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Current News/Fandoms:

News:

-I'm an extremely busy college student, so nothing is really getting written right now. I keep coming up with one-shots, but I never have time to write them. Most if not ALL projects are currently on hold. This includes Catchpenny, which hopefully I can pick up this summer, and any longer stories in the planning stages.

-Pipeline is done, but I'm still finishing some editing. It's a Fusion Fall story (betaed and inspired by lightning bird). It's been great fun; it's a bit different than what I usually write. It's more thought and dialogue driven instead of just pointless darkness and hurt/comfort, though there's some of that as well. It's not getting many reviews, probably because Dexter and Ben, while featured, are not the main characters. I adore Kevin, and I think the friendship between them is something that we can pull a lot of character development out of. A quick note-- the first half of the story features Buttercup and Ace in great length, and while this is now an essential part of the story, it most certainly didn't start out that way! Buttercup's always been my favorite Cartoon Network character, and I wanted to include her in some way, but her story was a subplot. The original plan was for Kevin to continue to hear her story though rumors and gossip, but I wrote Buttercup and Kevin together one time and I loved their dialogue. Quickly... A friendship was born. Oh, and the story got three times longer.

-I'm planning on rewriting/editing/FINISHING Death of a Stoic at some point. It'll probably be six more years before you see an update, but I haven't forgotten it.

-I think it's safe to say that I'm finished with Stained; I may remove the last two chapters and cut it off after chapter three.

Fandoms:

-Powerpuff Girls

Activity in Fandom: Reading (more like sifting through the archives for decent stories), writing the occasional drabble.

It's been several years since I had seen the show, then I happened to catch a rerun and remembered how much I loved this show when I was younger. I had a flashback from when I was eight, and I dug through all of my old stuff and found all my old PPG notebooks, CDs, t-shirts, toys, etc. I was always a Buttercup fan, which is funny, because I'm probably the least like her out of the three (because she's a tomboy and I'm SO not).

Anyway, I'm a bit disappointed with the fic action around here. The fics out there are making me hate the Rowdyruff Boys, mostly because they're always paired in a sappy, horrible, OOC romance. I can't take it. I've found some good fics out there (I think maybe ONE RRB/PPG), but it's getting rough, no pun intended.

I'm currently writing a very, very long story that should be ready to post in its full form eventually, but I've been working on it for over a year, so let's see how that goes. I'm occasionally writing drabbles for the PPG monthly drabble LJ.

-Fusion Fall

Activity in Fandom: Reading, writing

I adore this. It puts every fantastic show from my childhood together and combines it with action and drama. And it ages them all so easily and believably! I love the subplot with the Powerpuff Girls. I love Buttercup!angst, and wow, they have it. I didn't realize how much I missed Dexter, too. I'm totally shipping DexterXBen right now... Working on a story which was supposed to be really short but ended up longer than I thought it was. Seriously, I planned the whole thing as a short sequence of events, but I began with writing one of the middle parts, and it ended up being a lot longer than I had planned. I don't think it's especially great writing (I don't particularly like a lot of dialogue, and the majority of it is dialogue driven), but the plot bunnies were attacking, and I clearly heard Kevin's voice in my head. Actually, a lot of it isn't even about Kevin, as it's got a Buttercup/Ace subplot that's randomly in the background. It's called Pipeline, and it is betaed by the lovely lightning bird, who is just a fantastic writer and beta.

-Great Mouse Detective

Activity in Fandom: Reading, editing, writing

I mentioned above that I felt so bad about abandoning this story, as I very much enjoyed writing it. It was a bit of an experiment for me; I don't write in first person very often, and especially in such a stylized manner. I'm not sure I even knew what I was doing at the time. It felt right, so I went along with it. It was the first good thing I'd written in a long time, but I grew disinterested with time. Several years later, I bought The Complete Sherlock Holmes and decided to update it. I always knew where I was going; it was just about finding the inspiration to do it. I didn't mention it at all because I feared I would forget about it again. Then I found this, and with the support of all of the reviews and messages I've gotten over the years to update it, I decided to get started with it. I don't know when things will start going up, I will have a few new chapters. I'd love to be able to find a beta, as I've recently started to use them. Thanks for all of the support!

