New Star Wars novel by Martha Wells looks entirely awesomely badass. I approve.
Travers: Perhaps you'll favor us with a demonstration while we're here. Buffy: You mean, like, right now? 'Cause, already had my recommended daily dose of fights tonight.
'Potential'
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.
Consuela - Apr 27, 2013 8:55:06 am PDT #8504 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Cass - Apr 27, 2013 7:56:07 pm PDT #8505 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.
I'd never not know that was Stiles.
No, it was very clearly Stiles. And really good overall. But so super startlingly Stiles that I had to wander off and figure out if Dylan O'Brian always looked like that (not so much) or if it just grabbed the character for me.
Juliebird - Apr 27, 2013 10:05:01 pm PDT #8506 of 10434
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
In my insomniac need to find something to entertain me, I begain looking through my bookmarks. The Faro Fixer seems to have deleted everything! I know she had issues (social anxiety, agoraphobia, I'm not sure what) but I am devestated that she withdrew this far. I think she's got one Star Trek fic left on AO3, but the few SPN fics she'd imported there are completely gone. I think I need to make a habit of somehow downloading my fave fics, and even my not so faves, just in case.
Connie Neil - Apr 28, 2013 8:56:38 am PDT #8507 of 10434
brillig
I've been downloading fics to my computers for years. I've been burned by missing stories too many times.
ION, I've seen a tag called "Identity porn" in lots of Avengers fics. What does that mean?
Juliebird - Apr 28, 2013 10:18:01 am PDT #8508 of 10434
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Secret identity vs. superhero identity (Peter Parker/Spider Man) and how maintaining those two can cause hilarious hijinks and love triangles, etc.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 28, 2013 10:19:33 am PDT #8509 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 know what you mean. I was just about to bemoan not having saved nanoochka's Olympic skier/chef Dean/Cas fic before she filed the serial numbers off for publication, but I just now found a link that still had a cached copy.
Connie Neil - Apr 28, 2013 10:45:51 am PDT #8510 of 10434
brillig
I sometimes feel bad when I see a notice from an author asking people to get rid of fics they've written, either because they're trying to go pro or being a fic writer "isn't who they want to be anymore" or whatever, and I don't dump the fic. I wouldn't pass the fic on to someone else, but I wouldn't expect anyone to get rid of a saved fic of mine if I suddenly wanted to try and remove my fic writing identity from the web. I know it can't be done, for one thing, and also once something is out there it's left my control.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 28, 2013 11:04:24 am PDT #8511 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 feel about it the same way I feel about Amazon erasing ebooks from people's Kindles. Fine if you don't want to provide current access to your work, but you should't get to change history.
§ ita § - Apr 28, 2013 5:36:16 pm PDT #8512 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did nanoochka ever finish that fic where Dean was dating some perfect guy and on the outs with Cas?
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 28, 2013 6:58:40 pm PDT #8513 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
It seems she did, though I wasn't aware of it. I think I lost interest (or just patience with Mr. Right) and stopped reading before it was done.