Thanks Consuela, that's just the thing to wash the taste of the latest SGA Flashfiction entry out of my mouth. (The author writes a sequel to "Trinity" in which it's revealed that it wasn't poor woobie Rodney's fault that a planet blew up after all... and Weir and Zelenka apologize... and Rodney finally gets the respect he deserves... and I had to stop reading before the Mary Sue showed up to marry him and live happily ever after. )
Fire bad. Tree pretty.
Buffy ,'Chosen'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 03, 2006 7:34:16 am PST #1755 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
brenda m - Feb 03, 2006 7:42:51 am PST #1756 of 10434
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Ooh, good thing I held off on that one.
Betsy HP - Feb 03, 2006 9:31:25 am PST #1757 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
God, Prufrock is good.
Consuela - Feb 03, 2006 3:20:22 pm PST #1758 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
She really, really is. And a good egg, too.
And Oh, Dear, Matt. Thanks for the warning. ::sigh::
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 03, 2006 4:29:25 pm PST #1759 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Happy to take one for the team. At least fics like that don't tend to crop up that often on the list. Usually even if a submission deals with characters or pairings I'm not interested in, the writing itself is good.
I wonder if the author realizes feedback in the single digits (and 3 of the 7 comments are her replies) is the equivalent of a room full of people whistling and looking away studiously?
Dana - Feb 03, 2006 5:25:17 pm PST #1760 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
God, Prufrock is good.
Really? Her stuff doesn't quite do it for me. It's a fun read, and I do read, but it never quite clicks.
Plus, she keeps insisting that John has a Southern accent, which...no.
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 04, 2006 7:23:39 am PST #1761 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've wondered about that from a variety of authors. Lots of people talk about him drawling, but Flanigan sounds West Coast to me. Definitely not Texan, as I've seen crop up more than once.
Consuela - Feb 04, 2006 7:58:02 am PST #1762 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Really? Her stuff doesn't quite do it for me.
I think she's really really funny. I enjoyed Boom Boom Room as an AU more than Hindsight, but I liked them both. She's just fun. I wouldn't mind seeing what she'd do with a plot that wasn't a farce/romantic comedy.
Nutty - Feb 04, 2006 8:19:40 am PST #1763 of 10434
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
sounds West Coast to me. Definitely not Texan
Texans don't have the nasal Chicago A, and neither do southerners. (You don't have to be from Chicago to have that A, since I gather it's spread pretty far through the rust belt and beyond, but, that's not a southern accent.)
I will say, though, that I (and possibly many other people) say "drawl" when they mean "speak in a slow, drawn-out manner" -- not necessarily with an accent. The southern accent has slow vowels, so we say "southern drawl", but that means "drawling in a particularly southern way" rather than "all drawls are southern."
Somebody saying, coyly, "Well, I coooooould, buuuuuut, I'll keep you in suspense" is drawling, even if they're from Nova Scotia.
Consuela - Feb 04, 2006 8:49:42 am PST #1764 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
What Nutty said.