-Star Trek 2009

Activity in Fandom: Reading (not as often as I should).

Thanks to all who have made the Hurt!Jim community/c2 thing as strong and popular as it is. We have a great and expansive archive, several awesome staff members who keep their eyes open for new Jim!whumping stories all the time, and a spectacular number of subscribers. I'm proud to be its manager- I've never been a part of such an active group on here, and I'm thrilled. Stories are added all the time. I don't always get a chance to review all current stories every day, so if you have a story you feel should be added, PM me with your recommendation. It's a good way to get my attention to make you a staff member, too, which I've done. Keep up the great work, guys!

-Hanna is Not a Boy's Name (found here)

Activity in Fandom: Reading, writing.

Just reading. I love everything about HINABN. EVERYTHING. The plot, the characters, the artwork, the text. Artistically, I have a bit of a thing for halftones and typography, and Tessa Stone's style is just brilliant. I love adorkable Hanna, and {...} is just an amazing narrator. Their relationship reminds me of Sherlock Holmes and Watson, actually. And when you add Conrad, I totally see Kirk (Hanna), Spock ({...}) and McCoy (Conrad). LOVE IT. As for Tessa's hiatus, all I can say (evidently, there's quite a debate about this) is that she'll come back when she feels like it, and I appreciate everything she's done so far. Of course... I wish I could read more! But her art still stands, and I don't think people can say that her "disappearance" takes anything away from her breathtaking work. Whatever's going on with the business side of things, though... SO not cool. Once you add money to things, it gets complicated. I hope Tessa comes back and sets everyone straight... Someone (and I don't think it's her publisher) needs to do some serious damage control.

Working on Catchpenny, a 100-prompt thing all about friendship. And pointless angst, because when have I EVER written anything but pointless angst?

A bit about me:

To you, I am Marty. That is not related to my real name in any way. It's a nickname I adopted for a short time in middle school that I always had a bit of a fondness for, even if it never stuck. I actually hadn't seen Back to the Future yet, but I like to think that it was fate that it would become one of my favorite movies. My penname is razzamatazz73, as razzmatazz (no "A," I added that) is an awesome pink Crayola color, and it just fits.

I'm a college student who likes to write, sing, and be on stage. I can also tap dance, play the piano, play the flute, and play the guitar (badly). I also have a weird love for cartoons that I probably should have grown out of years ago. I try to blame it on babysitting, but I'm really just that quirky.

Until early 2007, my penname was lucyrocks73. I changed it because I've been around this site since before I was technically old enough to post, and I'm not too proud of the majority of my writing before then. I "retired" from fanfic writing in mid 2008 to focus on some original fiction projects, and many of my uncompleted stories before then are discontinued. I swore I'd never start a new multi-chaptered story, as I was sick of abandoning stories. In mid 2009, the plot bunnies tortured me, and I decided to stop posting stories unless they're mostly completed. Since then, I've started posting only when I already have most of the story written, so I don't lose interest.

Wishing Only Wounds the Heart is a Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends fic I co-wrote with Dude13, a few years ago (back when I was still lucyrocks73) and it's on his profile. You can read it here.

Oh, and I'm a girl.

-Marty :-D

Favorite Pairings for Fandoms I'm not involved with/used to be involved with:

Violet/Quigley (A Series of Unfortunate Events).

Klaus/Isadora (A Series of Unfortunate Events, NOT with Fiona. In the words of Elphie Marky: I really hate Fiona. A lot. She was okay in the beginning of the book. And then Klaus was all like "ooo Fiona" and I'm like "no you have to love Isadora b/c she's cooler." And then Fiona was all like "woo I'm a traitor and I'm gonna be on Olaf's team with Fernald" and then she kissed Klaus. I knew it was coming, I heard it before. And then I was like ahhh no. I hate Fiona. Isadora&Klaus forever! This is the infamous "Fiona Rant" that became my guide for the six short months I was active in the ASOUE fandom).

Lucy/Charlie Brown (very unlikely, I know. I always thought it could happen, though.)

Frieda/Schroeder (another unlikely one.)

Mark/Joanne (RENT... once again, a rare and unlikely pair)

Harry/Ginny (HP... canon, much?)

