Welcome to my journal. Here you will find a quick navigation system to the important stuff:
1) I sometimes read and write (or intend to write) slash in the following fandoms:
DC Comics -- Superman/Batman
Marvel Comics -- Steve/Tony (Captain America/Iron Man)
Supernatural -- Castiel/Dean
Smallville -- Clark/Oliver, Clark/Lex
New Trek -- McCoy/Kirk
Original Trek -- Kirk/Spock
Lord of the Rings -- Aragorn/Legolas
Merlin -- Arthur/Merlin
X-Men Movieverse -- Wolverine/Cyclops
Dark Blue -- Carter/Dean
Weiss Kreuz -- Yohji/Aya
Devil May Cry -- Dante/Nero
Terminator: TSCC -- Derek/John
Highlander -- Duncan/Methos
Angel/Highlander Crossover -- Angel/Methos
2) My fanfiction index can be found HERE. It is a complete list of the fiction I've written, with stats and links.
3) If you look to your LEFT you'll also see links to my fiction mostly organized in my Memories and via Tags.
4) Go HERE, if you're interested in knowing how I'd rank my own stories in order of favored status.
I have many unfinished stories. They may never be finished. I am at peace with that, but, you know, caveat emptor. *shrug*
5) The communities that I mod are:
wfslash -- A Superman/Batman Slash Community
stevelovestony -- A Captain America/Iron Man Slash Community
ollieville -- A Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley) of Smallville Appreciation Community
starwarsdcu -- A Star Wars/DC Comics Crossover Community
6) I operate one pairing specific rec newsletter (on hiatus) for Superman/Batman-related fanworks --wf_roundup.
7) I maintain an archive: Superman/Batman: More than Friends and one Superman/Batman Secret Santa project journal:
superbatsanta.
8) I have a comics blog and a sockpuppet for writing original slash in the fantasy genre, both of which have been in various stages of launch for quite some time.
Um...I think that's it. :))
1) I sometimes read and write (or intend to write) slash in the following fandoms:
DC Comics -- Superman/Batman
Marvel Comics -- Steve/Tony (Captain America/Iron Man)
Supernatural -- Castiel/Dean
Smallville -- Clark/Oliver, Clark/Lex
New Trek -- McCoy/Kirk
Original Trek -- Kirk/Spock
Lord of the Rings -- Aragorn/Legolas
Merlin -- Arthur/Merlin
X-Men Movieverse -- Wolverine/Cyclops
Dark Blue -- Carter/Dean
Weiss Kreuz -- Yohji/Aya
Devil May Cry -- Dante/Nero
Terminator: TSCC -- Derek/John
Highlander -- Duncan/Methos
Angel/Highlander Crossover -- Angel/Methos
2) My fanfiction index can be found HERE. It is a complete list of the fiction I've written, with stats and links.
3) If you look to your LEFT you'll also see links to my fiction mostly organized in my Memories and via Tags.
4) Go HERE, if you're interested in knowing how I'd rank my own stories in order of favored status.
I have many unfinished stories. They may never be finished. I am at peace with that, but, you know, caveat emptor. *shrug*
5) The communities that I mod are:
wfslash -- A Superman/Batman Slash Communitystevelovestony -- A Captain America/Iron Man Slash Communityollieville -- A Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley) of Smallville Appreciation Communitystarwarsdcu -- A Star Wars/DC Comics Crossover Community6) I operate one pairing specific rec newsletter (on hiatus) for Superman/Batman-related fanworks --
wf_roundup.7) I maintain an archive: Superman/Batman: More than Friends and one Superman/Batman Secret Santa project journal:
superbatsanta.8) I have a comics blog and a sockpuppet for writing original slash in the fantasy genre, both of which have been in various stages of launch for quite some time.
Um...I think that's it. :))
- Current Mood:
nerdy
Originally posted by freece at KINGS RISING - Release date is revealed! Pre-order now!
freece at KINGS RISING - Release date is revealed! Pre-order now! We've all waited for this day for so long, and I can't tell you how happy and excited I am to share it with you!
iTunes
To celebrate, I will be giving away 10 signed copies of the books! To enter the giveaway, just link people to this announcement, either by retweeting or liking or commenting on the Facebook post, or if you wish to do something on a different social media platform, just drop a link to your post here in comments (comments will be screened so that only I will see them). Penguin will choose 10 winners at random. Good luck all!
