Xander: How? What? How? Giles: Three excellent questions.

Xander/Giles ,'Never Leave Me'


Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers  

This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.


shrift - Dec 30, 2004 5:56:09 am PST #9380 of 10000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

This is often the part that kills me. "But I didn't know..."

It doesn't fly in the workplace, and it doesn't fly on the interbunny. You make a commitment in good faith, are given all the tools to do the job, pointed to resources capable of answering all your questions, and you still fail to deliver?

It makes me wonder about fandom's reading comprehension skills.


Calli - Dec 30, 2004 6:50:35 am PST #9381 of 10000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

It makes me wonder about fandom's reading comprehension skills.

Indeed. And if you can't read, you really shouldn't sign up for something involving writing.

I think shrift's card text should be at the top of every fandom site's FAQ page. Not that the people who really need it would ever see it there.

The yuletide challenge sounded like loads of fun. I knew with my schedule and long writing curve I wouldn't have a slurpee's chance in hell of getting a story written by the deadline, so I didn't participate. It seemed like a reasonable response to the situation. I take it others didn't have similar thought progressions.


Consuela - Dec 30, 2004 6:52:23 am PST #9382 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I sometimes do well in response to challenges. And other times, not so well. And given the stress of the holiday season, I'm just as glad I didn't participate. But I'm a little wistful, because there are some fantabulous stories on the archive.


esse - Dec 30, 2004 7:38:39 am PST #9383 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

It seemed like a reasonable response to the situation. I take it others didn't have similar thought progressions.

I think most people saw how well it turned out last year, especially with regards to quality of fic and participation. Now Yuletide is this brilliant, huge archive of 800+ stories, and people are more willing to be a part of something this successful and cool, even if it's stressful.


Steph L. - Jan 02, 2005 9:32:38 am PST #9384 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Ahahahaha! DCU/The O.C. crossover fic! Kid Flash/Seth.


esse - Jan 02, 2005 4:16:06 pm PST #9385 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Ah, the crack. Sometimes it comes personally engraved.


Consuela - Jan 02, 2005 7:21:54 pm PST #9386 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I posted fic today! Stargate apocafic with lots of angst and death and a small amount of sex. Don't all trample me on your way to read Thunder Follow Me... *grin*


Lyra Jane - Jan 04, 2005 7:47:53 am PST #9387 of 10000
Up with the sun

Has anyone ever written Buffy/Spider-Man (filmverse) crossovers? I was thinking about reluctant, snarky heroes this morning.


Steph L. - Jan 04, 2005 8:42:54 am PST #9388 of 10000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe

Spider-Man is what led to my love of Buffy, because she quips just like he does. And she didn't ask for her super-powers, just like him! And she fights on the side of good, rather than exploiting her powers for evil, just like him!

....you can see why I got so excited.


Calli - Jan 04, 2005 9:27:39 am PST #9389 of 10000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Steph, thanks for the link to the DCU/OC crossover! I've been looking for OC fic, and that one was lots of fun.