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I was scrolling through some old posts on my various fandoms.

I miss it :(

Man, was I into fandom or what? Art, fic, discussion, and pure squee. Even then, I wasn't as obsessed and post-happy as others. Do I even do any of that now? I'm so crazy busy.

But man. The Smallville days. Mocking the cwazies. Squeeing over my favorite superhero pairing. Looking to see if each new episode would bring us closer to Superman or make me angry. I learned that there are so many other awesome people out there that love Superman and its mythos like I do.

Then there was SG-1. SO. MUCH. FIC. SG-1 was the fandom where I learned so much. This is where I made my first icons, banners, and wallpaper. I really tested and experimented in my writing and showed it to the world for the first time. I met a lot of fantastic people, and I learned a lot of hard lessons.

And last but not least, Supernatural. Still my fave show. Still excited and squeeful, even if I don't share it very often. (Even to

meg_tdj.) While the overall strength and quality of the show is not what it used to be, particularly in the overarching story arcs, antagonists, and consistency, it's still stronger than I'd expect at its age with top-notch acting and interesting hooks. I'm proud to still call it my fave show. I wish some of my other fave shows had been this strong and enjoyable when they were in Season 8. I've never been as active in fandom, though, likely due to my past experiences in prior fandoms and because I'm in a different place in my life. Still, I miss the squee and the chat and the fun of being immersed in fandom just the same.

I think sometimes about my other interests, too. How I would love to get more invested in Dark Angel as the fandom is more fun than the show itself. I miss X-Files something fierce, and I think back how it used to be my fave TV show ever, until SPN came along. How fun it was to play with Lost theories and pray my fave characters wouldn't die. Then, of course, Star Wars, which will always have a special place in my heart as I was obsessed with it for so long before it was tainted by some bad experiences and the prequels, which I did not enjoy as much. We'll see what the future holds.

I do miss it all and wish I could reclaim it, if not just a little bit. Maybe I can win that part of me back somehow and adapt it to the person I am now.

Just my random thoughts. What about the rest of you?

Current Mood: nostalgic
Current Music: The Pit - Silversun Pickups

I was surfing around, looking for any online deals for Christmas when I came across more recent SG-1 covers.

Now, I'd only seen the old covers, so the redesign to these gave me a shock. But they are neat. They have more of a sleek, stream-lined feel, and a sci-fi edge.

I'm not into the franchise anymore, but these brought a smile to my face. I'm happy with my old ones though :)

Current Mood: cold

I guess I won an award for my old fic Something Old(Jack/Sara). For anyone who might have voted, thanks! And congrats to the winners and nominees.

Now, if only people liked my SPN stuff! LOL

Current Mood: thankful

Wow, is everything down this morning?

Blantantly stolen from

meg_tdj:

Question for fanfic writers: In your chosen fandom(s), which characters do you find the hardest and the easiest to write?

So I give you: Supernatural, SG-1, Smallville, and Dark Angel.

SPN

I find writing for this fandom to be HARD. It doesn't stop me, but sometimes I get emo and think I should. I think Dean is probably my strongest character. Most of the time I believe I get his dialogue and attitude right, and since I heavily idenitfy with his good AND bad qualities, I think I get into his head pretty well. But I can be hit and miss with him, too.

I default to Sam a lot because I find him more focused and serious than Dean. Plus, I like to write reactions to Dean which is easier from another point of view. Plus, I enjoy it. I have had trouble writing him in S4 because of the direction the show took, but once we got in his head the second half of the season it was a little easier. However, I honestly don't think I write him correctly half the time and it annoys me to no end. I have his research side down, but I seem to fail at his subtle digs and word plays. I get so angry about it sometimes I just want to be super emo and quit, LOL. I wish I could write him better.

Bobby and John have been hit or miss for me, though I've never written Bobby's pov (yet, though I have some planned) and I think I wrote John's pov once. But I have had them in stories, as I have Jo, Bela, Castiel, and Ruby. I think I do okay with them, but I haven't written them enough or long enough to really have an idea how well I write them.

