Well, there we go, another West Side Story ficlet....

[ladybug_archive]

On Monday morning a plunnie hit me in the head for a short fic where Schrank and Maria are conversing post-movie. I wrote the first draft within less than three hours. After giving some time to smooth out the wrinkles, I finally picked a title I liked and got it up.

I know there are at least a couple of people on my Friends List who like the production, so if they're interested in reading, it's http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7061895/1/

I don't really expect any interest to come from among people roaming the FF.net category itself, although I wondered if maybe Maria being in this one would make a difference.

I think the category needs a character filter. It's popular enough.

I decided I should get an icon for the category on my fic journal. And, since I don't like to use the same icon across two journals, I decided to make one. The only problem is, I like it so much I kind of want to use it on this one now, where it would get more use.

I advanced a bit on chapter 3 of the Kolchak amnesia fic, too. Hopefully now that this ficlet is up, I can devote more concentration to the Kolchak one. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to do the climax in it, but I am really anxious to get to a scene where Kolchak and Tony encounter each other in the grocery store. It's been one of the most distinctive images for the fic since the idea first appeared. I've been writing a lot of scenes out of order, so I might do the same for this one. Chapter 3 opens at a point where I find it difficult to focus for very long because I'm more interested in other scenes. Hence, that's probably one of the reasons why I got so distracted by the West Side Story ideas.

Comments

[rose-of-pollux.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, I know the feeling of having insistent plunnies suddenly bite...

Yeah, character filters are nice. Hopefully they'll put in the Kolchak character filter I requested...

**looks at the new icon** Oooh, yes, I think I like it more than this one. Simon. Close-up. Profile. **purr**
(EDIT: and you can see in that icon that he has dimples--just like Elliott! Eee! ♥)

And I know the feeling of scenes wanting to be written out of order--the Anubis fic wants to be written like that, but I'm just not used to it. Here's hoping you can make it through chapter 3 to get to the good stuff!

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they'll get around to the Kolchak character filter eventually.

(I've been aware of his dimple for a while. It stands out when he smiles. And he has such a squeeable smile as it is.)

Yeah, I don't think I could write an entire fic that way. But a little bit here and there, sure. I really shouldn't, though. I should write it straight through.

[rose-of-pollux.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm more confident about that, too.

(Ah. It's a relatively new and squeeful discovery for me. ^^)

**nods**