and the radio man laughs
Happy New Year!
Like last year, I made out like a bandit where Yuletide's concerned. Unlike last year, when I somehow received a story for each of my requests, this year I got three stories (two full-length and one treat) for the same request. They were all Baccano!, and they were all beautiful.
First there was And Many More, by futuresoon. It's a very sweet, well-done look at Isaac and Miria's first meeting (and first heist). The character voices are pretty much pitch perfect: charming, unabashedly gleeful, and over-the-top. And the narrative voice has a charm all its own.
Then there was Copycats, by my favorite in_the_blue, who tried to tell me she wouldn't be writing Baccano! after one viewing. I didn't totally doubt her, but I certainly noticed all those engaging little details that seemed very Gwynne. This one goes all the way back to Isaac and Miria as teenagers.
Lastly, there's When They First Met, an unexpectedly hilarious treat by Amanuensis. Saying much more risks ruining it, but I'll say it cracked me up.
I was thrilled to read each of these stories. To any of my writers who read this, thank you so very much (again).
Following what's apparently become my pattern, I wrote one full-length story and one treat again this year. I'm responsible for Unfinished Business, a post-series Samurai Champloo piece, and The Queen, a Dragon Age: Origins ficlet about Anora.
Last year I underestimated the popularity of the canon I was writing in (it was Love, Actually) and was honestly blown away by the number of comments received. This year I was expecting far, far less (partly because of the technical issues and partly because I generally assume the worst about my writing but mostly because my canons were more obscure), but that hasn't stopped me from getting genuinely lovely comments and I've had such a creative train wreck of a winter so far that each one has very sincerely meant the world to me.
Last night we had company and I made farinata and cupcakes made with a Coke cake recipe. Except I used Cherry Coke Zero. Honestly, I've never made cupcakes by myself in my life, but they were pretty damn good. Apparently we're hosting a Lost party for the same group of friends in February. I'll have to figure out something else new and interesting to make.
Like last year, I made out like a bandit where Yuletide's concerned. Unlike last year, when I somehow received a story for each of my requests, this year I got three stories (two full-length and one treat) for the same request. They were all Baccano!, and they were all beautiful.
First there was And Many More, by futuresoon. It's a very sweet, well-done look at Isaac and Miria's first meeting (and first heist). The character voices are pretty much pitch perfect: charming, unabashedly gleeful, and over-the-top. And the narrative voice has a charm all its own.
Then there was Copycats, by my favorite in_the_blue, who tried to tell me she wouldn't be writing Baccano! after one viewing. I didn't totally doubt her, but I certainly noticed all those engaging little details that seemed very Gwynne. This one goes all the way back to Isaac and Miria as teenagers.
Lastly, there's When They First Met, an unexpectedly hilarious treat by Amanuensis. Saying much more risks ruining it, but I'll say it cracked me up.
I was thrilled to read each of these stories. To any of my writers who read this, thank you so very much (again).
Following what's apparently become my pattern, I wrote one full-length story and one treat again this year. I'm responsible for Unfinished Business, a post-series Samurai Champloo piece, and The Queen, a Dragon Age: Origins ficlet about Anora.
Last year I underestimated the popularity of the canon I was writing in (it was Love, Actually) and was honestly blown away by the number of comments received. This year I was expecting far, far less (partly because of the technical issues and partly because I generally assume the worst about my writing but mostly because my canons were more obscure), but that hasn't stopped me from getting genuinely lovely comments and I've had such a creative train wreck of a winter so far that each one has very sincerely meant the world to me.
Last night we had company and I made farinata and cupcakes made with a Coke cake recipe. Except I used Cherry Coke Zero. Honestly, I've never made cupcakes by myself in my life, but they were pretty damn good. Apparently we're hosting a Lost party for the same group of friends in February. I'll have to figure out something else new and interesting to make.