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I did a fic!
Jan. 26th, 2019 07:59 pmBlue (2618 words) by Transposable_Element
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dick Callum/OFC
Characters: Dick Callum, some Acorn Woodpeckers, OFC
Additional Tags: nerds, Birdwatching, post-war science, California, University of California Berkeley
Series: Part 5 of Engagements
Summary:
Otherwise: I am sooooo behind. I have three WIPs that I have left hanging. Arrgh.
Chapters: 2/2
Fandom: Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dick Callum/OFC
Characters: Dick Callum, some Acorn Woodpeckers, OFC
Additional Tags: nerds, Birdwatching, post-war science, California, University of California Berkeley
Series: Part 5 of Engagements
Summary:
Dick faces a turning point in his scientific career; gets helpful feedback
Otherwise: I am sooooo behind. I have three WIPs that I have left hanging. Arrgh.
Yuletide Reveal
Jan. 4th, 2018 09:47 amI wrote a story!
Runaway (6505 words) by Transposable_Element
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Penthe (Earthsea), Mebbeth (Earthsea)
Additional Tags: Running Away, Freedom, Travelers, Book: The Tombs of Atuan
Summary:
It's my first fic in this fandom.
I haven't had time to read much of the collection, so I don't have any recommendations except for my gift, which is a really wonderful story by nnozomi:
Fair as the moon and joyful (5419 words) by nnozomi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Topaz Mortmain, Simon Cotton, Cassandra Mortmain, James Mortmain, Leda Fox-Cotton
Additional Tags: Futurefic, Documentary
Summary:
Runaway (6505 words) by Transposable_Element
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Earthsea - Ursula K. Le Guin
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Penthe (Earthsea), Mebbeth (Earthsea)
Additional Tags: Running Away, Freedom, Travelers, Book: The Tombs of Atuan
Summary:
What happened to Penthe after the earthquake at the Place of the Tombs.
It's my first fic in this fandom.
I haven't had time to read much of the collection, so I don't have any recommendations except for my gift, which is a really wonderful story by nnozomi:
Fair as the moon and joyful (5419 words) by nnozomi
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Topaz Mortmain, Simon Cotton, Cassandra Mortmain, James Mortmain, Leda Fox-Cotton
Additional Tags: Futurefic, Documentary
Summary:
Topaz and her renaissance.
Yuletide Gift
Dec. 26th, 2017 01:40 pmI got a really wonderful Yuletide gift. If you know Dodie Smith's I Capture the Castle, you should read it (and if you don't, you should read I Capture the Castle and then read this fic).
Fair as the moon and joyful (5419 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Topaz Mortmain, Simon Cotton, Cassandra Mortmain, James Mortmain, Leda Fox-Cotton
Additional Tags: Futurefic, Documentary
Summary:
The thing I love about this fic is that it grapples with some of the aspects of the book that have always nagged at me, in a way that's complex and insightful and respectful to the original. Also, it's fun!
Fair as the moon and joyful (5419 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Topaz Mortmain, Simon Cotton, Cassandra Mortmain, James Mortmain, Leda Fox-Cotton
Additional Tags: Futurefic, Documentary
Summary:
Topaz and her renaissance.
The thing I love about this fic is that it grapples with some of the aspects of the book that have always nagged at me, in a way that's complex and insightful and respectful to the original. Also, it's fun!
I am nearly finished with my assignment and can easily finish the draft tomorrow, then spend the next week editing it. But I started writing a treat and now I'm more interested in the treat than in the assignment.
Arrgh.
Have some self-discipline, TE!
Arrgh.
Have some self-discipline, TE!
Dear Yuletide Author
Oct. 8th, 2017 03:35 pm[Assignments went out earlier than I expected, so this isn't quite finished. Please check back in a day or two. Sorry for being flaky!!!]
[Update: Okay, it's ready now!]
First, thank you! I'm looking forward to this so much, and I hope you'll have fun writing.
As for what I like and don't like, there are very few things I would say a flat-out no to: graphic torture; prolonged graphic violence; incest; rape. What I really don't like to see is violence and cruelty normalized or justified. My attitude about explicit sex depends on the fandom, as noted in the prompts. In general, I prefer sex not to be the raison d'être of a story.
