fangirl_says: John Watson being sassy (JW Sass)
What's up with people reading the latest installment of a nice, long fic and commenting along the lines of "oh, please don't have Sherlock top! John should be all big and growly, not Sherlock!" and "you should tag for switching if it's going to happen."

Like...who's out there so set on John topping that Sherlock topping would ruin it for them? And requesting tagging for it like it needs a trigger warning? I confess I just don't understand that. I mean, for me, part of the glory of fanfic is exploring all the possibilities. All of them. Like, I'm not necessarily going to rush over to read Molly/Mycroft zombiefic, but why in the world would I discourage someone from writing it?

You do you, fic writer. Write all the things. Fandom will be better for it.
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Pursuant to my recent post regarding my complete inability to post a WIP because I CAN'T FRIGGING STICK WITH ONE STORY LINE LONG ENOUGH, I'm now binge-watching The Handmaid's Tale and toying with the idea of a Sherlock a/b/o set in something like the THT verse. As one does, if one is me, apparently.

And wow, this show is as good as I'd heard. I haven't read the book in probably 25 years, so a lot of what happens is at least vaguely familiar to me. I'm also remembering how much the book effected me; I was in a funk for days. And now? Wow, how much more plausible is the world of Gilead now than it was when the book first came out, y'all? It's honestly horrifying to realize that in many ways, we're closer to that dystopia today than we were a quarter-century ago.

I really think I want to write a Sherlock au in that universe. But maybe it doesn't have to be a/b/o au as well; I've been thinking about a universe in which mpreg is simply a fact. Are there fics that involve mpreg that are not omegaverse? I'm not sure I've read anything like that since the LOTR fandom's heyday, and I honestly didn't pay much attention at the time since it wasn't my thing.

Also, why do I need to spend so much time thinking about what I want to write? Why is it so hard just to write it?

And do y'all think anyone but me wants to read something like this?
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Here's why I would never be able to post a WIP fic.

I have an idea that I'm pleased with, and I'm going along writing, chuffed and frankly kind of amazed that the words are actually transferring to the doc for a change, four or five thousand words into some emotional hurt/comfort, when suddenly --

What if it's an a/b/o AU? Because then it could be emotional hurt/comfort complicated by the inherent consent issues of a/b/o and maybe a vehicle to explore gender roles. I could look at what an omega!John would look like, how he would be different from canon!John. What would his upbringing have been like? What if medical school and the military would never have been options for him? What would he have done with his intelligence and talents if they couldn't have been developed in that way? What if he was 'trained up' to believe his purpose was to raise children, make a home and support his spouse? Would he have to quash an inexplicable anger because he's never able to be what he's meant to be? Would that somehow explode, one day? And how in the world would Sherlock fit into that au? Would he be an alpha? A beta? What if they were both omegas? Could they ever work in that world?

And I'm going with that, kind of disappointed about some of the things that will have to change in my original fic but excited about the new ideas, when suddenly --

What if it's a more dystopian a/b/o AU? What if it's a sort of Handmaid's Tale crossover? Then I could examine the power dynamics of that world and --

Oh. Power dynamics. Maybe it's not a/b/o after all, but an AU where everybody is a dom or a sub, but subs are a tiny minority and the alphas of the world all want one but only the most rich and powerful can ever get one, so maybe the government decides it needs to take custody of unpaired subs 'for their own protection.' And then, of course, there's a seedy underworld black market where subs are bought and sold...

And then I'm more or less equally in love with all of these ideas and unsure of which way to go -- and will anyone want to read any of this? And does it matter if no one else but me ever reads it? And, well, yeah, it does matter, because omg I want someone to fall in love with these ideas along with me, but people who are far better writers than I am have done all of this before and far better than I can ever hope to do it. And wow, maybe all of this is way too complicated and I need to just pare things down a helluva lot and aim for something simpler that I can realistically make happen --

And that's why I can never, ever post a WIP.
fangirl_says: (Glee WTF is this shit?)
Holy shit I'm writing something, y'all.

Probably nothing will come of it, but! There are! Words!
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Me writing out ideas for a new fic



Me actually starting to write said fanfic
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build your wings (256919 words) by greywash
Chapters: 61/80
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Past Relationships - Relationship
Additional Tags behind the cut: )
Series: Part 3 of "build your wings" and associated paraphernalia
Summary:

Sherlock hasn't had an orgasm in twenty years. John is intrigued.

fangirl_says: (SW Don't tase me bro by strawberryelfsp)
I have a bad feeling about this. /han solo

First of all, just.../why/? It's fanfic. It's not nearly as interesting to them as it is to us. And if they /did/ want to read it, well, it's pretty easily accessible all over the place. Also, appointing yourself the judge of what's the best fanfic = recipe for disaster.

And, you know, I get not wanting to send TPTB Wincest and slash, but if you're going to exclude those because you want to keep it as close to canon as possible, I'd say you'd better exclude all AUs and anything rated above PG13 (since the show itself is rated TV-14.)

