LJ Idol, Season 10 Week 16: The Rent I Pay

[i_17bingo]

Comments

[penpusher]

Fearless and fascinating. I hope successful authors don't have to make such deals! grrm might be perturbed...

[i_17bingo]

maybe authors aren't the only artists making these deals...

[fodschwazzle]

This is some shady shit she's gotten herself into--the reaction of the author sure didn't seem too generous, but isn't she basically the one breaking in? What did Morrigan give her--a lover?

[i_17bingo]

I can't blame LL Rawlins for pulling a gun on her. I don't think of Rafaela as the hero of this piece (there's really no hero).

As for her deal, she'd never sign away her autonomy for something as simple as a lover. If I stay in the contest a little while longer, I might tell that story.

[eternal_ot]

Hahaha...This was Fun to read. I laughed out loud quite a few times. I loved the twist about it being Rafaela's favorite author :D Amazing stuff!

[i_17bingo]

I wouldn't be surprised if we find out Rafaela has a lot of favorite authors.

[rayaso]

An excellent explanation for reclusive authors! I enjoyed this very much. I never thought of spells for bowel movements, but it would be a great idea to disarm someone. I loved the humor here. Excellent!

[i_17bingo]

I think bodily function spells are underused as far as disarming a foe is concerned. Why shoot magical lightning out of your hand, which takes so much effort, when you can just whisper a few words and they uncontrollably vomit?

[rayaso]

Hah! I wouldn't mind knowing a sneeze spell, or one for hiccups, to get out of the little situations. It's hard to pick someone's pocket while sneezing.

[i_17bingo]

I wrote one last season where someone cast an orgasm spell. That was pretty effective.

[halfshellvenus]

It's always so much more entertaining when a favor someone doesn't want to do is also something of a punishment for them.

That was quite an intriguing spell. Gross, but very effective and ultimately temporary.

[i_17bingo]

Entertaining, yes, but I don't think the Morrigan was thinking about that. She just wanted her sacrifice. She has a lot of focus.

[halfshellvenus]

No, no-- I meant entertaining for the reader. :)

[i_17bingo]

For the writer too.