I couldn’t decide what to write about this week, so you’re getting on the fly writing from last night. I finally decided to write about (another) topic that’s been on my mind lately – deadlines. I have a lot (alot, snicker) of them right now. I have my deadlines for my blog articles for MVF, I have deadlines for my...
read moreWhy do I write? I write because I have to. There’s some damn little beast on a wheel somewhere inside of me and if I don’t write, it won’t get off its wheel and let me sleep. If I don’t write, the squeak squeak squeaking of the wheel keeps me awake and warps my brain until all my thoughts are a jumble of mush. ...
read moreUsually I mostly write about fandom stuff. Today is not one of those days. I think everyone who reads my blog knows that I write both fan fiction and original fiction. Well, right now I’m editing a piece of original fic that was just red penned by my fuxy friend SusanAshlea. She gave me a comment that is something I...
read moreIt’s day fifteen of NaNoWriMo and I’m a little over half way to my 50,000 words. I’ve written every day but one – I desperately needed the mental break and we were out of clean clothes ;) What have I learned in the past two weeks? 1. It’s possible for an outline to be too detailed. It slows you down,...
read moreMost of you who read my column – or the blog in general – probably know by now that I’m participating in NaNoWriMo this year. For the month of November, I’m going to use The State of the Fandom as a sort of journal, detailing my experiences so far. I’m writing this first one a wee bit in advance as it’s posting on...
read moreHi girls!! **waves** I just wanted to take a few minutes and thank my fellow MVF co-owners for sharing this experience with me. Launching and owning MVF has been an experience journey adventure like no other. Each of you brings something different to our little table and I feel truly blessed to have gotten to know you and have you...
read moreOkay, this may be a bit of random fandom crashing, but can I just say how redonkulously excited I am for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt 1? I am. It’s not funny. The other day I was thinking about the movie and I gave myself goose bumps. In mid 2007 I was anxiously awaiting the release of Harry Potter and the...
read moreMy column this week is actually more of a call to authors and readers of fan fiction. In honor of October and Halloween, I want to read me some spooky, ghostly Halloween fics. The only one I can come up with off the top of my head is ‘Things that go Bump in the Night’ by the incredibly talented Mac214 (though I know there...
read moreEver heard of NaNoWriMo and wondered what it was? To quote the site, “National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30. Valuing enthusiasm and perseverance over painstaking...
read moreIt seems that clichés are running rampant in fan fiction. We’ve all read that one phrase that just gets you all riled up – and not in the good way. I’m talking about that phrase you read that makes you go, “Really? They’re using that again?” Now, I’m not teasing or making fun of anyone who uses or has used...
read moreHow many stories have you passed over due to a poorly written summary? I know I’ve probably bypassed hundreds of stories in favor of ones with better written summaries. The summary is the first impression, the first opportunity to suck a reader in to your story. This is only meant to serve as a general guide, not a hard...
read moreWhat exactly is a ‘non-canon pairing’? A non-canon paring is any pairing that differs from ‘canon’, or the way the original author wrote the book. BellaxJacob, AlicexEmmett and CharliexBilly are all examples of Twilight non-canon pairings. Part of the appeal, at least for me, lies in the forbidden. The characters...
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