( went to bed first, so I actually get to post a progress related journal first. XP )

So I do believe Shadow and I have the very first version of the first chapter of our Death Note fanfic done. As in, the introductions are written, and the role-play is done, so now we must edit the hell out that bitch. XD

It's been interesting so far, working with someone else to produce a single piece. A lot of fun too, actually. It's even easier than writing by yourself, in some ways, I believe. (The way we've gone about it) Each person is worrying about only one character, and can so get into that character further than they could otherwise when having to switch and write all of them alone. It also helps to keep you on track as far as characterization, I believe. You can't get as carried away with how you want things to go, and are forced to work with what the character would actually do. Which, to be honest, I probably need more of that sort of guidance than Shadow does (though I do love it!). Considering she's been into both fanfiction writing and Death Note than I have. Overall, I think co-writing actually forces you to be a better writer, so I'm very grateful to Shadow for working on this with me.

Unfortunately, it's probably still going to be awhile before anything of this project gets posted to the web. I have an issue where I lose inspiration for a work when only part of it is posted. *cough cough* So Shadow has kindly agreed to wait until the entire thing is finished before we post. And with university starting back up soon, it's uncertain how frequently we'll be able to work on this.

. . . don't hurt me. *runs and hides*

Ahem. Just wanted to share with you all, because I'm really freaking excited about this story!