* Not a rant, obviously. More like a resource post! :D

Also, more proof that Axel =/= Riku.

( Tuna, stalking the web for nerdy Kingdom Hearts things for your benefit! )

So, you want to write a fanfiction where the characters have a master/slave dynamics, heh? Well then, if you are trying for it to be anywhere what real people in this kind of relationship do, here's somethings you may be interested in:

In real life, Master/Slave relationships stand on a very inportant issue: trust. If you write a relationship where ( Read more... )

I don't rant here often, really. I find most issues that bother me enough to write a rant about them are either inflammatory or overly-covered here.

Tonight, however, is a special occasion.

( A very dignified and humble statement. )

You know, crossovers can actually be very wonderful things. And, with a lot of effort, they can be quite good. Yes, there's quite a bit of thinking involved, so if you're not very good at that then you're better off not even attempting it. With this sort of go-n-get-em attitude, crossovers involving any fandom can be pulled off. Even Dora the ( Read more... )

Okay, so the anonymeme is eye-rolling and about as full of wank as this relatively non-wanky fandom can get, and probably I shouldn't be calling more attention to it, but there was a comment thread that made me think.

All that's truly canon is what we see on the screen, or are told from other sources. (Sometimes these conflict, because writers ( Read more... )

PLEASE DO IT ( Read more... )

( Of Sues of Various Colors )

We all have a bone to pick with terrible grammar in badfic, but I have yet to see anyone say it straight out and actually point out what's right and what's wrong in English. And we could all use a run-through with the basics. SO.

( mocha's Quick and Very Anal 101 Guide to the Basics in English Grammar Since It Seems Like No One Else Grew Up Listening to Schoolhouse Rock )

Been thinkin' of doing this for awhile, and now is as good a time as any ( Read more... )

I can't write for shit, but I know a thing or two about subcultures [punks, goths, real 'emos', etc ( Read more... )