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Friday, November 14th, 2008 12:58 pm
Oh God I knew this day would come.

I know a bunch of people involved in OTW, so I feel a certain vicarious affection for the project. When An Archive of Our own went live I had a look and wrote some feedback. I didn't see myself ever wanting an account since I didn't write fanfic, but it seemed like a nice place to read it.

But apparently, sending feedback put me on a list, and I was invited to be in the next, larger beta of new accounts. This sounded like fun, so I joined up, but once I'd put in my information and made a bookmark I ran out of things I could test..without posting some fanfic.

So...I decided to write some. Nothing serious, just chuck something together without much thought to quality. And I started writing..and got inspired...and now it's three chapters long.

It's not beta-d yet ([livejournal.com profile] nico_wolfwood agreed to do it, but is busy right now), and definitely not finished, but I decided I should post this now since I'll feel silly posting a "I write fanfic now" post when I've been doing it for ages. So without further ado:

Wedding is destiny, and hanging likewise: Pride and Prejudice, currently gen but assuming I get that far and don't change my mind will eventually be Mary Bennet/Anne de Bourgh femslash (I decided not to get people's hopes up given that there's like one other P&P femslash story out there)

Posting it was fairly painless though I did hit some small hurdles which I gave feedback on. Now that I've tested out doing multiple chapters etc I won't post any more until it's been beta-d.

Yeah, yeah, I know, I know. You can all stop laughing at me now.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:08 am (UTC)
D=
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:31 am (UTC)
Oh man, when that day comes for me (as I'm sure it will because noone is writing enough Tim/Bart slash anymore) I'm going to feel so much better being able to go, "well at least Dr.Sophie when there first. And she's a doctor!"

Then I'll just have to deal with [livejournal.com profile] kadeton never giving me any respect ever again. Hm. That just gave me a thought, I've never seen anyone write anything on how partners react to fanfic (particularly slash) writers, yet it seems to be a weird thing, in the lj communities I'm in (your bf has to be 100% supportive otherwise he's a complete dick kinda thing).

STOP GIVING ME THOUGHTS WHILE I'M TRYING TO WRITE AN ESSAY DUE IN THREE HOURS!!
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:46 am (UTC)
Don't look at me!
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:55 am (UTC)
Bwahaha :D

Yeah, Cam was pretty derisive (though I already wrote fancomics, so I think he was expecting it) I've seen stuff on homophobic partners being all "OMG GAY MEN ICKY" which isn't the same thing (Cam has no problem with original stories about gay characters) and a few things about the general reaction of people you know (are you "out" at work etc) but I can't think of anything just on the range of reactions from partners.

Personally I don't mind Cam's attitude: he thinks fanfic is dumb, but is cool with me writing it if it makes me happy and he doesn't have to read it :)
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:58 am (UTC)
*grins*

Cams attitude sounds remarkably similar to [livejournal.com profile] kadeton (I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong here). I don't think he really minds, as long as he gets to mock me endlessly for it. Which is fair enough really (given if the shoe was on the other foot... I'd doing that). But some fangirls seem to think this is a terrible sin and I should be getting rid of my mans. Then again, I'm not actually sure how old they are.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 06:47 am (UTC)
How many do you have?
Friday, November 14th, 2008 07:43 am (UTC)
Mans or fangirls?

:P
Friday, November 14th, 2008 07:48 am (UTC)
and how many are both?
Friday, November 14th, 2008 10:14 am (UTC)
Well, I don't know about you and [livejournal.com profile] kadeton, but Cam and I's relationship is built around constant mockery, I can imagine that if the dynamic was different being made fun of for reading fanfic might be more upsetting :)
Friday, November 14th, 2008 11:15 am (UTC)
*looks at your previous comment*

*looks at your icon*

Oh, gods, you really do mean Tim Drake/Bart Allen, don't you?

Well, colour me curiously horrified. <.<;
Friday, November 14th, 2008 11:32 am (UTC)
*gets defensive*

Damn straight? What's wrong with that?

They're both so cute when they are being sweet and not overly angsty. Its better then the Tim/Kon stuff you find everywhere.

Hm. Actually I might have to point out that by slash I mean the romantic pairings for these two, more than the lets have hours of hardcore porn sexy times that can be written.

OH GOD I AM JUSTIFYING FANFIC HOW DID THIS HAPPEN. (I swore I would never go here, that it was just reading for laughs!) I BLAME EXAMS.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 11:32 am (UTC)
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Friday, November 14th, 2008 11:33 am (UTC)
I think to live with me constant mockery is a necessity. Well, along with the fart jokes, which are guaranteed to make me giggle even on bad days. :P
Friday, November 14th, 2008 12:38 pm (UTC)
What's wrong with that? What's wrong with that?!

Nothing, actually.

Its better then the Tim/Kon stuff you find everywhere.

Okay, now *that* squicks me. But seriously, I wouldn't have a problem with good Tim/Bart fic, but I can't imagine Tim/Kon being good, ever.

I mean, Duh! Kon has a canon love interest, and Cassie is certainly not Tim.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 12:47 pm (UTC)
I know this has never stopped anybody before, but Kon struck me as too canonically straight to be very slashable.

