Okay, first, my attempt at NaNoWriMo will likely not succeed this year... I have written quite a bit, but I think I'm going to fall short of the 50k mark by a good 10-20k, which is actually all right with me, because it motivated me to outline and begin my K/S novella! That being said, I hate to lose, grr! Ah well, for a first try it wasn't bad!

NOW, a good friend sent me an e-mail asking if I'd be interested in writing something for a K/S Advent Calendar. How this work is that someone (several someone's) try to pool writers so that for every day of the month one story is 'published' with a K/S theme. I myself will be writing something (but what?? what?? ahhhhh, must break from novella to write something new!). So! If anyone is interested in joining the event! Here is an LJ link you can 'sign up' in. :-)

K/S Advent Calendar LJ Thread

I hope we get one going this year, I'm a terrible procrastinator and having deadlines is something that really motivates me (hence Breaking Points and forcing myself to do one chapter a week with people egging me on so that I... ya know, actually did it, lol).

How is everyone fairing who tried out for NaNoWriMo? I know some of you out there are probably already done, haha! For those that aren't, keep it up! You still have a week to go!

- Ragdoll

Good luck to everyone who's taking part in NaNoWriMo!  Personally, I know I'll need more than a small dose of it to finish before the due date, but we shall see, oh, we shall see...

THE CRAZY TIMES COMMETH.

But then, being sane is overrated anyway!

P.S - my subject matter of choice for NaNoWriMo is Reboot: K/S, in case anyone was interested

GOOD LUCK TO US ALL!

Okay, many of us have heard of this, right?  Because even though it would make my life a potential disaster for the next 30-35 days (especially since I have 2 papers, 2 final projects, 2 finals, and 75 more hours of work placement [on top of class time/work/volunteer] due in Nov), I'm seriously considering turning myself into a pumpkin by taking it on.  Crazy?  Oh, yes.  But - what do I have to lose?  AH.

Here's the link for anyone who doesn't know about it.

http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/whatisnano

But basically, you have 30 days to write 50, 000 words.  No pressure or anything (*snicker*), and there's really no obligation since if you don't complete it it's not as though you get taken out by firing squad.....  But.  Still.

I MUST BE CRAZY.  YES, CRAZY, AH!

Question of the hour: What fandoms/pairings are people reading these days?  And on that note, how's everyone surviving the fall -> winter season so far?

My rough summary: I'm still reading and writing (though not with any great speed), working, volunteering, going to school, and sleeping when I get the chance.  I'm popping in and out of Harry Potter (HP/SS), still writing in Star Trek (K/S) - and yes, I am actually writing in it, it's just slow going - and I'm working on subduing my unholy obsession with Merlin lately (seriously, wtf is that, I can't escape it and I don't have time for it and it's driving me NUTS [thank god I'm not motivated to write in it, because I still have a thousand K/S stories to complete], and oh, btw, what do people think of the second season so far?).

Anyway, so that's me the last couple months.  I have this habit of disappearing from livejournal all the time and sometimes feel the need to re-connect.

How about you guys?  Favorite fandoms, pairings, life, how's it hanging in your neck of the woods?

Title: Assigning Blame
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock pre-slash, Uhura
Rating: Gen.  PG-13 if you squint (oh, and for language).
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.
Word Count: ~3000

A/N: After my 1.5 month absence from fandom, I needed a kick start getting back into writing, so I've been sketching mini-fanfics for fun.  This is one of them.  I list it as K/S, but really... it's a dialogue piece, not strictly IC, for fun (and hopefully funny), and basically crack!tastic.  Oh, and Spock is really present in name only.  You'll see what I mean if you read it, lol.

Summary: “Kirk,” Uhura said firmly, “if you don’t stop pussyfooting around and tell Spock you’re in love with him, I’m going to kick your ass from here to Sunday, then tell him myself."

( Read On! )

Okay, so I'm a geek, and I've been thoroughly distracted lately by the HP craze for the new movie (which I enjoyed, btw, even if their deviations from the book annoyed me!) and when I popped onto LJ at last I realized it's been (holy crap) almost a month since I posted anything here... Sorry to have disappeared, but I do tend to do that, lol.

So, I have a question for all the readers out there. :-) Since I recently got yanked back into multi-fandom (momentarily!  I'm still milling through about a billion K/S ideas), I stumbled across a series I'd never read before and had to watch the entire first season, which took me a whole bloody night, but anyway... MERLIN.

Sooooo, now I'm hooked, and I'm wondering, does anyone have any fic recs for it?  I'm a slash fan, of course, but as long as it's well-written I'll cuddle any pairing/fic.

