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WRITER'S MEME: Sometimes it's ok to pimp yourself out. Post a list of the top five favorite fics you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. This isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most. Then tag five other people to do the same.
Ask a Scientist (it's quantum physics) - West Wing, Josh/Donna, past Josh/Sam
I'm trying to focus on stories from a variety of fandoms and this is one of thsoe stories I still love. Even though it's been Jossed (written after S4 but not adjusted for S5-7), I still love the characters and POV of this. I love this Donna -- the combination of emotional softness and harshness, the way she's capable, practical, willfully stubborn and genuinely trying -- and I love this Sam, who's found his place without the West Wing and without politics, and has his own form of wisdom. I like the brief mentions of other characters, such as the mental image of CJ sprawled across her couch.
I remember writing this -- waiting at the train station, scribbling down thoughts and lines -- and in a lot of ways, it sums up my feelings towards WW as a fandom and all the reasons I couldn't really stick it out. It's weary but trying hard, struggling to find magic and getting mired in all the petty little things that make life imperfect, but despite that, there's wisdom learnt and hope for the future. And I love the story.
Blood, Ash and Heat - Angel the Series, Wesley character piece
Inside my head, I think of this as "Five Ways Wes Didn't Die". To cope with the AtS series finale, I sat down and wrote this that night. Throughout the seasons, I loved Wes and in a way, this is a love song to him, to his potential bravery and stupidity and joy; to all the ways he was out-classed and kinda screwed -- always had been as a character, always would be -- and yet that never really limited his choices or all the ways it could go badly for him. It's a mournful love song, but it's a love song nonetheless.
At Gunpoint - Stargate Atlantis, Rodney/John
It's porn. It's a PWP with a gun. But regardless of that, it's genuinely hot. And I'm pretty proud of that, because writing porn is not something that's ever easy, regardless of how clearly you can imagine it. Writing porn that deals with a personal kink (in this case: voyuerism, guns, giving instructions/submitting to them) is even harder for me to do well, but I think I did.
I Made Phone Calls With Foreign Coins - Sports Night, Dana/Natalie
Femslash is something I don't really write. (Literally, I've written two femslash stories and two het scenes, and everything else is gen or slash. It's something I don't *do*.) But I adore Dana and sometimes, as much as I love the boys together, I want to give Dana a moment of happiness. And while Natalie/Jeremy is dorky and adorable, Natalie seems to be the only person on Earth who can both totally understand Dana and make her feel confident. (Admittedly, she often uses this power for evil and encourages chasing after Casey, but if used for good, the pair of them could take over network sports.)
I liked giving the girls a happy ending, I liked having the girls to have the snarky, witty, emotionally vulnerable conversations. And even more than that, I love the title. Of all the titles I've had to randomly make up for a story, it's my favourite by far.
Like Sailing and Home Runs - Sports Night, Dan/Casey
If I could write novels, if I could write original fiction, I'd want it to be as good as this story. I don't think I ever could -- personally, I think I fluked this story and it came out far better than I actually deserved -- but if I did, I'd want to feel the utter, overwhelming pride for it that I feel for this story.
It's Dan, it's Casey. It's fatherhood and relationships and loss. It's lying to yourself and lying to others, the pain of mourning, of forgiving, of healing. It's all those things that we base our self-worth on, all those things that we intellectually know but can't emotionally believe. It feels true and honest, feels like the story actually means something, and throughout it all, it's my boys being lovable and human and flawed and fantastic.
And without a doubt, it's still the best thing I've ever written.
scrunchy: WRITER'S MEME: Sometimes it's ok to pimp yourself out. Post a list of the top five favorite fics you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. This isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most. Then tag five other people to do the same.
Ask a Scientist (it's quantum physics) - West Wing, Josh/Donna, past Josh/Sam
I'm trying to focus on stories from a variety of fandoms and this is one of thsoe stories I still love. Even though it's been Jossed (written after S4 but not adjusted for S5-7), I still love the characters and POV of this. I love this Donna -- the combination of emotional softness and harshness, the way she's capable, practical, willfully stubborn and genuinely trying -- and I love this Sam, who's found his place without the West Wing and without politics, and has his own form of wisdom. I like the brief mentions of other characters, such as the mental image of CJ sprawled across her couch.
I remember writing this -- waiting at the train station, scribbling down thoughts and lines -- and in a lot of ways, it sums up my feelings towards WW as a fandom and all the reasons I couldn't really stick it out. It's weary but trying hard, struggling to find magic and getting mired in all the petty little things that make life imperfect, but despite that, there's wisdom learnt and hope for the future. And I love the story.
Blood, Ash and Heat - Angel the Series, Wesley character piece
Inside my head, I think of this as "Five Ways Wes Didn't Die". To cope with the AtS series finale, I sat down and wrote this that night. Throughout the seasons, I loved Wes and in a way, this is a love song to him, to his potential bravery and stupidity and joy; to all the ways he was out-classed and kinda screwed -- always had been as a character, always would be -- and yet that never really limited his choices or all the ways it could go badly for him. It's a mournful love song, but it's a love song nonetheless.
At Gunpoint - Stargate Atlantis, Rodney/John
It's porn. It's a PWP with a gun. But regardless of that, it's genuinely hot. And I'm pretty proud of that, because writing porn is not something that's ever easy, regardless of how clearly you can imagine it. Writing porn that deals with a personal kink (in this case: voyuerism, guns, giving instructions/submitting to them) is even harder for me to do well, but I think I did.
I Made Phone Calls With Foreign Coins - Sports Night, Dana/Natalie
Femslash is something I don't really write. (Literally, I've written two femslash stories and two het scenes, and everything else is gen or slash. It's something I don't *do*.) But I adore Dana and sometimes, as much as I love the boys together, I want to give Dana a moment of happiness. And while Natalie/Jeremy is dorky and adorable, Natalie seems to be the only person on Earth who can both totally understand Dana and make her feel confident. (Admittedly, she often uses this power for evil and encourages chasing after Casey, but if used for good, the pair of them could take over network sports.)
I liked giving the girls a happy ending, I liked having the girls to have the snarky, witty, emotionally vulnerable conversations. And even more than that, I love the title. Of all the titles I've had to randomly make up for a story, it's my favourite by far.
Like Sailing and Home Runs - Sports Night, Dan/Casey
If I could write novels, if I could write original fiction, I'd want it to be as good as this story. I don't think I ever could -- personally, I think I fluked this story and it came out far better than I actually deserved -- but if I did, I'd want to feel the utter, overwhelming pride for it that I feel for this story.
It's Dan, it's Casey. It's fatherhood and relationships and loss. It's lying to yourself and lying to others, the pain of mourning, of forgiving, of healing. It's all those things that we base our self-worth on, all those things that we intellectually know but can't emotionally believe. It feels true and honest, feels like the story actually means something, and throughout it all, it's my boys being lovable and human and flawed and fantastic.
And without a doubt, it's still the best thing I've ever written.