And finally - click here to read a new sneak peek of the upcoming novel Kings Rising!
iTunes
- That's right, the secret is out! Pre-order Kings Rising now! USA - Amazon | | Kobo | Nook Australia - Booktopia | Amazon | iTunes | Kobo
To celebrate, I will be giving away 10 signed copies of the books! To enter the giveaway, just link people to this announcement, either by retweeting or liking or commenting on the Facebook post, or if you wish to do something on a different social media platform, just drop a link to your post here in comments (comments will be screened so that only I will see them). Penguin will choose 10 winners at random. Good luck all!
And finally - click here to read a new sneak peek of the upcoming novel Kings Rising!
Originally posted by freece at KINGS RISING - Release date reveal in 4 days! And schedule of yay!
freece at KINGS RISING - Release date reveal in 4 days! And schedule of yay!The release date for Kings Rising is being revealed in 4 days! And to celebrate, I've planned four days of giveaways and sharing to tide us over until the date is released. Scroll down to read the schedule of yay!
Today, I wanted to say thank you to some of the supporters of the book. I chose three readers who have been a special part of the community, and I'll be sending you all a signed copy of Captive Prince. Leave a message in comments or on twitter @cspacat and I will contact you privately to arrange shipping of the books!
tmelange - Has been reading Captive Prince since the very first chapter, and never missed a post!
arrghigiveup - Everyone remembers your epic comments, and you brought us all so much excitement and fun
The maintainter of the Fuck Yeah Captive Prince tumblr I don't know your name! You are a mysterious and wonderful figure, and I would love to send you a signed copy of the book.
I'll also send a small runner-up present to the first five people who reply to this post here on livejournal - I wish I could give something to everyone because you have all been so wonderful in your support of Captive Price. But more giveaways are coming!
Stay tuned for more yay over the next few days!
Today, I wanted to say thank you to some of the supporters of the book. I chose three readers who have been a special part of the community, and I'll be sending you all a signed copy of Captive Prince. Leave a message in comments or on twitter @cspacat and I will contact you privately to arrange shipping of the books!
tmelange - Has been reading Captive Prince since the very first chapter, and never missed a post!arrghigiveup - Everyone remembers your epic comments, and you brought us all so much excitement and funThe maintainter of the Fuck Yeah Captive Prince tumblr I don't know your name! You are a mysterious and wonderful figure, and I would love to send you a signed copy of the book.
I'll also send a small runner-up present to the first five people who reply to this post here on livejournal - I wish I could give something to everyone because you have all been so wonderful in your support of Captive Price. But more giveaways are coming!
Stay tuned for more yay over the next few days!
- SCHEDULE OF YAY 3 Days to Go - I'll be giving away books as a thank you to another great segment of the community! (Because you guys are the BEST) 2 Days to Go - A "behind the scenes" sneak peek into the making of Kings Rising 1 Day to Go - More giveaways! And a special surprise! DAY 0 - Release date revealed!! - Pre orders open! A new exclusive snippet of Kings Rising! And an open competition to win signed copies of the book!
Against all odds, a lone slash title produced in the LJ community (Captive Prince) has made it into the finals of this competition, beating out a multitude of het romances. This excellent story has to overcome one last hurdle in the FINALS. If you have a couple of free seconds, please vote for my friend Freece. Just scroll down to the bottom of this post and click the link. Thank you so much in advance. I'd really like to see her win this.
Originally posted byfreece at CAPTIVE PRINCE NEEDS YOU... for the FINAL!
VOTE FOR CAPTIVE PRINCE
in the FINALS
of the DABWAHA awards!
Captive Prince has made it all the way to the finals of the DABWAHA awards, the ultimate drag-down book contest where bribes are allowed! And to help it win, you need to vote!
In the final round, we face Love Irresistibly, by Julie James. James and her book have come through five rounds of competition, winning over epic titles and carrying the banner of awesome contemporary romance.
Of the 64 books in the competition, only Love Irresistibly and Captive Prince are remaining. So this is it you guys . . . it all comes down to one vote.
NEED INCENTIVE TO VOTE? HERE ARE MY BRIBES
I hereby pledge that if Captive Prince wins DABWAHA, I will:
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Every round, I reveal a fun new ~mystery bribe~ adding it to the pot to increase the overall stakes as the competition goes on!
And for the Final Mystery Bribe:
BUT WITH ALL THESE EXTRAS HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE REAL BRIBE?
