Author's Notes for "Small Victories"
Sep. 27th, 2009 07:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
starwatcher_fic.
This story was a real challenge for me. We were instructed to 'get Jim and Blair out of Cascade -- and, no, camping in the mountains around Cascade doesn't count'. Whoa! Most of my stories barely make it out of the loft, let alone the city! The prompt screamed "Case story!" to me, but I hadn't yet managed to write one; I was getting a bit panicky as the deadline approached. It was such a relief when the idea hit.
I tried to do research into exactly how such a rescue operation would be conducted. Unfortunately, I found only hints; those who have participated and written about it pass over the 'how-to' information; I guess they figure it's common knowledge. So, I took those hints and did some guessing and extrapolating; I have no idea whether or not my story matches reality.
Although it took time for an idea to hit my feeble brain, the story developed fairly easily and quickly - just three writing sessions, I think. Both Jess and Arianna were still deeply involved in writing their own stories for the Sentinel Virtual Movies (later renamed "Shaman's Journey"), so this is another story that was self-beta'd. (For a story this short, that's not a huge problem. But I feel more secure if someone else has looked it over before I post it.)
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This story was a real challenge for me. We were instructed to 'get Jim and Blair out of Cascade -- and, no, camping in the mountains around Cascade doesn't count'. Whoa! Most of my stories barely make it out of the loft, let alone the city! The prompt screamed "Case story!" to me, but I hadn't yet managed to write one; I was getting a bit panicky as the deadline approached. It was such a relief when the idea hit.
I tried to do research into exactly how such a rescue operation would be conducted. Unfortunately, I found only hints; those who have participated and written about it pass over the 'how-to' information; I guess they figure it's common knowledge. So, I took those hints and did some guessing and extrapolating; I have no idea whether or not my story matches reality.
Although it took time for an idea to hit my feeble brain, the story developed fairly easily and quickly - just three writing sessions, I think. Both Jess and Arianna were still deeply involved in writing their own stories for the Sentinel Virtual Movies (later renamed "Shaman's Journey"), so this is another story that was self-beta'd. (For a story this short, that's not a huge problem. But I feel more secure if someone else has looked it over before I post it.)
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