Hey guys, remember those couple of short stories I sold? Well, they were to an awesome indie publisher called Crossed Genres, and shortly after I sold the second one to them they ended their monthly magazine. I don't think those two facts are related ( Read more... )

So, I expanded and fiddled with one of my AU fanfics (this one) and entered it in the Writer's Digest annual competition. I don't expect anything to come of it, but at least I'm trying to continue with the original-short-stories thing ( Read more... )

I read something... somewhere (I'm sure it was linked on Twitter) that said that some writers are afraid to let anything bad happen to their characters. I think that's a valid criticism for me. I do a lot of fixit. *sheepish ( Read more... )

Deconstruction: The Subversive Power Of Slash Fanfic

Specifically, the part about "Gandalf's Daughter". I've decided to no longer be ashamed about my impulse to create a self-insert character for every damn series I watch (or read or play for that matter).

I think I know what went wrong with my Bayverse rewrite. I was just pretty much following the plot of the movie, and at a certain point, I was all, "Why am I doing this? This story has already been told." And any and all motivation went out the window ( Read more... )

Skipped work on Wednesday, and I feel much better now. Even that pesky cough seems to be gone, although it usually wakes me up in the middle of the night just to mess with me so we'll see. ;P

My second story has been published, and you can read it here. Mine is "Skin and Scales."

Also, have some skibbles: ( All TF-related, nothing especially pervy. )

I just sold story number 2 to Crossed Genres!

Know what this makes me?

A mothafukkin writer, that's what.

*does a victory dance*

Because I've been devouring a few feminist blogs lately, and also I have been feeling remarkably ugly. (As opposed to my usual default, which is "parts of me are nice, the overall effect is kinda dumpy, eh, whatcha gonna do.") And the contradiction threatens to drive me insane.

Give me a character, and I'll write about him or her feeling sexy.

Remember that short story I sold a while back?

It got published right around the time of Grampy dying, so I forgot to wave it at people. Here you go.

Kinetica

Warnings for nonsexy masturbation and brief nakedness.

(I'm planning on more for CG, but no promises.)

Guys.

Guys.

I SOLD A SHORT STORY.

It was to Crossed Genres, who have a different theme every month, and I totally got an idea for a superhero story two days before the monthly deadline, so I wrote like a madwoman and got it in just before the cutoff. (This was the same day I made the pickled cabbage salad, by the way, so you can see why I kind ( Read more... )