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prairie_grass) wrote2007-08-06 09:25 pm
prairie_grass) wrote2007-08-06 09:25 pm
Returning to the Fandom
Hey all, more apologies for not being around. Massive apologies for still not updating BtS. On a positive note, I am currently in the process of shifting to my new flat, which will HOPEFULLY be completed without too many hitches by tomorrow evening. After that I've just got normal life of masses of homework and work and stuff to distract me from writing, so there's a good chance that I'll start getting back into things.
Another thing that is going to help the progress of burn to shine, (I hope) is that I am also currently in the process of returning to the fandom. I don't know how many of you are aware of this, but over the last 8 months (or so, I'm not actually sure of the dates) I have almost completely abandoned my OTP (H/D), and almost gone off Harry Potter fanfiction altogether. Yeah, I know, scary. I guess after reading probably at least a thousand, if not two, fics in the same genre, one gets a little stifled by it all. HOWEVER, (before people start panicking) over the last couple of months, very very slowly, I've been in the process of re-introducing myself to the fandom. I realised that, quite apart from how insane the last few months have been, a large part of why I wasn't writing BtS was I just didn't care as much about what was happening to my boys. I'd lost my empathy for them and their story. So yeah, quietly, I am trying to ease back into reading some H/D here and there. Wish me luck, okay?
Oh and, since I've been out of the loop for so bloody long, can anyone rec me some of the newer, (finished) really good quality H/D? (or Harry/Snape, Harry/Lucius or Harry/Tom(Voldemort) -those slashes are not indicative of position, btw-))
Oh, and randomly, if anyone was at all interested, the fandoms I have been absorbed into to replace my poor otp have been:
Smallville (Lex/Clark) (with a little bit of DC-verse of various pairings esp Bat and Robin(Tim) in slashing with various people.)
Stargate Atlantis (McKay/Sheppard) (with a little bit of SG1 Dan/Jack on the side)
Supernatural (Sam/Dean, OF COURSE)
(I wish I could say The Sentinel here, just to keep the 'S' theme running, but it never really hooked me in)
Buffy (Xander/Spike) Only mildly, I couldn't find all that much good stuff that got the voices right. I actually wouldn't be adverse to some het or gen in this fandom that is set post-series or whatever, but again, I just couldn't find much good stuff.
The funny thing about this, is that apart from Buffy and Smallville (sort-of, I saw the first two seasons and know a bit of general Superman cannon from my childhood) I don't watch these shows. I've only seen one episode of Supernatural and SGA respectively, but I loooove the fandoms. Ah yes, my straaange brain.
If anyone knows these fandoms and wants to rec me anything, please go ahead (although be aware that I have pretty darn high standards in fic). I may have already read it, but it's always good to check, right? Also, if anyone is NOT in these fandoms but would like to check them out, let me know, I have so many more things in my favourites list than I ever thought possible these days. (Speaking of which, I plan on showing off my personal rec-list one day very soon. Prepare to have your socks, rocked.)
Anyway, my connection and living status are rather vague at the moment, so I don't know how much I'm going to be around, but I just wanted to give everyone a big wave and say, "I'm not dead yet! (I feel happiiiii!)" and that I hope everyone else well.
Laters!
Edit, Tuesday night: Just doing a fly-by to say that I have moved and I have internet etc. Yay. I still don't have a desk so I'm operating from the floor, but still, at least the connection works. Can't do a proper update because although I'm mostly settled, I skipped class today to shift, and I have a LOT of work to do. So yeah, yayyay etc.
Another thing that is going to help the progress of burn to shine, (I hope) is that I am also currently in the process of returning to the fandom. I don't know how many of you are aware of this, but over the last 8 months (or so, I'm not actually sure of the dates) I have almost completely abandoned my OTP (H/D), and almost gone off Harry Potter fanfiction altogether. Yeah, I know, scary. I guess after reading probably at least a thousand, if not two, fics in the same genre, one gets a little stifled by it all. HOWEVER, (before people start panicking) over the last couple of months, very very slowly, I've been in the process of re-introducing myself to the fandom. I realised that, quite apart from how insane the last few months have been, a large part of why I wasn't writing BtS was I just didn't care as much about what was happening to my boys. I'd lost my empathy for them and their story. So yeah, quietly, I am trying to ease back into reading some H/D here and there. Wish me luck, okay?
