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One for the weekend

Jun. 28th, 2008 | 06:50 pm
Mood: listless listless
Music: Suna no Shiro ~Out Flow version~ - Shimamiya Eiko

Issue #3 of India and the Conundrum is out. Go see the brand new illustration for Via Misadventure.
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For my own reference

Jun. 24th, 2008 | 08:28 am
Mood: complacent complacent
Music: Taisetsu na mono - AI

For Writers - writing reference sites, groups, markets, workshops.

Book A Week - think you can write a book in a week?
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A Thousand Years - Naruto

Jun. 17th, 2008 | 11:22 pm
Mood: calm calm
Music: Melodies of Life (Japanese Version) - Shiratori Emiko

For once, Sasuke acknowledges Sakura as a shinobi. Future AU, set in the same universe as But the flowers slip and they drop out, only at a much earlier point. I started writing this before the recent manga developments, so those aren't taken into consideration here (not that they affect the story that much).
Naruto © Kishimoto Masashi, et al.

A Thousand Years )

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Crafting personalities

Jun. 15th, 2008 | 08:44 pm
Mood: crazy crazy
Music: Tsubasa wo hirogete - ZARD

Characterization exercises:

[info]modus_scribendi: Pick two characters; answer questions about the first character and write a scene from their POV; describe the second character and have them narrate a scene featuring the first character. The workshop lasts one month.
[ Here ]

[info]nanoljers: Create a character using the set of questions in the entry, then write a short story featuring that character. The questions are originally for "creating an enticing, three dimensional sleuth who will entertain readers through a series of books". Exercise lasts one week. [ Here ]

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Other worlds than this

Jun. 14th, 2008 | 03:06 pm
Mood: (hunh) (hunh)
Music: Koubou - One OK Rock

Author Lynn Viehl offers a virtual workshop on "practical worldbuilding methods", with a companion e-book.
ETA: Via [info]readerofasaph: Patricia C. Wrede's Worldbuilding Questions.

Post a comment, and I'll write a fic-ish something inspired by your icon. If it's a non-fandom icon, I'll write an original drabble.
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Days of Glory - Tennis no Oujisama

Jun. 11th, 2008 | 10:18 pm
Mood: tired tired
Music: Odoyaka na Shizukesa - KOKIA

GIP. Once upon a time, Eve wrote a series of TeniPuri wuxia and mostly crack AU fics called Wuxia no Oujisama in Bahasa Indonesia. She now wanted to see if she could write a short, English version of it. Tezuka-centric, with some of the other Seigaku members on the side, gen. Might contain in-jokes and humor of the utter fail kind.
Tennis no Oujisama © Konomi Takeshi, et al.

Days of Glory )

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Links

Jun. 10th, 2008 | 07:18 pm
Mood: ..... .....
Music: Bei Jing Huan Yin Ni (Beijing Welcomes You) - Various Artists

Issue #02 of India and the Conundrum is out. Meanwhile, new material has to be submitted by July 22. HALP.

[info]100treasures, 100 prompts for original stories. Five sets of prompts.

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This Year's Harvest - Rurouni Kenshin

Jun. 9th, 2008 | 04:10 pm
Mood: lazy lazy
Music: Half A Minute - Basia

Kamiya Kaoru, pre-series. Written for [info]52_flavours, theme 29 (the kind of April morning no other month can touch). Rurouni Kenshin © Watsuki Nobuhiro, et al.

This Year's Harvest )

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How to do it and enjoy it as well

Jun. 8th, 2008 | 09:11 am
Mood: numb numb
Music: I believe you ~ai no hana~ - Aiuchi Rina

[info]summerscribes started on June 1 and will end on August 20: set your own goal during the 81 days. If a more flexible schedule is what you're after, [info]novel_in_90 is still around. (Can you tell I'm also resisting the temptation here?)

[info]beccastareyes likens fiction to cooking, as in, "if it's at all edible, someone, somewhere has eaten it." I used to think that writing is similar to cooking in a way. You have to know what ingredients to add, when and how to add them, also how long the cooking process should take, so that the final result will be to your liking.
(Not that I'm good at real-life cooking)

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Having a good weekend?

Jun. 7th, 2008 | 10:59 am
Mood: oh man oh man
Music: One Melody - Angela Aki

1. Random, Quick, & Dirty Ways to Write Better by [info]lilithsaintcrow.
"Never doubt that you do have a story to tell."
I don't. The problem is the how part.

