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Hey guys!

Sorry I haven't been very chatty lately, just posting SPN news blurbs as I find them and not really talking about RL things.

I always get like this when I start writing a new story. I get really far inside my head, really focused on my writing and I tend to ignore LJ and my emails, etc. Oh! But before I forget, many thanks to

deanvica23 for the belated birthday gifts. I love the magazine and the drawing, sweetie!

Speaking of my new Jensen/Jared story, I've now written my longest story EVER in the 15+ years I've been writing fanfic. And I'm not even done yet!

I just passed the 34,000 word mark, my previous best being just over 30,000 for my second J2 fireman story, Playing with Fire. I still can't believe I've written this much! And I've still got two and a half pages left to my outline!

I've really worked hard on this, and if it completely bombs and no one likes it I'm pretty sure I'll be totally devastated. [sigh]

I hope I can get it finished in about a week, then off to beta and then I need to finish the artwork for the banner. Let me tell you, Jared looks smokin' hot in an L.A.P.D. uniform. ;-)

Speaking of long stories, I'm curious about something, about how all of you like to read them.

Do you think 40,000 words is too much to post in one day and would prefer one part a day gets posted, or are you the impatient kind and would rather have the whole story posted at once?

[Poll #1522898]

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I'm so looking forward to reading it! I don't really care how it's posted as long as it isn't a WIP. I tend to wait until a story is completely posted until I read it, so I voted for all at once, but it's not a big issue as long as I know the rest is coming. However, when I post (which I do only when the story is completed) I do post in chapters, because my stories tend to be like the old episodic stories with cliffhangers. If you like to rev up the excitement that way, one part per day might be best.

Either way, it'll be great!

Yay! Glad you're looking forward to reading it!

don't really care how it's posted as long as it isn't a WIP

Oh lord, no. I've never in my life written a WIP. In fact, this story idea has been in my head for nearly a year because I never start writing until I've got the entire thing laid out. WIPs drive me mad!

I do post in chapters, because my stories tend to be like the old episodic stories with cliffhangers

See, that's how I've always done things as well. But the overwhelming majority who answered my poll preferred that everything get posted the same day, so I think I'll try doing what the masses want this time. :-)