Hoorah! Okay, more fics. *rubs hands together*

[icarus]

Okay, I'm Miss Meta tonight. After a looooong essay about Structure, I've posted story notes on A '57 Vincent And A Red-Headed Boy.

Also up, the little vignette, Welcome Home, Mr. General, Sir.

dragon_light will be stunned to hear I've already put those feedback forms on all 92 of my stories. I've got 92 stories. Holy cow.

Of course, switchknife has, oh, ten million. But wow -- 92?

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[cyanei.livejournal.com]

Ron/Sirius is my new OTP. ( ;

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

LOL. I didn't think anyone would read it.

Has anyone else written Ron/Sirius? I don't think I've seen that one around (as rare as Ron/Snape, actually).

Icarus

[cyanei.livejournal.com]

Hee, I liked it! Would've liked a less artistic and more smutty ending, but perhaps there is room for a sequel...? ( ;

I've never read any other Ron/Sirius. Hm. Odd that it's actually more rare than Sirius/Seamus.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Ha. Yeah, the point of the story didn't allow for that. But maybe another time.

Hey, I'm gonna do a post about this, but Straight Across The Desert (http://www.area52hkh.net/author.php?name=Icarus) is up on Area 52.

Icarus

[srichard.livejournal.com]

*blinks* Have I known you all this time and missed that you're a Richard Thompson fan? Or did I know and then forget?

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's CLS, my beloved beta who's the Richard Thompson fan. I picked the quote up from her website. It just seemed to fit the story, you know?

Besides, it's a great quote. :D

Icarus

[srichard.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see. I was feeling eerie synchronicity since I just recently discovered atlantapendrag's lovely icon (http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/20514446/560971) with Chris Rankin and Richard Thompson lyrics.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

*snickers* You're not the first person who's noticed the quote, so there's a lot of Richard Thompson fans out there.

Icarus

[skuf.livejournal.com]

Great story notes on A '57 Vincent And A Red-Headed Boy! A very interesting read.


P.S. Why don't you link directly to your own stories? I know I don't always follow your links, simply because the amount of clicking it takes to get to a fic feels like a waste of time. That and the way the page is set up with the tiny text window in the middle and *shiver* links that open in a new window - wah! Sorry if I sound bitchy, I just would prefer direct links…

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It's not a Top Ten story, so I was surprised people read the notes. I'm kind of hoping to write story notes for most of my longer stories.

I usually direct-link to the stories, but this week I'm working on something on my site, so I wasn't able to do that. I hope to resolve the issue, I just have to figure out a little programming trick... grumble, grumble.

Thanks for mentioning that tiny box. My screen is 800x600, so when we were creating the site, I never got to actually see the larger size until I checked it from work, months later. Would you believe that the box in the center on the larger screen size is smaller than the one for the little screen? I got a headache squinting at it.

I didn't design the site, so I have no idea how to fix it. I'm trying to tinker though. But I don't even have the Photoshop capability to create a new version of the picture.

I don't suppose... do you know how to do this stuff?

Icarus

[skuf.livejournal.com]

Uhm, I know a tiny bit. Enough to have made mistakes with frames and links that open in new windows to have been "scolded" and lectured by a friend on why they are bad. And funnily enough, now I strongly dislike them, too :o)

Taking the target="_blank" out of links stops them from opening in new windows. Then the viewer has full control.

Would you believe that the box in the center on the larger screen size is smaller than the one for the little screen?
I believe it! I have 800x600, too, so the size isn't too bad (anymore - was it not smaller previously?), but the double scroll-bars and the non-url are irksome :o/

Any help I can give, I'm happy to. If you want to know "why frames are bad"/"why making links open in a new window is bad", google - people who know what they are talking about are far more eloquent than me :o)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I deliberately had the stories open in a new window. Otherwise, you're stuck reading them in that tiny little box which would be dreadful. Also, I didn't want the dark background with light lettering, since many people find that hard to read.

My preferred style of website has all the links lined up on the left, and the pages opening to the right. Then it doesn't look like you're opening a new page, rather the display on the right changes. When I update my site I'll do something like that.

You shouldn't be getting a double-scrollbar however. What browser are you using?

Icarus

[skuf.livejournal.com]

Otherwise, you're stuck reading them in that tiny little box which would be dreadful.
Couldn't agree more! This wouldn't be a problem if you didn't use frames :oD

My preferred style of website has all the links lined up on the left, and the pages opening to the right.
And this can be done without frames, too!

You shouldn't be getting a double-scrollbar however.
Mozilla Firefox - both the webpage (the frames) have a scrollbar, plus the window has one :o/

[ze-dragon.livejournal.com]

*is stunned*

Have you slept? 92 stories? Wow! :)

And I'm sooooo glad it worked!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Sleep? *Puzzled look.* What's that?

Yeah, one track. *chugga-chugga-chug-chug*


Icarus