I’ve submitted the first chapter of my ds space AU - slightly edited and with some altered names - to a category of the literary contests of our local county fair - a first chapter of your sci-fi/fantasy novel challenge. Since it’s a major AU anyway, the source material is pretty elided with the names change, but there are probably enough hints for ( Read more... )

Yesterday I gave myself a paper cut on the lip, got ink all over my shirt, and got a haircut that, while not hideous, is totally not what I had in mind. I’m hoping today is better (except for the haircut, which I’m stuck with for a while).
( New Doctor Who )

{Hi y'all, I've missed ya.}

Scientists need to isolate and bottle the brain chemicals that are released when you read a really good story. (Endorphins? Dopamine?)

Earlier this summer I tried to get into Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series (late, I know). I managed to ignore the bumpy parts in the first book, but I got about 1/3 through the second ( Read more... )