Oh, I'm easily inspired to profanity.
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I clicked on it, though, because Anna S. mentioned she'd been thinking about writing a mini-tiny S/X-flavored AU S5 (as her lovely story Sidelines was for S4), and she nodded to it as an effort at exactly that that had already been done. I think it's like when Speranza nodded to that horrible Fraser-POV thing in her notes for Chicago's Most Wanted. And I really know that I'm not Speranza; and I'm not Anna S., but it would seem to me that with the both of them being such amazing, intelligent writers it's kind of a little understood courtesy that they have to bow to the people that had previously written stories with the same ideas, but... dude. Anyone with half a brain can see they suck.
It might have been one of those "Such a great idea, if only they'd had the tools to pull it off, I have to set this right" kind of things.
Oh, yeah. I do that I the time. I was reading a story this evening, and it didn't suck, but I thought the characterization was way the fuck off, which made me think about the characterization I'd do... Storywriting, I believe, often works like that.
Just as a side-note: some parts of Star Wars fandom are great feedbackers. I put out a tiny Luke/Han story on a few lists yesterday, and I've already had more feedback within twenty-four hours than I've ever had for a single Buffyverse fic, no matter where I put it. Admittidly, that's like five e-mails, but still.
I'm happy.
Chapter 4 of Roseveare's wonderful-and-painfully-depressing Birthdayverse story is up.
Go, read. Have your guts ripped out!
Anyone who hasn't seen Sports Night and wants to -- if you have cable (specifically Comedy Central), they're starting with the pilot episode Monday overnight (which is technically Tuesday, b/c the eps air after midnight).
Just an FYI.
That's nice to know, Steph! It's a fun series, and I'd specifically like to add for those who don't like sports (and I'm certainly in the forefront of those), that no sports knowledge is needed to enjoy the goings on.
A project like the Buffista Map, only larger-scale, and messier.
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For LotR rpf slashers, I neglect to mention. But still an interesting idea. I wonder if a (text-based) Slashers Map or Ficcers Map would be a viable project?
