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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
8:47 pm	Site update I should have update to say this a couple weeks ago, but I moved my site. I'm currently working on getting everything up (I'm still kinda slow at html, even simple stuff, and I'm perpetually short on time. Sorry.) Right now the new site is here: http://fallingletters.bravehost.com/Fanfiction/ Very simple, but it will work to get my fic up and arranged neatly. ^_^ Oh, and if you want to check for new updates, I have the updates listed by section in the index: http://fallingletters.bravehost.com/index.html I guess the main news is: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: all new fic! I even have a couple new ones since I first finished that section. I'll try to update with them soon. Or post them here if anyone asks. The Naruto section is all up, and almost completely updated. I don't have my 10_whores prompt fics up because I need to finish those. I have a couple finished and half finished I never posted. I need to see if I can go reclaim Lee for that. I'll post again when I have the site more finished, but for now: that's what I'm working on. I'm not completely out of it... Current Mood: accomplished (Comment on this)
Thursday, October 1st, 2009
4:40 pm	Musings on Jojo and fic So, rice_kracker has gotten me into Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. *pokes her* As in, making happy squeaks over everything and laughing and crying and plotting epic fic for it. (And developing my own head-canon on certain points and everything. Too much fun!) In the manga I am over halfway through reading Stardust Crusaders (I did read Jonathan and Josef's stories first. ;_; So very <3). I am a little past the point where they run out of major arcana to describe Stands and start in on the Egyptian gods. Now, my understanding was that the Stands are just defined by the tarot cards for convenience. (We have at least one stand in canon so far that I don't believe is ever assigned a card or a god.) Especially since some of the tarot chosen seem to define the personality of the person more than the abilities of the Stand. So for my maybe-sorta-epic fic plot I'm going to have some OCs (and, yes, I need some Stand users). So right now my master plan is to use the minor arcana to describe them! Because it's totally open, and those cards are considered to also have meanings in tarot readings. This leaves me doing research on the usual meanings, tweaking around what to assign to which character, all for a detail that I might not even mention in the text! Seriously. With one exception, I might just use these for chapter titles. I'm going to be sad if I get later in the books and find the minor arcana all used up on canon characters. Anyone care to spoil me on this point? Are they available? ( My tarot notes and babbling below the cut ) Current Mood: cheerful (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
1:00 am	Death Note fic I meant to have an entry to at least apologize for my long absence, but honestly, maybe it's better if I just start off with fic. I'm sorry to everyone I haven't been keeping up with. Sorry if anyone thought I was dead in a ditch somewhere. Enough to say I was having a bad time. I'm feeling better now, if not always as social as I'd like. I am trying my utmost to not be dragged down again. I'm posting this now as a companion to nanashi_o's fic about L and Near, which is sort of a partner to this one. PLEASE READ IT HERE. It is far more awesome than mine! ^^; [Note: If you read/watched Death Note, I'm not sure there's anything in here you need to be warned about] Working Title: Bitter Characters: L and Mello (no pairing) Length: 880 words Summary: Mello's first impressions of L, as his protege. ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: hopeful (10 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
10:51 pm	Gyaaaaah fic! This chapter is driving me insane. (Yeah, Under the Sun 8. Still working on that.) It's too long, and at the same time it's still missing things that I wanted to say. Ugh. Pretty sure I'm going to snap off a good chunk of the ending and write an epilogue from Ryu's POV instead. Really, the problem with this fic is that it wants a sequel. And it took me a month to figure out that's why I couldn't feel satisfied with my last few scenes even though I knew this was where and how I wanted to end it. Damn spoiled thing. *pokes it with a shovel* Not that I have a plot for a sequel, it's just a few random scenes, but when has that ever stopped me? Laying that aside for now... Finals are over! Whoohoo! I'm hoping to do another prompt entry, and since the last one was so much fun I want to go with a theme again. Still deciding on the theme. I'm thinking of doing senses. (And perhaps including the various possible incarnations of a sixth or seventh sense? :-P) Should I pick the sense? Should the prompter pick? Should there be one of each? Anyone have a preference? I'd kind of like to do something that allows stuff other than pairing fic. ^_^ Though for all I know, that's all anyone wants to request anyway... XD Current Mood: writing (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
