Percy Fic-A-Thon 2006

[icarus]

Hello, Percy fans.

*Icarus listens to loud resounding echo.*

Hmm.

Okay. Now that I have no one's attention.

Back in 2004 people really loved the Percy Fic-A-Thon. It was such great fun to torment molest shock play with our favorite prude. Folks said, "Hey, Icarus, let's do it again!"

The trouble was, I sucked as a mod.

Oh, I could pimp mightily and line up story requestors and requestees with untold care. But *cough* when it came to the deadlines and lining up back-up authors and the den-mother stuff tboy had always done so well in the SSFQF, well...

I had all diplomatic patience of Severus Snape ("What do you mean they can't be bothered to write their stories? They said they would!"), the careful follow-through of Prefect Ron Weasley ("Oh, bloody hell. It's not like it matters much. You. Er. Stop that. Good enough, right?"), coupled with the level-headed calm of Hermione Granger ("Eiiiii! The deadline's today andfifteenpeoplehaven'tsentintheirstories and I have five excuses and thisperson's notgettingbacktome and--!").

The fact that we got 50-some odd Percy fics out of it was due only to the hard work of the authors themselves.

Well, believe it or not, we are doing it again: percy_ficathon

Fortunately for you, floweringjudas is the mod, not me. I will do what I do best and remain strictly ornamental, pimping away. Because we do want to pimp Percy, now don't we?

He would be absolutely horrified. But that's why we love him.

Sign up today. Stories are due October 26th.

Comments

[slashophile.livejournal.com]

OMG! If I weren't having massive writer's block, I'd be all over that. :loves Percy!!!:

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Well, here's to the end of writer's block. *raises a glass*

Percy: "You're not going to drink that in here, are you?"

I'm sorry?

Percy: "It's the library and against the rules. Take it outside this very minute, thank you."

*scuffs off sheepishly*

Icarus

[slashophile.livejournal.com]

It's been ongoing for a year now and I've become so frustrated. Any suggestions on how to get rid of it? I could really use the help. :)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

There are different varieties of writer's block. So you have to study yourself and see what's going on.

I got blocked for HP and realized I was just burnt on the fandom. I switched fandoms and came back to life.

A poet friend of mine had an entire summer off, and he just couldn't bring himself to write. He realized that he just needed to recharge, that if the writing wasn't coming, he shouldn't force it. So he built a house instead.

I got blocked for a while because I felt like I was being criticized from all sides. I wrote for friends only for a bit.

Then there was a period where I didn't write in a particular fandom for a while, and I just felt like a dried up pond. So I joined an HP Shortfics group and with lots of short challenges (and permission to suck) I got myself started again.

Another time I realized that the reason I was stuck was because I needed to do more research on my story. I really didn't know where to go next. So I did that, watching lots of movies related to my fic, reading books....

Then there was the time where I was just nervous about writing a particular fic. I started procrastinating like mad. There'd been so much build-up to this part. So made myself a word minimum and just -- plowed through, good or bad, planned or unplanned. It worked.

Another time I wasn't sure what a character would do in a particular situation. So I interviewed Frodo about gay sex, and his answers were rather surprising.

Lots and lots of antidotes. It's up to you to realize that "writer's block" is just a term for a lot of different situations.

Icarus

[slashophile.livejournal.com]

Sorry it took me so long to reply to this, it's been incredibly stressful at work.

Speaking of work, I noticed my writing began to peter out once I started the job currently sucking my soul dry. The stress alone is enough to set me nuts so I'm starting to think most of my problems honestly stem from there. It shouldn't be this hard, it's a dumb ushering job at the Space and Rocket Centre. Unfortunatlely people are making it hard. I need to learn to destress, prolly push myself to write something just to do it.

*nods*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I found when I had to write for my job it sucked me dry when it came to fanfic.

Write drabbles, just to keep a hand in.

Re: *nods*

[slashophile.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea. Thanks! Now that I'll be home all this week, I can have some time to do that.

