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Jan. 15th, 2011 02:00 am- 18:36:35: @hercircumstance i also remember being surprised that "grown up " only meant "an advanced age" and didn't mean the person was an "adult"
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Jan. 15th, 2011
Throwing Money at the Problem
Jan. 15th, 2011 10:03 amAs a Mod for a fanfic writing community, I like to keep an ear to the ground when it comes to authors allowing/not allowing fanfiction. I make sure that I have a current list of those authors that don't like it so that I'm, at the very least, aware of what I should or shouldn't allow on the community.
With the coming of George R. R. Martin's successful A Song of Ice and Fire series to the small screen, I wondered if his stance to not allow fanfiction has changed. It doesn't appear that it has. Of course, this was an older article but the guy has put some thought into his stance so I doubt this "larger audience" is going to change anything.
I will be interested to see how many people come to this world and decide to write in it without even looking to see that he doesn't like fanfic. Do YOU check to see if your favorite author allows fanfic before you write in the world? I wonder because I'm pretty maniacal about it and have been for awhile... I don't know why for sure. It just seems like good sense to ask before playing in someone else's sand box.
All that being said, I'm enjoying the first book in the series. *grins* I'm so late to this game but I had some trouble finding the first book in the series (although I own the third). I guess I was just waiting for a good reason to start it. Now I have a good reason! I bought the e-book and the only thing I don't like much about this edition is that I can't flip back and forth to the map. I'm weird about that. Normally, I have this thing about books with maps... mostly because I want to look at the map all the time and I don't read the book! I get drawn in by the pretty lines and country names. I can't do that easily in the e-book. Guess I should count myself lucky!
Buying the first book of GRRM's shared-universe Wild Cards after reading about it at the above blog. Kind of thinking I might also buy Ex Heroes by Peter Clines. Wow! There are a lot of zombie stories with a strong military presence. Interesting sub-genre! I think I'm going to put Ex Heroes on my wish list because OMG I CAN'T BUY ANY MORE BOOKS, bound or electronic, until I get my finances assessed. Spending money on books isn't a write off just yet. I need to get published for that to happen and even then... I wonder if you COULD write off books as "research"?
With the coming of George R. R. Martin's successful A Song of Ice and Fire series to the small screen, I wondered if his stance to not allow fanfiction has changed. It doesn't appear that it has. Of course, this was an older article but the guy has put some thought into his stance so I doubt this "larger audience" is going to change anything.
I will be interested to see how many people come to this world and decide to write in it without even looking to see that he doesn't like fanfic. Do YOU check to see if your favorite author allows fanfic before you write in the world? I wonder because I'm pretty maniacal about it and have been for awhile... I don't know why for sure. It just seems like good sense to ask before playing in someone else's sand box.
All that being said, I'm enjoying the first book in the series. *grins* I'm so late to this game but I had some trouble finding the first book in the series (although I own the third). I guess I was just waiting for a good reason to start it. Now I have a good reason! I bought the e-book and the only thing I don't like much about this edition is that I can't flip back and forth to the map. I'm weird about that. Normally, I have this thing about books with maps... mostly because I want to look at the map all the time and I don't read the book! I get drawn in by the pretty lines and country names. I can't do that easily in the e-book. Guess I should count myself lucky!
Buying the first book of GRRM's shared-universe Wild Cards after reading about it at the above blog. Kind of thinking I might also buy Ex Heroes by Peter Clines. Wow! There are a lot of zombie stories with a strong military presence. Interesting sub-genre! I think I'm going to put Ex Heroes on my wish list because OMG I CAN'T BUY ANY MORE BOOKS, bound or electronic, until I get my finances assessed. Spending money on books isn't a write off just yet. I need to get published for that to happen and even then... I wonder if you COULD write off books as "research"?
Throwing Money at the Problem
Jan. 15th, 2011 10:03 amAs a Mod for a fanfic writing community, I like to keep an ear to the ground when it comes to authors allowing/not allowing fanfiction. I make sure that I have a current list of those authors that don't like it so that I'm, at the very least, aware of what I should or shouldn't allow on the community.
With the coming of George R. R. Martin's successful A Song of Ice and Fire series to the small screen, I wondered if his stance to not allow fanfiction has changed. It doesn't appear that it has. Of course, this was an older article but the guy has put some thought into his stance so I doubt this "larger audience" is going to change anything.
