Ah, multi-fandom writing.

[icarus]

Harry Potter and Het

You know, I've always sort of regretted writing Ron/Hermione.

Not the story. I like the story, though there are things I'd change about it. But if there's one pairing where I get consistently hmm... rigid?... points of view, this is it. Not just about the couple, but also "Harry wouldn't be like this" and "Ron wouldn't gamble" and "Hermione would stand by her man" and on and on, especially from one of the sites where it's posted. Most stories when I see a review I perk up, but that one? When it's coming from that particular site? I'm a bit tense every time I open one of these babies.

The Ron/Hermione crowd have very specific ideas about what they want, and in a story about Quidditch, gambling, and corruption, well, that's not what those kids like.

Come to think of it, I had the same reaction from my Harry/Cho story.

I suspect it's because I don't like writing Het and it's apparent. Both of these stories were challenges. When I write Het, I write stories where the relationship is rocky and filled with misunderstandings (which frees my characters for slash in my mind ;). For Het-fans, I imagine the lack of romance is a disappointment.

Stargate: Atlantis

Stargate Atlantis-ness... I have a story I've been posting in bits and pieces to iibnf. It's not done (because Rodney's being balky about the sex, in the middle of the sex) but I'm wondering if I should post it.

Vote!

- We want 14 pages of John/Rodney sex NOW!
- Finish first

Skating fic... I confess, I grinned when this week's Without A Trace was about a young skater. Would you believe that Caldwell's now shown up in the story? And Elizabeth (though not together)? This is a peculiar mid-point. I'm still debating whether the part with Kavanagh's worth adding or just a distraction. :D

In the meantime I'm in my own WIP hunger:

Ardhanarishvara by Auburn and Mona
Do you like genderbending, taken seriously? Yeah, me too. How 'bout some excellent writing as well as a team-fic? Have at it. *points*

Teacher's Pet by seperis
Snuggly AU where John has been turned into an 8-year-old by an alien culture. He doesn't remember any of his adult life as his team takes care of him until he can be changed back. Did I mention he's adorable?

I'm thinking I should write something for the current sga_flashfic challenge. Though first with some, cough-cough, research.


ETA: Why, do you ask? Because the current challenge contains:

The No. 1 Top All-Time Frivolous Use Of Time Travel by trinityofone

Now... where is that wild very-high rave-fic that spawned this challenge? Oh, well, never mind. At least I've been able to find the very scary (and funny):

How To Reduce Negativity by lemonbella
Oh, the pain, the pain. I think we all have lived through meetings like this.

Comments

[lillian78.livejournal.com]

Are you kidding? Rodney/John sex any time, any where, any amount. Heh.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Are you sure? I'm not seeing a lot of takers here.

Icarus

[trobadora]

OMG, give us the sex NOW!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

*scrambles to post very, very quickly* because, okay, scary.

Icarus ;)

[trobadora]

LOL! That's what you get for asking questions like that! ;-)

[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

Dunno if this will make you feel any better but R/Hr is pretty much my OTP and I love the fic!

[millefiori.livejournal.com]

My vote: I think you should finish first, but then I don't read WIP, so that's just me being selfish. Unless I see where someone posts that a WIP has been finished, I usually miss out on reading them altogether.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Well thank you. I did write Ron on the verge of a break-up and not communicating with Hermione, so it's not exactly tru luv.

I did at last open that review for The Hat Trick (after poking it carefully with a stick):

Empty! No criticism, no comment. *laughs*

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Hmm. The real question is, if I post a partial short story, will it turn into a WIP? Because I try to only have one WIP at a time.

Food for thought.

Icarus

[millefiori.livejournal.com]

LOL--I realized when I read your comment that I lied--I am reading one WIP--yours!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

And here I was wondering if you were reading the skating!fic, because I thought I remembered some comments but, you know, I could have been hallucinating. :D

Icarus

[percysowner.livejournal.com]

I believe the more sex the better, so I vote post away, I'll wait for the rest.

