If the muse is so totally absent, I can at least try to find out how I managed to write anything at all before...

Pick a paragraph (or any passage less than 500 words) from any fanfic I've written, and comment to this post with that selection. I will then give you a DVD commentary on that snippet: what I was thinking when I wrote it, why I wrote it in the first place, what's going on in the character's heads, why I chose certain words, what this moment means in the context of the rest of the fic, lots of awful puns, and anything else that you'd expect to find on a DVD commentary track.

That is, if anyone's even interested. Masterlist is here.

What is it with me and rambly, über-long fics at the moment? That's the fifth Torchwood/Doctor Who WiP with mediocre plot and nothing very insightful in it which no one will ever read.

*tears out her hair*

What do I do?!

Er, sorry. Despite my better judgement, I have produced epic Jack/Ianto Torchwood!Investigation fic. And by epic I mean mulit-chaptered with about 10k of words. I. FAIL. Massively.

... anyone up for having a look at it to tell me if it's worth that amount of cyber paper? I've already pestered the lovely xwingace with a gigantic beta job, but I just can't tell if the story's worth telling :/

And don't forget to draw me a Lemniscate? Pretty please?

I really hadn't counted on appearing there ever again, but Memento Mori just got recced on crack_van. What a wonderful way to start the week! \o/

- Give me a character and I will give you at least four facts about them according to my own personal canon. This can range from their birthday, favorite color or even their earliest memory up to what they had last night for dinner.


- Open up your "Manage Stories" page on Teaspoon and unfold all the chapters. For the purposes of this meme, disregard first chapters of multichapter fics. [Teaspoon counts any hits on the TOC as a hit on the first chapter.]


( I love statistics if I don't have to do the error computation )

Yes, I know, compared to other authors, my hits must seem ridiculously low, but I'm happy to get any at all. ;)

Where is everybody? I need you to distract me from work!emo, before it makes me do something quite similar to this, I guess:



I envy that thing.

In other news, my fic 'Conversations with the Dead' got recced on torchwood_house (is it coincidence that's also the fic people actually liked on who_anon? *coughdespiteepithetscough* I still boggle about that...) and wendymr wrote a very flattering review of 'Imaginary' over on cot_reviews Thanks!

I am very curious what cot_tossed will have to say about it, though well, nothing really bad, it seems

I'm so sorry, but I could need the cheering, really. My week will certainly be horrible, so please?

♥ the fanficcers love meme, continued ♥


Masterlist here.

I'm so sorry, one of my inoffical resolutions for 2009 was to stop spamming you every day on LJ - a resolution that'll certainly come true once I'm up to my ears in work again. But for now, all I can do is sleep, play WoW or spam people here because I'm waiting for some news on Eleven to leak. Yeah, that will so not happen, but I can dream.

I wonder if Moffat managed to trick us all... Am I the only one who wouldn't put it past him to stir up fandomwank with false rumours to keep us off his scent?

Ahem. Well, as I'm bored, another of those 'Post all your fics in progress' memes. It seems to help me to finish at least some of these beasts, and once again I'm desperate enough to try it. Please ignore my punctuation and other probable misuse of the english language...


( Conversations with the Dead - Jack/Ianto )

( Cold Light of Day - Jack/Ianto )

( The Universe in a Nutshell - Jack/Ten )

( The Tree of Life - Jack/Ten )

( After the Storm - Jack/Ten )

( This Mortail Coil - Torchwood/Highlander - Jack/Methos )

Everyone's so nice to me on the Anon Feedback Meme, which isn't at all what I expected. Beware, you get WiP's from me now for your kindness!

I found out that this seems to help me finish some of the fics that've been rotting in my text documents for too long (and you don't even get the snippets that won't fit anywhere), so here you are once again, unbetaed and probably not making sense. If you want to help, I'd be grateful... yes, I'm avoiding looking at that lecture, but I can't deal with that right now.

When you see this, post snippets of all your works-in-progress.

( 5 impossible things before breakfast - or Ianto Jones saves the world )

( Another night shift with Jack/Ianto )

( Jack's little side projects )

( The universe in a nutshell - Jack/Doctor )

( Conversations with the Dead - Jack/Ianto )

( Sum of its parts - Jack/Ten )


Long post is loooong... and rubbish. Sorry.

Thanks to the calufrax rec, Imaginary is now my fic with the most favourites on Teaspoon, and if comments keep trickling in, it'll break that record, too. I like statistics ^^. So thank you very much, calufrax!

Certainly not a story that I would've thought would be so loved, and it restores my faith in fic readers a little bit that some actually enjoy fic that's not about a certain pairing... Still, it's always demoralising to see how many people read my stuff (and thanks to LJ_Toys I can even tell that some read several in a row once they've found my Masterlist) and how few then actually take the time to comment. Maybe most close the windows as soon as they discover they really don't like my stuff?

