Hi Artemis,
Thanks for the link! I don't want to say too much about my story, since I want to keep it a surprise. But I will say that I am more interested in the emotional trauma suffered by people who kill in the line of duty than I am about the military per se. Police officers and soldiers were just two sets of people who came to mind as possibly having to kill others. And as the story is unfolding, the police officers' reactions and the resources available to them are actually going to have a bigger impact on my story. The story takes place in the fourth season of L&C.
I started writing last night, and I have a rough draft of about five and half pages so far; I think I'm about a third of the way into writing my first draft. This is proving to be one of my longer stories; possibly it will be my longest to date. (Of course, my longest would still only be about as many words as a single typical part in some of the epics that are posted on the board. LOL.) So far, I think the first draft is good enough that, with polishing, it will eventually be post-worthy.
But I am coming to the point in my story where I will soon have to make use of the information I requested. And in the process of writing, I realized that I will have to re-watch several more episodes to refresh myself on precisely what happened, how certain characters speak, etc. (darn, darn.
) Yes, I know I could just look at the scripts, but they lack the nuance that Dean, Teri, et al. brought to the lines. Not to mention that the lines sometimes changed slightly between the script and the acting, and I would rather be true to the finished show itself than to the script. Plus, re-watching is just more fun!
Thanks again,
Lynn