Wow.

[ceredwensirius]

I've left prompts at both hd_fan_fair  and teddy_fest , both with background R/S and both got picked. How awesome is that? The teddy_fest  fic has James II/Teddy as the main pairing. I only left the prompt at hd_fan_fair  to be supportive of the mods who have been so supportive of rs_career_fest  but now I am really excited to see what gets done with the prompt. I wish I could write H/D but I can't wrap my head around antagonistic pairings, at least not for writing, anyway. I've read a little H/D, mostly that of catsintheattic  and by the end of the fics I was convinced, but I still can't write it. Probably for the same reasons I can't write Sirius/Snape. I can see the appeal of the pairing but I have a feeling that if I tried both boys would be horribly OOC as I tried to make them both behave nicely and be all saccharine. Anyway, I just love the thought of Greece as a getaway for spoiled purebloods who all have summer homes there or something. Of course, this love is heavily influenced by toujours_nigel  who put it in my head in the first place with Cygnus Black way back, but whatever. I still love it and I love it even more when pureblood religious roots are steeped in Greek mythology. Thank you, toujours_nigel  for that. I didn't include that in the prompt but maybe it will get worked in.

rs_career_fest  is almost completely wrapped up and I still can't go over how awesome all the fic and art was and what a great response the fest had. Reveals go up in a a little under a week and I can't wait to for everyone to see who wrote what. I still have a few reviews to leave which I will get done before the reveals are up.

Next on my plate is a fic for eprime  who beat werewolfsfan  in an epic bidding war (okay, maybe only epic to me but it still made me grin and blush, those two were fierce!) at gulf_aid_now . I have ideas and ideas and ideas. I've got the first sentence written and after that it pretty much writes itself. As soon as my reviews for rs_career_fest  are posted that will be next priority.

After that I start major research for a fic that is probably beyond my actual abilities but I'm going to try anyway. I can't say more than that because it is for rs_games . Suffice it to say, I am intimidated and have probably bitten off more than I can actually chew.

And lastly I've been thinking of posting my bigbangblackout  fic to my AO3 account. It is a huge oneshot and I've gotten complaints at grangerenchanted and ff.net that I should have broken the fic down into chapters but I seriously don't know where the breaks would be. So. Still hemming and hawing over that.

Not much RL to tell that is worth telling so I'll let this be a fandom post. I really wish I could rec all the rs_career_fest  fics but as a mod that sort of thing is frowned upon I understand. So I will resist. Though, I signed up for crack_broom  and I'm flying in September. I can rec there, can't I? Thoughts?

Anyway, I haven't had a how are y'all post in awhile, so how are all of y'all doing?

Comments

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

I've read a little H/D, mostly that of catsintheattic and by the end of the fics I was convinced,

I totally blushed when I read this. This is a huge compliment - that I made the pairing work for you.

I guess most H/D writers use the antagonistic angle "hate turning into love/attraction" or "love/attraction that has been disguised as hate". I don't always do that with H/D; sometimes I start with post-war friendship. But turning them all saccharine doesn't work for me either. Harry and Draco will always have a touch of competition between then, some kind of measuring each other up.

And yes, H/D can be a very intimidating pairing when you start writing in it - there are so many awesome writers, and the pairing has such a huge history. It took me almost two years of reading H/D before I started writing it. Crazy, huh?

I'm looking very much forward to H/D Travel Fair! I've left two prompts, and both got picked as well. *happy dance* And I'm going to write my H/D story outside the fest.

[ceredwensirius.livejournal.com]

I totally blushed when I read this. This is a huge compliment - that I made the pairing work for you.

That piece you wrote for hd_career_fair has really stayed with me. It was long and plotty and just so perfectly in character. I really enjoyed it so much.

I know what they are using, but I have to believe it in my own head in order to convince someone else. Outside of someone else's writing I tend to not quite believe in the ship, if that makes sense. It's hard for me to convince myself, it takes someone else to do that for me and you did it brilliantly.

I saw that what you wanted to write got picked by someone else and that is really hard. Since I didn't know the particulars I didn't comment on that post but I'm looking forward to seeing what you do. What is the scenario, do you mind my asking or is that potentially wanky? I'm just curious.

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

I have to believe it in my own head in order to convince someone else.

That's so true! If it doesn't work for me, there is no way I will make it work in a story. And that's part of the fun: making it work and making sense.

And yes, sometimes we like a ship and like to be convinced by an author, but we can't convince ourselves on our own. *nods*

I will let you in on the scenario in a moment ... :-)