The Play's the Thing (Axis Powers Hetalia, America, Russia)

[puella_nerdii]

Hi guys!

I'm sort of back. Kind of. For today, at least. I have mentioned the job and graduate school, yes?

On the plus side, I've been writing! Mostly original things, but I think the next chapter of Worldsmith will be done by next week, and after that, my life will hopefully have stabilized enough that I can produce new chapters semi-regularly

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[twistedsheets10]

Welcome back!

(you are much missed. :D)

But honestly, I'm not going to worry myself into a tizzy over it. I'm going to focus on making sure I have fun in fandom, and not fretting over fandom so much that it affects my real life. So I'll write what I love, talk to the many awesome people I love, dork out over what I love, and see where it all goes from there.

This. Have fun, and good luck with school. ♥♥♥

[puella_nerdii]

*hugs* Thanks, hon. I think it's a healthier outlook for me in the long run, really -- fandom's not my job, and I shouldn't do it if it causes me stress! So I'm going to try to take things easier.

(It'll be nice to spend more than 15 minutes out of every 6 hours on LJ, though. LeechBlock, you are useful in making me stick to my hiatus, but I've missed a lot.)

[twistedsheets10]

*hugs back*

Yeah, sometimes we need to take a step back and remember we're here in fandom to have fun. ♥

(ha ha. I myself have been more of in the peripherals of fandom lately, mostly reading/writing fic or posting art. Been ordered to take it easy after being in the accident, huuur)

[puella_nerdii]

Stepping back was definitely necessary, and I'm glad I did it. I don't know if I'm going to have the time to participate in fandom to the extent I did before, but hey, that's okay.

(*hugs* Sounds like a good plan, and I hope you're recovering well.)

[pinstripesuit]

I GOT THIS IN THE MAIL AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL

congrats~

[puella_nerdii]

I just got it today~ The stories and art are so wonderful, I'm seriously in love with all of it. ♥

[calmspectrum]

READ THIS IN MY COPY A FEW DAYS AGO
♥

[puella_nerdii]

I'm always so thrilled when I hear that people have gotten the anthology. ♥ And I'm so glad you enjoyed it~

[plushielover177]

Psst, your timestamp doesn't match what's on the fic.

I received my copy a week ago and was blown away by this story. It's really great to see this side of Russia.

(Goes back to stalking you from afar)

[puella_nerdii]

*facepalms, edits*

Thanks so much! I like writing this side of him, too -- he's trained himself not to say so much, but there's a lot of stuff in the subtext if you know where to look. (Which not-so-coincidentally parallels the development of theatre in both Russia and America! ...I will shut up before I tl;dr about that, I promise.)

[seraphoftales]

I want that 1920s anthology, so bad... But I am so broke...

I was blown, completely with this story... I mean the way you described how Russia acted was just phenomenal...

[puella_nerdii]

I think they're doing a limited reprint in a few months for a Singaporean convention, if you have money by then? I can vouch for the awesomeness of the material within, and I hope you manage to get your hands on it!

So glad you enjoyed this story -- I love writing about acting, but conveying acting in prose can get tricky, because so much of acting's power lies in seeing the performance, I think, and words aren't always enough. But I'm glad this worked for you!

[seraphoftales]

Really? Maybe I can get a friend to buy it for me then... But I don't think she was going to stay in Singapore for very long... orz... If it's not too much of a hassle, would you mind sending a link my way so I know where I can order online? if I can still order online that is...

I think you conveyed fairly well. At the very least, I could picture the scene in my head well enough. It would be fun though to see in an actual performance. Maybe break out the cosplay and act it out?

[silver_sandals]

Uh, hi, random stranger but: here is the comm. You could watch it?