WHEE SPRING SUN! Still freezing and windy but one of those days when there's something in the air and I'm tempted to stand at a street corner with a camera to capture people who turn their face to the sun in bliss. I complain endlessly about winter and this one has been so long omg, but I wouldn't want to be without spring for the world. It's ( Read more... )

Almost forgot to say I podficced: Fire in her hands! So now you can listen to the Shakespearean heroine Merlin if you'd like.

& apparently I'm writing a reel_merlin fic. Probably starting to write for a challenge even before the sign-up is not the way you're supposed to do it, but oh well. I'm fairly sure no on else will claim my obscure 80s movie ( Read more... )

I've all sorts of vague thoughts on the power of language and the dilemmas of translation floating around - how deeply language and culture are connected, and how translation is always essentially a re-creation more than a simple transmission of the original message.

Related to fandom, how if we connect to a source in one language it's sometimes ( Read more... )

I've uploaded all my Merlin fic to the AOO, here. It's nice to have them properly archived. Next project will be to do the same with all my old HP fic.

A lot of the debate going down at the moment is about things well worth considering, and a lot of it is rather full of fail. The best sum-up I've seen is Intersectionality is a bitch. There are many ( Read more... )

On skiing holiday; -10 at the moment, forecast says -20, the frost is so heavy on the trees it's like white fur, short days, fluffy snow, a tiny cabin full with family and friends. Freezing and fun and crazy!

While keeping myself awake until midnight I thought I'd do some summing up.
This year in fic:
( My writing this year )

Language geekery moment: I have a bit of a thing for literally translating idioms and proverbs. Not my cup of tea is a running joke among my friends, since it in Swedish sounds about as sensible as "Horror movies aren't my coffee mug." It's raining cats and dogs is a good one too.

Going from Swedish to English, I love there's no danger on the roof, ( Read more... )

The Mary Sue debate hasn't raised its head in a while, has it? I've been thinking about it anyway, or, well, about self-insertion in writing. One of fandoms oldest no-nos seem to be this one: do not write Sues. To avoid it: be wary of original characters. Don't write self-insertions.

One of the oldest of writing mantras is of course write what you ( Read more... )

 The remixredux09  archive is open, yay! There's lots of good stuff, you should go have a look.
Someone remixed my old Ginny genfic Out of Chaos into partial uneven chaos (the fiery crash remix) which is dark and poetic and brilliant, it really packs an emotional punch. I'm a bit in awe. Read, if HP fic interests you at all!

There's also an anonymous feedback ( Read more... )

 ...right now, is an AU of John Fowles' The Magus. Preferably with Immortal Merlin as Mr Conchis, Gwen and Morgana as the mysterious lovely twins, and Arthur as the young English teacher who gets ensnared in their psychologial games on a small island in Greece. It could be brilliant ( Read more... )

 So. I might just have claimed Thelma & Louise at reel_merlin at the very last minute. Because... I am thinking Gwen and Morgana on a wild roadtrip across the country is kind of amazing. I do not need more WIPs! But. Irresistible. Are any of you guys doing it? What movies? (Is it a really mad idea?) I kind of wanted to do The Big Blue as well, but I managed ( Read more... )