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Sholio ([personal profile] sholio) wrote2006-12-29 12:03 am
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*falls asleep on keyboard*

I should really go to bed ...

We're almost caught up on Supernatural; two more episodes to go. And I got both House and Numb3rs for Christmas, so which shall I watch next? Decisions ... :-)

I've been going through and polishing up some of my older original stories and posting them on my other LJ. Today's story is one that makes me giggle every time I read it: Henchmen, a tale of two out-of-work henchmen trying to make a living by other means. Flower arranging, say. *Hee*. I need to write more with them. If you like my sense of humor on the goofier SGA stories, then you may like this one.

It's kind of interesting to me, looking at these older stories, just how MUCH I've actually improved over the last few years. Heck, I've improved an awful lot just since I've been writing SGA. Surprisingly, I really do think that reading slash (which I'd never done before) has been good for my writing skills, because good slash uses language in a different sort of way not only from most genfic, but from most published novels as well. And I think it's having a bit of an impact on the way that I put words together, especially descriptive passages.

I'm actually starting to wrap up most of the ficathon stories. I have one drawing and two SGA ficathon stories to go, plus Derry's non-SGA one. Everything but Derry's story is started, and I even have some ideas for that. And work is really slow right now, so I can write fic at work -- which is always good for getting stuff done.
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[identity profile] tipper-green.livejournal.com 2006-12-29 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! So, I started reading your Henchman story, but I get the impression from the A/N at the top that it's not the first in the line. Can you point me to where you started? I just want to be able to see them a bit better, physically. That being said, I LOVED what I read. Reminded me a little of a fun author called Glen Cook, who to me writes a little like a mix between Rex Stout and Alan Dean Foster (everyone always reminds me of someone else...LOL!). Anyway, that's me saying I want to read more, so...where can I start? Or should I start here?

And speaking as someone who has definitely grown as a writer over the last ten years, I know the feeling of looking back at your old stuff and wondering at how differently you write now. I'm still not at your level in terms of phrase turning (i.e. your awesome wit), but I'm trying to get there!

[identity profile] derry667.livejournal.com 2006-12-30 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
And I got both House and Numb3rs for Christmas, so which shall I watch next? Decisions ... :-)


I vote for Numb3rs. I adore Hugh Laurie (and always have, ever since Balckadder) but my professional quibbles with House have reached a point that not only do people refuse to watch it with me, but I can't watch it myself (even for Mr Laurie's exceptional perfomance) without getting annoyed at how truly appalling the medicine is (and I've got a pretty good filter after having read h/c fanfic for years).

But those are my issues, not yours. Dramatically they're both great. Numb3rs does have the Eppes brothers though... *smirk*

And no hurry on the non-SGA fic. Although I'm really looking forward to reading it still (might watch the movie again to refresh the fannish squee-factor LOL), I'm also lapping up the SGA stuff you're writing.

I've been down the South Coast (of NSW) with my family and internetless since 23rd Dec. But I took "Monster Slayer" and "Shattered Things" with me to read. Awesome, both of them. The Carson-Rodney switcheroo was particularly neat! with wonderful h/c for all day boyz in it too!

And so... sheeeee's baaacck! Hee!
ext_2160: SGA John & Rodney (Time flys by)

[identity profile] winter-elf.livejournal.com 2006-12-31 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
I enjoy Supernatural a lot, but for some reason, really don't feel inspired to search out fics for it. that's been with a number of my TV shows - I'll be an avid watcher, but don't feel as much of an urge to search out fics for it.

But I've always, since the very first season, wanted more and more and more fics for SG1 and Atlantis. And I've really enjoyed your fics, so I'm glad that you are so inspired ;)

[identity profile] les342.livejournal.com 2006-12-31 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
So, since you say your writing has improved, do you have any advice for someone who would like to write fic but is terrified of actually posting anything? Getting ideas is not the problem. I have a number of ideas, but never get around actually get done writing them out. I stop and re-write the same little bit, over and over, until I get frustrated, tell myself I can't write worth crap, and then give up. To use a couple of cliches here, I'm my own worst enemy and my own worst critc. I really do need to get over that. I have one idea for a Lorne-centric SGA fic that I really want to write and it's really bugging me that I can't get it done.
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