Didn't know she'd flounced all the way out of fandom. Her fic page is still up. Hindsight's here.
Joyce: Dawn, you be good. Xander: We will. Just gonna play with some matches, run with scissors, take candy from some guy, I don't know his name.
'Beneath You'
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.
Calli - Aug 09, 2008 9:16:47 am PDT #5459 of 10436
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Matt the Bruins fan - Aug 09, 2008 11:06:42 am PDT #5460 of 10436
"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
Much obliged Calli! The last I'd heard she friendslocked her fic and left behind angry messages telling people not to bother contacting her for access. The first few links I turned up to the story today led to 404 errors, so I assumed everything was still locked down.
Anne W. - Aug 09, 2008 12:30:03 pm PDT #5461 of 10436
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
After submitting my fic for spn_summergen and having an "oh shit, shoulda added a line about ______," I've been wondering about the whole unfixed nature of fanfic on the web.
When I submit fic for something like Yuletide, where there's a hard and fast deadline, I'm often working right up to that deadline with barely even time for a spelling and grammar beta. I have no trouble with doing minor fixes after the fact on those fics before posting them to my own or other archives. In this case, though, I think the story could stand a thorough overhaul, with perhaps some sections fleshed out and so on.
Part of me thinks that (other than minor cosmetic tweaking), I should leave things close to as-is. Part of me thinks the story could be a much stronger one for a thorough re-working.
I'm still debating (it's not like there's any rush), but I'm curious to know what other people think. Is overhauling an already posted fic "cheating," or do you consider it one of the perks of posting online?
P.M. Marc - Aug 09, 2008 12:32:02 pm PDT #5462 of 10436
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
If I did a serious overhaul, I'd post it as a director's cut or something, rather than just updating what's up there. I mean, spelling errors I'll fix. But whole section re-writes? Nope.
Ailleann - Aug 09, 2008 12:37:28 pm PDT #5463 of 10436
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
I'm sort-of that way too. Once it's posted, it's "published" in my mind. Changing that changes the story that I put out there.
Connie Neil - Aug 09, 2008 12:39:06 pm PDT #5464 of 10436
brillig
I'd feel like I'd have to put up some sort of notice if I did a full overhaul of a story that's posted. I'm ok with fixing a typo I spot on rereading, but I'm lucky enough to have copies in various places, and those copies wouldn't get fixed, so I pretty much leave stuff alonel.
Anne W. - Aug 09, 2008 2:59:50 pm PDT #5465 of 10436
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
At this point, I'm thinking that Plei's "director's cut" label might suit my purposes quite well.
In this case I was fortunate to have two very, very able betas look over it and catch some potentially serious errors before I sent it out, but with this fic I really wish I had timed things so I could have had another week to flesh out some ideas/characters.
Connie Neil - Aug 15, 2008 9:25:10 am PDT #5466 of 10436
brillig
Consuela - Aug 15, 2008 12:09:29 pm PDT #5467 of 10436
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Lee - Aug 15, 2008 4:56:02 pm PDT #5468 of 10436
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I knew which one that was without looking! LOVE IT.