escritoireazul: (michelle rodriguez beautiful strength)
First, to my [livejournal.com profile] comica_obscura assignment, even though you will likely never read this: Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you for the best requests I've ever received in a ficathon, and I've had some good ones. There is practically no way I could be happier with what you requested, and I just hope I can make the story work as well as the request. Thank you so much. I opened my email today and even though I'm dizzy and cramping and not wanting to be at work because of it, the day is suddenly bright and wonderful because I'm so excited about the story.

Second, to my [livejournal.com profile] comica_obscura writer, if you've come to take a look at my journal and my writing to see what I like, thank you for writing for me. I'm going to love it, I'm sure, I always love stories for me. If you want to take a look at my writing, I'd suggest sticking to the memories feature on livejournal (they are labeled FIC [fandom]) because the website is in the process of being taken down and rebuilt, so you're likely to run into a lot of missing pages there. (I'm not the only one who goes to read her assignment's fiction, am I? To get a feel for the style he or she likes?)

I love Ultimate Colossus more than any comic book character ever, which is saying a lot. I particularly like him half in love with Wolverine but not sure how to handle it or what to do about it, but I also like more recent events and I'm starting to love the idea of Colossus and Northstar. I like him a little angsty (metal angst!) and a lot wonderful.

Alan Quartermaine and gun is what some would call an OTP around here. There is absolutely no wrong with a gen story about him and his history and his guns.

Werewolves make me happy. Shapeshifters make me happy. Therefore Bigby Wolf makes me happy. I'm a little behind on Fables, but by the time stories are posted, I plan to be caught up, so anything can go with this, really, and I'd love you forever if you tied in other werewolves or werewolf legends.

I really can't wait to read whatever you write for me.





Oh crap, so dizzy. I think maybe it was the pain killer.
escritoireazul: (slash beauty in the music)
The [livejournal.com profile] comica_obscura character list for this year's ficathon has been released. Ultimate Colossus is still on there, which makes me happy. (I also point this out to [livejournal.com profile] kphoebe, because sign-ups should be soon, I think. Just saying.)
escritoireazul: (locke light and dark)
Woo! I just went to check if author names had been announced, and look, they have! So I can finally announce my story and talk about it some.

I wrote "Time Is Running Away (The Dream a Little Dream Remix)" which is based on "The Dog Star" by Esta Moretti. It is Sirius, in Azkaban and out, dreaming and not. There is a little Remus/Sirius, but mostly it is just a man, a little broken and a little crazy.

This marks the second year in a row I've written a remix which included a man, a little broken and a little crazy, and it marks the second half of my favorite pairing. I can actually, almost, see "sins of the flesh (the tastes like chicken remix)" and "Time Is Running Away (The Dream a Little Dream Remix)" as a pair of stories, just a little bit disturbing. I enjoy this fact.

Title: Time is Running Away (The Dream a Little Dream Remix)
Author: Carla (escritoireazul@gmail.com)
Summary: Sirius dreams in layers, no delineation between past, present, and the future perhaps.
Rating: 16+
Fandom: Harry Potter
Spoilers: Through Order of the Phoenix

ExpandSirius dreams.... )
escritoireazul: (slash beauty in the music)
[livejournal.com profile] aphrodite_mine is looking for interest in a femslash fic exchange based on music (and possibly multi-fandom).

I've already finished disc one of BSG season one. Woe! I love it so much, but I will be done with the two discs I have too soon and then the third isn't coming until Monday. I really need to slow down on this. Plus I think we're going to game tonight, so I need to drag myself away--except. BSG. And Dog Soldiers is on Sci Fi tonight. I love that movie. And, um, well, the girl and the boy are both online right now, so I'm not inclined to want to leave the general vicinity of my computer. Soon though, I will.

Also, did you know the femslash06 is due Monday, not Tuesday, despite the fact they said Tuesday in the past couple of emails. Interesting mistake, that. Eh, Monday, Tuesday, whatever, but I can understand why other authors are maybe a little upset about it.

I continue to love Starbuck.
escritoireazul: (willow and oz this love has its toll)
"Weighs Nothing: Five Lies That Connor's Father Told Him" by [livejournal.com profile] kita0610 is a series of linked drabbles which will break your heart.

