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I finally got round to trying to rewrite my story that was causing me issues. POV has now been restored to the original main character. All six pages are now her story.

How did I do it? By ignoring it for a week until felt I was able to tackle it objectively instead of not wanting to touch my baby of a creation as it was too precious.

I just need to work on the editing now.

Ok so update on my writing. As usual I have more ideas than time and more time than motivation. However I finally got round to finishing yet other short story that now needs heavy editing.

My main issue - P.O.V

The story is just over 6 pages long and for the first 5 I manage to keep the P.O.V on one person. Something that I usually find quite tricky. Then it all goes horribly wrong as I switch P.O.V for one page at the end only to have the last two sentences as the original P.O.V

So now I have to work out if I'm going to scrap the whole section and rewrite it in the correct P.O.V or if I am going to add the other P.O.V in earlier... Thus changing the dynamic of the story yet again.

Decisions, decisions... Anyway back to typing. Otherwise I'll never get anything done.

So for those that want to know and those that didn't know, I do try to write a lot. Proof can be seen here and here of what I have already done. Not a lot to show but then the longer stories never make it to the bright world of the internet.

And recently I have been doing well. I have four stories I am hoping to get up on elfwood soon. I just lack one thing.

Editing!

One is already done so only three actually need doing. I'd do it myself but as most writers know trying to find errors, when you read what you mean not what you actually put down, is tricky.

I'd ask midnightoak who has always been great for this sort of thing but she has soo much else to do that I don't want to burden her further.

Ah well it will get done eventually. I will update soon. *fingers crossed*

PS. Am trying to write Fallen 7 but keep running into a wall every few sentences. I am trying though inbetween the other stories... "Oi get back in line! No jumping the queue! One story idea at a time!" hehe ;)

Edit: In an edit that will probably only make sense to midnightoak I just realised last night that I can't have the race I intended to use in the second story of Cutting Edge as they do not exist yet. Yeah for having already decided on the exact history of the world and grr for my imagination forgetting that. Now need to work out a way to fix the issue before the idea slips through my fingers.

Ok so some days you just need to not write something serious or completely constructed from scratch. This for me has resulted in a rather random tales called The Fallen that I update whenever I need to get away from writing other things. Or simply to stay sane at work. <-- It could be debated that this is an impossible task.

It's a fanfic so those that don't like reading such don't bother. I will say it is not slash, does not have relationships at its core i.e I'm not pairing any of my borrowed cast. And, shock horror, does have an attempt at plot :D

Why am I writing this comment? Oh yeah, to mention I have just uploaded chapter 6 for those that want to read it. I don't update this story often (unless prodded) so be warned... but also the ending will come. I have the plot generally worked out. I just need to decide how many chapters to make it.

So in a new random event midnightoak has started to teach me old english. So far my main words are: goes, with, king and him; meaning my sentences are not that exciting. Though it is fun to randomly turn round and go "Legolas and Aragorn ferp mid Theodene cyninge".

My mum gave me a confidence boost recently with the words "you could write a book". Apparently she believes that if I put my mind to it I could actually manage it. This from the person who thinks being a writer is not a good career choice :D

So since this revelation what have I actually written beyond this lj entry? One lousy sentence. One! You would think I could do better than that. On the upside I have managed to finally make up my mind on the age of two characters in "Across the Divide" (a story I've been writing for five years) and put all the handwritten stuff on the computer. Strangely ideas are not an issue. I have more than I can possibly type. I just don't actually get round to typing them.

Time for a quick kick up the backside and large cups of tea I think.