Whee! I got a couple recs! I mean, not from shalott or anything, but still. I'm such a praise whore.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Emily - Dec 26, 2005 10:00:29 am PST #1559 of 10435
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Emily - Dec 26, 2005 10:06:07 am PST #1560 of 10435
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
To cereal, because I'm in Michigan and thus won't get much chance to post for a few days:
You know, I try really hard on my yuletide stories, and I think I do okay, but then when I get the stories written for me, I'm blown away by how good some of the writing is. I really get the better part of this deal.
Fay - Dec 26, 2005 10:06:22 am PST #1561 of 10435
"Fuck Western ideologically-motivated gender identification!" Sulu gasped, and came.
Well done, love! I'm thoroughly enjoying pottering through the stories in the archive - at least those whose source materials I know a little. There's some lovely stuff there. Can't wait to find out which ones you folks wrote!
For my part I didn't sign up for the challenge, but I'm thoroughly looking forward to the New Years Resolution Challenge, which is almost as much fun and has no pesky timeline.
Betsy HP - Dec 26, 2005 12:40:10 pm PST #1562 of 10435
If I only had a brain...
Friendly note to person on my friendslist:
"Nobody wrote my preferred pairing in my favored fandoms" != "Everybody hates cunt" [her phrasing, not mine.]
Also? " YOU BITCHES HATE WOMEN!" not really conducive to encouraging more female/female pairings.
Anne W. - Dec 26, 2005 1:02:24 pm PST #1563 of 10435
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Was this person bitching about Yuletide, or fanfiction in general?
§ ita § - Dec 26, 2005 1:03:23 pm PST #1564 of 10435
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The world, if history is any guide.
Almare - Dec 26, 2005 1:35:52 pm PST #1565 of 10435
"My drink preference does not indicate my sexual preference. "
Also? " YOU BITCHES HATE WOMEN!" not really conducive to encouraging more female/female pairings.
Wow. Someone needs therapy.
Vonnie K - Dec 26, 2005 1:50:05 pm PST #1566 of 10435
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Heh, it's JennyO, innit? I don't even have to check.
Just came back from a week-long time-off with family with spotty access to internet and now, look at all these stories I need to read and no time to do it! Bah.
shrift - Dec 26, 2005 2:10:12 pm PST #1567 of 10435
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I didn't have to check either, Vonnie. I've seen more than a few rather hateful posts about Yuletide. And while the whole anonymous story thing tends to send me into a neurotic tailspin, at least I'm not inflicting it on anyone else.
Plus, kind of ignoring all of the gen written for Yuletide.
Almare - Dec 26, 2005 2:10:57 pm PST #1568 of 10435
"My drink preference does not indicate my sexual preference. "
That's Two ! Two!
I demand the title of Thread Killer by right of Combat! People, send forth your Champion!