And now for Remix/Redux IV: I Know What You Did Last Remix stories, all anonymous!

The most important, of course, is the remix written for me.

"The Man I Could Be (The Paved With Good Intentions remix)" is a remix of my Man I Could Be, but this new story is the one I wish I had written. It's beautiful, and painful, and detailed, and absolutely amazing. I'm still in awe of it, and don't know what to say beyond I love it. It's Harry Potter fandom, about Ron and the way he views his family, and I adore it.

"Light In the Darkness (Samsara mix)" is a beautiful Firefly story about Inara and River, and how Inara sees and hears the things no one else is willing to understand.

"Abominable (The Extended [Baby-Sitters] Club remix) is an Angel story crossed over with The Baby-Sitters Club about a young genius woman, Janine, who is tempted by Wolfram & Hart's east coast office, and finds a friend in Fred. It's that, but it's so much more, loneliness and fear and all sorts of things.

More to come later, but I just can't concentrate today.
escritoireazul: (vin naughty thoughts)
Finally found the best format for the Remix story. I've had it in pieces for awhile and couldn't get it to all work together, but I finally figured it out. Of course, it's due in just about twenty-four hours, so this is pretty down to the wire, which I hate. (Though I work best under a deadline, I still prefer to get things done earlier.) I'll go through it one more time tomorrow, see if I want to make any more changes, and after that, away it goes.

This weekend was hectic, gaming half the night Friday night, work Saturday morning (after half an hour of sleep, woo), Dad's birthday lunch Saturday afternoon (I took him and Mom to my favorite Mexican restaurant, had Corona [well, I did, he drank Miller Light, yuck, and Mom didn't drink) and tequila), fell asleep while waiting for a phone call about gaming Saturday night, woke up super early today because of it, watched My Little Eye, Lost and Delirious (I have so much love for this movie, so much love, I want fic and I want to watch it again and oh, so much love), The Pacifier, and Knockaround Guys (I also want fic for this), read Annie On My Mind, figured out the format for the Remix, read a bunch of fics (and I'm still not caught up), took Mom and Dad out for Chinese for another birthday meal (hey, I like to celebrate, okay), talked to [livejournal.com profile] thestalkycop, and am finishing laundry. I'm going to head to bed soon, because I've been thinking about going to the gym before work instead of after, because I need to buy groceries, go to the gym, meet with H., talk to the gaming group, edit the Remix one more time, send it on its way, and work on some editing.

Another crazy week ahead, I'm sure, and next weekend we have a state triking meeting here in town which my chapter is hosting, so that should be interesting. I am really looking forward to my vacation in May, Wiscon and then Salt Lake City. J. and I have been making plans already, and his mom is excited I'm coming for a visit. He and I talked on the phone the other night for a couple of hours, which is unusual (neither of us are big phone people, me espedcially), and we're going to have a good time. Then I can start saving up for the trip to England to see the girl, which I'm thinking end of the year, maybe, unless it would be too much of a hassle to visit around the holidays. I don't want to impose.

Bed is looking good, I think.
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You should all come play in [livejournal.com profile] cadence_k's femslash drabblethon. It's for Buffy, Angel, and Firefly, and can have crossovers with other fandoms. It's so much fun, and would be even more fun if more people participated. Yay, femslash and inspiration.

I just wrote Joyce-->Faith, okay, so you'll find a little of everything here, and lots of new things to try.
escritoireazul: (oz prom)
Today I took [livejournal.com profile] data_warrior's advice and shorted my guitar strap (again, I actually shortened it when I first brought it home, too). It worked like a charm and though I feel I'm holding the guitar too high, I was able to play standing up for my entire practice session, without trying to take the weight of it on my right hand, so that was nice.

Part of my problem is I still have to look to see where my fingers are to make sure I hit the correct frets. Not all the time, mind, just part of the time (a majority of the time, unfortunately). I did learn another walking bass rhythm, and can add in one fill smoothly no matter what rhythm I'm playing. Also the tone quality is increasing and is more consistent than it has been.

