Is it really bad that I want to write an essay comparing and contrasting Mercedes Lackey's writing and Stephanie Meyers ( Read more... )

I'm sure anyone who's been keeping up on certain fandom issues will know exactly what inspired this post. But it is something I feel I need to say, for a variety of reasons ( Read more... )

Lost internet last night. O.o It was very bizarre ( Read more... )

I feel like I should say something about this god awful thing. But so many people have summed up my feelings so much better than I ever could ( Read more... )

Because I do have things to talk about today! Purely fandom things, but still ( Read more... )

As most everyone knows at this point, I write horror. In a semi-professional capacity, as I have had a handful of horror-themed stories published in small print magazines. Nothing big, but I read a lot of horror, I watch a lot of horror, and I play a lot of horror. And I research it ( Read more... )

It's 3 AM, and I can't sleep, despite three cups of valerian tea. This post won't let me. So here I am.

First off, while I talk about HP fanfiction, please remember I have not read the seventh book, so absolutely no references to it whatsoever in comments.That out of the way! The topic on everyone's mind and LJs right now is yet again, fic/art ( Read more... )

Hokay, so!

I'm always amazed at the people who assume if you like something in fiction/write something/whatever, you must be into it in real life. I saw a lot of nasty, nasty shit in the Harry Potter fandom over it. People freaking out because people who were writing cross-gen or non-con or kids in sexual relationship were, gasp, mothers! And ( Read more... )

As some of you know, I have a 12 year old niece. She's in middle school, she's popular, she's at the top of the social totem pole. Earlier this year, I got her the first DVD of Fruits Basket. I didn't know how she'd take to it - she'd seen my manga and some of my anime DVDs, and she knew that lennaofmidearth and I watched anime, but I figured it couldn't hurt ( Read more... )