• "Cult of nice" vs. "cult of mean", round 2847, fight synecdochic A reader is not inappropriate for wanting to discuss their reactions to a work.
• Something I've been pondering re: community modding ceretaI think there are certain behaviors (persistent or egregious sockpuppetting, outing other fans over fan grudges, using deliberately neuro-triggering icons, to name ( Read more... )

Liquid Story Binder has sometimes been described as the Windows answer to Macintosh's much-renowned Scrivener. You can download Liquid Story Binder for free today at givewawayoftheday.com. Go get it, kittens. (XP and Vista compatible.)

So, ABC Family is showing this show, The Middleman, Mondays at 8 p.m., and I deeply suggest you watch it, fandom.

First of all, the main character is a woman and a nerd (to be more specific, she obsessively plays violent video games and reads a lot of comics. Coincidentally, what is the correct answer when the question is Bart Barry* Allen or ( Read more... )

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choc_fic is again open for prompts. The next round will start posting stories in February.

Choc fic is a lot of fun, posting prompts involving characters of color, writing stories, and, for me at least, it got me thinking about not so much new characters as it did fandoms I haven't really written in, no matter how many times I watch tv episodes. (I never ( Read more... )

So, those of you who know me in real life may have mistakenly assumed I don't like Project Runway. It is, after all, a television show entirely about clothes. (I hate clothes. And fashion. And have questionable taste ( Read more... )

sameoldhope lays out the difference between wank and a racial imbroglio.

mimesere points out that female Characters and Characters of Color are awesome without a special holiday, and TV is made of notfail as well as fail.

You need to go read Matchless Match by apple-pi right now. It is a totally awesome Rodney/Teyla story for choc_fic.

If I were walking down the virtual street, minding my own business, and somebody who thinks the world could use more Merle Haggard-soundtracked fanvids came along and schooled me about some well-sung classic country and some not-emo-sounding alt-country and gave me the address of a fabulous bluegrass website and steered me clear of the commercial ( Read more... )

Posting on choc-fic starts today. The first story posted is a good one Pro Bono by puritybrown. Zoe/Inara, after the movie. I haven't read the others as they are comic-y.

Also, I wrote two stories for greys-exchange, which is the hiatus exchange.

Stance on Warnings
Drop a bomb (gently) and its sequel, Cristina Yang Failed at High School. They both star Cristina. The first is ( Read more... )