I can never forget my belt again, I almost lost my trousers a dozen times at work, and then I still had to go to the gym (which, I admit, wasn't as bad because I changed into workout clothes, but then I had to put the too-big pair back on) and grocery shopping.

(Oh, I'm trying something new, veggie crisps instead of tortilla chips for this dip I have, and it turned out really, really good. I'm not a big fan of chips [because I hate salt], but these are a nice change when I do have a craving.)

I have a lot of stories to read and rec, but I have to get to bed soon. Like right now soon. I hope to be productive again tomorrow.

Edited to Add: I just looked at my [livejournal.com profile] remixredux assignment and oh, I am filled with the excitement. I love the remix anyway, but this year's assignment--wow. Wow, wow, wow. I can't wait, I already have too many ideas (though, okay, I remember feeling like this last year, too), and so many things I could do. Awesome!

Really, bed now. J. called earlier, on his way to work, and we talked for a bit, but now I'm sleepy. I talked to [livejournal.com profile] thestalkycop for a few minutes today, too, which was nice. I hope she's feeling better.

I started shopping for V-Day today. It's not going so well. I think I'm making the cards I plan to send, and as for gifts, no idea.

Oh. Good. God. There's another Mission Impossible movie. My head hurts.
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Yay!

The [livejournal.com profile] remixredux registration has opened. It is always a ton of fun, both as a writer and a reader. Who is going to come play this year? I had a blast last year, and received a wonderful rewrite of "Second Chances" from [livejournal.com profile] das_hydra. This year I have more fandoms available, though not a lot more with three or more stories.

Fun, fun, fun.

Ooooh, if I finish one of the X-Men works in progress this week and post, I can sign up in it, too. Neat.
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The Have A Little Faith (Or A Lot) ficathon is still accepting sign ups. Come on, people, you know more Faith is a good, good thing.

pimping

Jan. 11th, 2006 10:50 am
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The Apocalyptothon. Come on, you know you want to join, it's the apocalypse! And a ficathon! And fun all around!
escritoireazul: (pyro destructive)
Dude, I don't know how I missed this earlier in the month, but [livejournal.com profile] werewindle wrote a backup fic for my XMM ficathon request which hadn't been answered yet. She wrote Resolve for me, a pre-slash Peter-->Logan crush fic and it's adorable. You should go read, and be inspired to write more Piotr(Peter)/Logan, especially in the movie fandom or Ultimate X-Men, which is practically canon, come on.

Which reminds me, I need to keep a schedule going of things due.

My xmmficathon backup: A.S.A.P.
Yuletide: 21 December 2005
Keya's Marko/Sprite fic: 25 December 2005 (or sooner)
Sarah's Christmas fic: 25 December 2005 (or sooner)
Threesome ficathon backup: 01 January 2006

Plus all the non-deadline writing, and I think I've signed up for at least one more Christmas exchange which hasn't sent out assignments yet. Maybe the f/f one? Hmmm.

I'm gathering holiday music and will be making icons and maybe a mood theme here in the near future. I need to get back to cleaning tonight, get up early tomorrow morning to write, and then go tear apart an engine mid-morning/early afternoon.
escritoireazul: (river fear by zoicite_icons)
Okay, I cannot read my flist tonight. I want to do it, but there is still so much talk about the gender/slash/etc going on and I already have five billion posts saved to reread and formulate responses to about it and if I read more tonight I will stay awake all night and if tomorrow was Friday that might be okay but it is not it is only Thursday.

So I will not read and I will try to catch up because I will write my thoughts about it too damn it. I want to join in the fun, why did I put writing first all these days? (Oh yeah.)

Instead, I give you The Female Character Gen Ficathon. Join. Tell others. Show the world.

I must decide what requests to make.
escritoireazul: (Default)
Dear Yuletide Santa,

First, thank you so much for writing this story for me! I know I will love whatever you write, and I can't thank you enough for giving me this gift, even though you (probably) don't know me. Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am happy we have at least one obscure fandom in common, and I am easy to please, so if you have fun writing it, I know I'll have fun reading it. (Though I also know I'll have fun reading it if it kills you to write it, because I'm well aware some days these fic requests make the author shudder with agony, whether it's a difficult request or not. I, for one, am constantly nervous writing these.)