I will be interested to see how many people come to this world and decide to write in it without even looking to see that he doesn't like fanfic. Do YOU check to see if your favorite author allows fanfic before you write in the world? I wonder because I'm pretty maniacal about it and have been for awhile... I don't know why for sure. It just seems like good sense to ask before playing in someone else's sand box.
All that being said, I'm enjoying the first book in the series. *grins* I'm so late to this game but I had some trouble finding the first book in the series (although I own the third). I guess I was just waiting for a good reason to start it. Now I have a good reason! I bought the e-book and the only thing I don't like much about this edition is that I can't flip back and forth to the map. I'm weird about that. Normally, I have this thing about books with maps... mostly because I want to look at the map all the time and I don't read the book! I get drawn in by the pretty lines and country names. I can't do that easily in the e-book. Guess I should count myself lucky!
Buying the first book of GRRM's shared-universe Wild Cards after reading about it at the above blog. Kind of thinking I might also buy Ex Heroes by Peter Clines. Wow! There are a lot of zombie stories with a strong military presence. Interesting sub-genre! I think I'm going to put Ex Heroes on my wish list because OMG I CAN'T BUY ANY MORE BOOKS, bound or electronic, until I get my finances assessed. Spending money on books isn't a write off just yet. I need to get published for that to happen and even then... I wonder if you COULD write off books as "research"?
With the coming of George R. R. Martin's successful A Song of Ice and Fire series to the small screen, I wondered if his stance to not allow fanfiction has changed. It doesn't appear that it has. Of course, this was an older article but the guy has put some thought into his stance so I doubt this "larger audience" is going to change anything.
I will be interested to see how many people come to this world and decide to write in it without even looking to see that he doesn't like fanfic. Do YOU check to see if your favorite author allows fanfic before you write in the world? I wonder because I'm pretty maniacal about it and have been for awhile... I don't know why for sure. It just seems like good sense to ask before playing in someone else's sand box.
All that being said, I'm enjoying the first book in the series. *grins* I'm so late to this game but I had some trouble finding the first book in the series (although I own the third). I guess I was just waiting for a good reason to start it. Now I have a good reason! I bought the e-book and the only thing I don't like much about this edition is that I can't flip back and forth to the map. I'm weird about that. Normally, I have this thing about books with maps... mostly because I want to look at the map all the time and I don't read the book! I get drawn in by the pretty lines and country names. I can't do that easily in the e-book. Guess I should count myself lucky!
Buying the first book of GRRM's shared-universe Wild Cards after reading about it at the above blog. Kind of thinking I might also buy Ex Heroes by Peter Clines. Wow! There are a lot of zombie stories with a strong military presence. Interesting sub-genre! I think I'm going to put Ex Heroes on my wish list because OMG I CAN'T BUY ANY MORE BOOKS, bound or electronic, until I get my finances assessed. Spending money on books isn't a write off just yet. I need to get published for that to happen and even then... I wonder if you COULD write off books as "research"?
Fic: Three Faces (SGA)
Jan. 15th, 2011 02:23 pmTitle: Three Faces
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Ronon Dex, John Sheppard (implied Ronon/Melena, Ronon/Elizabeth, Ronon/Amelia)
Word Count: 1400
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some language
Prompts:
...![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
stargateland BB: 14/100 points
...Story Cube: sleeping face
...scifiland ILYLP: Repeat
...5_prompts Amnesty in January: fire pic from VRP: Orange
Author's Note: Set sometime after the events of The Prodigal. Not sure if I like it before or after Enemy at the Gate or not. Decide for yourself.
( ...sleep, perchance to dream... )
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Ronon Dex, John Sheppard (implied Ronon/Melena, Ronon/Elizabeth, Ronon/Amelia)
Word Count: 1400
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some language
Prompts:
...
stargateland BB: 14/100 points...Story Cube: sleeping face
...
scifiland ILYLP: Repeat...
5_prompts Amnesty in January: fire pic from VRP: OrangeAuthor's Note: Set sometime after the events of The Prodigal. Not sure if I like it before or after Enemy at the Gate or not. Decide for yourself.