SG-1

Daniel is usually my default, but that doesn't mean he's the easiest to write for me. He's in my field so I get that aspect of him and he's sympathetic in many ways, but I'm not the strongest with his snark. I really have to work for it. Sam is similar. I'm a lot like Sam, and I can do her technobabble just fine, but I have a harder time writing her because the show often made her an emotional mess. I liked her better when she was fresh and green and excited in the early seasons. I found her easier to write.

My easiest to write? The two that are NOT like me. At least not that I can see. I find Jack the easiest and I adore writing him. And I've had so much fun writing Teal'c that it isn't funny. Those two brought me a lot of fannish joy.

Smallville

I haven't written much SV fic, but I always write Clark. So far, anyway. I find he is a nice stable character and I can relate to his morals and good-nature. Plus, I'm an idealist. I especially like writing banter between him and Lois. Lois is a blast to write, but I've never done her pov. I seem more comfortable with being on Clark's side.

Dark Angel

I've only written a few, but it's no surprise that I adore Alec. Yet, I also find him hard to write. I find Max the hardest, and I haven't even attempted the other characters like Original Cindy, Logan, and Sketchy. The easiest? I was surprised that it was Joshua. I feel like I write Joshua best. But maybe that's just in my head. I've had a lot of positive feedback on the few stories I've written in this fandom, including requests for novels and long-fic. Maybe that's what happens when I fandom gets old. I know that from a writer's standpoint, this fandom could easily suck me in because there is so much to explore. I fight it everyday.

So that's that. I've written for some other shows, but these are the top ones. I find it interesting that sometimes the character least like me I wrote the best, but sometimes the characters most like me I wrote the best. So there isn't an answer that covers everything. It's all about context, the characters themselves, and the atmopshere of the show.

What about you?

Current Mood: indifferent

Due to lack of time and other things going on, I honestly don't have much time for my communities. I haven't been up to date with them for quite some time, but I've reached the point where I know I won't be able to come back to them.

Since I would like to see them flourish if there is interest, I am opening them up to people who may want to take over.

daniel_weir: This was a pet project of mine and as much as I still enjoy the pairing, it's pretty much dead. If someone wants to take it over and revive it, please let me know.

jack_sara: There is interest in this pairing because I still see it going around. I even have more fic I would like to finish for this pairing. Since there seems to still be interest, I am willing to hand this over to someone that might be willing to make it a more interactive community. Currently, I created it as just an LJ archive for the fic.

sg1_knights: I am closing this one.

tealc_fic: This really is a big decision for me, one that I haven't made lightly.

tealc_fic is my baby and I'm so very proud of it and what it has brought to the fandom. Once, long ago, I tried to make it interactive with challenges and contests, but there wasn't a whole lot of participation. Though, I think as the years have gone by, Teal'c has become more and more appreciated as a character. I would like to think that all the people who have posted there really contributed to the Teal'c love. But since I feel Teal'c really needs toto continue to have a place in fandom, I would be happy to pass this on to someone that could keep it going :)

It makes me sad to have to say goodbye, but I'm really not doing much with these communities. I'm not really doing much in ANY communities right now, no matter what the fandom. So if I can find these communities some decent maintainers, that would be awesome.

Current Mood: nostalgic

I don't consider casting to be spoilery, but I suppose I should just in case...

( In where I grin like an idiot )

Current Mood: chipper

I'm giving myself a BREAK. For like a few minutes LOL

The other day I was thinking: why am I able to write so much Stargate: SG-1 fanfic and not so much Supernatural fanfic? My passion and fannishness of the shows are fairly equal. I'd even say that my fannishness for Smallville is equal. So how come at the height of my SG-1 days I could pump out at least one fic a week, but with SPN or SV I can't? Have a lost my touch? I want to write lots of SPN, darn it! I love that show.

Aside from my current time constraints and my need to focus on my original fic *is jealous of people that can do both at the same time*... I argue it isn't lack of interest or desire, but the nature of the shows themselves and how the intersect with my writing wants and needs.

( Stargate: SG-1, Supernatural, and Smallville are three shows that have very different structures/outcomes )

I'm sure everyone's experiences are different, but that's my take :)

ETA: There could be potential S4 SPN spoilers in the comments so be careful.

Current Mood: curious

Hmm. Well, I liked that much more than I thought I would. It could have been that I had low expectations though. I'm a huge SG-1 fan, but I had been disappointed in the series during it's final seasons.

