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SPN 14.2 and DW 11.2
Oct. 19th, 2018 01:22 pmThis was a good, solid episode of Doctor Who. The TARDIS! ♥
I don't really have anything to say about SPN. I didn't expect to, given that 14.2 was written by the Terrible Duo. Onward.
I don't really have anything to say about SPN. I didn't expect to, given that 14.2 was written by the Terrible Duo. Onward.
Fic and things
Oct. 1st, 2018 10:12 pmI watched A Very English Scandal without reading the book first, and I'm kind of glad I did, because I don't think I want to read it after all. It's by Russell T Davies (and Eve Myles plays a character named Gwen, lol), with Hugh Grant as the politician who wants to get rid of his former lover, played by the always-incredible Ben Whishaw. Maybe because it's based on true events, it's very bleak. (What else should I have expected from RTD?)
Fic reveal time; I wrote these:
- Gwen/Morgana ficlet, post-series, for Everywoman;
- Pre-series Sam and Dean fic, outsider PoV, originally posted here at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
spn_summergen;
- SPN Masquerade fill, Sam/Dean, for a wonderful prompt that I just couldn't resist.
Things to write in the near future include: SPN Cinema (I've chosen Before Sunset in the hope that I can write a sequel to my trans!Jared fic based on Before Sunrise); SPN-J2-Xmas; Yuletide; SPN Reverse Bang - for gorgeous art by the lovely![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dizzojay. Will also probably do public_call, as well as snapecase (if I can manage to figure out how it works). Okay, that's a ~lot of writing.
Less than a week to go for Doctor Who! ♥
Fic reveal time; I wrote these:
- Gwen/Morgana ficlet, post-series, for Everywoman;
- Pre-series Sam and Dean fic, outsider PoV, originally posted here at
spn_summergen;- SPN Masquerade fill, Sam/Dean, for a wonderful prompt that I just couldn't resist.
Things to write in the near future include: SPN Cinema (I've chosen Before Sunset in the hope that I can write a sequel to my trans!Jared fic based on Before Sunrise); SPN-J2-Xmas; Yuletide; SPN Reverse Bang - for gorgeous art by the lovely
dizzojay. Will also probably do public_call, as well as snapecase (if I can manage to figure out how it works). Okay, that's a ~lot of writing.Less than a week to go for Doctor Who! ♥
Janice Pariat's The Nine-Chambered Heart is the sort of book that has my students in raptures and has me going... uhhh, what am I missing? It was a quick read, which does say a lot about the author's ability to engage the reader, and I also loved the premise: we see the protagonist through the points of view of nine characters she's been in sexual/romantic relationships with. (It's a really good premise for a fanfic, am I right?) Predictably, the part I liked the most was the one with the female roommate, although, alas, it's pretty much the only 'relationship' in the novel that doesn't actually turn into a relationship.
Only a few more Fandom Studies classes to go before the semester ends next week. There's SO MUCH I wanted to introduce my students to, and not enough time. At least I've got most of them hooked on Doctor Who/Torchwood (although it was my duty to warn them that the latter comes with a huge 'be prepared to have your heart torn out and stomped on' warning). Here's a (fan-made) video I posted for the class today.
One of the students has just submitted a Sam-centric Stanford-era fanfic. BRB OFF TO READ.
Only a few more Fandom Studies classes to go before the semester ends next week. There's SO MUCH I wanted to introduce my students to, and not enough time. At least I've got most of them hooked on Doctor Who/Torchwood (although it was my duty to warn them that the latter comes with a huge 'be prepared to have your heart torn out and stomped on' warning). Here's a (fan-made) video I posted for the class today.
One of the students has just submitted a Sam-centric Stanford-era fanfic. BRB OFF TO READ.
That book meme
May. 26th, 2018 11:35 amI've been wanting to do this for a while. I may not be terribly regular about it since classes start next week, and once students arrive they find ways of monopolising all my time. I'm always excited about books, but I'm particularly excited at the moment because Amazon says my copy of Michael Ondaatje's Warlight will arrive by June 1st. (I'll probably find lots to say about Ondaatje in the course of the meme, so I won't go into specifics now.)
