I hate when authors apologize for their stories. People, I understand stagefright, but it's probably not as bad as you think. And if you are knowingly putting out fic that's bad--not even intentionally badfic--then you're not doing yourself any favors.
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
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.
Connie Neil - Jun 23, 2013 8:38:58 am PDT #8565 of 10434
brillig
WindSparrow - Jun 23, 2013 8:42:42 am PDT #8566 of 10434
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I wonder what would happen if I went around PMing all the authors I see advertising how they suck at summaries with a suggestion to just CC&P a quote from the story.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 23, 2013 9:32:06 am PDT #8567 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'll confess I recently commented on one author's story to tell her that tag entries are not her Twitter feed.
Connie Neil - Jun 23, 2013 9:45:52 am PDT #8568 of 10434
brillig
snerk, Matt. "I don't even." "All the feeeeels!"
Anne W. - Jun 23, 2013 10:16:27 am PDT #8569 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Matt, I have been tempted to do just that on many an occasion.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2013 12:25:14 pm PDT #8570 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Recently I clicked on a fic with an uninspiring summary and really enjoyed the summary--enough that I had to tell her that her story was way way better than her teaser led me to believe--it even misled me about the plot.
Poor thing--I wasn't even the first commenter who'd said that. But to her credit, she did edit the summary at least twice more before I finished reading it, and they were better. Not great, but better. Never, I think, has an "I suck at summaries--try it anyway!" been more literally deserved, and she hadn't initially even said so.
P.M. Marc - Jun 24, 2013 9:09:21 am PDT #8571 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
I effin' hate summaries. For the record.
I'm tempted, should I ever write something for public consumption outside of Yuletide again, to just make all summaries moving forward quotes from Yoda.
P.M. Marc - Jun 24, 2013 8:32:19 pm PDT #8572 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
And now that I'm home, ita !, thanks for the links!
Juliebird - Jul 02, 2013 11:56:29 am PDT #8573 of 10434
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Am reading an Avengers fic with surprise!DonnaNoble. House of Odin series. Which all kinds of strange since I just finished Alons'y Avengers.
Juliebird - Jul 02, 2013 11:52:47 pm PDT #8574 of 10434
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
English Muffins: and it's abandoned. Too bad.
Now onto a bootlegger fic. No! You can't have peepers and cicadas at the same time!