heart//beats: music, sex, and emotion -- 2023 Authors' Challenge official support thread

[Duleigh]

I hope it is, a reader handed me a song that fits in with a story I had kicking around in the back room

 

[EarlyMorningLight]

Is this still happening? All good if not, I can take my time to write, otherwise I'd better get my write on.

I think I’m still up to running this. Not sure if I’ll get my own entry in, and I’ll need y’all to help round up recruits, but I want this to happen.

Within the past few months I’ve been dealing with intense life and work shit. My partner had a huge health scare and my work environment isn’t the best right now. On top of that I’ve got a toddler to look after, etc etc, but things are hopefully starting to calm down.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I think I’m still up to running this. Not sure if I’ll get my own entry in, and I’ll need y’all to help round up recruits, but I want this to happen.

Within the past few months I’ve been dealing with intense life and work shit. My partner had a huge health scare and my work environment isn’t the best right now. On top of that I’ve got a toddler to look after, etc etc, but things are hopefully starting to calm down.

Hang in there, and hope it all gets better.

And the next time you have sex, keep your pants zipped up. No second toddler .

 

[Thefireflies]

I think I’m still up to running this. Not sure if I’ll get my own entry in, and I’ll need y’all to help round up recruits, but I want this to happen.

Within the past few months I’ve been dealing with intense life and work shit. My partner had a huge health scare and my work environment isn’t the best right now. On top of that I’ve got a toddler to look after, etc etc, but things are hopefully starting to calm down.

Mate, I hope all is okay. Your partner and child definitely come first so no dramas in getting a story up. I'll try and get cracking on my story, I lost motivation for many months, but have decided i'd like to my story down on the page, something I have procrastinated endlessly about. I just need to find some tunes worthy enough to populate it! Take care, man, and take some time out for yourself from time to time, even if it's just putting on your headphones and chilling out to some music whilst doing the daily things of life.

 

[EarlyMorningLight]

Mate, I hope all is okay. Your partner and child definitely come first so no dramas in getting a story up. I'll try and get cracking on my story, I lost motivation for many months, but have decided i'd like to my story down on the page, something I have procrastinated endlessly about. I just need to find some tunes worthy enough to populate it! Take care, man, and take some time out for yourself from time to time, even if it's just putting on your headphones and chilling out to some music whilst doing the daily things of life.

I might try to bash out something smaller and less ambitious. My original idea for this one was a sprawling period piece but the research I’d need to do to get it right would be too much for me at the moment.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Best wishes @EarlyMorningLight . It's not compulsory for you to write a story for your own event - you relax and look after your family and let others provide some reading material for you.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

I'd love to participate. It just all comes down to time available to write.

 

[NoTalentHack]

I think I’m still up to running this. Not sure if I’ll get my own entry in, and I’ll need y’all to help round up recruits, but I want this to happen.

Within the past few months I’ve been dealing with intense life and work shit. My partner had a huge health scare and my work environment isn’t the best right now. On top of that I’ve got a toddler to look after, etc etc, but things are hopefully starting to calm down.

Do what's best for you and your family. We'll handle the stories.

 

[Thefireflies]

Bumping this thread - my story is unfolding, and we have a couple of weeks, but I've been procrastinating amongst other things, and now deadlines are looming. I hope to make it, I give myself one week to finish and one to edit. And a few days to read over and over. It may even work out that way...

 

[NoTalentHack]

First draft of my story is done. I’m still poking at it and sending it to beta readers, but I’ll have it in in a few days.

 

[Duleigh]

Song has changed, story has changed, I'm hoping to make it by the 17th

 

[Thefireflies]

I have a draft. I've done 2/3rds of my first read through...

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Not looking good for me. Working full time is a total killer.

 

[NoTalentHack]

So... I guess my heart//beats story is going live tomorrow? My first NC/R story, with the song linking the story to event's theme being "She's Lost Control" by Joy Division. I'll post a link when it's up.

 

[Trionyx]

So... I guess my heart//beats story is going live tomorrow?

Right there with you.
My theme song is 'You Left Me a Long, Long Time Ago' by Willie Nelson. As I'll mention in the notes, his studio version is quite unusual and well worth a listen. There is an interesting dichotomy between the sad words and the upbeat tempo/instrumentation.

For me the challenge was using this theme for a romance. It is definitely not a LW story.

 

[NoTalentHack]

Grace Restored is up! And doing pretty decently, bouncing into and out of red H territory. We'll see how long that lasts as the day wears on and my usual readers find it.

 

[Thefireflies]

I have published my heart//beats - Strum
Thanks EarlyMorningLight for organising the challenge, I do hope life's path is a bit smoother for you now.