So I just reread a short story I wrote during my last year of high school. I was evidently obsessed with Faust, murder, tormented musicians, and Chopin. Things haven't changed very much at all, have they?But the bit that made me feel slightly better was that, while the plot was terribly overblown and melodramatic, the writing itself was actually ( Read more... )

The Great Write Meme. You're protected by anonymity, so tell me anything you really think about my writing. No, really, I mean it.

And now hopefully back to figure skating...

Gakked from halflingmerry and eilonwy74, because I really have no work ethic.

( The Drabble/Ficlet Challenge )

Whereas you’ve pointed out that much “great literature” bears many affinities with what nowadays gets called “genre fiction.”Right. Shakespeare was a genre writer, down the line, never wrote outside his genre. He was not an innovator. Because it’s really quite a recent idea, that the best books have no genre. You know, if they’re literary fiction, ( Read more... )

rosamund and I are writing a scene centred on a production of Romeo and Juliet. This led me to ponder.

I've often said that I won't direct. I'm frankly terrified of the thought. But if I had to direct anything, R&J would be it. I know the play backwards and forwards, I have very specific ideas regarding characterisation that I *never* get to see...and I ( Read more... )

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[This is a backdated entry since I usually filter my fandom-related stuff.]

Dear Yuletide Author,

First and foremost, thank you! My prompts are strange and scattered, so I'm especially grateful.

You can find most of my fic here on AO3, and in the following communities on LJ (along with fic I read and love): dw_historical, thisengland, the_phrensies, femgenficathon, and ides_of_april. It's not directly ( Read more... )

(I hope you don't mind that this letter is backdated; I tend to keep my fandom stuff filtered and locked.)

Dear rarelywritten Author--

First of all, thank you! As you have already noticed, I am sure, my requests are scattershot to say the least, so I am incredibly grateful for your efforts and I know I'll love whatever you write for me.
( General Things )

(I hope you don't mind that this letter is backdated; I tend to keep my fandom stuff filtered and locked.)

Dear rarewomen Author--

First of all, thank you! As you have already noticed, I am sure, my requests are scattershot to say the least, so I am incredibly grateful for your efforts and I know I'll love whatever you write for me.
( General Things )

(I hope you don't mind that this letter is backdated; I tend to keep my fandom stuff filtered and locked.)

Dear rarewomen Author ( Read more... )