I seethe with the wrath of the frustrated gamer. I've owned FFVII for years, and it played really badly on my old computer, with which it was barely compatible. So I thought, new computer, yay! Hah. On the new computer, the credit sequence plays in a loop, over and over. That's it. I have a feeling that the game would have run perfectly on the
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Hee! If you haven't met Ces, then I'm impressed -- good intuition, there. :-)
I totally freaking love Enduring Distance. I can't entirely articulate why, except that maybe I have a soft spot for that story's Fraser. Although sometimes I think my favorite of her dS stories is Scrabble -- it's told in such a bizarre way, but it so totally works for me. I've seen other people try the dual-columned narration thing and they just lose me; the two sides are too alike, or something.
Eight Sessions I like because it makes me laugh. Which I know, is kind of horrible, because dark things are going on, but I just imagine that poor therapist trying to deal with Fraser, and I crack up every time. (Also, I like the way she doesn't show us exactly what the problem is -- that Ray would have killed to avenge Fraser's death, and that they're wrestling with that knowledge -- until way, way into the story.) Though maybe that's why you're not connecting with it? ( ... )
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I'm going to have to look at Eight Sessions again to think about it (I haven't quite managed to reread every single Ces story during/after this post, but I'm getting there *g*), but I don't think it's the issue, as such. It's a good issue. ;) Could be something structural, though. Mostly when I think about that story I remember that it felt sort of pale grey, with wall to wall carpeting. (As opposed to Enduring Distance, which has snow and sunshine and a faint smell of detergent.)
I love Prospect - I'm still on it, though it's not quite the hotbed of fannish enthusiasm that it was. It tends to be very technically oriented, focusing on writing styles and story construction and not so much on themes and trends, but yeah, it's still the best forum I've seen for fanfic discussion.
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I'm glad it's still around, even if it's not as cool as it was. It was so radical when it first opened up shop -- given Senad and the general trends of Sentinel-fannish culture at that point, who could have imagined 900 people would join Prospect within, like, 3 days? ::happy sigh:: It's kind of nice to feel like a fannish old-timer sometimes.
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more pairing/character driven as opposed to plot driven
This definitely feels true in popslash fandom - I've been thinking a lot lately about plot in popslash, and my own lack of plottiness. Initially that was one of the things I thought was so cool, the way one could deal with emotional issues and setups without having to work out a whole elaborate "but what are they doing at work" setup to go with it, but now I feel a bit stuck with that, as though I gave myself a habit I can't seem to shake.
Also, thanks. :)
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Maybe what KiB needs, for me, is a tiny bit more mush. They're so harsh with each other, yet there is all this repressed woobieness under the surface, yearning to breathe free... snrk. or not.
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Last but not least, you could always see if current-flavor-of-windows has updates available, though that might just as easily make everything worse, so proceed with caution on that one...
If heavenly sky-writing does appear, will you take a picture? Also, do you know if there are any sky-writing companies in your area who could do 'What do you mean dishes? Hie thee to thy fanfic, woman!' in a nice font? This is a purely hypothetical question, you understand.
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No word on the sky-writing. But I've done the dishes now... ;)
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Non-constructive criticism must be non-con crit, right? Maybe there should be warnings. *snerk* This will be my happy thought for today.
And since I'm here, a completely random note: We don't seem to share any fandom these days, and when I read and loved your X-Files back in the day, I was still very much a lurker, and now I feel as if I cheated you out of very well deserved feedback. Maybe someday we'll cross paths again (fandom-wise), and I'll be able to talk about your stories ;)
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Ooh, you were in XF? Cool! That was such a great fandom to be in, in all its twisted glory. :)
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