So, shogunhb and I finished Season 2 of Deadwood. So good. So very, very good. The language is poetry, even as they're doing their best to outmaneuver everyone else. I'd vote Al Swearengen for president in a heartbeat.

And Jane wore a dress!!

So, anywho, the question: Season 2 ended happily. Should we just pretend the show ended there, or keep going with ( Read more... )

Out of that, about 150 of you won't care. But for those other seven:

sm_monthly just tallied up their votes for the 2007 Fanfiction of the Year Awards.

I won. Twice. "Spoiled" won "Best General" and "A Gardner's Wisdom" won "Best Drama"

I am ridiculously pleased with myself.

Hat tip to dark_towhead for first pointing me towards the groups and sending along the links.

So, author Naomi Novick is at the forefront of The Organization of Transformative Works. OTW is "a nonprofit organization established by fans to serve the interests of fans by providing access to and preserving the history of fanworks and fan culture in its myriad ( Read more... )

The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile, by Noah Lukeman.
( The review )

( But ASMR is no more. )

You guys should read this.

Go ahead, it dose not hurt.

EDIT: The origin of the "it dose not hurt" joke.

First off, Happy (belated) Birthday to k1ttycat, and Happy (regular) Birthday to learnedax and dark_towhead. Many happy returns to you all ( Read more... )