Anyway, just a few brief thoughts. Maybe I'll post more on it in the future.

( Continuum )

Current Mood: calm

Been productive today! Which, you know, will amount to squat, but at least I try.

In the meantime, I am going to be shameless and use this as a distraction:

Sometimes it's ok to pimp yourself out. Post a list of your top five fic-favorites you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. This isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most. ~~Then tag five other people to do the same.~~ Everyone else in the world should do it...

1. Pandora's Box. [SPN, Season 3, Gen/Horror, A/A, Angst, Hunt Fic.] I am new to writing SPN, but this is the fic I just finished recently that is full of my own sweat and tears. I put a lot of heart and soul into it and it helped me get through a hard summer. I really wanted to tell a strong hunt fic tale, but still hit an emotional cord while keeping the characters as close to canon as possible. Plus, it was my first attempt at writing John. It will probably remain one of my faves for a long time.

Summary: After Sam opens a mysterious box, he and Dean find themselves battling the same bogey their father defeated sixteen years ago. As they fight alongside an unlikely ally to safeguard the town, Dean struggles to tie up loose ends in his life while Sam continues to search for a way to save his brother's soul. Word Count: 31,931.

2. Out of the Fire. [SPN, Season 3, Angst, Drama. Teen]. Another recent SPN fic. Again, I put a lot into this story and pushed hard to teach myself to become more of a narrative writer without losing my love and strength in dialogue. I think it came out nicely and hit all the right buttons emotionally.

Summary: Five years after the events in No Rest for the Wicked, Dean awakens to a changed world. He finds himself reluctantly joined with a group of freedom fighters who have one goal – destroy the tyrannical reign of Sam Winchester no matter the cost. Word Count: 9,097.

3. Echoes of Autumn. [SG-1, Season 8, Jack-centric, Jack and Daniel friendship, Team/Gen, PG-13]. This is probably the story I'm most well-known for in SG-1 fandom, but even if it wasn't, I would still feel it was my crowning achievement in that fandom. I don't think in my mind any of my others would or will ever top this one.

Summary: Jack awakens to find himself ten years into the future, but with no memory from the past decade. Alone and deemed clinically insane, Jack must work to figure out how to change the mistakes of the past, and bring back together the friends he once knew. S8. Novel. Angst/Mystery. Action/Adventure. Word Count: Over 50K.

4. While I Wait. [SG-1/SGA crossover of sorts, S8/S1, Ship, Elizabeth/Daniel, PG-13]. It's a well-known fact that I am a team/gen girl, but one who happens to write an unhealthy amount of ship. I find it fun to explore different possibilities. This story is one of those unexpected gems for me. I enjoyed writing it and to this day it's one of the fics I am most proud of. I think it always will be. Minor ship and not a well-known story, but it's mine and it makes me happy :)

Summary: When Elizabeth gets an unexpected visitor as she awaits the ancient Atlanteans' decision on her fate, an unlikely romance develops that not only spans galaxies, but time itself.

5. Russian Roulette. [SG-1, Season 5, Ship, Daniel/Janet UST - or strong friendship, Team, Action/Adeventure, Angst] This one of my least known fics, but in my opinion probably one of my best written ones. The ship aspects of it is so minor you might blink and miss it or read it as strong friendship, but I still keep it labeled as ship in case. I feel this fic has some of my best voices and is as close to the show as possible, while still having a darker undercurrent. That is why it will always be one of my faves.

Summary: Quarantined on a diseased planet, SG-1 becomes embroiled in a political conflict that threatens to destroy the population and the members of SG-1 themselves. S5, prior to Meridian. Novella.

That's it. There's the five. I'm very very picky, so you won't see me adding onto the list. I tend to fall out of love with my fics rather quickly LOL

Please be sure to do this too. :)

Current Mood: blank

I'm kinda not surprised, actually.

( Cut Just in Case )

Current Mood: groggy

Since all the cool kids are doing it...

( My List of WIPs for Various Fandoms )

Okay, that's just plain crazy. I should have these done by the time I'm 70.

