Via qthewetsprocket - a Life on Mars fanfic of pure brilliance: Just a Slightly More Dramatic Note. Even if you're not a fan of the show, give it a look, it's dead clever and funny. :)

All-time best ever Doctor Who fanfic:

http://bistokids.livejournal.com/24667.html

SPOILERS: Torchwood: Children of Earth

Random links and thinkage. Simply disgusting quantities of shipping. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

( Did I mention there were SPOILERS? )

"If members reserved their criticism of female characters for those who fit the Mary Sue stereotype, I would have expected to see many female characters develop in the fan fiction with the support of the community. In fact, Johana Cantor's challenge posed in 1980, 'Why is it that in a group that is probably 90% female, we have so few stories about ( Read more... )

Writing well about cultures not one's own generally requires a lot of homework. A professional writer, or hopeful professional, may be able to invest the necessary time and effort. But is this a stumbling block for fan fiction? Some fanfic writers lavish care on their work, but on the whole, fanfic is written fairly rapidly and without immense ( Read more... )

Comment screening is now switched on - apologies for the screwup!

Poll Doctor Who fandom demographics

"A writer, either profesisonal or amateur, must realize that she... is not omnipotent. She cannot force her characters to do as she pleases... The writer must have respect for her characters or those created by others that she is using, and have a full working knowledge of each before committing her words to paper ( Read more... )

Third and final installment of drox's fic avec le Eighth Doctor, Benny, and Fitz. Also available! Part one and part two.

( Here be bees )

A thought-provoking rant worth the attention of my fellow fandom feminists: A Short Treatise On Why, Maybe, Women Writing Fanfic Prefer To Write Male Characters. [Sadly, this is now flocked due to wank.]

I've been reading a lot of XKCD. Here's what the Doctor is probably like in bed.

Walking to Babylon passes the Bechdel Test. Sweet ( Read more... )

Part two of drox's fanfic! Part one is here.

( Honey honey )