2:14 pm	Free/cheap web hosting query I just found out that geocities is going to be discontinued. This is where my fanfic site is hosted. I have no intention of "upgrading" to Yahoo web hosting. I am also reluctant to let my site go "poof." So can anyone give me some leads for somewhere to set up a new site? The web hosting does not have to be free (I pay a little now for no ads and extra space/bandwidth), but should at least be cheap. There does not have to be a lot of space. I survived on 15MB before and I could do it again. The only thing I absolutely needed extra space for was my shop, and when yahoo temporarily ate my site I had to upload all of those pics to photobucket anyway. Looking past the fact that this is currently a hassle, it might actually be a good thing. I need to do a complete overhaul of my site anyway. If I don't know enough html to put together a simple site, then it's time to learn a little more. :-P (I suppose it helps that I like my site retro.) I'd like to get going on this as soon as possible. The longer the old site can be pointing to the new one before yahoo deletes it, the better. Fic updates... I've gotten through chapter 8 of Under the Sun, and it now must meet with my editing hammer of fury. >.< Probably won't actually post it until after finals, but there you go. Same goes for the Detective Conan fic I'm working on. Just needs editing. And some other stuff. A Death Note fic I found in one of my notebooks, and stuff... stuff. ETA: I would like to add that I would prefer somewhere where I don't have to sign up for ten years to get a good rate. D: OMGWTFBBQ! ETA2: Google is too simplistic. Others are too complex/expensive. I'm currently looking at the Anipike forums for ideas. (Angelfire would look more promising if they didn't have a girl about to pull out her hair in frustration as their frontpage pic.) Yet another ETA: Now I'm looking at Award Space. I think I'll try setting up a test site there. Awardspace is OFFICIALLY OF THE LIST. I made a test page with all the offensive words I could think of and managed to trip their filter. So shit on them. I shall be looking elsewhere. Also, shall be trying this technique anywhere else I seriously look at, as it'll save me a lot of heartache to know when there are automatic censors about. XP (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
12:57 am	I want to say something Serious. Maybe I need to say something Serious. Not just serious. Serious. 'Course all I'd likely get would be "Gee, Star, you have a really bad sense of humor." Current Mood: no comment (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 15th, 2008
11:41 pm	On the second day of Christmas... New cat seems to be settling in somewhat. He's not hiding so much, but he seems to be very much a downstairs kitty. He's not really interested in upstairs. He is, however, a very affectionate kitty now that he is not longer hiding. *pets him* The fact that I fell asleep while editing this does not bode well... *shame* *puts fic down and backs away* Title: On the Promise of Belly Rubs Prompt: Cute Animals Pairing: Kaiba/Honda from Yugioh Warnings: yaoi kisses Summary: Kaiba can get jealous of the strangest things... ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: sleepy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, December 14th, 2008
10:18 pm	On the first day of Christmas... Gaaaaaah. Almost late, and on the first day too! *headkeys headkeys* Hm... in news today, we have snow! Yeah snow! *boogies* We're also taking care of our neighbor's cat, who was not pleased at being cat-napped from his house. We now have an invisible cat... As for fic notes... I always end up feeling a little weird trying to assign names for use during the narrative. Should I go with the names the reader is used to, or the names the narrating character is more likely to use? For example, I'm pretty sure Shinichi still thinks of himself as "Shinichi," even when he's "Conan." Meh... Title: That is Not the Breakfast of Champions Prompt: Food Pairing: Heiji/Conan from Detective Conan Warnings: implied yaoi, nontraditional noms Summary: Hattori has something a little different in mind for breakfast. Shinichi is not pleased with his plan. ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: cheerful (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, December 12th, 2008
6:32 pm	Under the Sun 7/8 Here we have the next-to-last part. Please to enjoy and I'll see you in a week for the final installment. Title: Under the Sun, 7/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, gore, death, AU, events involving boys kissing boys Words: 5270 Teaser: Now, Kyu needs to do more than save himself from an angry vampire. (Read part 6 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: rushed (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, December 6th, 2008
8:45 pm	Under the Sun 6/8 As you can see, I have two parts left. And as you may know I'm planning on doing... erm... rather a lot of fic writing over the holiday break, starting the fourteenth. So I have three options right now for my posting schedule: 1) (Try to) post as normal, which would mean posting a chapter along with one of my challenge fics. 2) Post part 7 on the 12th and make you all wait until next year to read part 8. 3) Post part 7 on the 10th (my last day of finals YAY), and part 8 on the 13th, avoiding both co-posting with challenge fics and making a long, long wait for the last part. I suppose this would have worked better if I wasn't posting a day late right now... Does anyone still reading have strong feelings about this? I really don't want to do #1, and I'm quite sure none of you want to suffer through option #2. Is #3 a fair compromise? Title: Under the Sun, 6/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, gore, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 5500 Teaser: (Read part 5 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: late (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Monday, December 1st, 2008
5:56 pm	12 days of xxxmas Another writing challenge post. ^^; I do apologize that this comes after my nano flailings yesterday. I will be doing the 12daysofxxxmas again this year! If anyone is interested in joining me, you can check out the prompts here. This is a very low pressure challenge. Smut is not required. You don't have to stick with a specific series or pairing for your challenges. You are not required to complete all twelve challenges. Art is welcome, and so are drabble-length fics. *pokes slr2moons* Were you interested in doing an art challenge in December? Let me know if you want to play with me? ^_^ I'm still deciding on fandoms, but I know I want to switch things around a little. (For example: HnG is definitely out, but some other fandoms will be making reappearances under different prompts.) Again, one of my goals this year is to hit something nice for everyone who I know reads fic on my journal. Added Note: This does not mean I'm abandoning my Nano novel. I just want to switch it up and have some fun. ^^; Current Mood: excited (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, November 30th, 2008
