Wow, it looks like I missed out on good discussion while I was away from the computer yesterday. It's always interesting to read about people's take on fic writing/reading.

While I have little trouble reading NC-17, I find that my own writing tends to stick to a PG-13 rating. Also, like UTTAD, I really like to stick to canon when at all possible. What I really like to do, however, is to fill in gaps or uncharted territory in known canon. I think I've read just a little too much Tim Powers in my time.

The Flashficathon is for 1000 words exactly. I know Mad Poetess asked about it, Marqueitte was going to post a FAQ, actually there was one in the email, you just had to scroll down-I didn't notice it until I was staring at the way my pairings were worded trying to figure out if those were separate pairings or a weird way to ask for a foursome.

I have something like 75, of which I'll end up keep probabyly 30.

The problem is I keep seeing it in my head and can't translate it to words. Or when I can translate it to words I'm in the car driving, which sucks.

Huh. Someone just wrote me and told me I should try to use more international slang in my stories.

I have no idea how to respond, especially since it was about a story where Gunn is the POV character. The babe's from SoCal ,and there's no indication that he's particularly well-traveled.

And what the hell IS international slang, anyway?

what the hell IS international slang, anyway?

I have no idea what they mean, shrift, but my initial reaction is "at last! A language geek's name for 'lol' 'rotflmao' and '4Evah!1!'."

When in doubt, mock.

Huh. Someone just wrote me and told me I should try to use more international slang in my stories.

Heh.

I'm luvv with Anna's latest project. Really well-done free indirect discourse is one of my literary kinks. I get all purry.

Jane St Clair, whose footprints I worship, did a Three Things that Never Happened to Ethan bit.

And what the hell IS international slang, anyway?

I think you should reply with "Hose off, eh?" in true Bob and Doug fashion.

Wild, flailing guess, but maybe the writer was confused by some of the US/SoCal-specific slang you used, wanted less of it, and was trying to phrase the request as a positive rather than a negative?

I'm trying to think of international slang, but the only thing I can come up with are the bits of British slang I use and the odd bits of slang I picked up from an Australian chat friend. I'm pretty sure the slang he uses isn't so much Australian as his own weird way of talking.

I used to know a bunch of Puerto Rican slang, but I've forgotten all of it, and besides, I'm not sure I could work in "your momma bangs ugly ferrets" or whatever the worst of it meant if I tried.

I think you should reply with "Hose off, eh?" in true Bob and Doug fashion.

Well, it's either that or write a story entirely in Ebonics, but if I did, there'd be a long line of people waiting to clobber my ass.