Writing Arthur is fun. There are such gaps between what he does, what he says, what he thinks and what he actually feels. The result is like music with four or five melodies in counterpoint ( Read more... )

A meme, from wordsofastory1. Comment to this post with the name of a character that I have written in fic ( Read more... )

That fic commentary meme is going around again -- and given the monstrous sprawl I produce for commentary I'm passing this time -- but reading ignipes' on one of her SPN stories did lead to a small moment of enlightenment.

See, the thing is, I don't think that Sam ever really chooses Dean and hunting. The way things played out, I don't think Sam can ( Read more... )

Hutch is an idealist, a pragmatist, usually one when he should be the other.

Hutch in fanfic is so often written as having a massive guilt complex. Could someone point out to me where in canon people are getting this? I mean, White Knight complex, sure -- that's obvious. But that's not the same thing as guilt: he wants to help people, keeps trying even when any realist will tell you it's not going to work, not going to do ( Read more... )

I almost didn't post this. Then something hit my 'annoy' button, hard, and I was off running again.

The Professionals frustrates me. I don't think I've ever come across a fandom where I like the characters and universe so much, and the great preponderance of fanfiction so little. I mean, I love Bodie. Flat-out. No kidding. But, unfortunately, I ( Read more... )