Preening my feathers rather audaciously.

[valis2]

LJ still seems very quiet to me. People must be on spring break or something.

The Giant Entry about Fanfiction Mistakes was a nice fandom milestone for me. I feel like I really accomplished something. It was mentioned in the HP newsletters quickquotes and daily_snitch, a LotR newsletter called four_lobsters, a new generic fanfiction community called teaching_fandom, and another writing community called shy_writers in the LJ world. I uploaded a link to The Potions Master's Muse, which is a SS/OFC Yahoo mailing list, and it may end up on Sycophant Hex as an essay.

I would be so honored if it turned up on SH. That would be wonderful.

I'm still sad about the way I ended up having to structure it. As is reads now, the first half is boring, and the second half is much more interesting. I originally had it the other way around, but it seemed awkward to transition from details to broad points, so I switched it. Now I wonder if some of the readers gave up because it seemed really generic and boring in the beginning. The second half seems a lot more lively to me.

Most people mentioned its positivity, and several people mentioned the POV section as being very helpful. I actually didn't expect that at all, because I thought that the POV section was so sketchy. I mean, there is so much more that can be said about POVs and tenses. But I'm glad that people responded so nicely. I really did enjoy writing it. There were a few additional suggestions that I will fit in later, like songfics (thanks, pandora_nervosa!).

valis2=happy

Comments

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I didn't watch the blind cop show, though I did watch a special about it.

CSI really pissed me off. I thought that the kid plot was horrible, though the dad was an excellent actor and did a great job. I thought that the actor who played the homeless guy was absolutely horrid.

The Baldwin plot was okay, I suppose, but the Baldwin was so bizarre in his underplaying of the role that I was a little freaked out. Especially after having been set up as such a scumbag.

At least Sara and Catherine were wearing "normal" clothes instead of the silly tight tanks they normally wear.

I loved the music, too. There were a couple tracks that were awesome.

[deepforestowl.livejournal.com]

WHAT! The homeless guy was Wil Wheaton! I thought he rocked and I found about it being him after the show aired. dude!

Baldwin just kind of creeps me out. He seems to be kind of scuzzy in real life so I suppose this wasn't much of a leap for him.

The kid plot was enh...but doable I guess. I did like how Nick zinged the detective in the end cause the detective deserved it. I don't remember that guy being such a punk.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Wow, and I've even met Wil Wheaton! Weird. Still, I didn't think it was a great performance.

Baldwin was nice and scuzzy, and I thought he'd be all scuzzy in the episode, and then he sounds like some sweet Southern cocaine-dealing guy with lots of politeness heaped on. That was so weird.

I don't remember the detective being such an ass either, but with his comment the week before about the plus-sized women and his mean behavior last night, I'm wondering what the hell is up.

[deepforestowl.livejournal.com]

hmm...I missed last week's ep. I think. I barely remember what I did yesterday. sigh. Burnout...so burned out. wah.