literary tics

[vaznetti]

I see the list of "ten signs I wrote this story" meme is going around again, and cannot resist navel-gazing. I did this meme back in January of 2006, which is not all that long ago except in fandom terms. Here it is, with additions in parentheses. Bold parentheses!

10 signs a story is by Vanzetti:1. Shameless overuse of the "then + verb"

Comments

[cofax7]

Conversations are usually not to the point. *g*

[vaznetti]

Is this code for, "the characters are incapable of saying what they actually mean"? Definitely.

[cofax7]

Yup.

Why say what you mean when you can approach it obliquely?

Also, yum, John. Didja see the link I posted yesterday to the shot from PS I Love You? It's not John, but he looks good.

[vaznetti]

I would have commented on the image, but it reduced me to speechless drooling. Even "guh" was too much to type.

Why say what you mean when you can approach it obliquely?

::snorts:: I don't know. Because you're a tight-lipped control-freak asshole? And I mean that in the nicest possible sense. (Of course, it's not just John, but you know, it's totally predictable that I write this character so much.)

[phantomas]

5. No one has sex. An exception might be made for femslash. (And, apparently, for John Winchester.)

The Power of John Winchester is very strong in you!

Sorry, I got to point 5 and you cracked me up. :)
Point 7 made me chuckle too.

I love that you write adults. I love that you characterize little (because as you say, we are supposed to know already), Ilove that the dialogue is diegetic - and yes, like talking in code. And I love the unexplained classical allusions, too.

Basically, I love the way you write. It's terse and dense with meaning. :D

[vaznetti]

The Power of John Winchester is very strong in you!

mmm... John Winchester...

Sorry. You were saying something? I mean, there's a reason I make the exception.

And thank you! I'm so pleased that you like what I write!

[phantomas]

I should say it louder and more often, but I am really grateful for the bunch of us John-girls :D

[vee_fic]

Crossovers!

[vaznetti]

Yay!

Yes. I have been on a serious crossover kick recently. And by recently I probably mean, the last four years or something.

[zarahemla]

Is there anything I'm missing?

Uh yeah, "It will rock everyone's socks off." You're just too modest to say it.

[vaznetti]

::blushes::

Thank you.

[muridae_x]

Did you perhaps miss:

10a. Even if the unexplained classical allusions are missing, there may still be room for Dunnett.

Other than that, yes, it's all true, and it's why I enjoy reading your stuff. Adults acting like adults, and doing plotty things, is a treat that is sadly rarer than it should be.

[vaznetti]

There is always room for a Dunnett allusion. And adults doing adult things are more interesting, somehow. I'm tired of reading about people coming of age.