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I started this fanfic on a random idea and from a wish that Fawkes had not disappeared entirely from the Harry Potter books. Then I thought, wouldn't it be neat if he visited Snape after the events of HBP? Unlikely, I know, but interesting all the same. Spoilers for HBP and sorta, kinda for DH.

Word count: 1,123

( Draco Malfoy was trembling... )

I've been trying to think of something to post lately, so here's a meme from the lovely kalquessa to get me jump-started:

When you see this, post a little weensy excerpt from as many random works-in-progress as you can find lying around. Who knows? Maybe inspiration will burst forth and do something, um, inspiration-y.
I literally started this fanfic this ( Read more... )

Ever since I had the Avatar/Harry Potter dream mentioned a few entries ago, I got this crazy scenario for a Avatar/HP fanfic. I haven't written fanfic in ages; years I think, but in the past couple of days I've pounded about about 5,000 words to an as yet unplotted Aang-meets-the-wizarding-world fic ( Read more... )

I just got an email back from the agent I mentioned in the previous entry. Just one line, but it let me know that he is still reading after chapter one! Woohoo!

On an artistic note, rufftoon has some fabulous Avatar art on her DeviantArt gallery with comics too! Just beware of Season 2 finale spoilers.

Thanks to sartorias, I discovered that a real, live SF/F agent (onyxhawke) is planning on reading everything that comes his way by Monday, tomorrow ( Read more... )

Awhile back, I was googling for some tips on creating a good opening chapter and happened to come across Flogging the Quill, the blog of a freelance editor who takes the first 16 lines of your novel and will tell you if it was compelling enough to turn the page. So I thought it couldn't hurt and submitted mine and sat back to wait ( Read more... )

Because I'm a big nerd, I took this pretty good Hogwarts Sorting Hat quiz... but for my characters. LOL.

From "Fairborn":
+ Brenand - Gryffindor
+ Maira (pictured in my icon) - Hufflepuff
+ Lackeye - Slytherin (obviously!)

From "Dragonslayer":
+ Mina - Ravenclaw
+ Tomas - Hufflepuff

And my muse from " Be-Mused" was sorted into... Slytherin. How ( Read more... )

With synaesthete7's recent posts on publishing, "hook" writing, and whatnot, I started thinking about my own recently finished fantasy novel. It's nowhere near ready for submitting to an agent, but it's hard to improve your own writing when you're not sure what improvements need made.

So, surfing around various writing blogs this weekend, I found the ( Read more... )

I know it may come as a shock to some of you, but I am not perfect. I know; the truth hurts.

Seriously, though, I have discovered a major flaw: my left ear is deformed. I finally got my YMCA membership (complete with hideous picture ID) and the first time my iPod and I ran on the treadmill, my left earbud kept bouncing out of my ear. It didn't ( Read more... )