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This journal used to house the desiccated remains of some truly awful 'original' fiction. This is no longer the case. If you hadn't read it, consider yourself fortunate. If you did, I apologize. I'm working on my writing... but elsewhere, mostly. What little I have written and posted since those singularly vile ventures is tucked away in my ( Read more... )
That sounds really, really cool and I would love to read it if scans exist. I've gotten completely addicted to the Fullmetal Alchemist manga--I think they're at Chapter 87 now, I've fallen a bit behind--and it's much like how your Blade of the Immortal sounds. Very intelligent, beautifully written and drawn, and although occasionally there are some extremely graphic scenes, there are also some very, very moving ones. Witness the fandom tagline: "We make you love them, then they die." I have the link for the scans stashed somewhere, if you're interested. If you aleady don't like it, that's cool, different strokes and all that.
hints of things that could have been really awesome in the hands of a different manga-ka
Dude, I understand you completely. Most of my favorite Stargate authors are all about quietly reforming a decent episodic series into a more cohesively awesome whole, if I'm making any sense.
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Actually, I always loved the Yeerks. They're one of my favorite parts of the series, the bad ones and the good ones.
Here are some BOTI scans. If you like it, consider joining swordpainting too! *shameless plug* I really adore the series, but you've got to give it a little while to get off the ground - in the first volume the manga-ka is still sort of finding his footing and his voice. The style of the story changes a LOT after the first book, which is to be brutally honest a little typical, almost a monster-of-the-week format. The later books get much deeper, much more complex, and much LESS episodic. I hope you'll give it a chance! :D
I know a bit about Fullmetal Alchemist, and I don't hate it, but to be honest I'm sort of trying to cut down on fannish activity. I'm almost twenty; it's time to start seriously writing things of my own. Not that I still don't want to write / love fanfic, but... I want to write something salable, for one thing, and something that I can truly call mine.
Also, I just realized that Cultural Diffusion was YOUR fic. *smacks self in forehead* It was hilarious and I loved it! Couldn't really offer much, though, since what I know about Transformers would look sparse in a thimble. I bookmarked it on my del.icio.us, though, for great Carmela voice and funny chatroom shenanigans at the beginning. =)
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