Ron/Hermione (HP)

Luna/Neville (HP... not exactly canon, but I think it's sweet)

Mac/Goo (Foster's... I know many people who hate it, but if it's written well, than I'm all for it.)

Jim/Pam (The Office... JAM is the best pairing name EVER.)

Spinelli/Maxie (General Hospital... the only reason I watched the show. So if they're ever together again, let me know, and I'll tune in, just for my Spixie!)

Kim/Ron (KP)

Drakken/Shego (KP)

Cherry/Ponyboy (The Outsiders... very hard to find, and it's usually not written very well)

Sweeney Todd/Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd...Adorable.I love how clueless and then annoyed he is about their relationship. And then he kills her... And it's kind of funny.)

Pairings for Fandoms I'm currently involved with and/or still interested in:

Tony/Ziva (NCIS... Tiva!)

McGee/Abby (NCIS... no one else. No offense, but Gibbs/Abby disturbs me. A lot.)

Buttercup/Mitch (PPG... I've never seen this one, but it intrigues me)

Buttercup/Ace (Fusion Fall and PPG... Love it! They actually have a storyline together in Fusion Fall, and it's great. Please, please no RRB. They irritate me to no end because they're always OOC and badly written)

Kevin/Gwen (Fusion Fall/Ben 10 Alien Force/Ultimate Alien... I DO NOT like them too sappy though. Not a lot Gwevin fluff for me-- just a little. They've got quite an interesting relationship.)

Ben/Julie (Fusion Fall/Ben 10 Alien Force/Ultimate Alien... I like Julie because she's not a Mary Sue and she's canon. I hate Eunice, who IS a Mary Sue. Julie needs to get more badass, and then things will be better. She's not far off. I actually really don't like her that much, because I haven't seen enough of her. And again, she needs to match or TRY to reach Ben's level of badass-ness.)

Ben/Kevin (Ben 10 Alien Force/Ultimate Alien, but not in Fusion Fall... only if it's decent. I also love their friendship in general.)

Dexter/Ben (Fusion Fall... This is spectacular.)

Natara/Mal (Cause of Death)

Tintin/Haddock (Tintin... I actually like them better as a bromance or a father/son relationship, but I read what I can and it's usually slash.)

Star Trek 2009 Pairings (yes, it needed its own category):

I don't LOVE any pairings in this fandom. I really don't have a OTP. Why? Because I see everyone as so close, that friends-family-lovers jump isn't that hard to imagine. I also support more slash then I ever have before in here, because... Well, Jim is kind of a slut, and I can see him trying to chase anything that moves. And I mean that in the best, most loving of ways.

However, everything depends on how well-written the pairing is. Sappiness makes me want to hurl, as does out-of-character-ness.

So...

Het pairings I support:

-Spock/Uhura (It's okay. I like them together for the purposes of the movie, but it seems kind of Hollywood-reboot forced. If it's done right and not too sappy, I'm okay with it. But I'm not so in love with it that I go searching for it, as I am mostly a Kirk fan.)

-Kirk/Uhura (Eh. Love them as friends, but I also love that awesome tension they had in the movie. I could see them together, and I'm curious to see someone try it.)

I've also read one or two Kirk/Chapel stories I liked, as well as a few Bones/Chapel and Bones/Uhura stories that were very good. It depends on my mood, I'm afraid.

Slash pairings I support:

-Kirk/Bones (LOVE this one a lot. I just can't explain it... It's friends-turned-brothers-turned-romance... I can see it.)

-Kirk/Spock (A given. The granddaddy of all slash pairings, of all fanfiction pairings ever... I'm really picky about this, though, as I find Spock is a character that is not often as well-written or understood as he could be. A very complex character, thought there are some fantastic stories out there.)

Hanna is Not a Boy's Name Pairings (WAY too many of them!)

If you'll notice, I ship WAY too many pairings in this fandom. I'd like to justify this love by saying that the characters are all sluts (see Star Trek example above), but then I'd be lying. I just... GNEE, I love them all so much, and there's just too much potential for heartbreak and friendship.

No, seriously. When I'm reading/watching something for the same time, I develop my ships. I either see the chemistry right away or I don't. The problem with HiNaBN? I saw it EVERYWHERE with EVERYONE. Except Ples/Vesser. Maybe down the road, but I just don't see it yet.