Current Mood: spastic

I rightly or wrongly said "screw the poverty!" and I have Continuum here. I can't watch it yet, though, because I have work to do today. Maybe this weekend.

Current Mood: restless

I get picky and I didn't like the way the main page looked. So I messed with it again. I know have a rotating banner! Yay!

Okay, so it lost some image quality and I'm not happy about that. But this way I get my lovely SG-1 *and* my Winchester boys *is happy*

So, to repeat myself but much nicer this time...

Scribal Traditions is semi-updated now. And since I've written enough fic for Supernatural to warrant its own list on LJ, here is the master list. Not really happy with the tweaking, but I never am.

:)

Current Mood: semi-satisfied

I've been having one of those days where I'm moody and self-critical. I feel like my writing is crap and I'm never ever going to make it. Sure, I have stories to tell, and stories I feel people would like to hear, but I haven't been gifted with that lovely ability to create gorgeous prose. Gifted prose sells *grumbles to self*

So, I took a break from the story I've been working on ('cause it's crap) and decided to do something mindless instead.

I updated my website.

My website has all the fic I've written on it for Stargate and Supernatural. I haven't updated the awards or links part of the website, but who goes to those anyway? And I'm behind on the art, but since I post my art here I'm in no big rush. I post everything here so I'm never in a rush. Anyway, it was nice to get that out of the way, though.

I don't think I'll be writing a ton of fanfic for either show, or even other shows. I'm swamped with schoolwork and trying to write more original stuff. But it's still nice to have a place other than LJ to keep them posted.

So, Scribal Traditions is semi-updated now. And since I've written enough fic for Supernatural to warrant its own list on LJ, here is the master list. Not really happy with the tweaking, but I never am.

Now I guess I should get back to tackling this story to see if it is salvageable.

Current Mood: moody

If you enjoy Farscape and you've never gone to Farscape Fantasy, then get your butt over there. There are tons of videoes for your viewing pleasure and I've snatched a couple of faves from there. I've had the link for a while, but I'm a bad bad fan when it comes to sharing. Eeep!

I shall be beginning my dabbling into the

sg1teamficathon at some point today. Obviously, the fic made for me goes first :)

I've decided I don't have enough funny in my life. (Consequently, this is why I am having trouble writing angst or reading any dark fic right now. I need laughter in my life.) I need funny icons and funny vids and funny everything. Multifandom, preferrably. Any reccs would be great. I'll probably work on some stuff of my own later.

And

meg_tdj the banner for the last Dan/Jan challenge should be wrapped up this weekend, promise. This weekend is all about me relaxing so it'll get done.

I've discovered I'm stalling again. I haven't watched SGA. I've come to a stop with Lois and Clark. I haven't finished Farscape. I still need to finally finish Prodigy for SG-1. I haven't finished the season of Macgyver I have. And I've still missed several Smallville eps. I just don't like to have things done! *cries* I must remedy that.

Had a freaky Smallville dream last night that would make a cool story. Chloe, Clark, and Lois centric. However, Sam and Dean were there making a cameo appearance and that got odd for a sec.

I need to rediscover SG-1 vids. I haven't watched any in a long time, save for Last Beautiful Girl by Callea Veda, one of my fave Sam vids. I have some other awesome ones that I lost long ago and others saved to disc and need to pull out.

I also need to find me some non-sappy X-Files vids.

That is the state of fandom today thus far. Carry on. :)

Current Mood: mellow

In honor of

sg_fignewton's requests for SG-1 Gen, I'll play. She's looking for comment fic, drabbles, team fic, anything gen, including WIPs. I can't whip up a team drabble or a nice short gen fic because I don't work that way. So, I can at least oblige with the WIP part as I work on finshing up a teamfic that should get posted soon.

Warning: these are WIPs that I have no time table on since I have RL stuff, original fic, and the teamficathon to finish. But they will be finished. I've invested too much time in them. Also, as WIPs they are unbetaed. I haven't cleaned up the rpose, the dialogue, or my nasty fic habits. So if you hate WIPs, especially ones without a set end date, skip this, and go and find ways to celebrate SG-1 Gen Day ;)

( WIP scene from Ghosts in the Machine: S9/S2 SG-1/SGA crossover )

( WIP scene from Unspoken: S1 SG-1 teamfic )

( WIP Scene from Paranoia: S10 Teamfic w/Jack )

I have other teamfics, mostly S7, that are also gen, but I can't post everything here.

