this is sad, even for me...

[tommygirl]

It's 10:30pm on a Saturday night and I'm ready to go to bed. I had to work today and then run a few errands. So much fun. At least I still get a two-day weekend. That's what I kept repeating to myself today while I tried to make it through tons of work...and eep, it's not going away. On the bright side, I talked with my boss about switching some of my job responsibilities around when the new girl starts. I'm taking on a new project and dumping something that just annoys me to do. So yay for that.

I really do try to focus on the positive because negativity just causes me to spiral (and that's never a pretty sight, trust me), but lately I just feel so tired all the time. And I'm very far behind on many things. If I owe you anything, I apologize for any delays. I'm trying to get my act together again.

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Question for Readers of Fanfiction: What is one thing that will make you swoon about a fic? What makes a story good in your opinion?

I've been pondering this lately and I'm trying to make sense of my own thoughts and wondered what others think.

Comments

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear about the tiredness - it's a problem I have myself, and it gets in the way of so many things I would like to do. I wanted to write something for the porn challenge for one, but I just haven't been able to.

Things I look for in fanfic? The author has to have a similar take on the characters to my own, so that I can recognise them; and there are authors whose words flow, and others who have good ideas but whose words just plod; I like a fic to have something to say - not necessarily anything new (I'm not sure if there is anything new left to say), but at least an interesting spin on it; and, most of all, stories need to have heart, there needs to be caring and tenderness.

I also adore angst and, most of all, hurt/comfort, but that doesn't happen so much.