A Not-So-Generic Genre

May 22, 2010 02:01

I reference music quite a bit in the titles of my stories, sometimes because I'm listening to said music while writing them, and sometimes because, in a visual medium, I'd have liked that particular song to be playing ( Read more... )

fanfiction, writing theory

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tigerlily0484 May 22 2010, 07:09:04 UTC
I like spice. ;) Pls share your wisdom in making quavers/8th notes/whatever appear on the page, oh... wise one.

(God, where's the coffee...)

ETA: You know, I think there's a way to insert a media player right into the text of your LJ entries, and it will play as you read. I've seen it done before with other fics. Something to investigate, maybe.

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waddis May 22 2010, 16:06:37 UTC
Like long dashes, you set it off with an ampersand. So start with a '&'.

Next, you'll use a number sign, '#'.

Then the numerical code is 9834. Close everything off with a semicolon.

Put it all together and you have ♪

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tigerlily0484 May 22 2010, 16:09:16 UTC




Heh. Now come talk to meeeee.... :P

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velvetwhip May 22 2010, 15:36:53 UTC
Very cool...but what's the code?

Gabrielle

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waddis May 22 2010, 16:07:02 UTC
The code is &_#_9834_; without the underscores.

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velvetwhip May 22 2010, 16:13:22 UTC
Thanks! ♪

Gabrielle

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waddis May 22 2010, 16:33:56 UTC
No problem.

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waddis September 17 2010, 16:59:57 UTC
Who said where to what, now?

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Happy Birthday! velvetwhip October 19 2010, 04:03:46 UTC

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Re: Happy Birthday! waddis October 19 2010, 20:01:15 UTC
Hehe, thanks.

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