Multi-Faceted winners are up

Congratulations to all the winners! *applauds*

On a side note, I told you I wouldn't win, and I was right. And no, this isn't the "sulky" valis coming out, it's the realistic! The winners are all "classics"/tremendously popular/great fics. TLS just does not have that kind of readership at the moment. I haven't really done enough publicity, and it's lingering on a bit too long. Plus there are some unique problems for most average readers of SS/OFC, I think, namely a bit too much on the violence scale, and an OFC who isn't, well, likeable, in some ways. I am still astonished that it was nominated, and really happy that it was involved in the competition at all. w00t for me!

Artwork for the Last Sanguimagus!

I am jumping up and down in delight. The fabulous ac1d6urn has nearly completed a commission for me, a commission to bring Sarah Tanner and tLS Severus to life. And she has achieved it, and it looks better than I ever envisioned it. I've been dancing around on a cloud for days!

Even more unusual, it has really affected my thoughts about the story. Having a visual depiction of the character is so helpful I can't believe it. I'm more of a textual thinker than a visual, and often I lose track of details or I can't keep an image in my head very well. Having Sarah so thoroughly delineated is wonderful in ways I'd never even expected.

ac1d6urn is such a great artist, too! I always wanted fanart, but I could never ask someone to create it for me. I was so excited when she said she would take commissions that I nearly jumped out of my chair.

The image is underneath the cut, and is a bit large, so dialup beware. Er, it could be considered a mild spoiler (very mild) for anyone who is following the story, too, but it's so mild, I almost don't think a warning is necessary.

I think I'm going to use the icon everytime I babble about tLS, too. A great little organizational tool, eh?

( The Last Sanguimagus art )

Some thoughts about post-HBP tLS (no spoilers)

I've been thinking a lot about the post-HBP writing world. After reading HBP I was kind of in a zone for awhile, and to even think about tLS was nearly impossible.

I'm happy to say that I've finally come back to tLS in my head. I reread the last ten chapters, which helped get me back into the thought pattern of it. Last week I spent some time there at work, but more importantly, yesterday at work I really zoomed around a bit within the story in my head, and a couple of plot points showed up out of nowhere that were surprising and, more importantly, perfect. So I am absolutely giddy with delight to finally finish the chapter 69 (which has been half-done for some time) and, more importantly, begin chapter 70, which will turn out to be probably the longest and most important chapter so far. I'm so excited to write the new things in.

Will I incorporate HBP? Hm. I may slip a few things in, just little details. Also, I was thinking about revising the ending to bring it into line with HBP, but I have decided firmly against it. I'm just going to end it as originally planned.

So another twenty chapters, at the most, will see the conclusion of this tale. I think.

I have a show tomorrow-Friday-Saturday so there will be no writing...in fact, the last place I should be is on this computer...however, after that I have a lot of time free (especially because the surgery is Wednesday and I took the rest of the week off), so I am really planning on getting some things written.

*more tLS
*the eleven drabbles I promised two months ago
*a challenge piece for quirky
*more tLS
*this crazy one-shot that originated in a dream I had (seriously), which I think will work into arsenicjade's h/c fest

I want to write, my hands are itching to, but must craft first.