Maybe I should remind you... of the snippet from this scene in book 3 ;)
The polls are open until 10pm CST so you only a few hours to cast your vote. So vote now! Vote like crazy! Call on your friends to vote!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
Only one vote is counted per IP address- it's completely ok to hit up your family members to vote or to vote at home and at work, or on your phone and computer, and so on, but that’s the line people - DABWAHA runs a clean ship!
LET'S DO THIS!
Originally posted by
freece at CAPTIVE PRINCE NEEDS YOU... for the FINAL!VOTE FOR CAPTIVE PRINCE
in the FINALS
of the DABWAHA awards!
Captive Prince has made it all the way to the finals of the DABWAHA awards, the ultimate drag-down book contest where bribes are allowed! And to help it win, you need to vote!
In the final round, we face Love Irresistibly, by Julie James. James and her book have come through five rounds of competition, winning over epic titles and carrying the banner of awesome contemporary romance.
Of the 64 books in the competition, only Love Irresistibly and Captive Prince are remaining. So this is it you guys . . . it all comes down to one vote.
NEED INCENTIVE TO VOTE? HERE ARE MY BRIBES
I hereby pledge that if Captive Prince wins DABWAHA, I will:
- * Release a sneak-peek snippet from the book three manuscript * Post a DVD commentary for the sex scene in book two, complete with sexual position analysis! * Do a manuscript-writing livestream, where I write live, and you guys can come and hang out and chat and comment (I always love when visual artists do this) * An unofficial book 3 cover (let's call it a skin!) according to the original design concept in downloadable form for any who are curious what it would have looked like, and for all you readers who bought the original ebooks and want an image that matches to use on your ereaders when the Penguin version comes out * A Guess The Regent's Name Competition! I will host a competition that will give readers twenty-four hours to guess, and at the end of the day I will reveal the Regent's name. The first reader to have guessed correctly will receive a free copy of the books, signed and personalised if they wish. * A sketch of Laurent from E of Teahouse fame. That's right. E. Teahouse. Laurent. TEA PRINCES, PEOPLE. * A short series of writing meta posts detailing the specific writing techniques - plotting techniques, ideas-generation techniques etc - I learned and used when I stopped writing fanfic and started to write original fiction.
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Every round, I reveal a fun new ~mystery bribe~ adding it to the pot to increase the overall stakes as the competition goes on!
And for the Final Mystery Bribe:
- I will commit to a DVD commentary of two chapters from book three, as chosen by you all in some sort of mega poll of awesome when the book comes out!
BUT WITH ALL THESE EXTRAS HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE REAL BRIBE?
Maybe I should remind you... of the snippet from this scene in book 3 ;)
The polls are open until 10pm CST so you only a few hours to cast your vote. So vote now! Vote like crazy! Call on your friends to vote!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
Only one vote is counted per IP address- it's completely ok to hit up your family members to vote or to vote at home and at work, or on your phone and computer, and so on, but that’s the line people - DABWAHA runs a clean ship!
LET'S DO THIS!
If anyone has a spare 10 seconds to scroll down and click the link to vote for Captive Prince by Freece, I would appreciate it. She's the last slash author going up against a slate of het romancers. I'd love to see her beat the odds. The voting for this round ends today (April 5th) at noon CST, so don't put it off. Thank you! *hugs*
Originally posted byfreece at CAPTIVE PRINCE NEEDS YOU... for the SEMI FINAL!
VOTE FOR CAPTIVE PRINCE
in the DABWAHA awards
SEMI FINALS!
Captive Prince is now in the semi finals of the DABWAHA awards, the ultimate drag-down book contest where bribes are allowed! And to help it win, you need to vote!
This is going to be our most epic battle yet . . . expect it to go right down to the wire like it never has before!
This round, we face the amazing Beverly Jenkins, a romance superstar, with thirty books and two career achievement awards behind her. It is an unbelievable privilege for me to even be against someone like this... and a huge challenge. Her fans are some of the most awesome, passionate and engaged in the competition - just like you guys - so it is going to be a truly epic vote!
Let’s make this a fun vote that celebrates our enthusiasm and show DABWAHA that:
NEED INCENTIVE TO VOTE? HERE ARE MY BRIBES
I hereby pledge that if Captive Prince wins DABWAHA, I will:
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Every round, I reveal a fun new ~mystery bribe~ adding it to the pot to increase the overall stakes as the competition goes on!