I ship the following:

-Hanna/{...} (There are no words for how much I love them, pairing or not. I adore their relationship, as friends, brothers, whatever.)

-Conrad/Worth (They really crack me up. I adore them both, and there was no way I couldn't ship them. Seriously-- I ADORE them together.)

-Conrad/Toni (Hanna is Not a Boy's Name... I can see it. I'm not sure why. I really saw it when she had that line about "Oh, is that your entire dinner?" or something that one time. It was just so sweet and concerned, and Hanna seems to leave them alone together a lot.)

-Veser/Toni (Hanna is Not a Boy's Name... Another one I can see. I've read some good fics. I just haven't seen them interact enough in the comic yet to really judge it.)

Opinions on Slash:

Well, to be honest, it used to make me want to puke. I'm not mean to people who write it or are gay; in fact, I'm friends with MANY people who are. I accept them for who they are, and what they like. It's not really any of my business. But when I became part of the Newsies fandom, it was something I had to learn to enjoy, considering that Sarah (who I loathe) is the only girl in the movie (other then Medda, and she doesn't count because she's way too old for those guys). You won't find me writing slash, but I read it. I just don't like really explicit stuff, but I'm like that with everything.

And then I got older, and figured out that in certain fandoms, I just liked slash better. I very much like some of Star Trek slash out there, just because Jim Kirk is such a manwhore anyway that it wouldn't surprise me in the least if he would swing both ways (and it's just an awesome fandom). I also adore Dexter/Ben in Fusion Fall. And Arthur/Eames in Inception. And most of all, Hanna/{..} and Conrad/Worth in Hanna is Not a Boy's Name. I really like friendship and bromance fics, sometimes more than slash, but I love the way these guy characters interact.

So the answer is, yes, I read slash. I won't write it myself, just bromance-y type things that you can read as you please, and I have nothing against anyone who writes slash. And I'm just fine with that, and I hope you are too.

(If you're wondering, this section has changed a bit over the years. It once had a lot of "umms" and "I'm not really into slash..." Hey, I grew up a bit!)

OC/Mary Sue Rant:

I HATE THEM. ALL of them. And don't get me wrong, I'm guilty too. Irene from El Shaddai won a title (I don't remember which) in the Newsies Miss Mary Sue competition. But I don't like them. Ever. I will admit that I can occasionally find some decent ones, but it's seriously about once a year, and I've been around this site for a while. Why don't I like them? They are usually the author's idea of perfection, and they are awful. There are some fandoms where romance doesn't work except if it is slash (see Slash Opinions above), and the sooner people figure that out, the better.

Little sisters, nieces, cousins, random thieves or ex-criminals, Burger King workers (of which I'm guilty- go read Wishing Only Wounds the Heart). I don't care if there are few or no girls in the fandom who exist or aren't already taken. PLEASE don't make someone up. (coughStar Trek 2009 and Newsiescoughcough). C'mon guys... You can do better.

And what do I hate even more? Mary Sue slash. It's not the slash issue, not at all. But people usually invent Mary Sues because of a gender-specific character shortage, or because a relationship/friendship can be interpreted that way. If you're going to write slash, I'd encourage you to use CANON characters, please.

So my message, the thing I BEG of you: DON'T WRITE OCs, no matter how desperate you are! And if you must, go take a Mary Sue Litmus Test here, here, or here. Or Google one specific to your fandom, if there is one. And don't lie to yourself. It's ridiculous.

This isn't meant to offend anyone, but it's true! MARY SUES (sigh, and Gary Stus) are obnoxious. And EVERYWHERE!

Random Things:

-I like tap shoes. A lot. Probably because I'm a tap dancer. I think tap shoes are beautiful. I once took a hardcore art class... And a tap shoe was the only thing I drew well!

-I'm a Dr Pepper addict. I can't function without it.

-Brand loyalty: Apple. I adore Apple products. It's a weird and beautiful thing. My iPod's name is Linus, and my MacBookPro's name is Lucy.

-I do not procrastinate often, but the Nostalgia Critic can usually make me stop what I'm doing. He makes me laugh hysterically.

-I like 80s movies. Specifically anything John Hughes. And Back to the Future, which is amazing. I have a giant BTTF poster.