In search of...

In search of...

Join us today for a mythical journey. In ancient time (six months ago) it was rumored that a fanfic author named "Icarus" had written her first full-length (~9,000 words) Supernatural story. Now, scientists have found evidence of a first draft that indicates it might be true. Others scoff, and claim that is Icarus in the middle of midterms and wouldn't be foolish enough to write a story.

Join as we go in search of... betas for Icarus' story.

*cue music*

Anyone interested? (monanotlisa, it's that Sam/transvestite fic, back from the dead.)

So why are they striking?

On the WGA strike.

femmequixotic tells us what it's about. The producers/studios won't budge.

The bit in the contract that the producers/studios are holding out over? Negotiations that double the writers' residuals on DVDs, bringing it up from four cents per disk to eight--a number that was devised in 1985 because of the high cost of producing VHS tapes--and negotiations that give the writer residuals on new media and Internet downloads--which they don't get at all right now. The studios have suggested that Internet residuals should be the same as the current DVD residuals. For content that doesn't cost anything to put on a media format.

WGA cooperated, took the DVD residual increase off the table. But the studios still wouldn't budge on Internet downloads.

I suspect the studios are holding out because they hope that with the increase Internet downloads (we all know that's where the DVD rental market is going to go), they can hang on to an increasing margin of profits. If they can do it, the writers won't get jack for their work as DVDs and VHS tapes are replaced by online downloads.

Greedy bastards.

From where I sit, producers want a bigger slice of the pie with an eye to long-term profits. They're willing to kill a few shows and hang on the fan albatross on the WGA's neck. And, oh, hey lookie. Guess who owns a lot of the media outfits that are covering the story?

The dreaded beta wait.

I'm helicoptering around my betas, driving them crazy.

You see, I just sent them a new story, in a new fandom, with new characters, and a kink I've never written before. The story has also been burning a hole in my pocket for six months. Add that: an original character, and an ending that's been a struggle.

Yeah. I'm going wet-my-pants nuts, waiting.

*helicopters past the betas once again*

I'll be setting it in park, right overhead. Don't let the noise trouble you.

SGA FIC: Out Of Bounds - John/Rodney - NC-17

You can get caught up here: Out Of Bounds.


Title: Out Of Bounds
Author: Icarus
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: John/Rodney
Summary: "One step forward, two steps back is the name of the game."
A/N: Thank you to perfica for playing OOB beta badminton with me all these months (this is posted pre-beta, giving Perfica some breathing space). Thank you to libitina and roaringmice for inside intel and spywork at Skate America. This one I'm kicking out the door before it's quite ready. This is due to a) avoiding study for my midterms, and b) I'm going nuts waiting for a beta on a fic in a different fandom.

Previously in Out Of Bounds: Known more for his jumps than his artistry, figure skater John Sheppard hired ex-skating champion and 'artiste' Rodney McKay to be his coach. John recovers from his injury, but as the days slip by with no progress on choosing his music, Rodney thinks he has a little problem.

( "One step forward, two steps back is the name of the game." )