Assorted Notes (+ Meta Meme: 30 Days of Shipping)

[luxken27]

[+] Because I had the chance to reorganize my USB drive of fic, on a whim I decided to take a look at the original stories I worked on in high school and college. Maybe its just perspective or something...but you know what? They're really not half bad. I had some pretty neat ideas, and you can see remnants of my style (as well as the heavy influence of the novels I was reading at the time, LOL), and the work itself is pretty decent - I knew there was a reason I saved it :) My biggest problem seems to have been pacing, and in that, trying to tell way too much story, way too fast. Interesting that I seem to be on the opposite end of the spectrum now :P

Maybe one day, the original muse will come back, and I can rework these ideas into something approaching good - unfortunately, I didn't keep as good of notes back in the day as I do now (I think I was in denial about how much I could hold in my memory at once, LOL), but it was a nice little trek down memory lane, for sure :)

[+] By pure accident, I found a pretty neat little comm this afternoon, and wanted to share it with my f-list. It's called fandom_of_one, and its a tiny-fandom rec comm that also publishes a weekly newsletter. I'm going to pitch Kids Inc over there and see if I can't rustle up some more fans, or maybe hustle up another tiny fandom or two (though it seems some of my little fandoms are merely little, so much as inactive - the comm's upper cutoff point is 1,000+ fics at FF.net).

[+] I have (slowly) started writing again, and I've finished up another sentence set for 1sentence; right now all I'm waiting for is to have my claim accepted so I can post over there. I definitely recommend these sorts of writing exercises, especially if you feel like you have a million ideas and no time to completely flesh them out, LOL.

And, last but certainly not least...

Day 03 - A pairing that needs to happen now?


Seeley Booth/Temperance Brennan, Bones - I love, love, love this pairing! They are pretty much everything I'm trying to do with Fleeting (and more). And, I think, after five seasons, its kinda make it or break it time. I was not happy with how they handled the 100th episode, because at that point, it felt really forced - it was obvious Bones wasn't ready for such a heavy, heady commitment, and I hate that Booth forced her hand - only to be rejected. However, I thought the last season ended on an optimistic note, so I will continue to hope the writers and producers don't fuck this one up. You can only play with UST for so long before it goes sour, after all...

Previous...
Day 01 - What is your current favorite ship? Sam Thomas/Stacey McGill, Baby-sitters Club
Day 02 - What was your very first ship? Ryan/Stacy, Kids Inc

Upcoming...
Day 04 - The pairing with the most chemistry?
Day 05 - The pairing with the least chemistry?
Day 06 - The best kiss?
Day 07 - The most heartbreaking scene?
Day 08 - The pairing with the most baggage?
Day 09 - The most believable relationship?
Day 10 - Why aren't these two married in real life?
Day 11 - What is your dream pairing?
Day 12 - Who had the best wedding?
Day 13 - What is your favorite television pairing?
Day 14 - What is your favorite book pairing?
Day 15 - What is your favorite real life pairing?
Day 16 - What is the absolute worst pairing?
Day 17 - A pairing you thought would never work out, but did?
Day 18 - What is the cutest pairing?
Day 19 - A pairing you've rooted for since the beginning?
Day 20 - The "can't stand the sexual tension anymore" pairing?
Day 21 - A pairing you like and no one else understands why?
Day 22 - A pairing you hate and no one else understands why?
Day 23 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out great?
Day 24 - A crazy love triangle/quadrilateral that worked out badly?
Day 25 - A pairing that was/would-be adorable, but could never work out?
Day 26 - A pairing that you hated and ended up loving?
Day 27 - A pairing that you loved and ended up hating?
Day 28 - A pairing that you will never understand?
Day 29 - What ship had the best proposal?
Day 30 - Your favorite ship forever and ever and ever?

Comments

[luxken27]

1sentence, huh? I might look into that...saw it awhile ago and it seems like something I need.

1sentence is pretty awesome. I did a set last year during a similarly slow period, and it helped immensely :)

There are a ton of different comms like this floating around. I like the idea of a sentence comm because on the one hand, its very little commitment, but on the other, its a challenge all the same - how much story can you tell in a sentence?

Fleeting looks good; I'm actually going to start reading that one. :)

Cool! =) I hope you enjoy it! I've been told it has magical powers of conversion, LOL...

I love looking back on my old work, though it's all fanfic. I get to see...how much of a fangirl I was at the time. Okay.

I wrote fanfic when I was 8, but by 12 I'd pretty much started writing nothing but original work. I went through a long dry period, and started writing fanfic again a couple of years ago to sorta shake off the rust and figure out if I could still do this whole writing thing :P I haven't looked back at the reams of material I produced whilst going my merry original way, but now that I have, I realize - it really wasn't half-bad :) I had dreams of publishing original fic once upon a time, and I guess I wasn't as far off the mark as I thought, at least writing-wise. (Plot-wise? LOL - I wrote about some pretty unconventional stuff, but that's probably because I could never find pro!fic that fulfilled that need :P)

Might have to ramble on about this on my own journal tomorrow.

I heartily encourage any and all meta from any and all of my f-list :D

[replicantangel.livejournal.com]

I am like 2 seasons behind on Bones. D: But I agree - it totally needs to happen! Of course, they're trying to avoid the dreaded jumping of the shark, but I think that handled in the right way, actually having characters entering a relationship can be successful.

Yay for writing again! :D

[luxken27]

Bones is awesomecakes - I totally mainlined it last year after arriving back in the States. You should definitely watch Season 5! I'm also a big Sweets fan (heh, take one wild guess as to why :P) and I liked the way his storyline ended, for a change. Also Hodgins and Angela <3 <3 just because.

Hehe - this is one of those shows I'd never write fanfic for, but I love watching anyway :)

[kmoaton.livejournal.com]

I'm so afraid they are going to ruin it, kinda like "Moonlighting" did. I totally love them and want them to get together but I just can't see how and not lose that chemistry!

[luxken27]

I'm just glad they got the events of the 100th episode out of their systems. It was too soon then - and I'm glad they didn't go there - but they've built a nice little arc since...though I've read some spoilers for season six that suggest our ship might have sailed for good :-/

[kmoaton.livejournal.com]

Not the unrequited love theme? I don't think I could handle it!!!

[luxken27]

Apparently Booth brings someone back with him, which forces Bones to evaluate how she feels about him and where they stand. I don't know if I could handle it, either...but I'm willing to give the first episode a shot, and see how they're going to handle it.