When the Deathmatch died...

[icarus]

tinderblast and I cooked up an idea for a different kind of BNF Deathmatch: pitting an authors' own stories against each other.

So this is pretty informal. Anonymous posts aren't counted, neither are votes that don't state some reason (however spurious) for the preference. The selection of the two stories are completely arbitrary, though I do allow write-in votes.

Since technically this is just another way to garner reviews, I don't think anyone's going to object. But I've always been curious about this sort of thing.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE.

Let's kick this off with epicyclical:

After The Flood. Draco/Harry, Ron. NC-17.

Draco Veritas Draco, Harry, etc., PG-13.

On an unrelated note, wildernessguru and I have just realised that, yes, our kitty is getting fat. Ooops

(ETA: vote for your favourite. Thanks Lily.)

ETA2: It's more fun if we don't slam one or another story. *ouch* I happen to like them both.

You can still vote, (this was early, so very few did) but if you're curious the results are here.

Later votes -
Maya, Amanuensis, Rushlight, Sushi, Aspen, Cybele, and Anna.

Comments

[painless-j.livejournal.com]

Why only Draco Veritas? May I vote for the whole trilogy? If not, count it for DV. So, voting for DT 'cos her managing with such a volume without losing plot-lines or forgetting what it's all about etc deserves a vote or two :) Anyway, although I don't look forward to the new chapter, I enjoyed the fic immensely when i was reading it.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

?

Why don't you look forward to the next chapter?

Icarus

[painless-j.livejournal.com]

*Sighs* Because I HATE WIPs. If you like smth (and I like DT), it's a torture to wait for a new chapter. When I started reading DD, I didn't know that 14 (or were it 15?) chapters of the third novel of the trilogy meant it was still WIP. Otherwise I would put it off. She updates it not so often nowadays, and I decided that rather than wait half a year for a new chapter, I'll wait until it's been finished and *then* read. Anyway I have to re-read previous two-tree parts to 'soak' with the story and enjoy reading properly. Like with all the WIPs.

And i even don't want to think what if she (or the authors of the other 5 WIPs I follow [yes, I still fall in the trap however much I try to prevent it ;/]) never finishes it.

I always regard an abandoned fic as a personal betrayal. I even once (in Rammstein RPS community) wrote a fic-calling for the dead - a story where an old man goes to a cemetery to tell his last goodbye to his former friend and lovers.