Well, crumbum. It was fine before. I made some edits yesterday to add the art. I wonder if that messed it up? I will got fix. Thank you for letting me know!
eta: All better! AO3, I don't know what you do, sometimes.
You're nice, and you're funny and you don't smoke, and okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month, I'm not much fun to be around, either.
Willow ,'Get It Done'
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.
SailAweigh - Jul 07, 2012 6:04:27 am PDT #7871 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Amy - Jul 08, 2012 5:44:31 pm PDT #7872 of 10434
Because books.
I really can't take any fic seriously that uses "limpid blue pools" unironically.
Vonnie K - Jul 08, 2012 5:51:21 pm PDT #7873 of 10434
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Well, at least it's not "his cerulean orbs."
Dana - Jul 08, 2012 6:04:00 pm PDT #7874 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Is someone moving with a cat-like grace?
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2012 6:19:47 pm PDT #7875 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If it's my fic reading list, they're "merging with his mossy jade stare".
Amy - Jul 08, 2012 6:39:03 pm PDT #7876 of 10434
Because books.
I quit reading at "limpid blue pools," so I have no clue. Someone was undoubtedly going to move with cat-like grace any moment, though.
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2012 6:47:56 pm PDT #7877 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I have no idea how I made it far enough into a fic that this line:
Sam glared; "don't... Even... I am absolutely knackered! My head is pounding... There was no milk so I'm having overly-sweetened black coffee... Just... Couldn't this have waited, Gabe?"
made me stop reading, because there's no way that was the first hint. But since Amy is setting a good example, I can learn from her determination and save myself the aggro.
Which is another word neither Winchester brother is likely to use.
Amy - Jul 08, 2012 7:00:36 pm PDT #7878 of 10434
Because books.
Nothing pisses me off more. The American ethos of the show is so integral to it, it's just careless when Britishisms are left in. I'm not going to try and write East Enders fanfic and have them talking about baseball and McDonald's and elevators.
DebetEsse - Jul 08, 2012 7:19:35 pm PDT #7879 of 10434
Woe to the fucking wicked.
It's funny: I think there's pretty good awareness with the UK-based fandoms that you need to get someone to Britpick your stories unless you're really, really confident (and, even then, it's probably a good plan).
Is there a parallel term to "Britpick"?
§ ita § - Jul 08, 2012 7:27:03 pm PDT #7880 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've seen Ameripick, and it's usually about writers who put "whilst" into the characters' mouths.
I think it's legit, but possibly jarring if it's not speech--how deep are you into one of their points of view? But why do it? Unless your audience is also British, it's unlikely to be transparent, and I'd think you want your words to be transparent when the alternative is :"think of a country they only visited once overnight".