For this year's remix, I got aadler. Which makes my job easier - lots of good fic to choose from - but also harder - because it's so well written that I don't really like to change anything.

As it was, I've remixed for aadler before, three years ago, so I limited myself to his more recent fic.

( fic spoilers ahead )

This is the story of how a young fanficcer, taking her first steps into a new world of fandom, eagerly decided to do lots of research to make her fic extra-awesome, and did just enough research to totally screw up the whole thing.

Here's the thing. I'm not really a Star Trek fan, but I know the vague outline. These days, having looked at much of ( Read more... )

Okay. Having not written much fic lately (or... you know... any), emergency action is called for.

So, I'm doing a bingo card.

What Lies BeneathIronApocalypseFamilyWinIdle ChatterThe PlanetsDispossessedWaste DisposalPrestigeVelvetFateWild CardEverything ChangesSpringFeelRedFive Things FicDoctorJigsawLostHistoryLoverUrchinTreeWatch this space, guys ( Read more... )

For those who would like to remix things...


( Read more... )

Is anyone interested in a Buffyverse remix ficathon?

Since the Remix doesn't appear to be happening this year, I'm missing my remix-ness. That one was huge, though, so I can see why no-one wants to take it over.

So - if we held a smaller remix, of Buffyverse fics, would anyone come?

Show of hands?

The conversation's happening over at ( Read more... )

The Remix is live! And someone has written a rather fun remix of Fair Dinkum: She'll Be Right (the No Worries remix). Go read!

(My story is buried somewhere in there too. As are plenty of other fascinating new remixes. Have fun.)

The conversation's happening over at Dreamwidth. Feel free to comment there using OpenID. (
( Read more... )

Quietly panicking ( Read more... )

So, after spending last week immersed in a debate about whether fanfic is ethical or at all legitimate, I'm spending this week... in another debate about whether fanfic is ethical or at all legitimate ( Read more... )

Why fan fiction? Why, for example, does one have to write a Lord of the Rings around Gandalf's daughter or whomever, for whatever reason? Why not use that as a spring board and do something like Jacqualine Carey's Godslayer books. When you read them, you can TELL she was inspired to write these based on how she viewed LOTRs, but I felt that took ( Read more... )

Because I have gone crazy, I told Snick I'd write a Dawn/Andrew mpregHence I found myself, last night, trying to explain to the boyfriend exactly what "het mpreg" is. He now thinks I'm very weird ( Read more... )