2. I may have done something like this before? Seen at [info]twilit_wanderer:

Comment with a sentence from one of my fanfictions. Without looking, I have to try and guess which fic of mine the sentence is from. If I fail, the challenger wins a drabble request. Post this in your own journal and let me challenge you! (optional)


The fic honesty meme is also still waiting for more takers.
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Wings That Grow - Memoirs of a Geisha

Jun. 6th, 2008 | 10:05 pm
Mood: mellow mellow
Music: Hanabi Made Ato Sukoshi - SNoW

Written for [info]fic_on_demand. Young Chiyo takes care of a sick Hatsumomo. Memoirs of a Geisha © Arthur Golden, et al.

Wings That Grow )

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Those Days and Now - Gankutsuou

Jun. 5th, 2008 | 10:30 pm
Mood: sleepy sleepy
Music: Prisoner Of Love ~Quiet Version~ - Utada Hikaru

Written for [info]fic_on_demand. Albert/Eugénie, fluff, post-series. Gankutsuou © Gonzo, et al.

Those Days and Now )

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Nine Years And Counting - Naruto

Jun. 3rd, 2008 | 10:12 pm
Mood: nervous nervous
Music: HORIZON - melody

AU. Minato survives after sealing the Kyuubi, and it's now up to Kushina to manage the house and look after Naruto, who happily looks after himself.
Naruto © Kishimoto Masashi, et al.

Nine Years And Counting )

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I accuse others of being RSS feeds, and yet...

Jun. 2nd, 2008 | 10:59 am
Mood: ha. ha.
Music: Love Me After 12AM (English Version) - m-flo loves Alex (Clazziquai Project)

1. Book #9 of [info]imaginarybeasts is out, theme: steampunk. Sign-up for Book #10 is open, theme: travel.

2. Challenge #5 at [info]dormant_muses: The Start Of Something New. Write something you've never written before - a fandom, a genre, an original story. Deadline is July 5.

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I r teh meme repository

Jun. 1st, 2008 | 09:14 pm
Mood: discontent discontent
Music: Our Solemn Hour - Within Temptation

1. June's theme at [info]genrechallenge: letter/journal fiction.

2. This is a fic wish list meme that's been going around. I'm not doing it, but maybe some of you would be interested, if you haven't seen it already. Here )

3. An old ficwriter meme that I did do. Here )

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PSA time

May. 31st, 2008 | 01:26 pm
Mood: busy busy
Music: Me - Super Junior-M

1. Communities that are still open for sign-ups and their sign-up posts:
[info]tenifriends - here
[info]subrosa_tennis - here
Both are Tennis no Oujisama-related comms, and both of their sign-ups end tonight.
[info]stagesoflove - here

2. I have this nagging feeling that I owe people fics. If one of it is yours, speak up, please.

3. I came across a couple of fanfic writer memes that I may answer later.

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All cards are on the table

May. 29th, 2008 | 05:35 pm
Mood: restless restless
Music: HEARTBEAT - Ito Yuna

Seen at [info]not_cynical:

Ask me a question about one of my stories. It can be absolutely anything in any fic and I will tell you the honest-to-god answer. Don’t hold back. Ask about my plans for future parts of my current series if you want to. (but keep in mind, I may not have anything firm/definite in the works) Anything. Whatever you ask, I will try my best to answer.


Shoot. Anything at all. Fanfic or original.

Via [info]issen4: Waterstone Story Card Competition, write a story that fits in a card.
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Twice-Told - Fullmetal Alchemist

May. 28th, 2008 | 10:47 pm
Mood: cheerful cheerful
Music: You - Clazziquai

For [info]dreamer1789, Ed and alter!Nina, movie-verse. Fullmetal Alchemist © Arakawa Hiromu, et al.

Twice-Told )

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Starting the day with good cheer

May. 27th, 2008 | 06:18 am
Mood: ecstatic ecstatic
Music: And Then - Hamasaki Ayumi

India and the Conundrum has been relaunched as a double issue. Go see Issue 01 now, and visit [info]indianconundrum for submission details if you're interested. I'm announcing it this early because I'm so OMG!excited to see a bigger version of that illustration for Elegy. The illustrator is [info]ayabai. Thanks to [info]lacewood for the hard work, and [info]sub_divided for helping with the chapter formatting.

From [info]redbrunja:
"Give me a pairing and I will write you a sentence or two (possibly ficcish, possibly discussion-ish) about the characters' love for each other. Whatever I write will be all about the happy stuff--no breakups, no angst, no irony."

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Things to Remember - Whistle!

May. 26th, 2008 | 09:42 pm
Mood: accomplished accomplished
Music: 2cm - Rie fu

Kou rings up Shou at the National Training Center. Whistle! © Higuchi Daisuke, et al.

Things to Remember )

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