgot he wasn't alone.
"Sorry. What?"
The chaplain chuckled.
"That chap you're eyeing. He's a difficult man. His story is complicated and sad."
Peter wasn't even trying to pretend he didn't know what was going on. Instead he looked back towards the man on the grass, just to catch a quick glance his way and felt a shiver run down his spine.
"Who is he?"
"Father Marcus Keane."

Re: Day 2, cutiesonthehorizon, 1898 words

[thenbringmeback]

Oooh, those last couple of lines are haunting and beautiful!!! Makes me really want to see more! Nice work!

Day 2, thenbringmeback, 2331 words

[thenbringmeback]

In which the shenanigans begin and Marcus makes Tomas traverse a lot of different facial expressions all in a few moments:

"I told you," Marcus comments with a lazy smirk. "You should see your face right now."

Tomas imagines it's something akin to the face he and Luis made one time when they'd tried banana peppers on a pizza. At least they'd had fun, though. This...Tomas isn't sure what to call it yet.

Re: Day 2, thenbringmeback, 2331 words

[cinelitchick]

Hahaha!!! Out of context, this sample is great. I'm looking forward to seeing it in context. Very impressive word count!

Day 2, cinelitchick, 1445 words

[cinelitchick]

Yes, it all went towards my Normero/Bates Motel fic. BUT it's finished!!! I still need to do the usual rounds of editing, but it is written. And you know what that means? I can start writing my Exorcist AU! Now I just hope I can pull this off. Lolol

Re: Day 2, cinelitchick, 1445 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Ah, finally finished! Awesome! Now you can start with the exorcist *wink*

Day 2, ide_cyan, some tweets & research

[ide_cyan]

I feel like I'm off to a bad start writing-wise on account of the not writing. Ended up tweeting some more (I've lost count) about JCS, and spotting Kurt Egyiawan's small role as a Neverland pirate in the terrible 2015 Pan movie since it was on TV, but still have no shred of fiction written out.

Been continuing to do research, lately mainly on possible background for Bennett (because his past is so lightly sketched in the show and I'm trying to connect the dots between a kid being taken in by a Cardinal in Punia to the Prefect of Papal Security), and did find the really interesting tidbit that the name Bennett is derived from Saint Benedict, ie the patron saint of exorcists, the same Benedict as in the medal worn by Marcus and the cross used in set decoration throughout the show (I'd noticed it some time ago on the floor of the rooms where the nuns conduct exorcisms in s1, and of Mouse's Antwerp crypt in S2).

Re: Day 2, ide_cyan, some tweets & research

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Nice research! And thank you for the information, it is really interesting:) You'll get to writing fic, don't worry about it. Tweeting is good too, helps promote the show:)

Day 3, cutiesonthehorizon, 810 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Not so many words today, it was a lot of exposition and that's harder to write than good old dialogue, but alas, it was needed. Here's a rather short sample:

"I really think I'd rather face a demon than a bunch of hormonal teenagers," Marcus sighed. Secretly Peter had to agree with that sentiment, however he wasn't about to voice it.

"I for one feel much better about you facing teenagers than demons. It's... safer."

Marcus snorted.

"You clearly haven't met that many teenagers lately."

Re: Day 3, cutiesonthehorizon, 810 words

[cinelitchick]

OMG. I snorted when I read, "Secretly Peter had to agree with that sentiment, however he wasn't about to voice it." Then I get two lines later and see, "Marcus snorted." Hahaha!!!!

This is a sweet and fun exchange between them and I'm super excited to read the final product. BTW, 810 words is nothing to scoff at (although I don't know what your base count is, but still). ;)

Day 3, cinelitchick, 1110 words

[cinelitchick]

I have officially started my AU!!!!! I'm excited and nervous because this one is special to me and I do not want to screw it up. lol

Opening lines:

The mother had not made it out alive.
She laid in a pool of blood just inside the front door, her arm reaching out so her hand fell just outside the frame. Her eyes were open wide. Fear had gripped her as she died. Her red hair framed her contorted features. She was at peace now or so the priest hoped. There was nothing else he could do now.

Re: Day 3, cinelitchick, 1110 words

[thenbringmeback]

Ohhh man, this has me so curious! I'm bouncing in my seat a little trying to think about what you've got planned! O: I bet you're going to do it plenty of justice! Already looking forward to it!