(Bart/Kon, though - at least they're both the same age! *ducks, runs*)
Friday, November 14th, 2008 12:55 pm (UTC)
*throws dozens of plush ducks at you*

Ew. No, to me Kon/Cassie is the OTP. Ever. And if anyone is saying otherwise, I'll be over in the corner blocking my ears and singing loudly so I can't hear it.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 01:22 pm (UTC)
what she said
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 08:05 am (UTC)
Hey, you did it first :D
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 08:06 am (UTC)
Like you can talk :P
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 08:07 am (UTC)
I think to live with me constant mockery is a necessity

Yeah, me too :)
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 08:10 am (UTC)
:D
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:08 am (UTC)
D=
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:31 am (UTC)
Oh man, when that day comes for me (as I'm sure it will because noone is writing enough Tim/Bart slash anymore) I'm going to feel so much better being able to go, "well at least Dr.Sophie when there first. And she's a doctor!"

Then I'll just have to deal with [livejournal.com profile] kadeton never giving me any respect ever again. Hm. That just gave me a thought, I've never seen anyone write anything on how partners react to fanfic (particularly slash) writers, yet it seems to be a weird thing, in the lj communities I'm in (your bf has to be 100% supportive otherwise he's a complete dick kinda thing).

STOP GIVING ME THOUGHTS WHILE I'M TRYING TO WRITE AN ESSAY DUE IN THREE HOURS!!
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:46 am (UTC)
Don't look at me!
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:55 am (UTC)
Bwahaha :D

Yeah, Cam was pretty derisive (though I already wrote fancomics, so I think he was expecting it) I've seen stuff on homophobic partners being all "OMG GAY MEN ICKY" which isn't the same thing (Cam has no problem with original stories about gay characters) and a few things about the general reaction of people you know (are you "out" at work etc) but I can't think of anything just on the range of reactions from partners.

Personally I don't mind Cam's attitude: he thinks fanfic is dumb, but is cool with me writing it if it makes me happy and he doesn't have to read it :)
Friday, November 14th, 2008 04:58 am (UTC)
*grins*

Cams attitude sounds remarkably similar to [livejournal.com profile] kadeton (I'm sure he'll correct me if I'm wrong here). I don't think he really minds, as long as he gets to mock me endlessly for it. Which is fair enough really (given if the shoe was on the other foot... I'd doing that). But some fangirls seem to think this is a terrible sin and I should be getting rid of my mans. Then again, I'm not actually sure how old they are.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 06:47 am (UTC)
How many do you have?
Friday, November 14th, 2008 07:43 am (UTC)
Mans or fangirls?

:P
Friday, November 14th, 2008 07:48 am (UTC)
and how many are both?
Friday, November 14th, 2008 10:14 am (UTC)
Well, I don't know about you and [livejournal.com profile] kadeton, but Cam and I's relationship is built around constant mockery, I can imagine that if the dynamic was different being made fun of for reading fanfic might be more upsetting :)
Friday, November 14th, 2008 11:15 am (UTC)
*looks at your previous comment*

*looks at your icon*

Oh, gods, you really do mean Tim Drake/Bart Allen, don't you?

Well, colour me curiously horrified. <.<;
Friday, November 14th, 2008 11:32 am (UTC)
*gets defensive*

Damn straight? What's wrong with that?

They're both so cute when they are being sweet and not overly angsty. Its better then the Tim/Kon stuff you find everywhere.

Hm. Actually I might have to point out that by slash I mean the romantic pairings for these two, more than the lets have hours of hardcore porn sexy times that can be written.

OH GOD I AM JUSTIFYING FANFIC HOW DID THIS HAPPEN. (I swore I would never go here, that it was just reading for laughs!) I BLAME EXAMS.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 11:32 am (UTC)
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Friday, November 14th, 2008 11:33 am (UTC)
I think to live with me constant mockery is a necessity. Well, along with the fart jokes, which are guaranteed to make me giggle even on bad days. :P
Friday, November 14th, 2008 12:38 pm (UTC)
What's wrong with that? What's wrong with that?!

Nothing, actually.

Its better then the Tim/Kon stuff you find everywhere.

Okay, now *that* squicks me. But seriously, I wouldn't have a problem with good Tim/Bart fic, but I can't imagine Tim/Kon being good, ever.

I mean, Duh! Kon has a canon love interest, and Cassie is certainly not Tim.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 12:47 pm (UTC)
I know this has never stopped anybody before, but Kon struck me as too canonically straight to be very slashable.

(Bart/Kon, though - at least they're both the same age! *ducks, runs*)
Friday, November 14th, 2008 12:55 pm (UTC)
*throws dozens of plush ducks at you*

Ew. No, to me Kon/Cassie is the OTP. Ever. And if anyone is saying otherwise, I'll be over in the corner blocking my ears and singing loudly so I can't hear it.
Friday, November 14th, 2008 01:22 pm (UTC)
what she said
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 08:05 am (UTC)
Hey, you did it first :D
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 08:06 am (UTC)
Like you can talk :P
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 08:07 am (UTC)
I think to live with me constant mockery is a necessity

Yeah, me too :)
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 08:10 am (UTC)
:D