Oh and, since I've been out of the loop for so bloody long, can anyone rec me some of the newer, (finished) really good quality H/D? (or Harry/Snape, Harry/Lucius or Harry/Tom(Voldemort) -those slashes are not indicative of position, btw-))
Oh, and randomly, if anyone was at all interested, the fandoms I have been absorbed into to replace my poor otp have been:
Smallville (Lex/Clark) (with a little bit of DC-verse of various pairings esp Bat and Robin(Tim) in slashing with various people.)
Stargate Atlantis (McKay/Sheppard) (with a little bit of SG1 Dan/Jack on the side)
Supernatural (Sam/Dean, OF COURSE)
(I wish I could say The Sentinel here, just to keep the 'S' theme running, but it never really hooked me in)
Buffy (Xander/Spike) Only mildly, I couldn't find all that much good stuff that got the voices right. I actually wouldn't be adverse to some het or gen in this fandom that is set post-series or whatever, but again, I just couldn't find much good stuff.
The funny thing about this, is that apart from Buffy and Smallville (sort-of, I saw the first two seasons and know a bit of general Superman cannon from my childhood) I don't watch these shows. I've only seen one episode of Supernatural and SGA respectively, but I loooove the fandoms. Ah yes, my straaange brain.
If anyone knows these fandoms and wants to rec me anything, please go ahead (although be aware that I have pretty darn high standards in fic). I may have already read it, but it's always good to check, right? Also, if anyone is NOT in these fandoms but would like to check them out, let me know, I have so many more things in my favourites list than I ever thought possible these days. (Speaking of which, I plan on showing off my personal rec-list one day very soon. Prepare to have your socks, rocked.)
Anyway, my connection and living status are rather vague at the moment, so I don't know how much I'm going to be around, but I just wanted to give everyone a big wave and say, "I'm not dead yet! (I feel happiiiii!)" and that I hope everyone else well.
Laters!
Edit, Tuesday night: Just doing a fly-by to say that I have moved and I have internet etc. Yay. I still don't have a desk so I'm operating from the floor, but still, at least the connection works. Can't do a proper update because although I'm mostly settled, I skipped class today to shift, and I have a LOT of work to do. So yeah, yayyay etc.
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You're alive! I'm returning home to New York from Oregon tomorrow~ Just got done packing >_> And bro officially has more stuff then I do
I managed to re-read both of your fics and up to about the third chapter of Deathly Hallows in the HP series. But I really haven't really read any fanfiction for the series......
*tackle love love*
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Why have you been in Oregon?!?! I have a friend who comes from Portland. *waves at Oregon* Hope you had a good trip.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! You have finally read the series! YAYAYAYYAYAYAYAYAY! I am so happy! Did you like it???? Do you want me to rec you fics with the hawt sweaty man-sex!? *chokes and dies* What's your favourite themes or kinks? I bet I can find stuff for you!
*tackle-loves back*
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I love the series! (Though now I need to steal a copy of the 7th book from someone to finish it)Sure you can, I've tried finding some good ones on my own with little success. Themes or kinks? Haven't really gotten any yet, but I have a thing for anything with Lucius, or Harry/Draco (which you have the honour of getting me started on) or Sirius(I actually cried at the movie theater, cause I hadn't read the book by then)/Lupin(even though he marries you know who)
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i often read in fandoms i haven't seen the originating work of....>.>;;; at least no one seems ooc!!! except in terms of fanon. :3
yay internet!!!!!! ♥
what happened to the jaemin?!
ps. i mentioned that really funny hp crackfic to alice but i don't have my bookmarks because of my lack-of-laptop so...would you mind dredging the link up for me when you get the chance? ♥ *puppy eyes*
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It's funny going through the processes of, 'I have no idea who anyone is or what's going on!' when you join an unfamiliar fandom. Especially when you've got to the point where you know the main characters reasonably well, then they make reference to a person or event that you haven't heard of before and you have to go through the whole, 'duh' moment again. *le sigh*
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.
GAh! (Will you kill me if I admit I forgot the Jemin??) That'll go back on the burner, I swear, I'm just so insanely busy right now it might not get done for a while. :(
The one where Draco is in Ravenclaw? It's If You've A Ready Mind, by Maya. But fiction alley isn't bringing it up for me at the moment, so dunno if that link will work at all.
Gah. I'm trying to study tonight but it's not working too well yet. *sigh* So much to do and not enough time to do it in! WAH!
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♥
(of course not) fair enough...i'm insanely busy too really though i'm pretending not to be...ugh, essays.
thank you~!
*hugs* fight-o~
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doom doom doom
DOOOOOM.
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