Day 3, thenbringmeback, 3049 words

[thenbringmeback]

Went through a small downhill moment, but thanks to some lovely encouragement from fellow fans, I got back on my feet and I've been writing tirelessly ever since! Finally getting out of all the exposition and to the juicy stuff, so here's a little bit more of an interesting snippet:

“Getting tracers, are you?”

Marcus’ voice sounds better than it did half an hour ago, and when Tomas turns his head to regard the man, he does so slowly, as if taking in the reverberation of the sound in his eardrums. It almost sounds like music in itself, and Tomas finds he likes that.

Marcus’ smile is warm and welcoming, and Tomas stares for perhaps a little too long. He wonders if he himself is smiling, but he’s too wrapped up in the new experience to think too much about it.

“Your eyes are very blue.”

Re: Day 3, thenbringmeback, 3049 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

OMG "Your eyes are very blue." I loved that! Is Tomas high? I bet he is, lol. I like their interaction and can't wait for more fun to be have:) Also staring at that wordcount like WOW.

Day 3, ide_cyan, 381 words

[ide_cyan]

Reporting late, because I started writing late. But I wrote, yay. A few lines of one thing, sorting out some plotting ideas, then I switched to what may be (unrelatedly) a complete bit of Mouse-centric flashfiction just under 300 words. If I still feel it's complete after I sleep on it. It could be polished to triple-drabble length, perhaps. Or amended to be less sadistic...

Wondering whether I should post it on its own or paste it and some other bits and pieces together into a loosely thematic set. Or just post it and that other snippet as two separate ficlets.

I'm not keen on lumping all sorts of unrelated stories together like clockhearted-crocodile does, because I don't like navigating through multiple chapters on AO3 to see new stuff. But then I know some people don't like short fic.

Re: Day 3, ide_cyan, 381 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

That is so awesome! I think you can post any length of fic you want, don't have to adhere to a 100 words long drabble rule. We need more Mouse fic so yay, go ahead and post:)

Day 4, Herbeloved82, 1768 words

[herbeloved82]

And I still haven't introduced Tomas. This is going to be a long, long, long story

Re: Day 4, Herbeloved82, 1768 words

[cinelitchick]

I expect nothing less than a long, satisfying read from you! :D

Day 4, cutiesonthehorizon, 1389 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Thanks to the great Herbeloved I managed to figure out some block in the story, yay. No sample today as it was mostly exposition and it would be either too much or too little info :D

Re: Day 4, cutiesonthehorizon, 1389 words

[cinelitchick]

Yay to help from Herbeloved! I'm curious about this spoilery exposition. You know I can't wait to read your story. :D

Days 3 and 4, tall-skinny-scottish/Eva, 626 words

[tall_skinny_scottish]

So I didn't have much time to write, but I did a bit of writing yesterday and today. The first Tomas/Marcus introduction scene isn't fully written yet, but I thought I'd still give you a small preview, though I might still change a few things (especially since I don't have a beta (yet))!

With a small amount of money in his pockets and a desire to honor his love of literature, Tomas had managed to open a small independent bookstore in the Wicker Park District of Chicago, a place he had quickly grown to consider home. The cafes and quirky shops surrounding him certainly helped to turn the area into a pleasant one, a place his sister Olivia thoroughly enjoys.

She regularly visits him, more often than not to drop off her son Luis before going to an important meeting, but never without lecturing Tomas about his unkept hair and stubble. With this and those reading glasses of yours, you look like the old and boring university teacher you were destined to be.

The glasses are to protect my eyes, he would reply in a vain attempt to defend himself; but it’s only half of the truth. Tomas rather likes the scruffy look it gives him, in addition of protecting his eyes from the intensive reading with only the dim light of the bookstore to highlight the lines from the latest romance novel he has managed to get an early copy of.

Re: Days 3 and 4, tall-skinny-scottish/Eva, 626 words

[cinelitchick]

Yes! The bookstore AU! I love Tomas with Olivia and Luis. I am so looking forward to this being completed. <3

[gimmesomeloki]

I finally got started. Only 269 words. Like, I finally got an idea, and started working it up inside my head, and then today it took this left turn and started in a whole different way and I had to steal snatches of time at work to write bits in Notepad and... well, anyway, I'm working on it. I don't have a good excerpt, but it involves Marcus, Peter, bourbon, the counting of sins, Tomas, and crucifixion. And a bayonet.

