Oooh, I did my first fiction beta for someone on LJ, which was kinda cool. She actually incorporated all the edits I suggested, and even made a viewpoint change I suggested. All very gratifying. But then I noticed that one place where I suggested something be altered, when she fixed that she somehow inserted another typo. Ack. And I don't want to nag her, because of course it's her story and she can do anything she damn well pleases with it, but inside I'm thinking "don't you just want to clean up that one little speck so it gleams just a little brighter?"
Book: Captain, you mind if I say grace? Mal: Only if you say it out loud.
'Serenity'
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.
Morgana - May 16, 2007 9:57:02 pm PDT #3797 of 10436
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Lee - May 16, 2007 11:01:24 pm PDT #3798 of 10436
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I would send her an email or make a comnent-- I've done so in those circumstances when I've betaed
esse - May 16, 2007 11:33:10 pm PDT #3799 of 10436
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
People can get tetchy about comments in a public post, though, so I'd second that but suggest email first.
Morgana - May 21, 2007 11:35:34 pm PDT #3800 of 10436
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Help! I need a definition. Recently I keep seeing the abbreviaton "h/c" used, and I can't figure out from context what it means. I tried googling, but had no luck. Can someone please explain it for me?
Am-Chau Yarkona - May 22, 2007 12:00:28 am PDT #3801 of 10436
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
It's usually "hurt/comfort". (Without knowing the context, I wouldn't rule out it being a pairing name-- Harry/Charlie?-- but people generally use capitals for those.)
Morgana - May 22, 2007 12:04:54 am PDT #3802 of 10436
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
Thanks! Other than Fay's Harry Potter fiction I only read Supernatural stories, so it wouldn't be referring to a character pairing. Given the amount of angsting that goes on in SPN, I can see where hurt/comfort could make sense.
esse - May 22, 2007 12:55:25 am PDT #3803 of 10436
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Hurt/comfort is a fairly common genre throughout fanfiction, particularly used in the sense of manufacturing a difficult situation--the hurt--and having the all-powerful awesome ManLove (or WomanLove, or HetLove, as you will) be the redeeming factor of the aforementioned hurt. I've always seen it as an excuse to beat your characters and then get 'em laid.
Consuela - May 22, 2007 5:09:53 am PDT #3804 of 10436
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I've always seen it as an excuse to beat your characters and then get 'em laid.
SA is not wrong--h/c goes back just as far as Mary Sue does. Occasionally it even gets filmed; I recall a Xena episode that was basically hurt/comfort. But without the healing sex.
shrift - May 22, 2007 5:14:25 am PDT #3805 of 10436
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Starsky & Hutch was pretty much four seasons of hurt/comfort interspersed with cheesy costumes, dance numbers, and hookers.
Connie Neil - May 22, 2007 5:34:20 am PDT #3806 of 10436
brillig
Starsky & Hutch was pretty much four seasons of hurt/comfort interspersed with cheesy costumes, dance numbers, and hookers.
Good times.