And for the Semi Final Mystery Bribe:
BUT WITH ALL THESE EXTRAS HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE REAL BRIBE?
Maybe I should remind you... of the snippet from this scene in book 3 ;)
BUT to win DABWAHA, we first have to win the quarter finals! Like last vote, the polls are only open until noon CST so this is a "morning vote" for the Americans, with only a few hours to cast your vote. So vote now! Vote like crazy! Call on your friends to vote!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
Only one vote is counted per IP address- it's completely ok to hit up your family members to vote or to vote at home and at work, or on your phone and computer, and so on, but that’s the line people - DABWAHA runs a clean ship!
LET'S DO THIS!
Originally posted by
freece at CAPTIVE PRINCE NEEDS YOU... for the SEMI FINAL!VOTE FOR CAPTIVE PRINCE
in the DABWAHA awards
SEMI FINALS!
Captive Prince is now in the semi finals of the DABWAHA awards, the ultimate drag-down book contest where bribes are allowed! And to help it win, you need to vote!
This is going to be our most epic battle yet . . . expect it to go right down to the wire like it never has before!
This round, we face the amazing Beverly Jenkins, a romance superstar, with thirty books and two career achievement awards behind her. It is an unbelievable privilege for me to even be against someone like this... and a huge challenge. Her fans are some of the most awesome, passionate and engaged in the competition - just like you guys - so it is going to be a truly epic vote!
Let’s make this a fun vote that celebrates our enthusiasm and show DABWAHA that:
NEED INCENTIVE TO VOTE? HERE ARE MY BRIBES
I hereby pledge that if Captive Prince wins DABWAHA, I will:
- * Release a sneak-peek snippet from the book three manuscript * Post a DVD commentary for the sex scene in book two, complete with sexual position analysis! * Do a manuscript-writing livestream, where I write live, and you guys can come and hang out and chat and comment (I always love when visual artists do this) * An unofficial book 3 cover (let's call it a skin!) according to the original design concept in downloadable form for any who are curious what it would have looked like, and for all you readers who bought the original ebooks and want an image that matches to use on your ereaders when the Penguin version comes out * A Guess The Regent's Name Competition! I will host a competition that will give readers twenty-four hours to guess, and at the end of the day I will reveal the Regent's name. The first reader to have guessed correctly will receive a free copy of the books, signed and personalised if they wish. * A sketch of Laurent from E of Teahouse fame. That's right. E. Teahouse. Laurent. TEA PRINCES, PEOPLE.
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Every round, I reveal a fun new ~mystery bribe~ adding it to the pot to increase the overall stakes as the competition goes on!
And for the Semi Final Mystery Bribe:
- * A short series of writing meta posts detailing the specific writing techniques I learned and used when I stopped writing fanfic and started to write original fiction. I often get asked about this - plotting techniques, ideas-generation techniques etc - so I thought some of you might find it useful!
BUT WITH ALL THESE EXTRAS HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN THE REAL BRIBE?
Maybe I should remind you... of the snippet from this scene in book 3 ;)
BUT to win DABWAHA, we first have to win the quarter finals! Like last vote, the polls are only open until noon CST so this is a "morning vote" for the Americans, with only a few hours to cast your vote. So vote now! Vote like crazy! Call on your friends to vote!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
Only one vote is counted per IP address- it's completely ok to hit up your family members to vote or to vote at home and at work, or on your phone and computer, and so on, but that’s the line people - DABWAHA runs a clean ship!
LET'S DO THIS!
Please consider voting for Captive Prince by my friend freece. It would be awesome if a slash romance can beat out the het this year. It only takes a few seconds to click and vote. Thanks!
Originally posted byfreece at CAPTIVE PRINCE NEEDS YOU... for the QUARTER FINAL!
VOTE FOR CAPTIVE PRINCE
in the DABWAHA awards
QUARTER FINALS!
Captive Prince is now in the quarter finals of the DABWAHA awards, the ultimate drag-down book contest where trash talking and bribes are allowed! And to help it win, you need to vote!
In our toughest round yet, we are up against the competition FAVOURITE - the amazing New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh. In the 'betting pool' leading up to the competition, 434 people bet on Nalini to win, compared with . . . 5 for Captive Prince.
The numbers seem impossible. But sometimes someone unexpected can cause an upset to even the most certain outcome.
Can we do it? Can we take on a NYT bestselling het romance and cause the biggest upset in the competition?
