Fic rec!

[crazy_toffee]

Title: When the House Falls Down
Author: sowell
Fandom: Naruto
Pairing: Naruto/Sasuke
Link: http://sowell.livejournal.com/38982.html

Why read this?Sowell's writing is well-developed and she has a very firm grip on pacing and dialogue. The way she handles scenes and character developments is

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[suzu]

I have rec'd this fic to about 3948573984 people. I LOVE it. LOVE. IT. She does a fabulous job with characterization, action scenes and believability, and Team 7 is everything I want them to be in canon. I don't want this fic to end, and yet I'm really, really looking forward to everything else she may write in Narutoverse in the future.

[crazy_toffee]

*crosses fingers* I SO TOTALLY hope she will continue to write Naruto fic after she finishes this one. What she has done with Team 7 - as you say - is everything that should happen.

I wish House wasn't going to end so soon. *sigh*

[arcanetheorem]

*snerks* I'm putting it on my ever-growing rec-list that I've been putting into production for nearly four months now. I just sent her a review via e-mail today that goes in-depth on how enjoyable a read it is

[crazy_toffee]

Yes, yes... and I want my promised lemon at the end instead of 'hints' of it and/or mere thoughts of it

AHAHAHAHAHAAHA! I am a lot like that too, you are right. XP But - happily - I started reading this out of curiosity and... well. I have a rule of thumb: I will read ANYTHING AT ALL if it's well written. I would be reading this fic even if it didn't have a solid SasuNaru background. But you're right about the misleading listing, though it can be fixed retroactively. And posting at AFF is always a good idea. (I don't touch FF.net with a ten-foot pole, however. *snort*)

;) Glad to be spreading the love.

[sowell]

Ummm, I'm totally butting in. Sorry!

First of all - thank you! I already replied to your email, and it was awesome. Likewise, your comments here are super nice, and very appreciated.

I just wanted to say...even though listing it as friendship with subtext probably cut down on the readership, I'm okay with that. I would rather that than the other way around, where I list it as definitively NaruSasu and then end up with a lot of disappointed readers because it wasn't lemon-y enough, you know? I HATE misleading summaries, especially ones that promise a relationship that never materializes, so I go out of my way to make sure readers know what they're getting before they commit their time to a long fic.

Ummm...that's all. Thanks again!

[crazy_toffee]

You're not butting in from the moment it's your fic we're talking about! XD Please, cut into the conversations as much as you like.

I get your point on disappointing the readers, but the fact is, your fic does have a solid relationship that materialises at a point during the story. Whether or not it is a boyfriend-ish relationship, and whether or not the characters stay that way is debatable, but there is definite NaruSasu... from my perspective, at least. So it wouldn't have been misleading to say so. (not all fics have to end in sappy-soppy love declarations. ugh.) But in the end, whatever makes you the most comfortable is the best way to go, since the story is yours. ;)

Please DO consider posting at the bigger archive sites, since your fic definitvely needs to be spread around and loved on! AFF.net and FF.net are good review sites for people who are self-proclaimed review-whores (I so totally am one too!)

[anat_astarte]

Thanks for reccing this! *goes to check it out now* :D

[crazy_toffee]

GO GO GO! It's SO TOTALLy worth it!

[sowell]

Awwwww. THANK YOU. *blushes*

And someone came over and read and commented after reading this, which is so awesome. You rock!

[crazy_toffee]

No, I suck, because I still haven't given you feedback myself. XD Ahahaha! I'll get onto it, though.

And thank YOU for writing this. Your updates really make my day. Good fic like yours deserves all the fangirling and pimping it can get. :3

[venia]

Um, hi. I'm another of those lurkers who read this awesome fic thanks to your advertising^^; I'm very grateful you did it, if I hadn't stumbled on your journal entry I would still be ignoring it. I totally trust your tastes, since I love so much your own works as well. I just knew it had to be something special to be reccomenmded by you!:D many thanks again~

[crazy_toffee]

No, thank you for paying attention to my rec and giving this awesome fic a try! :D I'm just happy to be spreading the love.

[questofdreams]

\o/ It is indeed a fic that deserves pimping. Most well written fic posted in a LONG time.

[myrafur]

Needs moar dobe/teme