Thank you. Of course my brain is numb right now. As well as my fingers. But apparently I work like a horse under pressure. *g*

I kinda wish though I had been awesome like all the awesome people who finished their like 50.000 word drafts two weeks ago. *flail*

Heh. Thanks. It will needs some major overhaul first but at least now I have another month. Phew.

Thanks. Though at the moment it really is far from amazing, simply because entire scenes are still missing, making the characters seem rather bi-polar and I think I changed somebody`s name halfway through. So right now it`s more like badfic. *g*

'm so in awe with how people manage to write so long and amazing stories in this fandom

I know some people have 50.000 to 100.000 word drafts so yeah. I just busted ass to make the magic 20k for first draft and I think in the end it might even out to 30k or so.

Or insanity. Jury is still out on this. *g*

Oh, I feel like I can`t take that compliment since I didn`t paritcipate in last year`s Bigbang, only in the Harlequin and the Movie-challenge. Did you think of either of those maybe?

I`m always grateful for beta-offerings though so if it still stands, I might come back to you.

Yeah, sorry about that. It was "Grapes of Wrath and other Forbidden Fruit".

No, no need to be sorry, what matters is you liked the story so compliment gratefully excepted. :)

Yesterday I spent more or less the whole day on the couch reading "Comes a Horseman". When it first popped up on the Supernatural newsletter I didn´t feel that intrigued. Just couldn´t imagine what might be interesting about a story set in Bronze Age.

Hee. I know that the summary/setting would put a lot of people off. Even myself, if I`d just encountered it as a reader, I don`t know if I`d just gone "WTF?"

But I`m glad you gave it a go and even moreso that youn enjoyed it. Yay.

I feel your Barbarian!verse holds true potential to be turned into an original novel. So, if you ever run out of ideas on what to write next...

Oh dear, if I ever found the time to write a novel... Which is my biggest problem, time (okay, and laziness) because I`m always up to my ears in plot bunnies.

And yes, beta-offering has no expiration date :-)

Very cool, thank you. Right now it`s not even beta-ready but I`m working on whipping it in shape. Need. more. hours. in. a. day. *g*

You know, one of the things that struck me with the Barbarian!verse is how well you pulled it of language wise. On one hand making it accessible for the reader yet sticking firmly to a language that avoided all modern expressions.

Which has been an utter bitch to write because even in most historical fics common things like measuring time in years, the concept of hell or any of these things are not a problem so they always snuck in.
I even struggled with the word "bed". I actually would know an old-fashioned word for it but only in German and try as I might, I did not find an apt English translation.So, me too stands in line awaiting patiently and perseverant an EPIC follow up ;-)

Following through with this concept strictly with Jen´s internal voice, too.

I debated this because it limited the flow of information to the readership somewhat, there were scenes I wanted to tell, but couldn`t because Jensen would not have been present.

The balance you´ve found there has a wonderful smoothness to it.

*blushes and bows* Thank you so much.

So, me too stands in line awaiting patiently and perseverant an EPIC follow up ;-)

Heh. I don`t know about epic but a sequel will come.

Yeah, and if I were anything like Dean Winchester...I´d just say: "Quit your job. Go writing."

I think even if I had the talent (and luck) to support myself on writing, I`d lack the necessary writing discipline. :)