NEED INCENTIVE TO VOTE? HERE ARE MY BRIBES
I hereby pledge that if Captive Prince wins DABWAHA, I will:
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Every round from here on in, I will reveal a fun new ~mystery bribe~ adding it to the pot to increase the overall stakes as the competition goes on!
And for the Quarter Final Mystery Bribe:
BUT to win DABWAHA, we first have to win the quarter finals! The polls are only open until 11am CST so this is a "morning vote" for the Americans, with only a few hours to cast your vote. So vote now! Vote like crazy! Call on your friends to vote!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
Only one vote is counted per IP address- it's completely ok to hit up your family members to vote or to vote at home and at work, or on your phone and computer, and so on, but that’s the line people - DABWAHA runs a clean ship!
LET'S DO THIS!
Originally posted by
freece at CAPTIVE PRINCE NEEDS YOU... for the QUARTER FINAL!VOTE FOR CAPTIVE PRINCE
in the DABWAHA awards
QUARTER FINALS!
Captive Prince is now in the quarter finals of the DABWAHA awards, the ultimate drag-down book contest where trash talking and bribes are allowed! And to help it win, you need to vote!
In our toughest round yet, we are up against the competition FAVOURITE - the amazing New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh. In the 'betting pool' leading up to the competition, 434 people bet on Nalini to win, compared with . . . 5 for Captive Prince.
The numbers seem impossible. But sometimes someone unexpected can cause an upset to even the most certain outcome.
Can we do it? Can we take on a NYT bestselling het romance and cause the biggest upset in the competition?
NEED INCENTIVE TO VOTE? HERE ARE MY BRIBES
I hereby pledge that if Captive Prince wins DABWAHA, I will:
- * Release a sneak-peek snippet from the book three manuscript * Post a DVD commentary for the sex scene in book two, complete with sexual position analysis! * Do a manuscript-writing livestream, where I write live, and you guys can come and hang out and chat and comment (I always love when visual artists do this) * An unofficial book 3 cover (let's call it a skin!) according to the original design concept in downloadable form for any who are curious what it would have looked like, and for all you readers who bought the original ebooks and want an image that matches to use on your ereaders when the Penguin version comes out * A Guess The Regent's Name Competition! I will host a competition that will give readers twenty-four hours to guess, and at the end of the day I will reveal the Regent's name. The first reader to have guessed correctly will receive a free copy of the books, signed and personalised if they wish.
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Every round from here on in, I will reveal a fun new ~mystery bribe~ adding it to the pot to increase the overall stakes as the competition goes on!
And for the Quarter Final Mystery Bribe:
- * I have commissioned a sketch of Laurent from E of Teahouse fame. That's right. E. Teahouse. Laurent. TEA PRINCES, PEOPLE. MAKE IT HAPPEN. *________*
BUT to win DABWAHA, we first have to win the quarter finals! The polls are only open until 11am CST so this is a "morning vote" for the Americans, with only a few hours to cast your vote. So vote now! Vote like crazy! Call on your friends to vote!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
Only one vote is counted per IP address- it's completely ok to hit up your family members to vote or to vote at home and at work, or on your phone and computer, and so on, but that’s the line people - DABWAHA runs a clean ship!
LET'S DO THIS!
Originally posted by freece at CAPTIVE PRINCE NEEDS YOU... for Round 2!
VOTE FOR CAPTIVE PRINCE
in the DABWAHA awards
ROUND 2!
Captive Prince is now in Round 2 of the DABWAHA awards, the ultimate drag-down book contest where trash talking and bribes are allowed! And to help it win, you need to vote!
This round we must face off against Provoked by Joanna Chambers. I am warning you now. You are going to be extreeeeemely tempted to vote for this book. It is a powerhouse m/m with a dashing louche lord and a fabulously repressed lawyer. Resist its temptations! Resist its charms! KEEP THE IMAGE OF DAMEN'S ABS STRONGLY IN YOUR MIND.
NEED INCENTIVE TO VOTE? HERE ARE MY BRIBES
I hereby pledge that if Captive Prince wins DABWAHA, I will:
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Every round from here on in, I will reveal a fun new ~mystery bribe~ adding it to the pot to increase the overall stakes as the competition goes on!
