What's hilarious to me is that a friendly aquaintance of mine had a somewhat similar argument during his fraternity initiation.
Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
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 24, 2007 3:28:18 pm PST #3365 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
Anne W. - Feb 25, 2007 4:03:05 am PST #3366 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
A very nice and wibble-inducing Incredibles fic.
P.M. Marc - Feb 25, 2007 7:24:25 am PST #3367 of 10434
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
This was written last year, so I expect most of you've seen it, but...
[link] SPN gen piece set in S1 that has perfect brother interaction AND makes me want to watch a freaking baseball game.
You guys KNOW how I feel about baseball.
Lee - Feb 25, 2007 7:43:27 am PST #3368 of 10434
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Oh, I love that one, Plei.
Cass - Feb 26, 2007 3:44:31 pm PST #3369 of 10434
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Oh that made me happy to read.
even though Dean was seventeen at the time and starting to talk less and less, making Sam work to hear what he wasn't saying.Thanks for linking, Plei.
Connie Neil - Feb 26, 2007 5:10:54 pm PST #3370 of 10434
brillig
dcp - Feb 26, 2007 5:56:24 pm PST #3371 of 10434
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Excellent.
The line "...it's like dancing or landing a ship. Until you actually do it, you just don't know." hits me in a particular soft spot.
Connie Neil - Feb 26, 2007 6:10:23 pm PST #3372 of 10434
brillig
Thanks. River has a great deal of knowledge, but she doesn't have an experiential framework to attach most of it to yet. But gaining impirical knowledge can be fun.
Morgana - Feb 26, 2007 9:42:54 pm PST #3373 of 10434
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
In the Boxed Sets discussion Beverly said "Heh. I continue to be giddy as more good writers fall to the thrall of SPN. Oddly, I seem incapable of writing a line of fiction anymore. But I read like a mofo, and I try to give decent feedback, just to pay my way in fandom."
Which got me to thinking, and I opened a Live Journal account of my very own. Because I've been devouring obscene amounts of SPN fanfic over the past two weeks or so, and I'd like to leave feedback for some of them. I've felt reticent, being new to this aspect of the fandom and all, but some of these stories are just really great. Are there general etiquette guidelines? For instance, I notice frequently people repost particular lines of dialogue that they like. A lot of the feedback is more or less the written equivalent of a pat on the back, but now and again you see a paragraph or two that's more thought out.
And most of the feedback seems to be dated soon after the story is first posted.... there's really no reason I can't add to the chorus several months later, is there?
esse - Feb 26, 2007 10:24:27 pm PST #3374 of 10434
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Not at all. One of the best things about publishing your fic on livejournal is that people tend to find it weeks, months, sometimes years later; and you get a comment on something you forgot about, or that they really liked. Feedback is king.