A not-so-brief intro to this LJ

[ratherastory]

Good day, gentle readers!

If you're here, it's because you followed a link from some fanfic community or other, or perhaps someone else's LJ. Welcome aboard!

So I'm ratherastory, and this is my fanfic/fandom LJ. Basic facts: I'm 31 (as of January 2010), Canadian, living in Montreal, and French is my first language (though not by much). I ventured into fanfic very briefly in September of '09 to write a yet-to-be-finished Dresden Files story, and then got SUCKED into the Supernatural fandom, kicking and screaming. The show has eaten my brain in the past ten months or so. I can't begin to explain it, but I'm having a blast and choosing not to question it.

I'm pretty prosaic as a person. If you want poetry, some of my fic will provide it, but in everyday life I'm as straightforward as they get, if a little quirky. I'm also stupidly neurotic about my writing and other creative endeavours. I'm trying to keep a lid on the worst of my public waffling, but be warned, there's a fair bit of it here. If you don't take it seriously, you'll be fine.

Brief note on friending: So, yeah, the LJ thing. All entries here will be public. This is a fanfic-only LJ, so it's not like I want to hide my writing. All friends are welcome, and I will do my best to friend back within a reasonable timeframe, but if I forget (I can be lackadaisical at times), you're not missing anything.

A not-as-brief note on etiquette in this LJ: Everyone is welcome here, but be advised that this is a wank-free zone. Just so you know. I know fandom can be a contentious place at times, and I encourage healthy conversation and debate in my LJ, as long as it remains respectful. If you come in here and bash characters or real people, or try to start a flame war, I will not hesitate to ban your negative posterior from this place. Please keep discriminatory comments to yourself, if you happen to have them. My LJ, my rules. So far, everyone here has been stellar about keeping things civilized, so I'm not too worried.

Is There Really Only Fanfic Here? Uh, yeah. Mostly. I am a literature geek, so there will be recs, and occasional posts in which I witter on at length about the authorial process, and I might ask for advice and random other things in the context of producing stories. Because that's just how I am. Neuroses R Us. ;)

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Oh, fandom, what have you done to me? So now there's podfic, too. Also some memes, episode reaction posts, random chatter about fandom happenings. This LJ is still all-fandom, all the time, though. Be warned.

But Who Are You Really? I do exist on LJ as a "real" person too. If you think you might want to read about the mundanities of my existence (with bonus bizarre conversations with clients at work and letters from my mother, which are very entertaining), then drop me a line and I'll let you know my other identity. It's not linked directly to this LJ, but it's not exactly a closely-guarded secret, or anything.


This post used to be my master list of fanfic. If you're looking for that, you will find it here, in its very own LJ entry.

Comments

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

You've written as many fics in like six months as I've written in two freakin' years. WOAH. Although I didn't write anything outside of the drive 'verse 'til last April, so, one year, kind of. But not really.

What I mean is you are damn prolific and it's all good.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Oh, uh, hey Roque!


What brings you to my master list? Seems kinda random.

And, uh, yeah. SPN makes me want to write-write-write. I really don't know why, but I'm not questioning it too hard. :)

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

It is really random, I'm sorry. I've been spamming you lately, huh? I've had a lot of time on my hands because I am UNEMPLOYED! \o/ (by choice. there would be no \o/ if it were unintentional.)

Anyway it's freezing cold where I am (it just SNOWED for a minute today 0_0) so I'm stuck inside and trying to work on fic but instead came back to re-read Silent Night, which I've just finished doing.

You're free to shoo me away if you're tired of me.

also

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

I noticed you changed all your entries to plain layout. I just did that too. It's much easier to read! Okay now I'm gone.

Re: also

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

I did! The stupid comment-embedding thing was so annoying and REALLY hard to read.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Oh, GOD NO. By all means come in and spam me! 1) I like you and 2) I am a total comment whore. So it's all good.

I'm really behind on my comments, though. Thanks for reminding me. As soon as I've finished the current chapter of RiD I should go answer them. Eesh.

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

As soon as I've finished the current chapter of RiD - LOL. I didn't want to admit it, but I am a chronic page-refresher, even if I know full well not to expect an update. So I was also over here in order to refresh your page for a half hour or so. It's like, really, really pitiful. God. What have I come to.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

LOL

You know, you can just program LJ to send you a notification for when I post about RiD. Except for when LJ notifications have shat themselves and died, as they did yesterday.

I'm almost done. I'd say maybe another couple of hours, possibly less if Sam starts talking to me again (he's currently sulking in a corner of my mind, possibly because I hit him with a car :P).

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

OH you know I didn't notice you'd tagged the story... for some reason your layout confused me? Which makes little sense because it's really easy. *ponders*

Consider yourself tracked.

If you hit me with a car, I'd sulk too.

Are we gonna find out what happened to Dean's leg? *bounces*

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Dean is being Very Stoic™ about his leg, but yes, we'll eventually get the back story on that.

Funny, your layout confuses me too, even though it's simple. :)

Ah, LJ.

Okay. *goes back to writing*

[roque-clasique.livejournal.com]

LOL maybe it's like the way every other phone but my own makes no sense to me.

I'll let you get back to writing, thanks for distracting me.

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

My pleasure! I enjoy being a distraction. :)

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

For what it's worth, most of your fics are, like, ten times as long as mine. Each of your Drive 'verse chapters is longer than my individual fics (with a couple of exceptions).