But in general, just...gah, no. Fanfic is for the fans, full stop.
fangirl_says: (SPN haunted house)
Title: Stranglehold
Author: [livejournal.com profile] hanncoll
Character: Ava-centric
Rating: PG13
Word count: 2,300
Disclaimer: No infrigement is intended and no money is being made.
Summary: Ava had no choice.
Author's Note: Written because I wasn't satisfied with what we were told about how Ava went from a good person to an evil one. Most of this was written right after AHBL 1, and was slightly Jossed. (I thought a ghost town would have actual ghosts. Silly me!) Many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] zillah975 and [livejournal.com profile] the0neru for encouragement and betaing.


If she doesn't let herself think about it, about the things she's done and the things she's maybe going to have to keep doing, it's not so bad. )
fangirl_says: (SPN My Fandom is Short by Remy)
I am, weirdly enough, still getting comments on the Jared/Jensen parody fanfic I wrote back in April. Seriously, where are all these people coming from? I mean, I know it was linked from the fandom_wank post, and that probably is the source of a lot of the post traffic, but still. I love the feedback, but WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?!

Anyway, because it bugs me that the intentional bad grammar in the fic might be mistaken for just plain bad grammar, I went back and edited it a bit. It's got a proper header format now, too. I've decided it's fanfic in its own right and I should treat it as such. :)

Title: The Day Fanfic Turned Jared and Jensen Gay and Totally Ruined Their Lives Forever
Author: [livejournal.com profile] hanncoll
Rating: PG13
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Warnings: RPS, tongue firmly in cheek.
Disclaimer: Fiction. Made it all up. None of it is true. Well, except that Jared and Jensen are indeed from Texas; that part is true. Everything else is NOT REAL.
Comments: Humor, spoof regarding wank about fanfic. It's [livejournal.com profile] keepaofthecheez's fault.
Summary: Jared and Jensen find out about fanfic, and tragedy ensues.

The Day Fanfic Turned Jared & Jensen Gay and Totally Ruined Their Lives Forever

Question for the flist. When I first posted the fic, someone encouraged me to post it to a fanfic comm as well. I was hesitant at the time, but man, this feedback thing is addictive. *g* Would I be ill-advised to post it to a comm at this point? Has the moment passed? Please tell me what you think; I don't want to look pathetic if that's at all avoidable.

Also, half my flist has been doing wordles, so naturally, I did one for "TDFTJ&JGaTRTLF":



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fangirl_says: (SPN Sam and Dean brothers)
Anyone have "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" that they wouldn't mind uploading for me? I'm in need of a serious dose of LIFE GOES ON. Thanks! :) Thank you, [livejournal.com profile] wanttobeatree!

In other news, I am a lazy, lazy woman who does not want to be at work today. Meh! I keep thinking maybe by this time a couple of years from now, I'll be a teacher starting summer vacation. :D

I got a couple of tags done over the long weekend and tried to work on a few of my in-progress fics, though none of that went very far. Question: is it even worth finishing and posting an Ava POV fic set during AHBL 1 that was subsequently Joss'd, or should I forget that and work on something more currently relevant?

Relatedly, it cracks me up that I'm still getting new comments on the J2 badfic I wrote several weeks ago. I'm considering forgetting about regular writing and just writing badfic all the time. *g*
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Title: The Day Fanfic Turned Jared and Jensen Gay and Totally Ruined Their Lives Forever
Author: [livejournal.com profile] hanncoll
Rating: PG13
Pairing: Jared/Jensen
Warnings: RPS, tongue firmly in cheek.
Disclaimer: Fiction. Made it all up. None of it is true. Well, except that Jared and Jensen are indeed from Texas; that part is true. Everything else is NOT REAL.
Comments: Humor. Crack. Spoof regarding wank about fanfic. It's [livejournal.com profile] keepaofthecheez's fault.
Summary: Jared and Jensen find out about fanfic, and tragedy ensues.

J2 parody/commentary/...thing, inspired by recent wank. )

Updated 6/20/08: Now with Wordle!



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Um. [livejournal.com profile] hossgal (she of the 'your use of an unaltered, textless screencap icon is offensive to me because YOU think it's wincesty' opinion) has rec'd my fic (http://hossgal.livejournal.com/134563.html#cutid1) Which, omg yays, happy day! And also, omgwtfbbq? And also also, I doubt she even remembers me trying to discuss the matter with her, but also also also, she sort of gives my fic a backhanded compliment: "This one's a bit weaker than several others that I'm listing, but there's a line in there about green tea. And I'm a sucker for stuff like that."

Which, um...thank you? I guess? For liking the fact that I mentioned green tea? Even though you thought the other 838 words of it were weak?

I'll just be over here, reminding myself that a rec is a /good/ thing. *g*

Edit: I /swear/ I'm gonna learn how to do the coding properly someday!
fangirl_says: (Supernatural Hanncoll Dean and Sam)
Title: Soft and Made By Grief
Author: [livejournal.com profile] hanncoll
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: None
Genre: Gen
Rating: PG-13ish for mild language
Word Count: ~841
Warnings: Spoilers through "Heart"
Disclaimers: I own nothing about Supernatural, and I'm not making any money from this.
Summary: Post-"Heart" fic.
Author's Note: Many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] zillah975 for the beta and hand-holding. <3


They don't talk about it, of course. )

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