Yeah, there are 25 stories in total.
Well, a gathering is brie, mellow song stylings; shindig, dip, less mellow song stylings, perhaps a large amount of malt beverage, and hootenanny, well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny.
Oz ,'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.
Consuela - Sep 30, 2014 5:35:19 pm PDT #9133 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Consuela - Sep 30, 2014 5:35:46 pm PDT #9134 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Plus any people write for NFE Madness, which is just like Yuletide Madness: people pick up unused prompts and run with them.
WindSparrow - Sep 30, 2014 5:38:13 pm PDT #9135 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 went back and edited that comment because I hadn't really finished my thought.
Connie Neil - Oct 02, 2014 2:43:22 pm PDT #9136 of 10434
brillig
I have found the most perfect fic summary ever: "That time Tony gave Bucky a therapy llama."
Yes, it's Bucky. With a llama. More precisely, it's the Winter Soldier and a llama, terrifying and baffling everyone as they go through their day.
Tony's very proud.
DebetEsse - Oct 02, 2014 4:11:12 pm PDT #9137 of 10434
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Somewhat bizarrely, one of the animals that there exists published research about its use as a therapy animal IS the llama.
Connie Neil - Oct 02, 2014 5:08:50 pm PDT #9138 of 10434
brillig
I believe said llama is mentioned in the story. Used as justification for presenting one to Bucky.
WindSparrow - Oct 02, 2014 8:34:08 pm PDT #9139 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.
That story made me happy.
§ ita § - Oct 03, 2014 12:29:36 pm PDT #9140 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Would it be snotty to write a "summary help" page? One that says -- never denigrate your summary--strangers don't tend to dig avowed losers. Keep them short. Triple/quadruple/quintuple spell check. Especially character names (add these to your dictionary!). Search for the big ones--loose, reigh, taunt/taught, and make sure they're only there if you mean them.
And if worst comes to worst, just put your opening paragraph (or one nearby) and a brief sentence of context.
Because I am tired. Oh, I am tired.
(My current favourite summary is "Dean's fifteen, and his knot doesn't pop."--I'm chapters in and it still chills me. This chick, MooseFeel, has got a way not just with ideas, but with words (in her best fics--her less good ones are awkward, meandering, and strangely coincidental(.
In fact, she wrote the best slavery fic (set post slavery) I've been able to read, but the "big" reveal was (intentionally) obvious and she did no work for it. I didn't want to punch her world building in the 'nads, as with most slave fic I peek at, just her interpersonal plotting.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 03, 2014 1:10:04 pm PDT #9141 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
Not snotty, but perhaps counterproductive. Poorly written summaries and abuses of tags are very handy for spotting stories that aren't worth wasting any time reading. I don't want the badfic-writing tween girls to learn how to make their stories appear more palatable at first glance until the stories themselves improve..
Connie Neil - Oct 03, 2014 1:27:33 pm PDT #9142 of 10434
brillig
Matt, you are mean and correct. I want to shriek at some of these writers "If regret writing it, why the hell should I read it!" And the tag "I don't even" is nearly always guaranteed to make me say "Me neither."