Bad luck & other depressing things

[wiseheart]

I've missed the nomination window of the MEFAs. Granted, I haven't written any new Tolkienfic for oh, two years or so? But I tend to have my old stuff nominated, just to be remembered in the fandom until I can pick up writing for it again. Well, I've missed the opportunity this year, and nobody in the yahoo groups where I'm semi-present posted a

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[jenn_calaelen]

*hugs*
I don't know much about Torchwood fandom, having given up on it mostly a few year ago - got tired of the stories all being the same (mostly porn and if there was any plot it mostly seemed to involve bashing of whichever characters the author didn't like - mostly it was totally out of character) - of course, I exempt your stories from this because they work and the characterisations make sense! (As an aside, finally got round to reading Everything Changes today - comment is part typed but (I got distracted by things that needed doing today) I have notes on paper of the things I want to say, but have to get it typed in, hopefully I'll get that finished this evening.
I haven't seen any of the new series yet except trailers, but from what I've seen I'm not surprised if it producing tones of bad fic.
*many hugs* Depression is so hard to deal with. Hope you feel better soon

[wiseheart]

You actually made *notes*? You're amazing! :)
Be careful with your hands, though, don't overstress them in my behalf. It's delightful enough to know that you liked the story.

Forgot to add: TW fanfic contains a great lot of mindless porn indeed. As much as I generally like Jack/Ianto *points at icon*, I only read a few selected authors in these days, and generally avoid anything rated above T most of the time. I haven't got any problems with slash, you know that - hell, I *write* the stuff - but there are only that many times that I can read how Jack and Ianto are getting at it before falling asleep. And that's the pairing I actually *ship*!

[jenn_calaelen]

I realised that if I wanted to write good comments for long stories I had to make notes - otherwise I get to the end and can't remember specific things that I enjoyed (brain fog is such fun!).
My hands seems to be doing fine at the moment - not fully better, but not painful, just clumsier than before the problems started - so I'm trying to carefully do a lot more typing and writing (I have a nice ergonomic pen so it is easy to write - although reading it afterwards it harder ;)

Yes - I like reading Jack/Ianto as well - but I much prefer stories where the characters are in character and well, I generally prefer stories with plot, not that I have anything against porn and certainly end up reading quite a bit of it. ;)

[wiseheart]

Yeah, me, too. But I prefer it to come wrapped into an enjoyable story.

Be careful with your hands!

[jsks]

hang in there i have a feeling that the mw trend will not last much longer if the ratings continue to slip. i admit a bit of smut and a decent bash are favorites but a well crafted story with plot is and always will be my first choice. with you i know writing is a labor of love and it shows in your stories.

[wiseheart]

Thanks. It's my firm belief that a bit of smut and a decent bash can fir into a well crafted story just fine. Too bad that most people don't even make the effort. Fortunately, we have a handful of excellent AGA writers.

[aviv_b]

Good news is that there is not too much oh LJ (yet) and think it will be even more of a flash in the pan than CoE. And thanks for the 'nod' coming from you (oh great and wonderful writer) that is high praise indeed.

[wiseheart]

I love your stuff. I know I'm a lousy reviewer and feel guilty about it all the time, but I barely manage to do some reading, even. *ducks* But I do read, I swear. It's such a relief every time I saw an update from you or from the two or three other ones. Even most of the Janto stories are so superficial most of the time.

[cirdan_havens]

*hugs* I heard there's a good audio drama with Ianto in it and a more proper goodbye. Maybe that'd help?

[wiseheart]

Yes, I know, I listened to it on YouTube. But I still refuse to accept anything beyond Season as Torchwood. After all that canon and character rape the Rustoid committed in CoE, it's a completely different show no. One in which I no longer have any interest.

[cirdan_havens]

Ah, I should've known youtube would have it. :(

[lindahoyland]

I'm so sorry you are feeling low.Hope you soon feel better. There is always next year for MEFA.

[wiseheart]

Yeah, but it takes a year, you see? And for a while that was my only connection to the fandom. :(

[lindahoyland]

Why not do some reading and reviewing at MEFA as a way of being part of it?

I know it is stupid with life's uncertainties, but I'm already thinking of some of my stories that I wrote to late for this year and hoping they will be nominated for next time!

[wiseheart]

I'm not active in the MEFA's myself. Had a really unpleasant fallout with the founder right at the beginning, got booted out as a moderator and that was that. My stuff got nominated by friends, but that's about what my involvement has been.

There are lots of unfinished stuff I should be finishing, plus one new project in the planning (the Umbar story, to which I've posted all that background info to edhellondawards, but I'm too busily involved with other fandoms at the moment. Two stories, "Vox Angelica" and "A Big, Fat Torchwood Wedding", are just a chapter or two from being finally finished, and I didn't have the time to look out for the MEFAs this year.

Usually, someone posts an alert to the SoA group - I wonder why it didn't happen this year.