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But I’d really love to know if Jane is a qualified nurse yet.
That, and did anyone ever find the photographs Timothy developed….
I keep thinking about fic’ing that one.
DO IT
and where did the scooter vanish? (just watching Ep. 2.7) To Chichester?
Oh yes, the photos. I have now written about them twice. But, please, more!
Jane + Tim's photos + scooter.
Sounds like a new CtM fic challenge. Anyone game?
Fanfic Etiquette question.
Say you’ve been working on a fic on and off for a few months and are finally happy enough to think about posting it as soon as you finish typing it up.
Say you then log online and see a fic that is basically the same idea that has already been posted. (Almost down to the title of yours)
Do you still post it, even though it then looks like you’ve plagiarized the other author?
Down to the title, oh no! But honestly, I think you should post it because, as you said, you have been working on it for months! Along with the fact that even though the idea might be the same or similar, it is still your idea. Currently, I too face that challenge, but I think one of my works in progress is different enough (but I know the feeling). It’s similar in other areas of the arts, especially when it comes to original thought or even drawings. I have experienced such examples, but in the end it’s still your idea. Your writing style is different from others, almost like a finger print. We all have finger prints, but they are still different. One more point to mention is that this community/Fandom is awesome and very understanding. If you still feel apprehensive then I would message the author with your concerns . What do you have to lose? 😊😊
Happy writing (looking forward to more of your fics)!
This is my regular note on The Collective Unconscious and how it moves us all, even the real scriptwriters. I can’t say what you should do, probably just go ahead / send a message to the other fanficcer….? Ideas are free, adapting is every woman’s right etc.
As one old fan (and a published romance writer) @this-unruly-heart has said, you don’t always know what you have “stolen” because it is not a conscious effort. Ideas cross your mind, you leaf through some fics and forget them, until after 2 years, a plot bunny is born….
I have written to other writers (Kathryn Wemyss, mostly) when I have applied her characterization or even words - but then she used my choice of words, suggestions sometimes..
I wrote a cigarette scene very familiar to Ep. 3.4 before the episode aired, and a Dr Turner breakdown scene at his surgery long before Ep.4.5. Stuff happens. It is not magic, just the general air/feeling of something emerging…..
Old? I've been called "old"? I think the word you're looking for is "seasoned"... 😝
And yes, unless you're doing a blatant copy-paste, you've written your own story, speaking your own truth in your own way. Go for it!
But I’d really love to know if Jane is a qualified nurse yet.
That, and did anyone ever find the photographs Timothy developed….
I keep thinking about fic’ing that one.
Hello all my friends!
My local writing chapter runs a romance cover contest every year and we’re short of judges from bookstores (either brick-and-mortar or online stores).
Can anyone recommend a romance-friendly bookstore near you (any part of the world is great!) that we can reach out to about judging in our contest?
Many thanks for any suggestions!
I almost hesitate to post this. Look at April to see what they say about CtM. In addition to thalidomide, something else stands out that concerns me. Read it and see (SPOILERS included).
Nope.
i agree with @my-little-yellowbird… and I will stay in my happy “bedith” bubble for awhile longer especially after reading that
I'm going with, "it's a wake-up call."
The greatest gift is to know that we travel not alone, but in the company of others. That there are hands for we can reach for and hearts to keep us warm.
What I loved most about these scenes is never once did Shelagh feel the need to say, “Oh, I’ve had it bad, too. I really wanted a baby, but...” She was all about Iris and Iris’s pain and bearing witness to the suffering of another woman.
And Victoria Hamilton as Iris just about stole the show... Brilliant actress. Wish she could be a regular.
I like Trixie and Tom. What about Trixie? Why would Barbara do that to Trixie? I want Trixie to get well and get back together with Tom. And even if they don’t I don’t want Tom to be fickle and go for Trixies friend or for Barbara to be disloyal to her friend either.
