Fic: Cautionary Tales for Incautious Children [Eleven, G]

[bewarethespork]

Title: Cautionary Tales for Incautious Children
Author: Jay (bewarethespork)
Fandom: Doctor Who
Characters/pairings: Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond
Rating: G
Warnings: Meta, stuff 'sploding, more meta
Spoilers: None, really, unless you don't know who Eleven and Amy are.
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Comments

[rj_anderson]

Ooh, this is good and clever and haunting and ambiguous. And with some wonderful turns of phrase, too. I particularly enjoyed the "belts are something that happens to other people" bit, and the closing remark about villains. Thumbs up!

[bewarethespork]

Thank you! Though the line "[x] is something that happens to other people" is one of Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman's from their novel, Good Omens, so I can't claim credit for it. (The villain remark is entirely my own, so I'm glad you liked it!)

[omfgitsjo]

Only fantasists and film producers think that the weather will coincide with their narrative whims. Stories do not begin once upon a time, and they do not begin whenever it is most dramatic for them to do so.
Unless you follow the Theory of Narrative Casuality :D

...okay, seriously now.
THIS IS SO BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN. It's so Moffat-ish, and just... Amazing.
I applaud you, ma'am. You are an amazing writer <3

[bewarethespork]

Ahaha, you know, my writing this was a bit inspired by Pratchett - I was rereading The Fifth Elephant today, which is all about stories and the truth and points of view, amongst other things, and then tonight whilst I was trying to write a journal entry, this sort of happened instead.

Thank you very much for your lovely review! I'm glad you enjoyed the story. :)

[omfgitsjo]

I love Terry Pratchett so much. All his books are awesome.
Not that I've read them all. But I will, and I bet they're all equally awesome :D
I think Witches Abroad centres almost completely on the Theory of Narrative Casuality. It's all about fairy tales, anyway.

Fffff no problem :D Just keep writing awesome stuff.
Which reminds me, I had an idea for a fic that I really need to work out. BUT SCHOOL IS DRAINING ME ARGH.

[bewarethespork]

He's my favourite author of all time, I think. :D I've read most (maybe all?) the Witches books, but I think Carpe Jugulum and Lords and Ladies are my favourites. I haven't read Witches Abroad in forever, though. Maybe it's time for a reread! :D

[someplacetobe]

This fits in well with this season with Steven Moffat. I don't know how to say it better than 'it just fits.' I liked the rhythm played within the words. It read like you were reading a fairy tale; I read it aloud to see if it seemed that way to me.

I liked how this was written. Very nicely done!

[bewarethespork]

It was designed to read that way, so I'm very glad it did! Thanks for reading and reviewing, and I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

[someplacetobe]

You're very welcome and I must admit, I'm relieved that it was meant to be read that way; I had a bad feeling I was reading so much more into it but that just felt right, to describe it that way when reading it.

[syzygy_lj]

Oooooooh. I LOVE IT!

Is it possible to marry a fic?

[bewarethespork]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the lovely review. :)

[liz_hollis]

VERY nice. I love the construction of this story.

[bewarethespork]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)