NFE Reveals

[rthstewart]

So, snacky and caramelsilver have run the best NFE ever, with terrific fic and wow, what a roller coaster.  The reveals and full story summary are up

I am the greatest anon fail ever, and I will post more later, but suffice to say:

I am jess_in_time and wrote Food for Thought which is written as a series of Live Journal entries, complete with attempts at teen slang and extensive

Comments

[autumnia]

I am the greatest anon fail ever -- Actually, I did not think any of the stories were by you, so at least you had one reader convinced neither of those stories were yours. :-)

I did guess the authors of 2-3 stories correctly, but was wondering when your stuff will be up so I was very surprised to see the master list posted this morning!

(Also, I now take back my comment about you not writing the Kingmaking scene in the latter story's posting.)

[rthstewart]

Yep, it was me all the way. Snacky knew that the last story was completely not-anon, and that's why it went last. Also, I turned it in very, very late. I loved By Dawn's Early Light -- Aravis and Cor were wonderful and the whole Narnian adventure was delightful. I really enjoyed Aslan's appearance and the re-emphasis of the lovely messages of good service. Food for Thought and the LJ was hard to see for me because it was visual. As for ILMLMN (I love not man less but nature more), 1.5 million words of fic, 17 years, and it was the hardest thing I've ever done. So thank you for reading it.

[autumnia]

I probably have more to say on my own story a little later (harmony_lover got the whole Director's Commentary version in an email since she was my beta) but I am glad you enjoyed it.

As for "Food for Thought", I liked the story but the one thing that drove me crazy about reading it was all the teenage slang (which of course added depth to "Jess")! I shudder at trying to 'translate' all that to normal English in my head. That's also one reason I did not peg you as the author; that, and the visuals. :-)

[snacky]

Snacky knew that the last story was completely not-anon, and that's why it went last.

That was not why at all!

[elouise82]

I guessed you for the final story (although Chirpy Lucy seemed different enough from your Madcap Lucy that it did throw me a bit - I like both of them, BTW), but I would not have pegged you for Jess In Time.

I hope, next year, that my life will have calmed down enough that I can dare trust myself to sign up for the Fic Exchange. Both last year and this, I read through the stories, thinking how fun it would be to do one, but knowing that there is no way I could commit for it right now. Soon, hopefully, soon!

[rthstewart]

Snacky is going to maybe run a "big bang" in the winter, 3 months, 10,000 words, http://narniaexchange.livejournal.com/56301.html and the quality of the writers and the stories is so very, very high. It would be lovely if you participated!

Thank you for reading the stories. I do appreciate it.

[edenfalling]

I guessed you on both of those -- the first for the extensive research, and the second for the capital letters, plus I doubted anyone else would quite dare to write the first meetings of the monarchs and their Guards. Of course, I have no room to talk... :-)

Thank you for writing and sharing such awesome stories!

[rthstewart]

Thank you for your wonderful work and for reviewing both. Out of Season was spectacular. I consulted with Snacky a lot on the story as I was writing it. Initially, I did not name the Wolf and and the Cheetah was some random Leopard. But, it was going to be the last story of the exchange, so I stopped worrying about it and put them in. those who know my work wouldn't have needed those references, I think. and those who don't read it, wouldn't get it. I was melding characters from both Ana's vision and from mine.

[ilysia_039]

Haha, yes! I haven't read everything yet, so I'm keeping away from the masterlist for the moment, but I called that you wrote the journal entries. Because they are so lovely and just... everything.

[rthstewart]

Some people thought I was Jess and others figured there was no way I could do something that visual-heavy. As for the one that went up last night, well, it's the most challenging, most personal thing I've ever done, so... I'm very numb from it all.

I loved your Who/Susan xover. It was just wonderful. You captured that perfect ageless quality to it and his insanity and her serenity and I admit I like seeing the Doctor with a more traditional companion, if you could call Susan or an companion, traditional.

[min023]

I hadn't picked Jess, but I had thought the last one was likely. I wasn't completely certain, because there are a few subtle differences to the voice in TSG, but it seemed fairly probable to me. That last one is superb - there is a lot of very, very powerful imagery, but what really struck me was the P/E conversation about going back or moving forward - reviews are owed, and will come (eventually), but it's a great story.

[rthstewart]

Thanks. ILM took a lot out of me and I'm still recovering. In fact, the ghost of Lewis hit me this morning, and I woke at 4 AM to a blown circuit box, a flooded basement and then a broken toe. This is what I get for writing what I did. Henceforth all Satyrs and Fauns must wear trousers.