Dinosaurs and fanfics

In around two weeks, I’ll be done with this semester, so I’m feeling the crunch. I have a final essay and a script to hand in by the beginning of the second week of May, so next week I might skimp on my usual watchings and readings. That might put me another week behind but I have a whole summer to catch up and I might need more time to do a 8-10 page paper and 20 page script. I don’t have any idea of what turn my essay would go with the sources I chose and I’m feeling antsy about this latest iteration of the script (Probably because I haven’t replotted it) but I’ll see how it all falls out in the end.

That means most of my other creative writing has screeched to a halt. The part that doesn’t fall under most is some The Land Before Time writing, since the free up of time by ceasing to do liveblogs means I can watch those films and do some writing. I have one story in mind that I haven’t completely plotted out yet but some scenes were so entrancing I wrote them anyway. I’ve just finished viewing the first four movies and shall move on to movie 5. I was pleased to find one thing I mentioned in description seemed to later match up with Littlefoot’s character in the movies. I might have to change or add some details later as I go through the movies and TV series, but I seem to be on the right track with characterization and can’t wait to delve into the meat of the plot.

And watching the movies so far has been a nostalgia trip. I know there are definite problems for how the sequels were made and I wouldn’t like that to happen to any of my own stories but I can’t help but be fond of these movies. They were a very significant part of my childhood, enough that I wrote my first fanfiction with them in a Mickey Mouse notepad. So far I’ve been enjoying the experience and I’ll see if that enjoyment holds up for the material I haven’t watched yet. I’m vaguely thinking I might write some The Land Before Time fanfics as a test runs for the longer pieces. I’m running out of fanfic material I already mostly finished and feel ready for posting, so that might be one avenue until I make sure other fanfic is up to quality.

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That’s all for now. When you next hear from me, I’ll be off for the semester and probably have seen Captain America: Civil War. Until then, bye!