Sherlock fan fic rec time. I've been feeling a bit down leaden myself as I write this so I'm not entirely sure I'll do the story justice, but I'd like to at least give a pointer to SkinandPit's (Tumblr) story "Lead." Really very much worth the read ( Read more... )

Sherlock fanfic rec time: A Girl's Name, by caseyrocksmore (spacey-casey @ Tumblr)

( longish discussion of my tentative relationships toward transgendered characters in Sherlock )

Next up in the Sherlock fanfic recommendation:
Enchanted by cutglasscaressRight, so this one was entirely more fun than any fic has any right to be. High praise, I know, but I honestly think it's worth it. I have a soft spot for fairy-tales of all stripes, and also for art that turns expectations on its head. This story is at the intersection of those two bits, ( Read more... )

I've answered all the questions I received so far on that writing thing, and added links to the answers I've written up. If anyone wants to read them, or ask me more, feel free.

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Goda wrote me a really nice Mystrade (Mycroft/Lestrade) story as part of the recent Mystrade Summer Exchange: Usually when I participate in things like this, I mention my love of theology and philosophy of religion and ask for something relating that to the characters the exchange is about. Really, it's very difficult to go wrong taking one of my ( Read more... )

sjames_centre has written a lovely story about the aftermath of John Waton's wartime service, particularly the trauma of it all. It's written loosely around the pool scene at the end of The Great Game, where the smell of Semtex triggers a memory of a really ugly moment in John's war service, with all those of you familiar with trauma and PTSD in particular ( Read more... )

Time for another Sherlock fanfic rec: Random Numbers, by Songlin.

It's Johnlock in its way, but completely non-explict. Non-sexual, actually; John is heterosexual and Sherlock is purely asexual, but that doesn't keep them from being emotionally intimate or enjoying physical contact, just not in a sexual way. And it's charming, really, all these ( Read more... )

Bookaddled has a lovely fic set between "The Sign of Three" and "His Last Vow." In which Archie accompanies Sherlock to a crime scene and Lestrade gets a glimmer of hope that Sherlock might be okay after all.

A Study in HoneyI alwys worry when I write these things that I will sound like John Watson, because "fantastic!" and "amazing!" are the ( Read more... )

I've been doing a bit of reading in the Sherlock Holmes fandoms lately, and have stumbled across some really nicely-done stuff.

1. Performers in a Leading Role by Mad_Lori is a Sherlock BBC AU where John and Sherlock are actors and the rest of the cast play Hollywood-ish roles. It's my current longish fic I have loaded on my phone, and it's really ( Read more... )

For those of you who know me, you know I don't really "do" WIPs. I don't do stories longer than about 10,000 words, either, unless a summary really "pops" and makes me need to at least give it a try. This isn't a critique of those things, but just experience with my own preferences and reading habits. I read slowly, and I like short fic that speaks ( Read more... )