10:49 pm	YEEEEE! YES YES YES YES YES~ I MADE IT! I am just deliriously happy right now. HOLY CRAP I DID THAT IN NINE DAYS! Did you see me doing that in nine days? I didn't know I could do that. And I have an hour to spare! WHOO! Official count: 50785 Yes, that is all the same novel. I wrote for over ten hours today, but I made it! ^_______^ EEEEE *happy dance* Better still, I think I still LIKE my novel. (Or... like it again, anyway *grumblegrumbledamnFridaygrumble*) I could totally go on and keep writing. Just not at quite such a frantic pace. Current Mood: WINNER IS ME! (10 Comments |Comment on this)
5:05 am	Two (too long) breaks and two more scenes later... I just broke 40K. I'm considering this an official "I topped last year!" victory. I will sleep now. May post further milestones later. Yeah. It's spam day. Current Mood: cheerful (2 Comments |Comment on this)
12:02 am	This is kind of dumb, but... ( Nano babble behind cut because OH HAI THERE SPAM. ) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, November 28th, 2008
10:02 pm	Under the Sun part 5/8 ... can has fic? Title: Under the Sun, 5/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, gore, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 6290 Teaser: Kyu already knows that Ryu has a protective streak, but he has no way to know how much Ryu can do to protect him here. (Read part 4 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: indescribable (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, November 22nd, 2008
2:16 pm	Under the Sun part 4 And we're a day late again because Star kept getting distracted by other things. Ah well... I hope you enjoy it, slr2moons, and I'm sorry to make you wait another day. *bows* I really have nothing interesting to say here, so on with the fic. Title: Under the Sun, 4/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, gore, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 5610 Teaser: Another case offers new information, and perhaps more that Kyu was ready for. (Read part 3 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: blank (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, November 14th, 2008
10:24 pm	Under the Sun part 3 Back again! I meant to post this earlier this afternoon, but I fell asleep. ^^; Oh well. It's still Friday. I hope people are still enjoying this. *peers around* *hugs slr2moons* Here's a little more information character development shameless fluff for you. I hope you enjoy. ^_^ Title: Under the Sun, 3/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 6230 Teaser: Kyu adjusts to his new understanding of Ryu. Ryu has to deal with his curiosity. (Read part 2 here, check this tag for older entries.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: sleepy (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, November 7th, 2008
3:14 pm	Under the Sun; part 2 Back again, and actually posting something on schedule for once, yay! *boogies* For those who enjoyed part 1, thank you so much, and I hope you continue to enjoy as we move into part two! Title: Under the Sun, 2/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 4935 Teaser: Something strange is going on with Ryu. Kyu gets a bit of an explanation, but each answer only seems to lead to new questions. (Read part 1 here.) ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: cheerful (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, November 3rd, 2008
1:45 am	Various writing things I just typed/posted my last two prompts for this entry. Whee! I'm now not accepting any more prompts until December. (Since I know there was at least one person who wanted to make a request and then didn't. ^^;) I... actually have no idea what my October wordcount is now. DX Because I technically wrote the last two prompts in October, but I only typed them yesterday. Oh, and I just added a two-page scene to chapter 4 of the AU to fix the horrid plot hole that was bothering me. And I edited the hell out of chapter 2 until I'm finally mostly happy with it... *le sigh* It is NaNo month, and my brain is still cleaning up from NaNo practice month. I should have seen this coming... Current NaNo count: 3081. I guess I should be upset that I'm 300 words behind right now, but I'm not really. O.o I wrote two scenes in two days, so I feel kinda accomplished. The only problem is them being rather short scenes. I also actually have an idea where I'm going in both the short and the long term, so... yeah. I shall soldier on! At least one scene tomorrow! Current Mood: busy (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, November 1st, 2008
10:40 am	Epicly long fic may or may not be epic... So... damn. I meant to post this after I got off the phone, but I just kinda conked out asleep. >.< Sorry, sorry... Well, the good news is, I should be able to post one chapter a week until done. Even though it's November. I has a cache now. (Though I never did write that scene between what is now chapters 3-4. Ah... fail.) These scenes were originally chapters 1 and 2, but I combined them to make my chapter lengths relatively uniform. Oh yeah, this story has long-ass chapters and an absolute dearth of editing. Just to warn you. Additional warning: This Alternate Universe may not, in fact, be your brand of heroin. For slr2moons, if you want it. If not... it's still yours. Sorry. ^_^ Working Title: Under the Sun, 1/8 Series: Focusing on Ryu and Kyu, of Tantei Gakuen Q. Set vaguely after the Hell's Maestro arc. An alternate explanation.... Warnings: Violence, death, AU, eventual events involving boys kissing boys Words: 5670 Teaser: Something about a new case has really gotten to Ryu. Against his friend's wishes, Kyu starts looking for answers. ( Read fic... ) Current Mood: awake (15 Comments |Comment on this)