And for the Round 2 Mystery Bribe:
BUT to win DABWAHA, we first have to win round two! So vote now! You know the drill, you only have a few hours to vote! Vote like crazy! Call on your friends to vote!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
And remember, DABWAHA does not count multiple votes so do not spam the polls, only vote once! I was really proud of you all for being clean and classy in round one, let's stay excellent to each other and make this a fun one!
AND when you have voted, make sure you check out Provoked, and enjoy everything that is wonderful about it!
freece at CAPTIVE PRINCE NEEDS YOU... for Round 2!VOTE FOR CAPTIVE PRINCE
in the DABWAHA awards
ROUND 2!
Captive Prince is now in Round 2 of the DABWAHA awards, the ultimate drag-down book contest where trash talking and bribes are allowed! And to help it win, you need to vote!
This round we must face off against Provoked by Joanna Chambers. I am warning you now. You are going to be extreeeeemely tempted to vote for this book. It is a powerhouse m/m with a dashing louche lord and a fabulously repressed lawyer. Resist its temptations! Resist its charms! KEEP THE IMAGE OF DAMEN'S ABS STRONGLY IN YOUR MIND.
NEED INCENTIVE TO VOTE? HERE ARE MY BRIBES
I hereby pledge that if Captive Prince wins DABWAHA, I will:
- * Release a sneak-peek snippet from the book three manuscript * Post a DVD commentary for the sex scene in book two, complete with sexual position analysis! * Do a manuscript-writing livestream, where I write live, and you guys can come and hang out and chat and comment (I always love when visual artists do this)
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
Every round from here on in, I will reveal a fun new ~mystery bribe~ adding it to the pot to increase the overall stakes as the competition goes on!
And for the Round 2 Mystery Bribe:
- * I have commissioned an unofficial book 3 cover (let's call it a skin!) according to the original design concept and will put it up in downloadable form for any who are curious what it would have looked like, and for all you readers who bought the original ebooks and want an image that matches to use on your ereaders when the Penguin version comes out. (I wanted to do this for you guys coz you are amazing and I know among you are lurking people who like matchinggggg coverrrsssss like me!)
BUT to win DABWAHA, we first have to win round two! So vote now! You know the drill, you only have a few hours to vote! Vote like crazy! Call on your friends to vote!
CLICK HERE TO VOTE
And remember, DABWAHA does not count multiple votes so do not spam the polls, only vote once! I was really proud of you all for being clean and classy in round one, let's stay excellent to each other and make this a fun one!
AND when you have voted, make sure you check out Provoked, and enjoy everything that is wonderful about it!
So...I have this Superman/Batman Archive that I've kept up for years now. I'm seriously thinking of just taking it down for good. I'm tired of paying for it every month, and I'm rather tired of answering email about passwords that can't be reset because Yahoo won't deliver the auto-generated password email, not even into the person's spam folder, apparently. I can't turn off the password generator because then the archive will end up with a ton of robot spam posts.
I'm just not sure it's worth doing this into perpetuity anymore when AO3 is available.
Traditionally (and for over a decade), I've been a serious proponent of pairing-based archives, and I've never thought that it was wise to aggragate all of fandom works into one central archive without backup and side collections. But fandom has changed so drastically, and it's not really a homey place anymore where I think I need to care. The person who was developing the eFiction script that most of the archives use hasn't updated it in ages. Eventually, the script will become completely obsolete, either in form or function, so why keep throwing money at a website that I can't develop myself?
The thing about this S/B collection is that I did get permission to archive some of the older stories of authors who are MIA and that aren't really housed anywhere else. If I shut down the site, access to those stories may cease to exist entirely. Perhaps I shouldn't really care about that at this point. Perhaps I should migrate them as a collection to AO3, but I doubt I'll have the motivation to dedicate the time.
Anyway, everytime I pay the hosting bill I think about this. LOL I wonder if AO3 will ever get out of Beta status, and if the script will ever be made available for ancillary archives, as I believe was originally intended.
Perhaps as I move towards 20 years in fandom, I simply don't care as much as I once did.
I'm just not sure it's worth doing this into perpetuity anymore when AO3 is available.
Traditionally (and for over a decade), I've been a serious proponent of pairing-based archives, and I've never thought that it was wise to aggragate all of fandom works into one central archive without backup and side collections. But fandom has changed so drastically, and it's not really a homey place anymore where I think I need to care. The person who was developing the eFiction script that most of the archives use hasn't updated it in ages. Eventually, the script will become completely obsolete, either in form or function, so why keep throwing money at a website that I can't develop myself?