Celebrate the Gen!

Current Mood: sympathetic

I don't get to meta too often because I am either too exhausted and too busy, but I decided to babble today. I do wish I could participate in more meta I see on other people's LJs, but again I'm often too tired of busy with RL bad stuff to participate much. Or by the time I get on LJ, the discussion seems to be over. Anyway...

( Why I have a hard time shipping/slashing Jack )

Current Mood: hot

First of all, happy birthday to all my August birthday flisters. I hope you all have had or will have awesome birthdays. Please don't take offense if I don't name you personally. I am not online every day so I feel like a nice big shout out is fairest :)

Onto other stuff...

I have one episode of Farscape left and then the Peacekeeper Wars. You know, I really didn't like this show much in its first season and season 2 was hit or miss for me. By now, though, with the final storyarc, I am really enjoying it. That may be because I am drawn to plots that have a political bent, though. I love politics in fiction. I'm sad it's ending with it having gotten so good. I'll post my thoughts on the episodes soon.

For whatever reason, I am very excited about the new season of Smallville. But where are all you Smallville fans? I have no one to talk Smallville with!

My SG-1 muse has been stirring a bit so I might actually get something written. That would be nice. And I might do some quiet reading. Just pick a couple of fics on my list and start going very slowly. Maybe a little meta if the mood strikes. But I'm in quiet fandom mode and I'm not feeling overly participatory right now. It's nice. It's like leisurely fandom. I just don't have the energy to be 100% right now.

I'm probably going to give SPN a try come the fall. I loved Season 1 and I was hit and miss with Season 2. The casting spoilers don't bug me and I'm taking a wait and see attitude. But I think SPN is going to be one of my casual viewing shows.

I've been thinking a lot on my original novel and that is actually where my energies are focused right now (aside from the RL crap). I've made some breakthroughs, but I'm still having inadequacy issues. Got to fix that.

I haven't been on LJ since I think Sunday and no way can I keep up with my flist. If something important has happened, please tell! I just needed a break for a few days. RL is sucking bad right now and instead of venting here, I just needed to be away. Things are still bad so I might be a bit sporadic. Just an FYI.

Carry on :)

Current Mood: sad

Oh neat! The new SG-1 comic is a little story to follow up Shades of Gray. It's like an episode tag, ha! *laughs at it*

Fave line: Jack (trying to convince his team he's really himself): "Teal'c's favorite movie is Star Wars. He's seen it five times and fancies himself as a Jaffa Jedi."

Oh Teal'c.

Current Mood: blah

I have decided that I am satisfied. I am not going to talk about the finale anymore (for now). I said what I had to say, some of in jest and some of it seriously, but in the end I enjoyed the episode.

SG-1 is over and I enjoyed the ride :) Now, time for movies *grins*

In the meantime, I have a lot on my plate. I have tons of WIPs to finish and two insane ficathons I signed up for. Not panicking. Nope.

I also plan on letting the series sit for a while before I do a complete rewatch. It's all still too fresh for me right now and I want to really enjoy it when I do. I'm very happy many of you will be staying around to chat with me in fandom.

Outside of fandom, I have my novel and some short stories I'm working on. I'm trying to get over self imposed writer's block and self doubt, but it's tough. I need to stop thinking so much and get to work. I still feel good about the ideas. It's just RL is tough and I need to learn time management.

And I'm going to be more dedicated in planning time for me, even if it ticks other people off. Because I need to come first sometimes :)

Current Mood: satisfied

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Entries tagged with tv: sg-1/sga discussion/meta

Fandoms

Surfing

SG-1 GateFic Awards

Writing Discussion

A Few Announcements

Third Stargate Movie

A Canon Writer's Thoughts

SG-1: Continuum

The Five Fics Meme

SGA News

My Ridiculous Answer to the WIP Meme

It waits for me

Update on my Update

Website Update, finally

Fandomy Stuff - The Run Down

SG-1 Gen Fic Day

SG-1 Meta: On Gen, Ship, and Slash (Jack)

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