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Alright, it has occurred to me that I have a lot of writers on my f-list who I've never really read much from. Part of this has to do with The Job, and all the sorts of life rearranging I've been doing, and that couldn't be helped. I attempted to watch some of the fic streams for a while, but let's face it, time is precious, and well, I'm a bit of a canon deviant who gets easily bored with conventional topics.
So, in order to facilitate my understanding of ya'll, think of this as a meme of sorts.
I know we all have stories we'd like people to read. Ones that we spent a lot of time on, and inevitably, no one does, because we either didn't pick the Fandom Sweetheart, or the Pairing Flavor of the Week, or it was Gen or something other Unpopular Thing. So, comment with links to three different stories (keep them to one-shots or chaptered fic under 5 chapters, please), and I promise to read and review at least one of them. Maybe two. Or all of them! Who knows.
And it doesn't matter what fandom. If it's a fandom I don't know, I'll state that in my review and just look at the story itself. Actually, some of the best authors I know can write a fandom I don't know and I'll be able to follow it. If you've got original fiction, even better. Since I dabble in it myself.
So. Here's my three, if anyone was curious:
1. Aviator: A Historical Context
Basically explains why Cid Highwind is probably my favorite "good guy" of all time. Seriously. I wish I could pull out stories like that all the time.
2. Perfect Color Me (also here in my archive)
Because Fuujin and Xu are overlooked a lot, and FF8 needs more femmeslash. I'd call it AU, but anything after that game could happen, so nyah. I'm still ridiculously intimidated by that fandom, too.
3. Of Rooks And Knights
Just something original I spent a bit of time on for some e-mag and it didn't fit the theme enough for them (the theme was "fairytales", and in some countries, they tell theirs like that, but meh).
~Cendri
Alright, it has occurred to me that I have a lot of writers on my f-list who I've never really read much from. Part of this has to do with The Job, and all the sorts of life rearranging I've been doing, and that couldn't be helped. I attempted to watch some of the fic streams for a while, but let's face it, time is precious, and well, I'm a bit of a canon deviant who gets easily bored with conventional topics.
So, in order to facilitate my understanding of ya'll, think of this as a meme of sorts.
I know we all have stories we'd like people to read. Ones that we spent a lot of time on, and inevitably, no one does, because we either didn't pick the Fandom Sweetheart, or the Pairing Flavor of the Week, or it was Gen or something other Unpopular Thing. So, comment with links to three different stories (keep them to one-shots or chaptered fic under 5 chapters, please), and I promise to read and review at least one of them. Maybe two. Or all of them! Who knows.
And it doesn't matter what fandom. If it's a fandom I don't know, I'll state that in my review and just look at the story itself. Actually, some of the best authors I know can write a fandom I don't know and I'll be able to follow it. If you've got original fiction, even better. Since I dabble in it myself.
So. Here's my three, if anyone was curious:
1. Aviator: A Historical Context
Basically explains why Cid Highwind is probably my favorite "good guy" of all time. Seriously. I wish I could pull out stories like that all the time.
2. Perfect Color Me (also here in my archive)
Because Fuujin and Xu are overlooked a lot, and FF8 needs more femmeslash. I'd call it AU, but anything after that game could happen, so nyah. I'm still ridiculously intimidated by that fandom, too.
3. Of Rooks And Knights
Just something original I spent a bit of time on for some e-mag and it didn't fit the theme enough for them (the theme was "fairytales", and in some countries, they tell theirs like that, but meh).
~Cendri
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Date: 2008-01-27 03:01 pm (UTC)Funny how there isn't a single Vin.Tifa in the mix. I wonder what that tells you.Sans (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2727533/1/Sans): Really, this should've been a given. I love writing this story. I love the hints of the supernatural, the violence that sneaks in, Veld, and the fact that it's as close to something 'original' as you can get in fanfiction. It's probably the best story I have for that particular style of writing I use (first person, present tense, unreliable narrator).
Life 2: The Unhappy Ending (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3822283/1/Life_2_The_Unhappy_Ending): I really, really love this story. I've tried to make that narrative voice work a thousand times before and this was the only story where I feel that I managed to get it right. It's a throwback to my Reffie roots (which is always a good thing) but it's so much better than anything I wrote for those two originally. I also love that hint of 'something else' that pervades it. And the repetitive imagery. Really, it's the thing in recent memory that I'm most proud of (and I don't even really mind that I only got 3 reviews for it. At least you and Heather liked it. ;)).
Restitution (prologue, pt 1 (http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/tj_terranova/13591.html), pt 2 (http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/tj_terranova/14690.html), pt 3 (http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/tj_terranova/17192.html#cutid1), pt 4 (http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/tj_terranova/28353.html)): I really enjoy writing this story. It forces me to do things I don't normally do when writing. It's a very concrete story with a lot of description, something that isn't very typical for the way I write. I really love my Tifa in this too. My early Tifas were always a tiny bit, well, emo. This one's just a tiny bit lost. I like how I sneak Cloud and Yuffie in (because those two need love) but I mostly enjoy writing Veld here. He's such a wonderful character. This story forces me to walk a line that says 'Two steps North, TP, and you're over the line'. Plus, Veld and Tifa make a delicious couple. As soon as the silly old man realizes this, it'll be magic.
(Hrm, so my three top stories are the three different writing styles I use. First person, a sparse 3rd person, and a concrete 3rd person. Isn't that something? XD)
-T. pirate