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Dear Yuletide Writer 2016
Dear Yuletide Writer,
We’re the perfect match! I love reading fanfiction because I get to see something that I love made new through somebody else’s eyes. You signed up to have fun writing in the fandom we’ve matched on. Please do remember that optional details are optional, and I hope you have a great Yuletide this year!
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Dear Yuletide Writer
Dear Yuletide Writer,
I enjoy reading fanfiction because it gives me something that nothing else can. Something that I've loved, made new and fresh through someone else's perspective and context. I could write myself versions of my requests and have fun doing it, but only you can tell me a story that can show me something new.
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Dear My Writer!
Dear my writer,
Your story is already awesome and the right story for me. What I love about fanfiction, is getting to see something that I love through someone else's eyes. There's things about the original material that have grabbed you, and they might not be the things that appealed to me. Characters you've loved or hated. Ideas you've had. That ( Read more... ) -
Final Fantasy-ism
I wanted to linkspam because I wanted a collection of these links to think about. I have issues with some stuff some of them mention, and I have concerns that the general progression of gendered identities and feminist discourse in society that have changed alongside the FF franchise mean that more of the changes to female party members are ( Read more... ) -
Does a magpie count if it comes cawing at my chamber door?
I intend to catch everyone up on bookfair and booklove hijinks of the past year, but for the moment I want to share my delight in inter-species communication.
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Trivial Coincidence... or is it?
In 1992, Terry Pratchett's novel "Only You Can Save Mankind" was published. I'm sure we all remember the video game mentioned within, Journey to Alpha Centauri, a real-time space travel game in which you pilot a ship the three-thousand years and a bit trip to Alpha Centauri to be met with the message "Welcome to Alpha Centauri. Now go home"
In 1995 ( Read more... ) -
Lovely Morning
It is cold and foggy outside, and I have found my dear old acoustic Finntroll album. All is right with the world! -
Socialisation of the nation!
After a few weeks of being a complete recluse, I've had a quick succession of people, reaching a climactic high of 12 hours of The Guys in general. Their household currently numbers 5-6 depending on the day, and sitting around drawing really inappropriate pictures was far more fun than it should have been ( Read more... ) -
Brutal!
I've been reading the Edda this week online, being amused by Wagner's influence on metal, and making sure I haven't missed any episodes of Metalocalypse before I have to return it to a friend.
So maybe watching Max Payne last night wasn't such a good idea. First, not enough maiming and blood by half. Secondly, I spent half the film telling ( Read more... )