You're the best! :D

[saltroseortopaz.livejournal.com]

:3 I am in the midst of hooking up the [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] with an awesome layout from [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com].

...wow, I have had you on my flist for like a million years and I don't think I've commented before. XD Okay anyway carry on. :3

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

You've been on my flist I think from... late 2003? I'm guessing a bit here, but I know your name from way back. *waves*

I shall have to make several Percy-pimp posts. Because I'm not exactly sure how many HP readers have wandered off in boredom as I play in the Stargate sandbox.

Icarus

[saltroseortopaz.livejournal.com]

Sounds about right to me. Late 2003, sometime 2004. :3

I ♥ Percy from being in a RP with [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]. I am ALL FOR this whole Percy ficathon thing, even if I can't write straight HP fic to save my life. (Possibly I should clarify that by straight I don't mean het?)

Stargate is such a pretty, shiny sandbox, though! I saw some and loved it and then never did much, and then got sucked into the fandom with some SGA RPers. So I go ":D :D :D Shiny" at seeing SGA stuff on my flist -- the last time I was really involved in any fandom it was HP, and my flist tends to reflect that XD

[floweringjudas.livejournal.com]

Don't give away my shady RPG background! >:O

♥

PS - SIGN UP.

[saltroseortopaz.livejournal.com]

I WILL IF I PLEASE

♥

PS - NO I SUCK AT THIS KIND OF THING.

[honeycakehorse.livejournal.com]

Well, I haven't wandered off. :D In fact, you just made me contemplate signing up for this and writing my first HP fic in over a year. :D

Really surprising what a prissy guy with a stick up his arse can get people to do... ;)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

He's very convincing --

Percy: "I have always excelled at public speaking."

-- and also, deserves a spanking. ;)

Percy: "I beg your pardon?"


Icarus

[honeycakehorse.livejournal.com]

You know what the scary thing is? I can *so* imagine his face while saying these. :D Mostly because I think I'd have a pretty similar reaction to them. Where is the support group for people whose soul-mate is a fictional character? ;)

[tboy.livejournal.com]

den-mother stuff

*twitch*

That's... a first *g*. Never before have I been described as a den-mother.

Actually, we don't have dens in Australian houses. That'd be a 'study'.

Perhaps I could be a patio-mother. Or a... no, I'll stop, this will only get sillier and someone will cry.

*shuffles off before Percy notices*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, c'mon, you were great. I was late with my SSFQF story and you were so kind and understanding, encouraging and organized. Now that's a mod.

Then there's me.

Icarus

[anna-liisaslyth.livejournal.com]

I already signed up :)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Right on!

[izzybeth.livejournal.com]

oh god. don't make me sign up for this.

i have until late October?

no. i can't. one new(ish) fandom plus all its million splinter fandoms no you can't possibly talk me into this oh crap where do i sign.

::kicks dirt, slouches off to sell soul for more hours in the day::

[floweringjudas.livejournal.com]

HERE! (http://community.livejournal.com/percy_ficathon/256.html?mode=reply) *entices. with enticing things*

[izzybeth.livejournal.com]

::sigh:: i'm so easy.

[sarka.livejournal.com]

Oh. Oh, God.

Just today I posted the last of the challenges I was signed up for. It was 12,800 words long. It took two LJ posts. It ATE my brain and forced me to re-plot the entire HP series.

And my thoughts at the time? "Oh, thank goodness, now I've finished with the challenges and can start on the stuff I've been keeping on hold."

And you post this. Evil woman. *twiddles thumbs and tries to ignore it*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

We all know the lure:

*whispers* It's not until Halloween

there's plenty of time

you love Percy

there hasn't been a Percy Fic-A-Thon in over two years

the story-length isn't too bad, just 1,000 words

just one more

You know you want to.

Icarus

[sarka.livejournal.com]

*whines*

But... but... but... in the meantime, I will also move house, twice - once between countries. And start university in a new country. And... meep.

*wants*