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I have just written up to the proposal scene in JE! To give context, the proposal scene is my FAVOURITE part and I part-wrote my own version of it for this fic over a year ago. At the time I couldn't ever imagine actually getting up to it. But now I have, 81,723 words and 139 pages later. Possibly I will read my new stuff back tomorrow and think it's too short or it's crap, but right now...

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Also, in an unexpected twist, it just happens to be June now in my fic, and (without planning it) it happens to be June in the novel of Jane Eyre too (not to mention, the same bit of the narrative). Allowing me to use the beautiful "A splendid Midsummer shone over England" line, which I love <3

Now I am off to watch Dirty Dancing, the musical, with my mum and best friend.

Date: 2011-09-12 04:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] winterstorrm.livejournal.com
Yay!!

Enjoy the musical - I loved it and I don't normally have a tolerance for musicals! <3

Date: 2011-09-12 04:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
I have heard good things! And I do love the film :D

I can't wait to show you all the new JE stuff, I hope you will like the way it's turning out <3

Date: 2011-09-12 04:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] archaeologist-d.livejournal.com
Glad to hear that you are doing so well on your novel!

The Hermit gif is hilarious. He looks like he's on speed or stuck on fastforward!

Date: 2011-09-12 04:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
As soon as I stopped writing I knew I had to find that gif! It's one I saw somewhere else ages ago and to this day I still use the words KERMIT FLAIL to describe being really happy about something :D

Date: 2011-09-12 04:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] archaeologist-d.livejournal.com
Yes, Kermit. Oh, typo!fail. He is one of my favorites of all the muppets.

I remember when they used to have on all these great stars on the Muppets - oh, the one with Mark Hamill from Star Wars all those years ago was just great. I'd have loved to have the Merlin cast on the show. I can imagine where they'd go with that!

Date: 2011-09-12 10:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
As long as Cookie Monster from Sesame Street turned up somehow, I would be totally fine with that. I love Cookie Monster. I bet they would have a really good laugh with it, Kermit could interview them and Miss Piggy could try to chat up Colin and Bradley <3

Date: 2011-09-12 10:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
Also, a reply below has alerted me to the fact that people might think I am writing an actual novel! I am not, the fic is my Merlin Jane Eyre and the novel I mention is the ACTUAL Jane Eyre which I have annotated as inspiration for my own take :)
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Date: 2011-09-12 10:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
I did, thanks :) It was a really fun night and I was singing along by the end!

Date: 2011-09-12 08:07 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] xthursdaynextx.livejournal.com
81k?! Wow. The proposal scene is probably my favourite scene too - the bit about the string between their hearts <3 <3.

Date: 2011-09-12 10:52 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
I love it and the way all the feelings just come to a head! The speech by Jane, "Do you think I am an automaton, a machine without feeling?" etc is so powerful. Obviously mine is a bit different because I wouldn't want to just copy, but I hope I have kept the spirit of it at least.

Date: 2011-09-12 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dk323.livejournal.com
Awesome! Congratulations on your progress. :) I didn't know you were writing a novel. Or did you just mean your Merlin-style Jane Eyre fic?

Date: 2011-09-12 10:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
No, no, it's just my Merlin version of Jane Eyre. I don't have the originality of staying power for an actual novel!

Thank you <3

Date: 2011-09-13 01:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dk323.livejournal.com
Oh, I just got thrown off by you saying the time was currently June in both the fic and the novel. I wasn't sure what novel you were talking about...probably the Jane Eyre novel, I'm guessing. *brain!fail*

You're welcome. :)

Date: 2011-09-13 04:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] katie-andrew.livejournal.com
EEEEE! I am so proud of you! :D

Date: 2011-09-13 04:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
Thank you <3 I will get there in the end, somehow.

Date: 2011-09-13 07:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a8c-sock.livejournal.com
YAY! I'm so pleased it's going well :D

You are making excellent progress.

Date: 2011-09-13 04:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
It's getting there! Sloooooowly, but surely :D

Date: 2011-09-13 12:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] giecast.livejournal.com
81,723 WORDS OMG! Congratulations! That is a massive word count.

Have fun at the musical. =D

Date: 2011-09-13 04:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] magog-83.livejournal.com
And it's not even finished :/ I have lots more plot to get through yet. This has always been a problem of mine, being too wordy when I am given the opportunity.

Anyway in better news, the musical was great! I was singing along throughout :)

Date: 2011-09-25 02:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wander-in-words.livejournal.com
I don't know if I've mentioned it to you before but I am looking forward to Merlin Eyre. :D

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