Nicked the meme fromwendelah1; all questions under the cut. Book-lovers, please consider doing the meme. I'd love to see what everyone else likes to read.
Before I start, a prelude: one of the reasons I love Rory/Dean from Gilmore Girls so much is that Dean falls for Rory because she's so addicted to books.
( Favourite book from childhood )
( Meme questions )
P.S. Nominations for Everywoman are open. Go forth and nominate!
Nicked the meme from
wendelah1; all questions under the cut. Book-lovers, please consider doing the meme. I'd love to see what everyone else likes to read.Before I start, a prelude: one of the reasons I love Rory/Dean from Gilmore Girls so much is that Dean falls for Rory because she's so addicted to books.
( Favourite book from childhood )
( Meme questions )
P.S. Nominations for Everywoman are open. Go forth and nominate!
(no subject)
May. 12th, 2018 10:24 pmAh, Wayward Sisters didn't get picked up. I'm kind of ambivalent about it. On the one hand, it would have been awesome to have a show with female leads set in the SPN universe. On the other, how much actual 'representation' do we get in a show about women that is conceptualised by white men? (I'm thinking about Rainbow Rowell saying that the female characters she's disliked have all been written by men.) And yet, having a show about women, even if its origins are dubious, is better than not having it at all? Argh. Maybe it'll get picked up by some other network, like Brooklyn Nine-Nine? Which, by the way:
Meanwhile, J2 at JiBcon:
( Read more... )
Meanwhile, J2 at JiBcon:
( Read more... )
The one thing that defines Dean Winchester is that he'll never leave his little brother. The one thing. How do the current showrunners not know this.
Spring Fling rec
Apr. 9th, 2018 06:57 pmThe Redhead, the Raven Girl and the Boy, Jensen/Jared/Genevieve/Danneel. Not at all what one would expect from a story with a foursome: complicated and magical and beautiful and bittersweet, and this writer is seriously talented.
Spring Fling!
Apr. 8th, 2018 10:29 pmBlowing the dust off my LJ to rec my Spring Fling gift! Charlie/Billie, completely sweet and hilarious and awesome and just so very, very them. <3 <3 <3
Also taking the opportunity to revisit/recglovered's Charlie/Billie art since it fits the fic so well!
Much <3 to all.
Also taking the opportunity to revisit/rec
glovered's Charlie/Billie art since it fits the fic so well!Much <3 to all.
Femslash Review Fest
Dec. 30th, 2016 07:14 pmNot sure what's going on with LJ with the new servers and all that. I'm not planning on going anywhere else, but just in case: I'm asra on Dreamwidth and smithkingsley on Twitter and Tumblr. If I haven't added you there, please add me so I know where to find you.
( Femslash Review Fest )
P.S.: This bookmark is made of awesome.
( Femslash Review Fest )
P.S.: This bookmark is made of awesome.
Fantasy course
Nov. 1st, 2016 04:49 pmWorking on the syllabus for my fantasy course! I have some questions that I'm hoping my flist will be able to help with.
1. Suggestions for critical essays or articles. So far I have Tolkien's "On Fairy Stories", Ursula Le Guin's "The Critics, the Monsters, and the Fantasists", extracts from Rosemary Jackson's 'Fantasy: The Literature of Subversion', and an article on Harry Potter by Richard Bernstein.
2. Films to watch. So so many, so little time! I'm thinking Fellowship of the Ring, Prisoner of Azkaban, and The Neverending Story. Good/not good? Better options? Maybe The Hunger Games? PotC: Curse of the Black Pearl?
3. BOOKS. The Hobbit, Goblet of Fire (not sure about this one -- Philosopher's Stone may be better?), H G Wells' short story "The Inexperienced Ghost". Should I include Earthsea? Will 18-19 year olds be able to relate? Any suggestions for works/extracts from Gaiman? I want to include Philip Pullman, but His Dark Materials is too long to read/discuss as part of the course, and the film version of 'The Golden Compass' does very little justice to the book. Maybe just the first chapter of the book?
