Creativity on LJ...

Recently someone on one of the lists I belong to mentioned that it's off-putting when a writer draws attention to an allusion or bit of foreshadowing they've made. It does seem to smack of "Look how clever I am!"; I can see doing a separately archived annotated work, if there is enough demand, but to point out the clever bits in the fic itself or even in the author's note seems distracting.

However, it started me thinking that, on the other hand, annotated versions are few and far between. Artists spend all of this extra time putting in clever touches, and so many of them go unnoticed. I thought it would be nice to have an entry where we show them off. I'd love to read about the thoughts behind the creation. I'd love to see what the artist created and hear what influenced the work or why they think it's particularly clever. (I'm not much of a fan of Formalism.)

Seeing that I have a wonderful flist, full of amazing fanfic writers, fanartists, and photographers, I thought that it would be fascinating to hear a few stories.

So here is a little exercise for the flist, if anyone is interested.

1) Find something you've created that you're rather proud of. Art, poetry, fic, whatever. This is the Ego Stroking thread...don't be afraid to add to it. I'm certain that you've created something that's rather clever...here's a chance to celebrate it!

2) Comment to this entry, or make your own entry, and either provide a link or a sample of your creation.

3) Explain why it's clever or why it was particularly difficult to create or why you love it so.

4) Mention anything else of note about it.

( I'll be the guinea pig... )

I am so hoping you'll respond...I think it will be really interesting. I am always amazed by the talent I see on the flist (and in the fandom/LJ in general), and I'd love to hear what you have to say!

EDIT: I fixed teh ebil bolding tag.

And another thing: You, flist, are cool. I knew it already, but still. Keep responding...have fun!

After searching I have found the other two drabbles I wrote...

on violet_quill's LJ. One was for her first line drabble challenge; the other was for her recent HP dice challenge, where she would roll dice and give you two names and a location.

They're somewhat dark, be warned. I only spent about 15 minutes on each, so they are just quickies, but I can never remember where they are, so I went searching for them tonight so I could get them in one place.

( On to the drabbles. )

I am so curious still.

On Sycophant Hex chapter 58 now has three hundred two hits.

Ten more than two days ago. It is averaging five hits a day. Who is reading it? What is going on? Chapter 59 is only up to 101 hits. Who has linked something to Chapter 58?

My obsessive-compulsive mind wants to know.