| NOTICE to the reader ... Measure Of Devotion is a Work In Progress. This promises to be an extremely long fanfic -- one that may take several years to finish. Until otherwise advised, the portions posted here are drafts, subject to constant change. Everyone is welcome to read and comment, but I simply wanted to make it clear that it may be a while before the story is finished. |
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Updates/revisions to the story:
03/21/06: I found a minor typographical error on the first page of Chapter 5. The printer-friendly version has been
corrected. Also, in case no one has noticed, I flipped this 'diary' upside down so the most recent entry is at the
top instead of at the bottom. This should make it easier to use as the list of changes continues to grow.
03/20/06: At long last, the second half of Chapter 6 has been posted. Consider it still in draft form, but any changes after
this will be primarily editorial ... nothing major will be altered.
01/31/06: Once again, real life has interfered with writing, and I have not been able to finish the rough draft of Chapter 6
as I had hoped. Therefore, as promised, I have posted a rough draft of approximately 50% of Chapter 6. The
section posted represents about 6 out of 12 pages of text (as measured by Word 6.0).
01/02/06: This story has been stalled for an absurd length of time in part due to other commitments. (Lets just say that I
have been spending a great deal of time lately looking at something blue.) There has been another difficulty,
however. On the rare occasion when I have had time to sit down and work on the story, I have been 100%,
absolutely and totally stuck at the beginning of Chapter 6 because I could not make up my mind whether to write
the entire tale from John's POV, or alternate between his and Aeryn's. I have come to prefer a single POV, but
for something as long as MoD there are some benefits -- to both the writer and the reader -- to switching back
and forth: I get to "observe" John from an external viewpoint (especially handy if he happens to be unconscious
at the time), and you, the reader, get to walk in Aeryn's boots for a while, which can be a lot of fun ... especially if
something needs shooting.
The decision has finally been made. The story will bounce back and forth every few chapters between John and
Aeryn. Chapter 6 is on the move again, at long last.
Last time on Farscape, they had just discovered that they have been tossed into an unrealized reality (or
parallel universe, depending on how you look at it), and all I can tell you at this point is that Aeryn is a bit ...
annoyed. At John.
If I do not have at least a rough draft of Chapter 6 finished by the end of January, I promise that I will post the
portion that I have completed.
12/15/05: Chapter 5 is finalized. (At long last.) A link to a Word 6.0 printer friendly version has been added to the top of
the page for Part 5. I have also begun making some progress on Chapter 6.
09/27/05: The good news is that after an absurd length of time, I did some work on Measure of Devotion this week. The
bad news is that is was mostly getting reaquainted with the story, and cleaning up Chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 4
is finalized. I also added links at the top of each finalized chapter that will provide printer-friendly Word 6.0
versions. I hope to have NEW material in the near future.
01/10/05: Completed Chapter 5 is in place. (If I don't pick up the pace, it's going to take 3 years to finish this thing! Eeek!)
At this point, Chapter 4 is still in "draft" form. There will be some substantial changes to the final scene.
12/14/04: A very rough draft of the first segment of Chapter 5 has been posted, provided solely to get everyone out of the
cliffhanger at the end of Chapter 4. Very few questions have been answered at this point.
12/07/04: Chapter 4 (draft) uploaded. Chapters 1-3 are pretty much finalized at this point.
11/10/04: Revised Chapter 3. Primarily editorial changes. A few new sentences were added, but nothing substantive.
10/18/04: Chapter 3 (draft) uploaded.
10/17/04: Additional revisions to Chapter 2. Entirely editorial.
10/15/04: Revised Chapter 2. Some moderate adjustments to the first scene with Chiana have been made. There have
been some primarily editorial changes made to the remainder of the chapter.
10/14/04: Chapter 2 (draft) uploaded.
10/12/04: Revised Chapter 1. Minor editorial changes.
09/23/04: Chapter 1 (draft) uploaded.
03/21/06: I found a minor typographical error on the first page of Chapter 5. The printer-friendly version has been
corrected. Also, in case no one has noticed, I flipped this 'diary' upside down so the most recent entry is at the
top instead of at the bottom. This should make it easier to use as the list of changes continues to grow.
03/20/06: At long last, the second half of Chapter 6 has been posted. Consider it still in draft form, but any changes after
this will be primarily editorial ... nothing major will be altered.
01/31/06: Once again, real life has interfered with writing, and I have not been able to finish the rough draft of Chapter 6
as I had hoped. Therefore, as promised, I have posted a rough draft of approximately 50% of Chapter 6. The
section posted represents about 6 out of 12 pages of text (as measured by Word 6.0).
01/02/06: This story has been stalled for an absurd length of time in part due to other commitments. (Lets just say that I
have been spending a great deal of time lately looking at something blue.) There has been another difficulty,
however. On the rare occasion when I have had time to sit down and work on the story, I have been 100%,
absolutely and totally stuck at the beginning of Chapter 6 because I could not make up my mind whether to write
the entire tale from John's POV, or alternate between his and Aeryn's. I have come to prefer a single POV, but
for something as long as MoD there are some benefits -- to both the writer and the reader -- to switching back
and forth: I get to "observe" John from an external viewpoint (especially handy if he happens to be unconscious
at the time), and you, the reader, get to walk in Aeryn's boots for a while, which can be a lot of fun ... especially if
something needs shooting.
The decision has finally been made. The story will bounce back and forth every few chapters between John and
Aeryn. Chapter 6 is on the move again, at long last.
Last time on Farscape, they had just discovered that they have been tossed into an unrealized reality (or
parallel universe, depending on how you look at it), and all I can tell you at this point is that Aeryn is a bit ...
annoyed. At John.
If I do not have at least a rough draft of Chapter 6 finished by the end of January, I promise that I will post the
portion that I have completed.
12/15/05: Chapter 5 is finalized. (At long last.) A link to a Word 6.0 printer friendly version has been added to the top of
the page for Part 5. I have also begun making some progress on Chapter 6.
09/27/05: The good news is that after an absurd length of time, I did some work on Measure of Devotion this week. The
bad news is that is was mostly getting reaquainted with the story, and cleaning up Chapters 4 and 5. Chapter 4
is finalized. I also added links at the top of each finalized chapter that will provide printer-friendly Word 6.0
versions. I hope to have NEW material in the near future.
01/10/05: Completed Chapter 5 is in place. (If I don't pick up the pace, it's going to take 3 years to finish this thing! Eeek!)
At this point, Chapter 4 is still in "draft" form. There will be some substantial changes to the final scene.
12/14/04: A very rough draft of the first segment of Chapter 5 has been posted, provided solely to get everyone out of the
cliffhanger at the end of Chapter 4. Very few questions have been answered at this point.
12/07/04: Chapter 4 (draft) uploaded. Chapters 1-3 are pretty much finalized at this point.
11/10/04: Revised Chapter 3. Primarily editorial changes. A few new sentences were added, but nothing substantive.
10/18/04: Chapter 3 (draft) uploaded.
10/17/04: Additional revisions to Chapter 2. Entirely editorial.
10/15/04: Revised Chapter 2. Some moderate adjustments to the first scene with Chiana have been made. There have
been some primarily editorial changes made to the remainder of the chapter.
10/14/04: Chapter 2 (draft) uploaded.
10/12/04: Revised Chapter 1. Minor editorial changes.
09/23/04: Chapter 1 (draft) uploaded.