And why is it always the ones that took the least effort to write that get the most praise? Is it because the easy flow shines through?

Oh, and be sure that the Adipose for the f-list project is not forgotten, just had a lot of RL stuff to deal with (work, then the critter woes and now a hangover... faculty parties on tuesdays are hell, especially when a bottle of rum is involved - ow, my head), but the little fellows are nearly done. So this would be the perfect moment to tell me if someone still wants one; I still have 3 little ones and 8 big ones that need new homes and some of you didn't leave me their adresses yet!


Next project: Jack's wriststrap - found a cloth shop which sells fake leather for a decent price, and I just can't resist ^^

(Brought to you by the fact that my official letters are written, but my professor is absent, thus can't accredit them. Also, my grades haven't turned up in my online transcript yet, which means I can do absolutely nothing to fend off approaching deadlines apart from trying to defend myself with a chair. Which lead to me writing 2 fics with 3000 words each to calm down.)


So, me writing. Oh yes, this is full of problems in itself as my betas can tell you, but lately I myself find problems with my own writing. All my fic is usually born from some inspiration or other, which leads to running to my laptop or writing it down on any kind of paper that I can find (this has included receipts an napkins in the past) before the ideas vanish again. After that, it's usually a simple matter of polishing, which can be dreadful, but which I usually manage because the main task is finished.

But recently, my muse has changed. Yes, I still write scenes and even whole stories which come to mind and which I find interesting, but I can't look at it as a finished fic anymore when I'm done. It feels more like an essay or a summary, an exercise I need to finish instead of a story that I'd like to tell. Which leads to doubts of course, and my WiP text document having 63 pages right now and several (mostly) finished stuff I'll never show to anyone. Mainly because the stories don't feel right (even though they have a proper plot and everything), but also because I know it's something that's been done a hundred times before.

What do I do? How do I get my Mojo back, supposing I ever had one? How do you cope when you can't write but want to? Really, I need your help. Not able to vent onto the virtual paper makes me all emo!


Ah great, and now the migraine's back. Any advice for dealing with that when at work? I have aspirin, but that usually doesn't help long...

When you see this, post snippets of all your works-in-progress.

*cries* So many I'll never be able to finish! I tend to write about the places, single scenes, not the journey how they got there. Gah. Unbetaed rambling, beware. Vague spoilers for all Doctor Who and Torchwood seasons.

( Torchwood: Conversations with the Dead  )

( Torchwood: Dead Silence )

( Torchwood: Dead Hour )

( Doctor Who: War )

( Doctor Who: Consequences )

( Doctor Who: Knowledge is Power )

So how will I ever finish these?

ETA: As I'm in meme mood already: Me at the love meme

Thanks once again to my unknown benefactor, I decided to spent my amazon gift certificate for something frivolously fannish. I figured it would cheer me up and pull me out of my dark mood. Well, it did. But first I spent almost a month watching the books make their way towards me. Quite a surreal experience; first there were no copies left on amazon, then there was that short postal warning strike, and so on. Delivery through the Rift might've been faster. But that kept me away from brooding, so yay. *g*

But now I've finally read them all, and I wrote down some notes, very much like my episode reviews. Is anyone acutally reading those? Ah well.

The overall (unspoilery) conclusion: If we agree that the Powers That Be actually took some of the fans' criticism about season 1 to heart, then the writers of the books did as well. Either that, or they're all writing fanfic on LJ ever since episode 1 and we've never known. The books are so much like fanfic that I had to blink more than once. Great fun.


( Spoilers and some observations under the cut )


Oh, and just one line of dialogue from Doctor Who's Audio Book 'Wetworld' because it made me squee.

( Only a tiny bit spoilery )

Oh, and two of my stories got recced on dwrecs (one for each of my nicknames... people must think the 'drd' is some kind of clan...). Yayz! Thanks to whoever did that! *does the happy dance*

Well, and that's all, folks. *collapses*

Title: Kindred Spirits
Summary: It was the coat that gave him away instantly
Fandom(s): Torchwood/New Amsterdam
Characters: Jack, John
Spoilers: First episodes of both shows, but nothing major.
Rating/Warnings: None
Word count: 4 drabbles with 100 words each
Notes: The crossovers, they eat my brain!! It wanted out after I finally finished watching New Amsterdam and realized how marvellous Jack/John would be. If you don't know that show, it's not that complicated and the rough outline should be enough to understand my ramblings, I hope. Unbetaed, just written. Concrit and comments are love!
Fic Masterlist: Here.

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More precisely my fic The Wolf and the Phoenix did, in the category 'Most Original' over at the tw_fandom_award. I'd forgotten all about that nomination, and the headaches have kept me away from the net a little, but... wow?