The thing about this S/B collection is that I did get permission to archive some of the older stories of authors who are MIA and that aren't really housed anywhere else. If I shut down the site, access to those stories may cease to exist entirely. Perhaps I shouldn't really care about that at this point. Perhaps I should migrate them as a collection to AO3, but I doubt I'll have the motivation to dedicate the time.
Anyway, everytime I pay the hosting bill I think about this. LOL I wonder if AO3 will ever get out of Beta status, and if the script will ever be made available for ancillary archives, as I believe was originally intended.
Perhaps as I move towards 20 years in fandom, I simply don't care as much as I once did.
- Current Mood:
apathetic
I have an extra invite to AO3. Please PM me if you want it. First come etc.
So...I never really write Robin, or the batfamily, really, other than Alfred. I just have no reading background in the Batman comics and don't know enough about all the ancillary characters to make the notion of a bunch of kids running around fighting dangerous criminals under the auspices of an obsessive-compulsive make enough sense for me to want to novelize it.
Yet, I've just plotted out two whole stories for my S/B fanzine that feature Dick Grayson. I can't even tell if what I want to do sounds interesting, because I'm so skeptical about whether I can pull off using Dick without falling into a kiddie trope and gagging myself on the tripe. lol
Do you want to help me brainstorm? If I give you two summaries, can you give me uses of Dick within that scenario that would be interesting to you? I'm sort of hoping that I will learn a bunch of little idiosyncrasies about Dick that I didn't know about that will make my writing of him more authentic, without me having to go read a bunch of source material.
So, if you are not doing anything today and Dick is your favorite character -- if you read these scenarios, how would you like to see him handled:
Summary 1:
Dick Grayson forms a plan to prove to Batman that he is ready to fight at his side by solving the mystery of the Metropolis Red-Blue Blur. He figures the best place to start his investigation is by following Lois Lane. (As an aside, I was going to try to hook Dick up with SV version of Impulse -- do Dick and the incarnation of Flash after Wally have a relationship in comics?)
Summary 2:
It seems to Dick Grayson that he has always wanted Clark Kent, since the first time, 10 years ago, when Superman showed him what it felt like to fly without the benefit of a swing or a net. Yet, Clark has never wanted anyone but Bruce. Dick loves his guardian, but he knows better than anyone that Bruce is incapable of loving Clark the way he deserves. He knows just as well that Clark will never love anyone but Bruce. Then, one day, a possibility presents itself. What if Dick could go back--back before there was a Bruce and a Clark. Back to when there was just...Clark, and his heart was free to find someone else to love? Someone who could love him like he deserved. Someone like himself, who would be old enough to compete with Bruce on his own level.
Soo...insight and ideas would be welcome. :)
Yet, I've just plotted out two whole stories for my S/B fanzine that feature Dick Grayson. I can't even tell if what I want to do sounds interesting, because I'm so skeptical about whether I can pull off using Dick without falling into a kiddie trope and gagging myself on the tripe. lol
Do you want to help me brainstorm? If I give you two summaries, can you give me uses of Dick within that scenario that would be interesting to you? I'm sort of hoping that I will learn a bunch of little idiosyncrasies about Dick that I didn't know about that will make my writing of him more authentic, without me having to go read a bunch of source material.
So, if you are not doing anything today and Dick is your favorite character -- if you read these scenarios, how would you like to see him handled:
Summary 1:
Dick Grayson forms a plan to prove to Batman that he is ready to fight at his side by solving the mystery of the Metropolis Red-Blue Blur. He figures the best place to start his investigation is by following Lois Lane. (As an aside, I was going to try to hook Dick up with SV version of Impulse -- do Dick and the incarnation of Flash after Wally have a relationship in comics?)
Summary 2:
It seems to Dick Grayson that he has always wanted Clark Kent, since the first time, 10 years ago, when Superman showed him what it felt like to fly without the benefit of a swing or a net. Yet, Clark has never wanted anyone but Bruce. Dick loves his guardian, but he knows better than anyone that Bruce is incapable of loving Clark the way he deserves. He knows just as well that Clark will never love anyone but Bruce. Then, one day, a possibility presents itself. What if Dick could go back--back before there was a Bruce and a Clark. Back to when there was just...Clark, and his heart was free to find someone else to love? Someone who could love him like he deserved. Someone like himself, who would be old enough to compete with Bruce on his own level.
Soo...insight and ideas would be welcome. :)
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