I put little bits of information in the details, but really, I'm good for anything. I like slash, f/f and m/m, het, gen (I love long, plotty gen stories, but I know we're under a deadline here), angst, and lately I've had an unbelievable craving for fluff. (I know, I'm scared of myself too.) I like my mean girls absolutely wicked and devious and my good girls candy sweet with a dark streak, and I have been in love with Raoul for, like, my whole adult life plus quite a bit of my younger years, and really? Whatever you write I will love. I keep going back to that, but yeah.

I like holiday-based stories (Halloween and el dia de los muertos are my favorites, but it is the winter holiday season) and well-crafted writing and exquisite word choices. I also really like in-canon writing, but if you can make me believe for the length of the story, I'll be happy.

Have fun please! I will have fun writing mine, and I will have fun reading what you write me, and I am so grateful you wouldn't even believe.

So thank you, Yuletide Santa, thank you in advance. I do believe, I really do!

I'm already full of the squee in antici--well, you probably know how it goes.

Hugs and kisses and cookies,
Carla

P.S. I swear, this scary, sugary Carla will wear off soon, but I will still love your story!
escritoireazul: (Default)
Ohmygod yay, [livejournal.com profile] yuletide assignment just arrived and I am full of the excitement and the squee. Full of it, I tell you. Which is good, because I am resisting the donuts the guys brought into work just now. Would much rather be full of squee than donut. Well, at least it is healthier, if not quite as physically tasty. Emotionally and creatively tasty, however, the squee wins, hands down.

So yeah. Excited.
escritoireazul: (river fear by zoicite_icons)
I am trying so hard not to wibble about my [livejournal.com profile] yuletide sign-up, because I love all the fandoms I offered to write any in (and I didn't offer any fandom I wouldn't be able to write any in, because the point [for me at least] is to expand my writing while making someone else happy), but everyone is posting these great long thoughts about it and making me nervous.

I have been sick for days and am home ill from work. Right now I'm curled up in bed with my laptop, watching Firefly and talking to [livejournal.com profile] thestalkycop because I couldn't get back to sleep once I got up and tried to get ready for work. Over the weekend, once all the anniversary party things were done, I watched Firefly backward (yeah, I don't know either, and with the exception of "Heart of Gold" because for some reason my DVD player won't play it. Woe!) and now I'm watching it forward.

I think I'm going to write some Firefly one of these days. I have so much squee. Kaylee! Jayne! Mal/Kaylee/Serenity! Wash/Zoe! Zoe, Mal, and Wash pre-marriage, post-war (obviously). Zoe in the snow!

So much potential.

Now I need to write. And try not to move too much. Gah, stupid body.

But first [livejournal.com profile] femslash_santa, a Joss-verse femslash fic exchange for the holidays. Fun times, you should all join!

yuletide

Nov. 3rd, 2005 03:02 pm
escritoireazul: (supernatural brothers by whoaicons)
Signed up for [livejournal.com profile] yuletide.

Um, yay? I'm excited but a tiny little bit overwhelmed by all the things I just offered to write. All things I love, but still. Wow. People love the most amazing fandoms, things I wouldn't have thought about suggesting, but think is perfect.
escritoireazul: (oz innocence)
Yeah, so, for [livejournal.com profile] crossovers100 I'm doing The Lost Boys/various crossovers. Any characters you'd particularly like to see interact? I'm thinking there will be a Dwayne meets Oz the werewolf, Faith meets David, grown up Laddie joins a band with Oz (yeah, I like Oz, shut up), maybe Electro!Gwen and Star, Riddick and one of them in the far distant future, and who knows what else. Suggestions are more than welcome.

I'm also tossing around Ultimate Piotr/Logan for [livejournal.com profile] fanfic100, or maybe just Ultimate Piotr, because I'd also like some Colossus/Northstar.... Thoughts?

So, [livejournal.com profile] thestalkycop, I think you should come play, too. :-D

Also, when you have a second, I need to know what I need to write for the next "Queertet Revisited" chapter.

Must update my icons.

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