The polls are now up for the Archives of Excellence January writing challenge, Before the Beginning.

If you have a fanfiction.net account, you can vote for up to three stories.

The theme for the Archives of Excellence writing challenge for February is "From the Sidelines." It must be less than 1,500 words and the focus is on a character who only appears once in canon.

Entries can be posted on the Story Challenge thread  at my forum, Can We Talk? or emailed to admin@archives-of-excellence.9f.com. Winners are chosen by poll ( Read more... )

I know I've used this title before, but still...

To my great glee, I've been awarded a Top Commenter gong at Many Paths To Tread, which has now gone public. Here it is:


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Congratulations are in order to Virtuella, winner of the Archives of Excellence December Writing Challenge, Crazy Crossovers, with A Week In The Life Of A Simian Bibliophile.


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Happy new year, everyone! Posting for the monthly Archives of Excellence writing challenge begins today. The story must have a reference or allusion to the role that your favourite character is going to play in the events of your fandom. Perhaps something significant that they do - let's say, overcome a fear of something to help another character ( Read more... )

Well, the polls are up for this month's writing challenge. Entrants include

The Weasleys Wizard Wheeze Displeases (Harry Potter/Shrek)

Thiotimoline Under Water (Spongebob Squarepants/Isaac Asimov)

Brave Enough (Harry Potter/Narnia)

The Scream (LOTR/Just William)

A Week In The Life Of A Simian Bibliophile (The fandoms are, in order of appearance: ( Read more... )

Me. I can't flippin' believe it! Usually, when someone wins the monthly challenge, I'll put their names up on the hall of fame in the Archives, and give them a congratulatory spot in the site blog, in the challenge thread and in here, but for myself? Weird ( Read more... )

So I've spent a week or so going over my older Tolkien-based fics, applying the concrit given me by Larner and other kind people. I've finally finished. If anyone is interested, I've dismantled those great text blocks o' doom in The She-Dragon of the Shire, and have completely rewritten I Only Hurt You Because I Love You. At the time, I thought ( Read more... )