( ...sleep, perchance to dream... )
Fic: Three Faces (SGA)
Jan. 15th, 2011 02:23 pmTitle: Three Faces
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Ronon Dex, John Sheppard (implied Ronon/Melena, Ronon/Elizabeth, Ronon/Amelia)
Word Count: 1400
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some language
Prompts:
...stargateland BB: 14/100 points
...Story Cube: sleeping face
...scifiland ILYLP: Repeat
...5_prompts Amnesty in January: fire pic from VRP: Orange
Author's Note: Set sometime after the events of The Prodigal. Not sure if I like it before or after Enemy at the Gate or not. Decide for yourself.
( ...sleep, perchance to dream... )
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Ronon Dex, John Sheppard (implied Ronon/Melena, Ronon/Elizabeth, Ronon/Amelia)
Word Count: 1400
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: some language
Prompts:
...
stargateland BB: 14/100 points...Story Cube: sleeping face
...
scifiland ILYLP: Repeat...
5_prompts Amnesty in January: fire pic from VRP: OrangeAuthor's Note: Set sometime after the events of The Prodigal. Not sure if I like it before or after Enemy at the Gate or not. Decide for yourself.
( ...sleep, perchance to dream... )
I'm studious... I want to know
Jan. 15th, 2011 04:52 pmDo you, dear flist, use your icons for anything more than a pretty on the side of your post? Do you communicate with them as well?
I do and I've always wondered if other people do, as well.
Sometimes, I use them to highlight something about my post that I particularly like. Sometimes they are the emotion I'm conveying. Sometimes they are the emotion I'm really feeling but am trying to suppress in the post itself.
There are times, in real life, that I think to myself, "I wish I had an icon for that." or "That particular icon would work great in this situation."
I seldom have many ship icons or, if I do, I seldom use them. Many of my icons are geared to the fandom I'm in at the moment so that I can be assured of an icon that fits not only the emotion but the place/people as well.
Something else you should know about me... see the icon I'm using for this? Notice that only half her face is showing? I love icons that have people who are "hidden" in this fashion. It means there is something there that you may not see. That intrigues me.
I am intrigued.
I do and I've always wondered if other people do, as well.
Sometimes, I use them to highlight something about my post that I particularly like. Sometimes they are the emotion I'm conveying. Sometimes they are the emotion I'm really feeling but am trying to suppress in the post itself.
There are times, in real life, that I think to myself, "I wish I had an icon for that." or "That particular icon would work great in this situation."
I seldom have many ship icons or, if I do, I seldom use them. Many of my icons are geared to the fandom I'm in at the moment so that I can be assured of an icon that fits not only the emotion but the place/people as well.
Something else you should know about me... see the icon I'm using for this? Notice that only half her face is showing? I love icons that have people who are "hidden" in this fashion. It means there is something there that you may not see. That intrigues me.
I am intrigued.
I'm studious... I want to know
Jan. 15th, 2011 04:52 pmDo you, dear flist, use your icons for anything more than a pretty on the side of your post? Do you communicate with them as well?
I do and I've always wondered if other people do, as well.
Sometimes, I use them to highlight something about my post that I particularly like. Sometimes they are the emotion I'm conveying. Sometimes they are the emotion I'm really feeling but am trying to suppress in the post itself.
There are times, in real life, that I think to myself, "I wish I had an icon for that." or "That particular icon would work great in this situation."
I seldom have many ship icons or, if I do, I seldom use them. Many of my icons are geared to the fandom I'm in at the moment so that I can be assured of an icon that fits not only the emotion but the place/people as well.
Something else you should know about me... see the icon I'm using for this? Notice that only half her face is showing? I love icons that have people who are "hidden" in this fashion. It means there is something there that you may not see. That intrigues me.
I am intrigued.
I do and I've always wondered if other people do, as well.
Sometimes, I use them to highlight something about my post that I particularly like. Sometimes they are the emotion I'm conveying. Sometimes they are the emotion I'm really feeling but am trying to suppress in the post itself.
There are times, in real life, that I think to myself, "I wish I had an icon for that." or "That particular icon would work great in this situation."
I seldom have many ship icons or, if I do, I seldom use them. Many of my icons are geared to the fandom I'm in at the moment so that I can be assured of an icon that fits not only the emotion but the place/people as well.
Something else you should know about me... see the icon I'm using for this? Notice that only half her face is showing? I love icons that have people who are "hidden" in this fashion. It means there is something there that you may not see. That intrigues me.
I am intrigued.