Defection - Once Upon a Time Affair - Feb 1st

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

Grateful thanks go to duckys_lady for acting as beta on this piece. It got away from me and went over 4000 words. I lose all belief in myself if a story goes to long for me. (4k words is not long to many, but for me it's epic.)

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Comments

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Let me rephrase... 'Don't fight the feeling!" When you're on a roll like that, let it keep going. You've definitely created a feeling in this story that something short couldn't have done justice.

[jantojones.livejournal.com]

That's why it got away from me. There were certain plot points which had to be put in, and I had to allow the story time to get to those points, so it definitely wouldn't have worked as a shorter piece. I'm just glad it worked out how I wanted it, and that it flowed well.

Did I have you fooled at the beginning, or did you realise early what was happening?

[mrua7.livejournal.com]

Yeah I figured out what was happening. I have a WIP with Napoleon turning traitor so there's a similar thought process, but different enough from what you did in your story. Eventually (like so many others) I'll finish it. lol!
Writing has just gotten away from me!