Things I especially like:
- backstory, for both characters and setting
- underdogs
- outsider perspectives
- characters being in character
- appealing but flawed protagonists
- a setting that feels rich and real
- unexpected or incongruous friendships
- romance that goes against gender and/or sex stereotypes
- actually, anything that goes against gender and/or sex stereotypes
- non-sentimentalized parent-child relationships
- people working through difficult problems together
- respect for the original source (which can include being critical of it)
- slice of life stories
- endings with a sense of forward motion
- good grammar and spelling
- things I wouldn't think of myself (like what? I don't know!)
Notes on specific prompts:
I know I put "see dear author letter for more details" on each prompt, but in fact I don't have a whole lot to add. I hope the above guidelines give you enough to work with.
Do you know this fic? If not, you have no need to read further.
People have been recommending it to me for years, so I finally downloaded and started reading it a few days ago. I was enjoying it (with certain reservations), until chapters 22-23, in which Harry does some very, very bad science. First, he claims that an hypothesis has been definitively falsified based on an uncontrolled pilot study using pretty sketchy data. Second, even if the data holds up upon further study, it actually supports the hypothesis instead of falsifying it!
And then he browbeats and lectures poor Draco for not accepting his conclusion. I never thought I'd feel sorry for Draco Malfoy....
Unfortunately, this may mean that I'm unable to continue the fic, because I have lost all trust in the author. Unless someone who has read it can tell me that Harry subsequently realizes that he is terrible at genetics?
People have been recommending it to me for years, so I finally downloaded and started reading it a few days ago. I was enjoying it (with certain reservations), until chapters 22-23, in which Harry does some very, very bad science. First, he claims that an hypothesis has been definitively falsified based on an uncontrolled pilot study using pretty sketchy data. Second, even if the data holds up upon further study, it actually supports the hypothesis instead of falsifying it!
And then he browbeats and lectures poor Draco for not accepting his conclusion. I never thought I'd feel sorry for Draco Malfoy....
Unfortunately, this may mean that I'm unable to continue the fic, because I have lost all trust in the author. Unless someone who has read it can tell me that Harry subsequently realizes that he is terrible at genetics?
NFE Reveal
Sep. 26th, 2017 04:21 pmI didn't sign up for NFE this year, but I did offer to pinch hit and ended up writing a story:
Enough Rope (1912 words) by Transposable_Element
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Puddleglum, OFC
Additional Tags: Marsh-wiggles, Giants, Centaurs, fathers and daughters
Summary: Puddleglum and his daughter help out a neighbor.
This is one situation when I really wish I had had a little more time to work on it before it was published, because there are a few things that I would have liked to develop more, especially the father-daughter relationship. But I was already almost a day late getting it in, so I had to leave it as is. It's really my fault because I spent a lot of time dithering before even starting the fic. Fortunately I had the idea of the Giant getting stuck in the marsh already in mind to work with.
Enough Rope (1912 words) by Transposable_Element
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis, Chronicles of Narnia - All Media Types
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Puddleglum, OFC
Additional Tags: Marsh-wiggles, Giants, Centaurs, fathers and daughters
Summary: Puddleglum and his daughter help out a neighbor.
This is one situation when I really wish I had had a little more time to work on it before it was published, because there are a few things that I would have liked to develop more, especially the father-daughter relationship. But I was already almost a day late getting it in, so I had to leave it as is. It's really my fault because I spent a lot of time dithering before even starting the fic. Fortunately I had the idea of the Giant getting stuck in the marsh already in mind to work with.
Maritus's mother is driving me mad! She's a very nice lady, but she has a way of asking questions that starts to feel like an inquisition. I'm sure she thinks she's just showing an interest and drawing me out, but I don't know why she hasn't noticed that the more questions she asks, the more monosyllabic my answers become.
Hamiathes Gift Exchange author reveal
Sep. 4th, 2017 08:07 pmAuthor reveal was Saturday. Here's my story, which seems to have been well-received:
Not Much Would Be Lost (3416 words) by Transposable_Element
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Ornon (Queen's Thief), Laela (Queen's Thief), Nahuseresh (Queen's Thief), Attolia (Queen's Thief), Costis (Queen's Thief), Eugenides (Queen's Thief)
Additional Tags: Intrigue, Slavery, Diplomacy, Spies & Secret Agents, Ornon is ornery, Boxing & Fisticuffs, No sheep were harmed in the making of this fic
Summary: "If you fail, there is very little protection we can give you," said Attolia.
