my loss, my lonely
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tommygirlYou know what peeves me a great deal regarding ficathons? Aside from the obvious of people just never completing their story or contacting the administrator regarding the situation?
People who don't even say "thank you" when you write them a story. I noticed someone else on my friend's list mention this and it reminded me that I wanted to rant about this a few days ago. Because really? How hard is it to either comment or send an email that says "Thanks!" Even if you didn't like it or it wasn't quite what you hoped for, someone tried to create something for you. I'd hope that if someone handed you a gift you wouldn't look at it and not thank the person, so what makes it okay to do with a ficathon or challenge?
Grrr...it just annoys me beyond anything. Because authors are all slightly neurotic and constantly worrying that people like their stories, especially when written for someone...so not to hear anything? It's rude.
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meanwhile the interview meme continues to circulate...
Interview questions from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lunarknightz
1. Seth or Ryan? Seth!
2. What's your best memory? It's from when I was in Spain and I was in Salamanca and it was the first day I felt comfortable enough with both the language and environment to wander off on my own. It was just so amazing over there, finally feeling like I was getting into the life there - I didn't really want to come back.
3. How did you get started writing? What keeps you writing? I started when I was about eight after reading Harriet the Spy and being bored on the constant road trips out to visit my grandmother's farm in Missouri. Some of it was fanfiction (long before I knew what it was) when a book I read didn't end how I wanted it to. And I don't know, early on I guess the right people kept commenting on my writing, encouraging me to continue, and I did. It stuck and here I am years later still plugging away in hopes of one day publishing a novel or selling one of my screenplays.
4. What was the first TV show to draw you into fandom? Are you still involved in that fandom?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Though I was much more a lurker than avid participator. I revered Joss' writing and didn't attempt to do my own fanfiction because I didn't think I could do it justice. But I still enjoy reading good fic in the fandom.
5. What's the best thing about living in New Jersey? My location in South Jersey has me pretty close to four major cities. Philly is fifteen minutes away, NYC is an hour and a half, Baltimore is two hours, and DC is three. Plus, we have about a thousand diners that are open at all hours of day and night!
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So how much doesladybug218 rock? She wrote another story that falls into the New Future A/U that we've created. It was my reward fic for making two of my goals for the April Fool's Challenge and it's just...truth & consequences picks up where I left off with "Lonely No More" and brings a few favorites back into the mix. Go read it here!
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Speaking of Reward Fic, I'm going to attempt a Princess Bride ficlet. I love and adore the movie so I guess any excuse to pull it out and watch it is a good thing, but I never written that before. Hhmm...hope I don't screw it up too much.
Also have much other writing to be doing instead of all the stuff I have been undertaking: watching stuff on my TIVO, cleaning up a bit, updating my website, etc. I think I've run out of excuses and my sister has taken over the living room to play her new Splinter Cell game so...writing it is.
Have a good weekend everyone! Be on the lookout for more of the icon ficlets and a few other things if I stop procrastinating.
Ciao.
People who don't even say "thank you" when you write them a story. I noticed someone else on my friend's list mention this and it reminded me that I wanted to rant about this a few days ago. Because really? How hard is it to either comment or send an email that says "Thanks!" Even if you didn't like it or it wasn't quite what you hoped for, someone tried to create something for you. I'd hope that if someone handed you a gift you wouldn't look at it and not thank the person, so what makes it okay to do with a ficathon or challenge?
Grrr...it just annoys me beyond anything. Because authors are all slightly neurotic and constantly worrying that people like their stories, especially when written for someone...so not to hear anything? It's rude.
**
meanwhile the interview meme continues to circulate...
Interview questions from
lunarknightz1. Seth or Ryan? Seth!
2. What's your best memory? It's from when I was in Spain and I was in Salamanca and it was the first day I felt comfortable enough with both the language and environment to wander off on my own. It was just so amazing over there, finally feeling like I was getting into the life there - I didn't really want to come back.
3. How did you get started writing? What keeps you writing? I started when I was about eight after reading Harriet the Spy and being bored on the constant road trips out to visit my grandmother's farm in Missouri. Some of it was fanfiction (long before I knew what it was) when a book I read didn't end how I wanted it to. And I don't know, early on I guess the right people kept commenting on my writing, encouraging me to continue, and I did. It stuck and here I am years later still plugging away in hopes of one day publishing a novel or selling one of my screenplays.
4. What was the first TV show to draw you into fandom? Are you still involved in that fandom?
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Though I was much more a lurker than avid participator. I revered Joss' writing and didn't attempt to do my own fanfiction because I didn't think I could do it justice. But I still enjoy reading good fic in the fandom.
5. What's the best thing about living in New Jersey? My location in South Jersey has me pretty close to four major cities. Philly is fifteen minutes away, NYC is an hour and a half, Baltimore is two hours, and DC is three. Plus, we have about a thousand diners that are open at all hours of day and night!
**
So how much does
ladybug218 rock? She wrote another story that falls into the New Future A/U that we've created. It was my reward fic for making two of my goals for the April Fool's Challenge and it's just...truth & consequences picks up where I left off with "Lonely No More" and brings a few favorites back into the mix. Go read it here!**
Speaking of Reward Fic, I'm going to attempt a Princess Bride ficlet. I love and adore the movie so I guess any excuse to pull it out and watch it is a good thing, but I never written that before. Hhmm...hope I don't screw it up too much.
Also have much other writing to be doing instead of all the stuff I have been undertaking: watching stuff on my TIVO, cleaning up a bit, updating my website, etc. I think I've run out of excuses and my sister has taken over the living room to play her new Splinter Cell game so...writing it is.
Have a good weekend everyone! Be on the lookout for more of the icon ficlets and a few other things if I stop procrastinating.
Ciao.
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Date: 2005-04-23 04:02 pm (UTC)Princess Bride fic sounds interesting...
As for the ficathon rant - well - I am with you on that 100%!
By the way - when are we getting our I Miss Chris assignments? ;)
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Date: 2005-04-23 04:14 pm (UTC)And yes, I really need to get those very hard assignments out at some point today, don't i? Hee
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Date: 2005-04-23 04:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-25 05:56 pm (UTC)And I can make banners, too, if you need me.:D
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Date: 2005-04-23 07:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-04-23 08:05 pm (UTC)WORD.
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Date: 2005-04-23 08:17 pm (UTC)I recently set up an account at Gmail but forgot that I had set my AF settings to send all PM notifications to my Netscape address. Now, I only check Netscape once or twice a week, so I just now got your PM. SORRY!! :)
I did like your fic though. ::grin::
-Azelma :)
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Date: 2005-04-24 09:36 am (UTC)This is more directed to those people who go more than a month when responding in a ficathon and just...never said a word...
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Date: 2005-04-25 05:54 pm (UTC)*Pounces* New fic, new fic, new fic!