Good essay by destina about fanfic writers and public critique.
Spike: Taking up smoking, are you? Harmony: I am a villain, Spike. Hello!
Spike/Harm ,'Help'
Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Theodosia - Aug 05, 2003 3:10:36 am PDT #6061 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Fay - Aug 11, 2003 6:24:11 am PDT #6062 of 10000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Have you all read McTabby's Summary Executions? AJ Hall introduced me to them and my mind is still boggling.
Priceless HP fic summaries, including:
- Remus is speaking to Sirius **who isn't there--it's a monologue**.
- Prepare for serious depression and PSYCO PANSY!!! A sequeal is definite.
- It's an AU, no Voldemort, no normal characters.
- Remus Lupin is lonely. Mysterious Cliche Ckick X enters Hogwarts. Story takes place in sixth year circa 1976. Surprisingly low character distorion.
- Two duelists meet in the dead of night. On the battleground, they stand, awaiting the dance fever to overtake them.
- Ginny is very out of character again, of course, but I’ve added a bit of Harry, Ron and Hermione to make it more Hogwartsy and her new friends feature as well.
- Draco Malfoy is 17...nothing wrong with that, right? Well, there is. Apparently in his family there is a slight fluke, and in his 7th year at Hogwarts he finds himself being in heat, and every girl on him like a pack of dogs on a three legged cat... all except Hermione.
- "When you’re so lost you want to rip your organs out through your throat and smear them all over everyone around you, just so they know that you exist..."
- One of my better works, not really poetry but almost poetically written.
- I'm a published author so you know it's going to be good!
It's a scary, scary fanfic world out there.
Katie M - Aug 11, 2003 6:37:41 am PDT #6063 of 10000
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Organ-smearing? Look, there should be no organ-smearing in Harry Potter. I feel fairly sure of that. Unless it's funny.
Steph L. - Aug 11, 2003 7:03:37 am PDT #6064 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
On the battleground, they stand, awaiting the dance fever to overtake them.
::snerk::
Fay - Aug 11, 2003 7:21:53 am PDT #6065 of 10000
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Yep, that's one of my favourites too, Tep. See the filk it inspired from one of the people who read McTabby's journal: Duelling Queen
Lyra Jane - Aug 13, 2003 6:02:13 am PDT #6066 of 10000
Up with the sun
I don't know if anyone else has been following HonorH's Official Buffy & Angel Fanfiction University, but here's a supporting document for the fic 'verse's Protectors of the Plot Continuum. It includes some of my favorite pet peeves.
DavidS - Aug 13, 2003 7:43:07 am PDT #6067 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
This isn't right:
1.2. Causing the Scoobies to arrive in Los Angeles within an hour or so of leaving Sunnydale, or causing the Angel Investigations crew to arrive in Sunnydale within an hour or two of leaving L.A. (Sunnydale is in Northern California, Los Angeles in Southern California)
Sunnydale is demonstrably not in Northern California. It's most likely Santa Barbara in disguise. So about 2.5 hours north of LA.
P.M. Marc - Aug 13, 2003 7:47:05 am PDT #6068 of 10000
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
You are correct.
They are incorrect, and should be corrected.
From Welcome to the Hellmouth
The front of the affluent Southern California school gleams darkly in the moonlight.
Kristen - Aug 13, 2003 7:48:45 am PDT #6069 of 10000
Well, to some people here, everything north of Santa Clarita is Northern California.
Lee - Aug 13, 2003 7:55:41 am PDT #6070 of 10000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I'm sorry, I'm confused. I thought the only thing north of Santa Barbara was San Francisco.