I was worried for a while that I might have to default, because even though I settled on the basic idea and wrote an outline early on, most of the writing happened very much at the last moment. I got the bones of the story up by the deadline, and then I used the next week to tinker with it, expanding it by about 1,200 words. I'm reasonably happy with it, although as usual I had trouble with the ending.
There are a lot of good stories and fan art in the exchange. Check 'em out!
Not Much Would Be Lost (3416 words) by Transposable_Element
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Ornon (Queen's Thief), Laela (Queen's Thief), Nahuseresh (Queen's Thief), Attolia (Queen's Thief), Costis (Queen's Thief), Eugenides (Queen's Thief)
Additional Tags: Intrigue, Slavery, Diplomacy, Spies & Secret Agents, Ornon is ornery, Boxing & Fisticuffs, No sheep were harmed in the making of this fic
Summary: "If you fail, there is very little protection we can give you," said Attolia.
I was worried for a while that I might have to default, because even though I settled on the basic idea and wrote an outline early on, most of the writing happened very much at the last moment. I got the bones of the story up by the deadline, and then I used the next week to tinker with it, expanding it by about 1,200 words. I'm reasonably happy with it, although as usual I had trouble with the ending.
There are a lot of good stories and fan art in the exchange. Check 'em out!
Hamiathes Gift Exchange is live
Aug. 27th, 2017 10:56 amThis is a gift exchange for the Queen's Thief series. Stories are up; authors will be revealed in a week.
I got TWO wonderful stories!
Bling (605 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Aristogiton (Queen's Thief), Costis (Queen's Thief)
Additional Tags: Male Friendship
Summary: Aris lends a hand with Costis’ preparations for the journey. What else are friends for?
This story made me laugh out loud. If you've read the most recent book in the series, Thick As Thieves, you will understand why Costis has to have his ear pierced, but you don't need to know that to enjoy the story.
The Apricot Tree (836 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sophos & Ina & Eurydice
Characters: Sophos (Queen's Thief), Ina (Queen's Thief), Eurydice (Queen's Thief)
Additional Tags: Family, Pre-Canon
Summary: One perfect moment, before everything started happening.
This is a very sweet story about Sophos and his sisters, hinting at many future events and gently highlighting Sophos's chronic self-doubt.
I got TWO wonderful stories!
Bling (605 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Aristogiton (Queen's Thief), Costis (Queen's Thief)
Additional Tags: Male Friendship
Summary: Aris lends a hand with Costis’ preparations for the journey. What else are friends for?
This story made me laugh out loud. If you've read the most recent book in the series, Thick As Thieves, you will understand why Costis has to have his ear pierced, but you don't need to know that to enjoy the story.
The Apricot Tree (836 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Queen's Thief - Megan Whalen Turner
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sophos & Ina & Eurydice
Characters: Sophos (Queen's Thief), Ina (Queen's Thief), Eurydice (Queen's Thief)
Additional Tags: Family, Pre-Canon
Summary: One perfect moment, before everything started happening.
This is a very sweet story about Sophos and his sisters, hinting at many future events and gently highlighting Sophos's chronic self-doubt.
First, thank you! I'm looking forward to this, and I hope you'll have fun writing.
As for what I like and don't like, mostly the answer is "it depends." There are very few things I would say a flat-out no to: graphic torture; prolonged graphic violence; incest; rape. But even these, if necessary for the story, character, or setting, might be okay. What I really don't like to see is deliberate cruelty normalized or justified.
My attitude about explicit sex also depends on context. In general, I prefer sex not to be the raison d'être of a story.
For this exchange, I prefer no AUs or crossovers.
Things I especially like:
As for me, I'm a middle-aged woman who likes to read children's fiction; I'm a scientist who likes to read about magic; I'm a physically inactive person who likes to read about adventures and derring-do. My interests are broad and a polite description of my education would be "eclectic."
