Truth is stranger...

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So. We've accidentally dropped a bomb on Yorkshire?

::facepalm:: no. words.

(pointed out by potterwitch)

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Leopard Slug Aerial mating

0.o;;

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So, how manly can one look while sporting pink?

madam_h gives us the answer:
Angoragorn and Maragorn Sue

Do not consume liquids while viewing.

You have been warned.

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stevie_jane makes the Snape/Hermione look fantastically good...

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Okay, so I got completely fed up with those Hogwarts Sorting Quizzes that are *completely* obvious. It's unsatisfying to be sorted Slytherin, when I KNOW what questions to answer.

In denial and rebuttal I've created my own:

Hogwarts Sorting Hat

Please, crashtest it, I'm trying to think of more questions and to refine it, and to think of less obvious questions but I don't have any good perspective on the questions so far...

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fabu makes interesting commentary on why we write fanfiction.

It reminds me of an article I read somewhere on a rant page (I'm not sure where's the link) about fanfiction writing as a sociologial gateway, ie. you're not really part of the fandom community (or at least not part of the 'inner circle') unless you write, and that *this* was part of the reason why there's such a bad reaction to negative criticism.

Namely, there's a major difference between ficcers who write to *write* and ficcers who write to participate in the *community*. There is, of course, an overlap; but probably how far you are a ficcer who writes to socialize indicates how little you can stomach/accept criticism.

After all, if you are presenting fic to be accepted into a community, *any* negative comments about the fic is a direct reflection on your acceptance into the community and is a negative comment on the auther themself. And in the anonymous and fluid sphere of the internet, it's *much* easier to get away with being a bit spoiled and selfish as our egos huff in indignation.

mehp. I realize that I have a bit of a tendancy to react that way with beta's, which is allllll the more reason why I'm curling myself around their feet going thank you thank you THANK you for putting up with me and helping me make my fic better. Thank you calichan. Thank you hippediva. Thank you lil_neko. Thank you inkbug. Thank you linaelyn. Thank you majokai. Thank you slashygood. And thank you Munky! You guys are god-sends and blessed beyond belief. Thank you.

Comments

[melusina]

Adamantly refusing to look at the invertebrate porn. . .

Did the sorting hat - it sorted me into Hufflepuff, but I haven't done enough of that sort of quiz to know if that's typical (for the record, I would describe myself as more of a Ravenclaw, although I'm possibly a bit deluded.)

I wonder if the split between ficcers who write to write and those who write to be a part of fandom is as neat and clean as some people would have it? This may just be my own narcissism talking, but I don't think I fit entirely in either camp. I mean, I write because I love to write - I spend large portions of my day writing all sorts of different things. But one of the big reasons that I spend some of that time writing fanfiction is the community aspect. Does that make sense?

After all, if you are presenting fic to be accepted into a community, *any* negative comments about the fic is a direct reflection on your acceptance into the community and is a negative comment on the auther themself.

I guess this is where I disagree - I think you can write fanfic to be a part of the community (to some degree or another) and still separate yourself from your work. I have seen at least one fanfiction related message board where a writers' workshop vibe prevailed and people gave and received negative comments with fairly good grace - in that environment getting feedback, negative and positive, was part of being accepted by and participating in the community. It would have been much more alienating to *not* receive any comments, than to get negative ones. I guess I'm just suspicious of neat and tidy dichotomies. . .

Babbling now, so I'll shut up. . .

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I think you can write fanfic to be a part of the community (to some degree or another) and still separate yourself from your work.

yeah, in general I think there's probably some overlap, though I wonder if the overlap correlates to how well one can take honest critique...