4. TV shows:
- I'm thinking maybe one episode each from Buffy and Merlin. Would the pilot episodes work? Or maybe there are better options among later episodes?
- Possibly SPN? Although all the good episodes I can think of need context to understand. "Roadkill" is a good one, right? Something people who don't know the show will still be able to appreciate (given the awesome twist at the end)? Possibly "Dead in the Water", since it's creepy and atmospheric enough for the genre, and has some wonderful characters as well as great writing? Any other suggestions?
- I know Doctor Who is sci-fi rather than fantasy, but I can think of a couple of episodes, such as 'Blink' and 'A Christmas Carol' (the flying fish are completely awesome!), that might be fitting? Good idea?
- Game of Thrones. Definitely unsuitable to screen on campus, but I'm thinking maybe I can focus on one character (possibly Daenerys and her dragons) and show some clips that could be discussed? I really want to include GoT somehow.
1. Suggestions for critical essays or articles. So far I have Tolkien's "On Fairy Stories", Ursula Le Guin's "The Critics, the Monsters, and the Fantasists", extracts from Rosemary Jackson's 'Fantasy: The Literature of Subversion', and an article on Harry Potter by Richard Bernstein.
2. Films to watch. So so many, so little time! I'm thinking Fellowship of the Ring, Prisoner of Azkaban, and The Neverending Story. Good/not good? Better options? Maybe The Hunger Games? PotC: Curse of the Black Pearl?
3. BOOKS. The Hobbit, Goblet of Fire (not sure about this one -- Philosopher's Stone may be better?), H G Wells' short story "The Inexperienced Ghost". Should I include Earthsea? Will 18-19 year olds be able to relate? Any suggestions for works/extracts from Gaiman? I want to include Philip Pullman, but His Dark Materials is too long to read/discuss as part of the course, and the film version of 'The Golden Compass' does very little justice to the book. Maybe just the first chapter of the book?
4. TV shows:
- I'm thinking maybe one episode each from Buffy and Merlin. Would the pilot episodes work? Or maybe there are better options among later episodes?
- Possibly SPN? Although all the good episodes I can think of need context to understand. "Roadkill" is a good one, right? Something people who don't know the show will still be able to appreciate (given the awesome twist at the end)? Possibly "Dead in the Water", since it's creepy and atmospheric enough for the genre, and has some wonderful characters as well as great writing? Any other suggestions?
- I know Doctor Who is sci-fi rather than fantasy, but I can think of a couple of episodes, such as 'Blink' and 'A Christmas Carol' (the flying fish are completely awesome!), that might be fitting? Good idea?
- Game of Thrones. Definitely unsuitable to screen on campus, but I'm thinking maybe I can focus on one character (possibly Daenerys and her dragons) and show some clips that could be discussed? I really want to include GoT somehow.
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Summergennnnn! <333
Aug. 11th, 2016 12:43 pmMy Summergen gift fic (Sam and Dean, gen, 4500 words) is the most perfect thing. I feel a little guilty for being the recipient of something so lovely, because I'm definitely not a part of fandom anymore, not the way I used to be. Anyway, that's a conversation for some other time. The fic takes place right after 'Dark Side of the Moon' (BE STILL MY HEART) and alternates between the present and the summer Sam was 17, thereby completely indulging my love of both DSotM and pre-series fic.
