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rusty_halo) wrote2003-02-10 12:02 am
rusty_halo) wrote2003-02-10 12:02 am
Entry tags:
Fic, BetterBuffyFics, Conventions, etc
Why is it that violent, angsty slash seems more possible and in character than romantic, fun slash? For example, Estepheia's "Closer" seems more likely than "Nothing Else Matters." (Both S/A, NC-17). Is it just me?
Two fics that I recently enjoyed: Estepheia's "Pandora’s Closet" (S/X, NC-17). She says it's PWP, but I liked the characterization, too (aside from the obviously out-of-character bit required to get them together). And Rachel Anton's WIP S/A/W "The Great and Terrible." Rachel writes Spike and Willow wonderfully. (And she probably writes Angel well, too, although I can't really tell because I can't stand the character 95% of the time).
I posted a lot on BetterBuffyFics today. Despite the fact that it has almost 1,000 members, that list seems to consist of almost entirely of the same 15 people posting over and over. Most of them are cool, but honestly, a few of the regular posters are kind of scary, and with so few people posting, those scary people actually take up a significant portion of the list. I also discovered that there are quite a few perfectly sane people lurking and not posting; for heaven's sake, people, post!
Anyway, I think that the reason I spoke up today was that a while ago, a bunch of people were dissing (rather unkindly) a story that I really liked. I was annoyed by it, but I was too shy to post in defense of the fic. Later I found out that the author was genuinely hurt by the criticism (which really was rather arbitrary and unwarranted). I felt bad for not speaking up, so I decided that next time I had something to say, I would actually say it. (Although today I ended up posting criticism of one story, which I felt kind of bad about, but I think it was warranted and I tried to do it honestly and politely).
Conventions. I'm starting to think that I might want to go to different con instead of Toronto Trek. I know that TT is going to be really cool, even without JM, and I really want to see Elizabeth and Sharon. But I have a feeling that a lot of people who were going to attend TT are going to cancel now (I was going to go with my friend Jane, but she's sounding increasingly iffy about going). If I go to a con that actually has JM, I'll probably get to meet and hang out with more people that I know online. But then that means I have to choose a con and find roommates and all that stuff. I don't know; this is stressful. Anyone have any advice as to which upcoming con will be best? (I'm already attending the two Vulkons).
Two fics that I recently enjoyed: Estepheia's "Pandora’s Closet" (S/X, NC-17). She says it's PWP, but I liked the characterization, too (aside from the obviously out-of-character bit required to get them together). And Rachel Anton's WIP S/A/W "The Great and Terrible." Rachel writes Spike and Willow wonderfully. (And she probably writes Angel well, too, although I can't really tell because I can't stand the character 95% of the time).
I posted a lot on BetterBuffyFics today. Despite the fact that it has almost 1,000 members, that list seems to consist of almost entirely of the same 15 people posting over and over. Most of them are cool, but honestly, a few of the regular posters are kind of scary, and with so few people posting, those scary people actually take up a significant portion of the list. I also discovered that there are quite a few perfectly sane people lurking and not posting; for heaven's sake, people, post!
Anyway, I think that the reason I spoke up today was that a while ago, a bunch of people were dissing (rather unkindly) a story that I really liked. I was annoyed by it, but I was too shy to post in defense of the fic. Later I found out that the author was genuinely hurt by the criticism (which really was rather arbitrary and unwarranted). I felt bad for not speaking up, so I decided that next time I had something to say, I would actually say it. (Although today I ended up posting criticism of one story, which I felt kind of bad about, but I think it was warranted and I tried to do it honestly and politely).
Conventions. I'm starting to think that I might want to go to different con instead of Toronto Trek. I know that TT is going to be really cool, even without JM, and I really want to see Elizabeth and Sharon. But I have a feeling that a lot of people who were going to attend TT are going to cancel now (I was going to go with my friend Jane, but she's sounding increasingly iffy about going). If I go to a con that actually has JM, I'll probably get to meet and hang out with more people that I know online. But then that means I have to choose a con and find roommates and all that stuff. I don't know; this is stressful. Anyone have any advice as to which upcoming con will be best? (I'm already attending the two Vulkons).