I'm still in the midst of writing two more K/S stories (one mid-length and one novella), and I'm reading a friends (which is epic and amazing looking so far), so there is more K/S love to come, but in the interest of not burning out, I thought I'd throw this thought out there for anyone who's as fandom obsessed as I am.. ;-)

*goes back into hibernation, happy she updated her journal at least once this month*

THIS IS NOT A NEW CHAPTER FOR BREAKING POINTS.  I'm posting this only because I wanted one link that contained the entire BP story in one LJ post.



Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock slash (pre-slash), mentions of Spock/Uhura
Rating: PG-13 (eventual NC-17)
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.
Word Count: ~70,000

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them.  His presence changes everything – and leads to life-altering revelations for Jim and Spock.  A story about growth, self-discovery, and new beginnings.

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Epilogue

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock slash (pre-slash), mentions of Spock/Uhura
Rating: PG-13 (eventual NC-17)
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – and leads to life-altering revelations for Jim and Spock. A story about growth, self-discovery, and new beginnings.

( Epilogue )

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock slash (pre-slash), mentions of Spock/Uhura
Rating: PG-13 (eventual NC-17)
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – and leads to life-altering revelations for Jim and Spock. A story about growth, self-discovery, and new beginnings.

( Chapter Ten )

Just wanted to make a really quick post apologizing for the delay.  I have decided to post the final two chapters (chapter/epilogue) as a pair, because I just about killed my wonderful beta reader by only giving her chapter 10 at first!  So I will post them both late Wednesday, concluding BP, and then I have stories to take a look at. ^^

Thank you for everyone who continues to read and enjoy!

And now that I'm done my "pre-slash" entry into this fandom, I think it's time to work on something much more slash oriented... ;-)

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock Pre-slash (slash), mentions of Spock/Uhura
Rating: Mature
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – and leads to life-altering revelations for Jim and Spock. A story about growth, self-discovery, and new beginnings.

( Chapter Nine )

Breaking Points - Breaking News!  Mwahahaha!

Okay, so after using that very cliched line, I just wanted to make a quick post about the fact that I'm going to have to take a day or two longer for the next chapter.  I've decided that what I'm going to do is this - to give BP the conclusion I want to, I need to write another chapter, putting the final total to ten (I think).  I'm tossing the idea of a sequel around still, BUT, what I really want to do is get into another story altogether - I have another plot bunny in mind that's really been eating at me, and I desperately want to get working on it, haha.

So, in conclusion, BP chapter 9 should be up Thursday or Friday, if all goes well, and at least one more chapter (or two) to finish it up.  I apologize to everyone for being so indecisive here - I keep telling you guys it's the end, but then it really isn't.  What can I say, the whole thing kind of took off on me and now I feel compelled to give it a more suitable ending than the one I'd planned.  Ah well.

Time to sleep, but working on chapter nine tomorrow.  Wish me luck.

Cheers!  - Ragdoll

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock Pre-slash, mentions of Spock/Uhura
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – and leads to life-altering revelations for Jim and Spock. A story about growth, self-discovery, and new beginnings.

( Chapter Eight )

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock Pre-slash, mentions of Spock/Uhura
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – and leads to life-altering revelations for Jim and Spock. A story about growth, self-discovery, and new beginnings.

( Chapter Seven )

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock Pre-slash, mentions of Spock/Uhura
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – and leads to life-altering revelations for Jim and Spock. A story about growth, self-discovery, and new beginnings.

( Chapter Six )

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: (eventual) Kirk/Spock, mention of Spock/Uhura
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary:  When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them.  His presence changes everything – even the things Jim isn’t sure he wants to change.  A story about growth, change, and new beginnings.

( Chapter Five )

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – even the things Jim isn’t sure he wants to change.

( Chapter Four )

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – even the things Jim isn’t sure he wants to change.
( Chapter Three )

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them. His presence changes everything – even the things Jim isn’t sure he wants to change.
( Chapter Two )

Title: Breaking Points
Author: Ragdoll
Pairing: Kirk/Spock slash (pre-slash), mentions of Spock/Uhura
Rating: Mature
Disclaimer: Not mine, more's the pity.

Summary: When the Enterprise is asked to transport Vulcan colonists to their new home, Spock Prime comes with them.  His presence changes everything – and leads to life-altering revelations for Jim and Spock.  A story about growth, self-discovery, and new beginnings.


( Jim realizes that command of a Starship comes with certain drawbacks )