All The Things Friday: Let's See How Far We've Come

[inkvoices]

Welcome to another All The Things Friday! Your co-hosts this week are inkvoices and workerbee73.

First off, a note to say we have a thread at the top of this post for signing up to host, co-host, and/or to suggest themes for future All The Things Fridays. At the moment we have jacedesbff for February 1st and noblealice for February 8th (not sure what topics you folks are going with?)

Comments

[sugar_fey]

Love this post!

Okay, one of my favourite stories that I think needs more love is Here the City Code is Lock and Load (http://archiveofourown.org/works/497651) by Sproid (Explicit for smut, no warnings). It's a post-apocalyptic AU and I love the way Clint and Natasha's feelings for each other is described.

The first fic I wrote for this fandom was Tightly Wound (Teen verging on M, no warnings used) (http://archiveofourown.org/works/408748) I think my understanding of the characters has deepened since then, and my writing style has improved. But the essential things have stayed the same.

My favourite thing that I've written is my current WIP, Worlds Collide (M, warnings in each chapter) (http://archiveofourown.org/works/631609/chapters/1142438). Some parts have been a joy to write, others caused me a lot

[workerbee73]

OH MAH GAWD WOMAN YOU STOLE ANOTHER OF MY RECS!!! Srsly, this is getting ridiculous. I need to get in the game. ;)

I remember that story!!! I think that was the first things of yours I ever read. It might have even led to stalking. And I'm so excited that youa re jumping into the land of WIP with Worlds COllide. It's been a great journey so far. <3

[sugar_fey]

I'm really enjoying WIP Land. :D In fact, the next chapter is nearly done...

[workerbee73]

\o/

!!!

[inkvoices]

I'm scared of WIP land. What's the weather and atmopshere like over there?

[sugar_fey]

Mostly sunny with occasional cloud cover of the GAAAAAAAH CHARACTERS STOP ARGUING WITH ME variety. :)

[inkvoices]

I think the whole 'you've posted that bit, no touchy' and 'now finish!' makes me twitchy. Hmm, maybe I could pretend it was a series instead...

[alphaflyer]

Yeah -- the "now finish" bit can get awkward, when people start sending you pleading PMs and your muse takes you someplace completely different ...

As for "no touchy" -- I've been known to cheat a little, to "go back in" and tweak a reference or add a foreshadowing to something I had no clue at the time that I needed to foreshadow...

[inkvoices]

It's more that I'd put myself under pressure, because it would out there and not done. I've had people ask me about more chapters for stuff, mostly on ff.net where, oddly, enough, those stories were labelled complete...O.o such is life.

I'm afraid I'd post a bit, then ages later come back to post more and be all, but I can write better now, I must rewrite everything! Once I'm done and posted, I'm fine. I can say, yes but I wrote that then, it is a time capsule. Brains, what'cha gonna do with 'em *grins*.

[sugar_fey]

Awww, thanks! I wrote that fic so long ago, I forget about it sometimes. I think I wrote it three days after I saw the movie.

The next fic I wrote, Running Over The Same Old Ground, is by far and away the most popular thing I've written, which is weird to me as I don't think it's that good. :/

[inkvoices]

YES, YES, AND...*bookmarks*

I've pushed myself in a lot of areas Do you think we've challenged ourselves more? I've tried things in this fandom that I haven't elsewhere and I think of trying things that I haven't...thought I would? I think because of this bar :)

[sugar_fey]

I think I've definitely challenged myself more. Interacting with people has given me more inspiration and confidence to try things I wouldn't have tried before, like writing action scenes. *side-eyes Worlds Collide*

[alphaflyer]

I adored "Lock and Load". Just ... adored.

And I love your WIP! But I think you know that ... :-)

[sugar_fey]

'Lock and Load' is awesome.

Thank you! I may have just posted the next chapter... *whistles innocently*

[alwayslera]

ATF success. I *loved* Here The City Code is Lock and Load. LOVED LOVED LOVED. Thanks for the rec!!