[cinelitchick]

Congrats on getting an idea and working on it! Also, I love each and every one of those words at the end of your update starting with "Marcus" and ending with "bayonet". So curious to see what you've created!

Day 4, cinelitchick, 1077 words

[cinelitchick]

A lot of exposition early on in this story, but the conversation is beginning to flow. Today I introduced Mouse.

Today's sample:

Mouse smiled. She liked seeing him in such good spirits. However, Bennett’s name slightly soured her mood. “Devon Bennett never asks for something unless he expects a particular response. Be careful there, Marcus.”
He came around his desk to meet her as he donned his beaten black leather jacket. He considered her words and the concerned look on her face. It was good advice. “Still have my back in spite of everything?”
This time, the smile was more rueful. “You know I do.”

Re: Day 4, cinelitchick, 1077 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Oooh, nice! Both on the word count and on writing Mouse and Bennett :D

Day 4, ide_cyan, some tweets!

[ide_cyan]

I wasn't sure I even had anything to report, was drifting off to sleep when I checked Twitter again and saw a question that Sean Crouch posted asking how fans knew about an intended scene where Marcus and Peter made love that was cut from S2 and I remembered the interview where that had been mentioned so I dug up a link and then...

@ide_cyan @Seanecrouch @Coffee_FD @Smeary @Cutiesonthehor1 @FOXTV @aristacos ......I may have a version of that somewhere............
https://twitter.com/bendanielsss/status/981832832287993856

Wide freaking awake now. *muffled screaming* But I might pass out.

Re: Day 4, ide_cyan, some tweets!

[ide_cyan]

Sean Crouch just replied:

Ah yes... my favorite part was the aftermath. Two hot naked men, reclining in glory in deck chairs, on the bow of the boat, the moon high in the sky, a single shaft of light glittering on the calm inlet waters, discussing faith and hope and dreams.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Seanecrouch/status/981842394508419072

Day One, Vshendria, 2316 words

[vshendria]

Hypothermia Fic, Ho!

Re: Day One, Vshendria, 2316 words

[cinelitchick]

Damn! That is an IMPRESSIVE word count! Good job! =OD

Day 4, gimmesomeloki, 1280 words

[gimmesomeloki]

I worked in a Martin Luther quote. Hahahahahaha! Sorry, that's probably only amusing to me.

Re: Day 4, gimmesomeloki, 1280 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Ooh, quotes! I'm curious indeed:) Nice word count once again:D

Day 5, cinelitchick, 1044 words

[cinelitchick]

On this day, Marcus and Tomas met. Each may have a different takeaway from it, but it will be an event neither will forget.

Today's sample:

“Marcus, this is Doctor Tomas Ortega,” Bennett said, making the requisite introductions. “Doctor Ortega, Marcus Keane.”
“A pleasure,” Doctor Ortega said as he extended a hand to Marcus.
Marcus accepted his hand. “What brings you to St. Elizabeth’s?”
“You.” His smile had a bit a mirth to it that annoyed Marcus.
“What the hell, Bennett?” He dropped Doctor Ortega’s hand and glared at his fellow man of the cloth as Bennett took his seat behind the desk.

Re: Day 5, cinelitchick, 1044 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Ooh, Doctor Tomas Ortega? I'm really curious now, oh, is this the Hannibal AU?!?

Days 4 and 5, thenbringmeback, 2072 words

[thenbringmeback]

Sorry I haven't around the last couple of days! I've got a pretty nasty chest cold conveniently just as I'm about to make a twenty-hour drive across the US to move into my new home (I literally hit the road in 2 hours). I'm not sure how I'm going to feel later, but if I manage to get a chance to write and feel up to it, hopefully I can report in an actual word count for day 6.

No snippet this time, mostly just because I don't feel well enough to pick out a clip from my writing that doesn't sound awful pre-beta lmao. But again, I'll shoot for something substantial later on today or over the course of the next couple of days.

I hope everyone else is doing alright and you all should know I'm cheering you on! Can't wait to see what you're coming up with!

Re: Days 4 and 5, thenbringmeback, 2072 words

[cutiesonthehorizon]

Still a wonderful word count! Aw for the chest cold, I hope you'll feel better soon and fingers crossed that your move will be an easy one. Safe travels! <3