Notes on specific prompts:
Laela: Anything about this character would be great: backstory, future fic, missing scene, etc. I'm curious about her relationship with Kamet; why he trusts her implicitly and why she betrays that trust in order to push him toward his freedom (as long as the answer is not "she's in love with him"). Given what we know of the character's history, this could get dark. Canon-typical violence is okay, but I prefer nothing graphic or extended.
Ina & Eurydice & Sophos: I'm thinking more of their childhood relationship here, but it could also be something later on, when they're all adults. Either fanart or fanfic would be great. If you feel like doing something light-hearted and cute, this would be the prompt to go with.
Aris: What has Aris been doing while the events of Conspiracy of Kings and Thick As Thieves are going on? In Thick As Thieves, Costis uses Aris's name as an alias; is there a story behind that? What does Aris think of Costis and this Kamet fellow? Be as shippy as you like, or make it gen. Prefer no explicit sex.
As for what I like and don't like, mostly the answer is "it depends." There are very few things I would say a flat-out no to: graphic torture; prolonged graphic violence; incest; rape. But even these, if necessary for the story, character, or setting, might be okay. What I really don't like to see is deliberate cruelty normalized or justified.
My attitude about explicit sex also depends on context. In general, I prefer sex not to be the raison d'être of a story.
For this exchange, I prefer no AUs or crossovers.
Things I especially like:
- backstory, for both characters and setting
- underdogs
- minor characters coming to the fore
- outsider perspectives
- characters being in character
- a setting that feels rich and real
- unexpected or incongruous friendships
- romance that goes against gender and/or sex stereotypes
- actually, anything that goes against gender and/or sex stereotypes
- people working through difficult problems together
- slice of life stories
- endings with a sense of forward motion
- things I wouldn't think of writing about myself (like what? I don't know!)
As for me, I'm a middle-aged woman who likes to read children's fiction; I'm a scientist who likes to read about magic; I'm a physically inactive person who likes to read about adventures and derring-do. My interests are broad and a polite description of my education would be "eclectic."
Notes on specific prompts:
Laela: Anything about this character would be great: backstory, future fic, missing scene, etc. I'm curious about her relationship with Kamet; why he trusts her implicitly and why she betrays that trust in order to push him toward his freedom (as long as the answer is not "she's in love with him"). Given what we know of the character's history, this could get dark. Canon-typical violence is okay, but I prefer nothing graphic or extended.
Ina & Eurydice & Sophos: I'm thinking more of their childhood relationship here, but it could also be something later on, when they're all adults. Either fanart or fanfic would be great. If you feel like doing something light-hearted and cute, this would be the prompt to go with.
Aris: What has Aris been doing while the events of Conspiracy of Kings and Thick As Thieves are going on? In Thick As Thieves, Costis uses Aris's name as an alias; is there a story behind that? What does Aris think of Costis and this Kamet fellow? Be as shippy as you like, or make it gen. Prefer no explicit sex.
Happy New Year
Jan. 1st, 2017 11:52 amI haven't posted in a while, and I'm behind on answering messages, for which I apologize.
I just want to wish everybody a happy new year with this wonderful video from this morning of a hummingbird nestling taking its maiden flight. The second nestling fledged less than an hour later, but the video of that one isn't as good.
I just want to wish everybody a happy new year with this wonderful video from this morning of a hummingbird nestling taking its maiden flight. The second nestling fledged less than an hour later, but the video of that one isn't as good.
Here's my gift. It is one of only a handful of Andrew Ketterley stories in existence! Go read it. A high and lonely destiny comes at a cost.
The High and Lonely Destiny of Andrew Ketterley (1129 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Andrew Ketterley
Additional Tags: Epistolary, suggested Andrew Ketterley/MOC
Summary:
My own story, of course, I cannot talk about until reveal. I'm a little concerned because my recipient hasn't said anything yet. Sigh. Go, TE, go and do something else and DON'T WORRY. People like your story. Really, they do.
The High and Lonely Destiny of Andrew Ketterley (1129 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Andrew Ketterley
Additional Tags: Epistolary, suggested Andrew Ketterley/MOC
Summary:
The work of a magician is solitary and full of sacrifice.
My own story, of course, I cannot talk about until reveal. I'm a little concerned because my recipient hasn't said anything yet. Sigh. Go, TE, go and do something else and DON'T WORRY. People like your story. Really, they do.
