Unsatisfied
Having typed up Chapter 26 of Arctic Raoul in a spasm of almost unprecedented activity, I find myself unfortunately very much less happy about it than I was when I originally wrote it over a couple of weeks in August 2019 :-(
Scenes completed
Second half-chapter
I remember enjoying writing this immensely, especially in comparison with my months-long struggle with the voyage of the Résurgence immediately preceding. But looking back at it now, I'm not sure I even managed to convey all the Raoul/Lancard 'feels' that I thought I had in the course of that Paris half-scene, let alone the central plot point... and then my 'second half-chapter' is pretty much entirely a self-indulgent rehash of canon. ( Read more... )
Scenes completed
Second half-chapter
I remember enjoying writing this immensely, especially in comparison with my months-long struggle with the voyage of the Résurgence immediately preceding. But looking back at it now, I'm not sure I even managed to convey all the Raoul/Lancard 'feels' that I thought I had in the course of that Paris half-scene, let alone the central plot point... and then my 'second half-chapter' is pretty much entirely a self-indulgent rehash of canon. ( Read more... )