[millefiori.livejournal.com]

I think I was thinking about all the WsIP I'm seeing talked about that I'm *not* reading. Just when I thought I should break down and give one a try (the description of both 'Teacher's Pet' and A...something gender!fic are *sorely* tempting me), I came across a post about someone who's decided not to finish her beloved, (in)famous, long-awaited WIP because she's fallen in love with a new fandom and my resolve was once again strengthened. My philosophy is that they'll still be there once they're finished, and if they're never finished then I don't have to be disappointed. The only problem is that I think some get finished without a lot of fanfare, and it slips by me completely. :(

I'm not sure what made me decide to go with the skating fic--but I think it was a combination of enjoying your writing and deciding that I could live with what there was if you decided to abandon it.

[mad_maudlin]

I always find it interesting when people say categorically "I don't like het/slash" or self-designate as slashers. I personally will read/write any pairing that catches my interest, whether het or slash, so I suppose it just seems very alien to me.

[lillian78.livejournal.com]

*cough* I'll have you know I represent 100 shy people too nervous to make the request for themselves. :-D

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Would you believe that the person I was supposed to meet today for my group no-showed?

I went to school. On a Saturday. In the rain.

And she stood me up.

Checked my email in the library and sure enough, there was that last minute apologetic cancellation.

Hung out in the library until it closed (WG was picking me up at 5pm). Then I stood. In the cold and rain. Waiting. For 14 minutes, till I gave up, splashed through puddles, and went to catch the bus.

Stood at the bus. In the rain. Then spotted him driving up the road.

24 minutes late.

Hailed him like a taxi in New York (dripping wet and miserable). Then I went home.

Groups. I really, really, really hate groups.

My shirt's still wet.

Icarus

[mad_maudlin]

Oh, man... ::pets:: I hope her excuse was really good. Like, involving death, or national security.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

"I lost the keys to the theatre and basically it's not good. I have to figure out where they are. I am pretty sure I locked them in the greeen room, but can't be certain until I get someone else with keys to open it for me. I am sorry to reschedule again; however, I am not meeting with CJ till next week either. I am just going to do a ton of research tomorrow, that way I
can have an outline next week. Again I am sincerely sorry. I hope this email finds you in time."

Pretty good excuse. *wrings out dripping wet shirt* Groups are all like this. If we were working together at least I could count on us both being in the same physical location from 8-5.

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* Perhaps because I was updating it every day for the first 12 parts? :D

I want to get back to that.

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, well in that case... :D

Icarus

[not-sally.livejournal.com]

I vote for finish first because TBC's make me hurt. Literally.
There's enough anxiety and stress on real life to spend days worrying over John making it through the next Genii attack/female wanting a baby attack, or if Rodney will actually give into his feelings and confess his true love for John/Radek/Carson/Legolas/Ronon, or if Ronon will actually say a line that an author who isn't shipping him gave him more than to just show he/she knows there's a character called Ronon, or if Teyla will have more scenes written not about her boobs.
Seriously, being a fangirl is hard work, I don't need to pull extra hours.



*tongue in cheek*

y'know

[kagyakusha.livejournal.com]

that particular Ron/Hermione story is the only one I've ever not only been able to read, but enjoy as well. Usually het fanfics in the HP-verse make me feel kinda nauseous because they're so saccharine.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Did I mention that it stops in the middle of the sex?

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Given the fact that it stops in the middle of the sex, I decided I didn't want to be strung up and roasted.

Icarus

Re: y'know

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh. Thank you. I suspect I was still feeling irritable about my school situation -- and being stuck standing the rain -- when I wrote this. I look bad and think I sounded a little sour on Ron/Hermione. Het does get pretty saccharine though.

Icarus

[not-sally.livejournal.com]

That an... unsurprisingly good description of fangirl behaviour.

*is glad she won't need to run to the grocers for coal*

[not-sally.livejournal.com]

Also, and completely unrelated, you're one of the few lj users I know who hasn't felt the need to change her default icon in a gazillion years.
*admires you for your laziness icon-love (?)*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Good to save you a trip.

Icarus

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Why thank you, I am in love with an icon seriously lazy. I started this LJ in January 2003 with this icon and... never changed it. It's like a fixture.

Would you believe I only have about five icons at this point?

Icarus