Fests and Fics

[kelly_chambliss]

After hem-hemming and hawing over fest sign-ups, I decided to forego hp_rarities and sign up for springtime_gen instead. I still have yet to see more than one prompt at Rarities that compels me, while Springtime Gen is loaded with them. True, I won't be writing hot sex scenes for a gen fic, but my favorite older women won't go without; I'll write other stories for them and build in plenty of orgasmic fun and angst.

For instance -- I have started a McGonagall/Grubbly-Plank for tetleythesecond, who paid such a generous amount for on my auction at help_haiti. Thank you!! (My thanks go as well to the other kind bidders, perverse_idyll and miss_morland.) Miss M's prompt may yet see the light of day: she asked for Mary Bennet femmeslash, and if ever a character deserved a fanfic of her own, it's "plain" Mary, she who never met a trite, ponderous thought she didn't love and yet who managed to make a niche for herself among her pretty sisters. I was going to write Pride and Prejudice femmeslash for my partner for Christmas and never did, slacker that I am. But I do feel the need for some Austen-fic.

Despite my various tech problems with the help_haiti auction, I still ended up a winner, first of a piece of art by jin_fenghuang and then of a story by bethbethbeth. Beth generously offered to write for me even though I posted my bid to the wrong place, and she contacted someone else as the winner (and matched their donation to boot.) So now she is writing and matching for both of us, which is far beyond her call of duty. Not wanting to be predictable, I've asked her for Snape/McGonagall, and I've asked Jin for Minerva by herself or with Snape or with Hooch (I can't decide, so I'm letting the buck stop with Jin).

Non-fannish news: I think the dread day is coming when I'll have to buy a new car; my formerly trusty 12-year-old Toyota is showing signs of auto Alzheimer's. I'll look into hybrids, I think. Car payments. Can't wait.

Comments

[moon-very-thin.livejournal.com]

if ever a character deserved a fanfic of her own, it's "plain" Mary, she who never met a trite, ponderous thought she didn't love and yet who managed to make a niche for herself among her pretty sisters.

In my head!canon, Mary started being invited on holiday to the Colinses' house after Lizzie and Jane married (and the Lucas/Bennet visiting circle thereby got smaller). Invitations to Rosings naturally followed. After Lady Catherine's death, Anne de Bourgh inherited her fortune, and she and Mary happily Llangollen-ed together for the rest of their lives.

Nobody will ever convince me otherwise than that Austen simply never got around to writing that bit.

I'm sorry about your car. Auto Alzheimer's sounds... well actually it sounds kind of funny, but probably in a way at which I shouldn't laugh.

[annietalbot.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear about your car! I adore my Prius! I also really like my Highlander Hybrid, which you'll meet at Infinitus (if you come), but I'm aware of the hypocrisy of it, as well.

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

she who never met a trite, ponderous thought she didn't love and yet who managed to make a niche for herself among her pretty sisters.
I've always felt somewhat sorry for Mary - mostly because I never had to spend a whole afternoon in her company of course. But I secretly blame Mr. Bennet. He has one daughter who really likes reading books; if he had stimulated her from an early age, she could have turned out so very differently. Instead, he left her to the perennial silliness and insults of the younger ones and Ma Bennet.
I'n never actually thought of Anne, but now that you mention it, they could be a match made in heaven fandom.

[paulamcg.livejournal.com]

I’m so glad there’ll be more genfic by you! In the end, I’ve decided against signing up in any femmeslash or genfic fests, even though I found both tempting. (After completing my long-time project by February – I hope – I prefer not having any commitments in fanfic. I’ve signed up only in the Pulpympics at pulped_fictions, a community for original fiction and art.) This way I’ll be free to spend more time on reading and reviewing (what you write or rec), and I hope I’ll still be inspired to writing something in my slow way.

Oh, my slowness and lack of trust in my ability to write what people ask for or what they would otherwise want to read (even pay for) made me feel helpless in the flood of help_haiti posts in my flist. At least – thanks to you, too – I’ve remembered every day that I must donate (if just simply, without fic activities)!

[queen-of-snapes.livejournal.com]

I've asked Jin for Minerva by herself or with Snape or with Hooch (I can't decide, so I'm letting the buck stop with Jin).
Both! Both! Both!

[tetleythesecond]

I so look forward to the McG/G-P! Thank you so much for throwing your hat in the ring for the auction, and I’m extra glad to hear that your tech glitches didn’t prevent you from getting a fic, too.

Mary/Anne sounds lovely. Or Mary/Charlotte. Would serve Mr. Collins right.

Mmmh, car shopping. I actually had good fun buying my car (during the pre-invoice phase, that is.) Comparing technical data, fuel comsumption, test reports, corporate ethics, designs, breakdown rates, of course merely to confirm that the VW I had my eyes on from the start was also the most sensible choice. Still, I’m glad that the deed is done and hope not to have to repeat it any time soon.

[miss-morland.livejournal.com]

Miss M's prompt may yet see the light of day

I'm glad to hear it!