5/5/07
The thing is that I haven't been able to find any good, epic, believable HP fics lately. Recommendations? I go for just about anything as long as it doesn't have H/G and is well-written.
Also, if anyone needs a beta, I have free time on my hands.
9/17/07
Everyone, I just want to say this, for the record: I hate my story Ludibrium. It's my only Saiyuki fic, and I hate it. I may take it down. I'm writing this because I want any new readers not to judge my writing by that fic. I hate it. It's my worst one. Don't read it. I HATE IT, if you haven't gotten that already.
Also, my latest story, Taceo, is a companion story to Muet. You don't have to read both, but I would recommend it. Luna is strange and fun to write.
Thoughts on Gay Marriage!
1) Gay marriage is not natural, and, as Americans, we reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and lyposuction.
2) Gay marriage will encourage straight people to be gay in the same way that hanging around tall people makes you tall.
3) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because dogs have legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.
4) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all. Women are still property, blacks can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.
5) Straight marriages would be less meaningful if gay marriage was allowed. The sanctity of Brittany Spear's 55 hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.
6) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet and the world needs more children.
7) Obviously, gay parents will raise gay children because straight parents only raise straight children.
8) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed upon an entire country. That's why we only have one religion in America.
9) Children can never succeed without a male and female figure in a home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.
10) Gay marriage would change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.
This was copied from EmpyrealFantasy's profile with her permission.
Support gay marriage! We love each other, too, and would like to enjoy the same rights and privileges as straight couples. For example, should my future partner ever (higher beings forbid) end up dying in the hospital, I would like to be able to stay with her without lying.
9/18/07
Alright, I have an account on HPFandom under the name Novocaine (with an 'e'). It's listed as my homepage. I mention this because I wrote a story for Joji Sada that would definitely end up getting my account deleted. I bend the rules, but even I wouldn't post Annientamento on FFNet. It's a young Bella/Sirius piece. Here is the summary:
Bellatrix straddled him, still clothed. She leaned forward again, until her gorgeous, perfect (godfck I hate her but I can't help it she's beautiful I can't fcking help it) lips barely brushed his. "I'm going to fck you, and you're going to like it, and you're going to hate yourself because it will be the best sex you will ever have."
It's pretty much sex, but it's got a pinch of plot. I try to keep my characters in canon-personality, or at least make it believable, so you know what that means for this fic! Can we say mind games, hatred, and cruelty, kiddies? I knew we could!
There aren't enough Sirius/Bella fics floating around, in my opinion. Check it out if that's your cup of tea.
Also, Zafiro, you are correct about Halhatatlan. Contact me about who/what you want your one-shot to be about. I'm glad you enjoy my stories!
Ina, you were correct about the meaning of "duister". Message me to get your one-shot!
People, if you're not signed in when you guess a title translation, leave me an email address, please! I can't write your prize, otherwise.
9/23/07
I have finally figured out how to edit my stories. Really pathetic, I know. Especially considering how long I've been with FFNet. Anyway, I edited Clouds and Death Wish - they both desperately needed cleaning up.
Speaking of Cloud, it is embroidered now. I am in the midst of writing a second chapter for it, as well.
Lastly: I wrote an Avatar fic. I just want to say that Avatar fans are woefully unexposed to the cynicism, darkness, and rock-bottom that many HP fans habitually write about. Every single one of my Avatar reviewers have told me "Wow, so depressing...but good!"
This needs to be corrected, people. The hazelnut darkness is so delicious.
1/9/08
I am an IDIOT. I've been betaing for Marilena ever since she started posting her fabulous FFVII story Sable and Ivory, but I didn't realize she was posting on FFNet. Anyway, my epiphany leads me to shamelessly advertise: GO CHECK HER OUT! She just started a new FFVII story called A Forest Green Wheelchair that I have had the honor of reading the fantastic prologue and first chapter for - the prologue is up, and you want to put it on your Story Alert because the next chapter will be out in the next few days. Both stories are on my Favorites, and Marilena herself is on my Favorite Authors. (stares at you through the screen) Go. Now. Read.
While I'm at it, I also beta for hpfan23. She's the newbie author of The Three Lost Children Return, which I happen to personally know has a lot of great and original twists coming up. It is also on my Favorites. Go. Now. Read.
2/9/08
"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary."
-Joseph Nicolls
2/22/08
Jericho: hpfan23 updated her story - I thought I'd be nice and tell you, you stubborn little tick.
3/1/08
I will murder you all if you don't go read Marilena's "Sweet is Mixed with Salty" right. Now. And review. Tell her how brilliant she is. It's on my Favorites.
Now.
3/31/08
You know what annoys the bad words out of me? All of the immature people on this site who try to make themselves sound interesting. I mean, argh! They're usually around fifteen years old, as a rule, and they're either abominably hyper (and proud of it - WHY?) or viciously incompetent at life. They try too hard. I really don't care if an author is the human incarnation of some god as long as they write with some skill, but I just read a story where this one author apparently felt a burning need to pepper personal-opinion notes throughout the fic and utterly maul the characters with pop-culture inserts, OC speech patterns, and irritating, unoriginal, flippant sarcasm. Also, the very worst of all sins: self-insertions. You know that abomination - when there is an undefined side-character who gets turned into a rebellious, bipolar version of Mary Sue who has all the answers. She is the dreaded Jane-call-me-Jazz. (You totally know what I'm talking about.)
The fic started out well, and it was an interesting idea. But she twirled off into utter incompetence after the first chapter, and it got to where I could no longer force myself to read it.
Note: I love sarcasm. But sarcasm is an art form. You have to be somewhat original for it to be smirk-worthy at all, and this girl was just taking up a lot of useless dialogue space. She didn't even use it for character development!
I know we can't ban these...people, and I know that some of my first pieces weren't too hot, either. (Even though this wasn't her first piece! She has more out there - I shudder at the thought of what I might destroy if I ever run across one of her fics again.) But I like to think that I was never at that level of bad, and I also like to think that I've really improved since I started. And I keep my personal comments to the end - you know, in the author's note, where the author's notes live. If I squee, I keep it restricted to the Yonkaka comm at LJ where I am surrounded by likeminded fangirls.
Sorry about the rant; I just had to put that out there. And I dislike flames, which the author probably would have taken my completely justified criticisms as. Yeah, I know. No idea why. Really, I just wouldn't have been able to do the whole "calm, impartial suggestion" thing that I'm ususally extremely good at - I probably would have ended up making her cry. (rolls eyes) Faux-punk teeny-boppers...
Anyway, I ought to have a new Naruto fic up soon. I'm pretty happy with it at the moment. Speaking of not-so-hot first pieces: I'm thinking of deleting them. Yea? Nay? My very first piece got an amazing amount of Favoriting, so I'd keep that one, but the others? Embarrassing. Message me with opinions, to sympathise, or to tell me what I can sit and spin on. I'm in a fog of irritation at the moment - some of what I've said may be out of line or hypocritcal.
...Please don't tell I've been hypocritical. I may have to do the honorable thing and commit hara-kiri if I am guilty of any of the above.
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