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I found this fascinating. I'd heard of most of these things before but not really how some of them worked. Good reference for writing or roleplaying things involving historical ocean travel.

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All the fic I've written under this identity is now available on Archive of Our Own.

( Blather )

Snagged from tolakasa: Post your first lines from your last 21 fics.

( Under cut, with links for the morbidly curious. )

...for Sherlock Series 2 to start airing in the UK, and obviously neither of the post-series one finale fics I have been working on here and there are going to get posted before then, so here's a little outline/summary of what each would have been, since they likely won't be posted at all now.

( Contains outlines of stories that will never be posted and heavy speculation )

Title: Write or Die, Moriarty Mode.
Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Rating/Warnings: PG-13. Contrived scenario, bomb, typing, tension, a few rude words, overall a bit silly.
Word Count: 1800-ish
Disclaimer: I claim no ownership of the world or characters, or the online writing tool that inspired this nonsense.
Summary: One of John Watson's less vaunted ( Read more... )

Found this article the other day and thought there are a few people out there who would find it interesting.

Ladies, Don't Let Anyone Tell You You're Not AwesomeBasically, it's a commentary of sorts on the portrayal of self-perception in fictional female characters and a bit about what that says about western society ( Read more... )

As some of you know, my work schedule at this time of year, the last two weeks of April in particular (Canadian tax season goes later than U.S. and parts of it stretch on until June) is insane. In fact, today is the last day I won't be at work (for a period of 10 or more hours each day) until about May 8th, at which point I go back to getting one ( Read more... )

I have a nifty book called "The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook". I realized while looking something up tonight that most of it makes for great fic prompts. So, if anyone wants an entirely random prompt that ranges from mortal danger to extreme crack, here's what to do ( Read more... )