I might have done a little victory dance when I found out as I usually don't expect to win/get recced/liked, I'm already happy when someone comments on my stuff at all. I can never work out when or why people will like my stuff and when they won't. I never expected this story to be anything special to be honest, so I'm all the more proud now... does that mean I have to do an audio commentary or something about it?

It's my first ever award for something fannish, so I'm actually at a loss what to say. Huge thanks to all those who read it and liked it enough to vote for it, and of course to my lovely beta xwingace, as the story wouldn't be here without her.


And while I'm speechless about people liking my fic, how about a meme (stolen from jadesfire2808) to find out?

Quote a bit of my fic at me? Find that one fic of mine that you really like, and find a sentence or a paragraph that presses your prose-buttons in the right way, and comment here with it? Don't care how long or short.

My Fic Masterlist is here if you want to read up on it before answering.


And another thing that made me smile today: The Torchwood Team sent me an email and a certificate, me being a proper freelance agent now and all that.

( Cut for size )

Same Shit, Different Day. Which is why you won't get many RL updates from me in the near future, I'd whine terribly and I won't inflict this on my f-list, I like you guys too much.

Suffice to say that no other being on this Earth can be as constantly tired as I am (and still move around), that my body is aching in places I never knew it could (if I can hold a fork, then I'm happy), while my felt IQ is now approaching that of a sandwich. Learning something new at work every day is such a pleasure.

Just a quick note to tell you that the wonderful jadesfire2808 made an audiofic out of one of my Torchwood stories. Go and listen to her wonderful voice, she makes the fic sound so good.

It's really odd how sound can affect a story, isn't it? Of course I read this more than once while I wrote this, but someone reading makes it more real, somehow, doesn't it? As if more of the brain has to take an effort... I'm so glad the fic still seems to work.

Title: Five Times Jack Met Another Time Traveller (Who Wasn't the Doctor)
Summary: Exactly what it says on the tin. Now with two time travellers walking into a bar.
Fandom(s): Torchwood/Journeyman
Characters: Jack, Dan
Spoilers: 'Last of the Time Lords' for Jack, none for Dan's timeline.
Rating/Warnings: None
Word count: 3401
Notes: Er, this has turned out to be longer than I intended it to be, so I hope it's still interesting. Many thanks to xwingace for her awesome job at betaing this beast. It would've eaten me if it wasn't for her, so go and read her TW/JM crossover, too. If you haven't heard of 'Journeyman', the plot's explained quite quickly… although I hope the fic speaks for itself. Comments are love.
Fic Masterlist: Here.

*falls over*

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Is there Jack Harkness/John Constantine crossover fic out there?

Because you just know Jack would love that snarky blond conman playing with hellfire, don't you? One more member for the Trenchcoat Brigade... I can practically see them bickering their way through the 90ies, asking each other how bastards like them always survive.

"I'm the one who steps from the shadows, all trenchcoat and cigarette and arrogance, ready to deal with the madness. Oh, I've got it all sewn up. I can save you. If it takes the last drop of your blood, I'll drive your demons away. I'll kick them in the bollocks and spit on them when they're down and then I'll be gone back into darkness, leaving only a nod and a wink and a wisecrack. I walk my path alone... who would walk with me?"

*swoons*

Yes, I've been rereading Hellblazer, does it show? Oh, I had forgotten how much I loved that comic, the monthly wait for a new issue smothers my adoration for it every time...


Oh, and Happy Easter to all of you. I'm enjoying the sunshine as long as I can, seems like it'll be snowing this afternoon again :/

Title: Even in Death
Summary: Among the hundreds of files in the archive, only two are labelled 'Harkness'.
Fandom: Torchwood
Characters: Jack/OFC, Ianto
Spoilers: Torchwood 2x09 Something Borrowed
Rating/Warnings: None
Word count: 488
Notes: Written in a hurry, many thanks to neadods for having a look at this. The remaining mistakes are mine, so please tell me if you find any. Written as a response to that last scene of TW 2x09, and once again a Happy Birthday fic posted for the Barrowman himself. Almost getting a tradition to write birthday fic for him *g* Comments and concrit are love.
Fic Masterlist: Here.

( Ianto has seen too much to believe in coincidence )

Title: Before The Dawn
Author: dune_drd
Summary: Nobody left to be saved, nobody left to save him
Characters: Jack/Ten, Martha
Challenge: Plague
Spoilers: Set after Last of the Time Lords, but only vague mentions
Rating/Warnings: PG, mentions of death.
Word count: 1110
Notes: Betaed by the wonderful xwingace. Written for the 'Plague' challenge on wintercompanion and reposted here now that the challenge's closed. Shameless h/c and that's definetly a first for me, so I really hope you like.
Fic Masterlist: Here.

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