Good question but Tom and Barbara were sure eyeing each other
My .02:
Trixie + Tom = spark and spice
Barbara + Tom = confections and longevity
I noticed Tom noticing Barbara, but I noticed he also noticed Trixie... We’ll see how it goes.
Clearly written by a man. Ladies, am I right that this would hurt like heck?
Also, kicking a man from behind hurts him just as much....
Timothy Turner (via aslanscompass)
“...You really need to get used to it.”
:: sigh ::
Because writing is a discipline, and I needed the exercise. This is a wee bit sad.
yes, i invented similar history for Patrick and his first wife too, in my Marriage Wows 2. This sounds so true.
Lovely within the sadness.
This is the little chapter that wasn’t. I was all set with my outline for the Epilogue, when this came out instead.
And some steamy windows, but no kettles.
Thanks to Rocky for her guidance on this one. I wasn’t sure if I had said too much, or not enough.
Read immediately, starting with Chapter 1. No stirring needed as it’s just right... :)
Last weekend, I attended a silent meditation retreat that was half-Zen, half-Catholic (yes, such things are possible). The highlight of the weekend for me was meeting Sister Josepha, a retired nun of the Sisters of Charity, which opened several charitable hospitals in south Texas starting in 1866.
Because it was a silent retreat, I was able to speak with her only for a few minutes as we were all saying good-bye and returning home, but she told me she’d been a nurse, and that one of the hospitals near me the Sisters had founded long ago had just been sold to a larger hospital network. There just weren’t enough sisters left to run it.
When I said something like, “That’s a shame,” in response to the lack of sisters, she smiled philosophically and said, “Things always change. We’ll find something else to do, those of us who are left.”
I thought of Sister Julienne and Sister Bernadette (as written by Jennifer Worth), and thought about how they did find something else to do. Then, with this tiny nun standing before me, about how very near to this time -- our time -- their service has been.
There was really nothing more to say to her than, “Thank you,” and Godspeed on wherever her journey takes her.
Shelagh&Timothy
Major Shimothy feels, especially given my next “missing moments” scribble.
How long before she’s putting her head on his shoulder for those hugs, do you think? Series 5?
A scribble, because I don’t think the timing was all her idea.
Thanks for reading!
I heard your turnadette fics are gold... Please provide me a link so I can read some! :)
:: blush :: Please thank whoever said such a lovely thing about my fics! (This fandom is the real gold...)
You can find all of my work at thisunrulyheart.com, where kettles mark the heat. :-)
For all of you CtM Tumblr veterans: I know we’e talked about the hiatus before a little bit, and I have every intention to continue my fanfics and post a bunch of photo sets and essays as soon as I get my “regular” work done, and I look forward to reading lots of other fics and posts, I have one…
Yes, there’s the US version to critique and review (I complain bitterly to a select few about the changes in song, but not too much else, I hope).
Last year I started a massive serial fic to keep me going over the hiatus months, but this year I seem to have reclaimed my full brain. A sizeable chunk had been given over to Turnadette after Series 2 & 3, so there was nothing for it but to write reams of fanfic…
This year doesn’t feel like it will be quite the same. Good thing I have the DVDs!
Unruly, please say you’ll grace is with a Fic or two (or a baker’s dozen!) during the long hiatus.
I’ve reread “The Diary” so many times I think I have it memorized! That was such a deliciously exciting run when you wrote that. :)
Darling, you're very sweet and your words have made me happier than I can express!
We'll see what the Turnadette muse turns up this year... It feels like a missing scene kind of hiatus, but I never know for certain till the fingers touch the keyboard.
i really admire the design for these stairs and how they incorporate a wheelchair access ramp. in a world were barrier free design is essential to living a full and happy life, its amazing to see landscape architect Cornelia Oberlander has taken literal steps to design stairs AROUND a ramp, instead of the other way around.
This is beautiful.
Form AND function excuse me while I die
Integrated and whole. Not separate. Gorgeous and moving.