( Trust me, you want to read a fic that begins like THIS. )
I have a feeling I know the author because the writing is so familiarly beautiful (I've already narrowed down the list of possible suspects to two, lol), but I'll be just as happy if it turns out that the author is new to me because hey, more awesome people around = always good! And you, dear mystery author, are perfectly awesome, and I'm so glad (and lucky!!) that you were my gifter. ♥
( Trust me, you want to read a fic that begins like THIS. )
I have a feeling I know the author because the writing is so familiarly beautiful (I've already narrowed down the list of possible suspects to two, lol), but I'll be just as happy if it turns out that the author is new to me because hey, more awesome people around = always good! And you, dear mystery author, are perfectly awesome, and I'm so glad (and lucky!!) that you were my gifter. ♥
(no subject)
Mar. 20th, 2013 11:18 pm+ That three-sentence thing, because my works in progress are eating my brain and I want to take a break from them. If you're inclined to, give me a character/pairing and I'll write you at least three sentences. Fandoms: Any fandom that you know I'm aware of. (In fact, if you're familiar with my usual kind of writing and would like to drag me out of my comfort zones, I'll happily go along, so prompt me with ~anything you like, even if (especially if) you happen know that it's not my usual thing. Not that I would be averse to prompts that ~are my usual thing, JSYK. :-D)
+ Also, if you'd like to talk to me about your pov on comfort zones, I'd love to know your thoughts: what are you usually uncomfortable with, fanworks-wise? Is there anything (trope, situation, pairing, whatever) you think you absolutely will not read/write/draw/podfic/look at/listen to? What, if anything, might change your mind?
+ I'm writing a fic about a transgendered character and I'm terrified and excited about it. I know some of you are into transgendered characters, so if you'd like to rec me your favourite trans fics (I prefer female to male, at the moment, but male to female is good too), I would be beyond thrilled. I mostly read SPN and Merlin fics, but I'm fine with fic in other fandoms too. (Also, if you'd like to talk at length about this stuff, do do mail me at lyryk42 at gmail. I'd be ridic happy to talk about trans characters in fanworks, or even related issues in general.)
+ I want to write all the treats ever forrarewomen, ugh. The SPN requests are here, if anyone wants a quick link.
+ Pretty sure I've linked this SamandDean vid before but I've been watching it again because it's like THE SWEETEST THING EVER and sometimes you need that sort of thing. IDK.
( count on me )
( ETA prompt fills )
+ Also, if you'd like to talk to me about your pov on comfort zones, I'd love to know your thoughts: what are you usually uncomfortable with, fanworks-wise? Is there anything (trope, situation, pairing, whatever) you think you absolutely will not read/write/draw/podfic/look at/listen to? What, if anything, might change your mind?
+ I'm writing a fic about a transgendered character and I'm terrified and excited about it. I know some of you are into transgendered characters, so if you'd like to rec me your favourite trans fics (I prefer female to male, at the moment, but male to female is good too), I would be beyond thrilled. I mostly read SPN and Merlin fics, but I'm fine with fic in other fandoms too. (Also, if you'd like to talk at length about this stuff, do do mail me at lyryk42 at gmail. I'd be ridic happy to talk about trans characters in fanworks, or even related issues in general.)
+ I want to write all the treats ever for
rarewomen, ugh. The SPN requests are here, if anyone wants a quick link.+ Pretty sure I've linked this SamandDean vid before but I've been watching it again because it's like THE SWEETEST THING EVER and sometimes you need that sort of thing. IDK.
( count on me )
( ETA prompt fills )
So, I decided to do the 100 Things Challenge! If you don't already know, the objective is to pick a topic and make a hundred posts about it. There is no deadline so I'm probably going to be posting about this for the rest of my life so don't worry, I'm not going to be spamming you, and I'll put most stuff under a cut so those who aren't interested don't have to subject themselves to my fangirliness.
I've decided to post about 100 Female Characters I Love, mostly queer/chromatic characters from shows/films/books. I might do ficlets for some of them, but mostly I'll just post pics/general squee.
So here is Character #1: the very, very adorable Charlie Bradbury from Supernatural. Spoilery for episode 7.20, obvs.
( the girl with the dungeons and dragons tattoo )
I've decided to post about 100 Female Characters I Love, mostly queer/chromatic characters from shows/films/books. I might do ficlets for some of them, but mostly I'll just post pics/general squee.
So here is Character #1: the very, very adorable Charlie Bradbury from Supernatural. Spoilery for episode 7.20, obvs.
( the girl with the dungeons and dragons tattoo )
