Inspired by elspethdixon and others, I've decided to make an index of my fics, forward-dated to be at the top of my journal. This isn't everything I've written since entering fandom in 2002, but it's most of it!

Note: This list doesn't include HP drabbles (there are too many!), any filks, or any theatrical_muse prompt responses that weren't cross-posted to this journal as ficlets.


( Tartanshell's Fanfic )

Ohh, I love love love love love my assignment! *draws sparkly hearts around it*

I can't wait to write this! *\o/*

Dear Yuletide Writer,

Thank you so much for writing a story for me! I hope you'll be inspired by one of my requests, and I'm sure I'll love reading whatever you write.

In general, I adore character-driven stories. I like het, slash, and gen, friendship stories and stories where two characters who might not know each other well nevertheless manage to connect. I prefer bittersweet or hopeful stories over fluffy happy ones or straight-up angst and despair. I like hurt/comfort, especially if the hurt is emotional. I like backstory and futurefic, and I really like daily-life stuff, like two characters meeting for coffee or just hanging out. I'm not a big fan of deathfic, and I don't care for really dark stuff like torture or noncon. I like any rating from the most gen G-rated fic to adult, but I like adult fics better when the sex is the emotional climax (no pun intended) of the story and not just gratuitous smut for the sake of smut. But really, I love all of these characters, and I would be delighted with any story featuring them!

( Specifics on my requests )

musesfool is running a Dark Angel gift ficathon this holiday season. The signup post is here, and signups are open until Wednesday, November 11th.

(musesfool wants to keep this thing low-key, so, please don't pimp it out to DA comms. Thanks!)

(From rm) Do you know this girl?

There's a teenage girl in NYC who doesn't remember who she is, but the name "Amber" seems to have significance for her, and she can recall text from Robin Hobb's novel Fool's Fate. The girl knows she has written some fantasy fiction of her own, but doesn't know her name, or how old she is, or where she's from.

She sounds like she might be fannish, or at least a sci-fi/fantasy fan, so there's a chance that someone here on LJ might recognize her. The NYPD Missing Persons Squad is asking for any assistance identifying her. Their phone number is linked in the article.

Please pass this on.

Making up my own meme while I wait for the laundry to finish!

Choose ten characters. What fandoms would they participate in, and in what ways?

1. Hank McCoy: It's canon that he's a Star Wars fan, and in that fandom, I think he would write lots of snarky meta about midichlorians. I could also see him being a fan of Star Trek. He'd watch TNG with the kids at the mansion and tell everyone he shipped Picard/Crusher, but secretly, he'd also like TOS and would be a wildly famous writer of Kirk/Spock slash under a pseudonym.

2. Matt Murdock: Doesn't like sci-fi/fantasy at all. And while he bitches about how unrealistic Law & Order is, he reads (het) fanfic on the net.

3. Jennifer Keller: Isn't really fannish, but used to watch Gilmore Girls religiously and was a passionate Luke/Lorelai shipper. She also used to watch ER in college.

4. Radek Zalenka: Makes vids for Star Trek: TOS. Set mostly to disco songs. Used to read fanzines.

5. Rodney McKay: Wrote a lot of Lord of the Rings fanfic in notebooks in late elementary school and junior high, wherein a pudgy pre-teen joined the Fellowship and saved the day because he was smarter than everyone, including Gandalf. These notebooks were later burned.

6. Saul Tigh: ...What the frak is fandom? Likes Iron Man. Ships Iron Man/Captain America.

7. Foggy Nelson: Admits to liking Star Wars, hating Law & Order, and thinking Veronica Mars is pretty hot. Does not admit to the fact that he reads novel-length Harry Potter gen fics. Actually, has not told Matt he read Harry Potter.

8. Mary Anne Spier: Remus/Sirius shipper who also likes Snape/Hermione. The sadder the fic, the better.

9. Kristy Thomas: Battlestar Galactica fan. Organizes a bunch of her friends and local kids to make fan movies, which she puts up on YouTube. They're surprisingly popular. Also does a video blog sharing her opinions about the show (and everything else). Has an enormous crush on Starbuck.

10. Claudia Kishi: Multifannish, but she loves Veronica Mars and a lot of anime. She cosplays and draws fanart. Was introduced to fandom (as were the other babysitters) by her older sister Janine, who has been involved in online fandom since CompuServe. What did you think she was doing in her room, clicking away on her computer all those hours?

bonus!11. Mallory Pike: Writes the steamiest, smuttiest slash fic you can imagine. :D

Title: A Thousand Pages
Crossover between: X-Men/Daredevil (Scott Summers and Matt Murdock)
Rating: PG
Word count: 6,250
Summary: My brothers, they never went blind for what they did, but I may as well have/ In the name of the Father, the skeptic, and the Son, I had one more stupid question... You know how those Catholic boys can be. Matt Murdock gets a pen-pal.
Author's notes: Written for joanne_c in the marvel_crossing ficathon. This story plays fast and loose with comics canon, but since this is movieverse, I figured I could Make Stuff Up, Dammit. ;) Takes place pre-X1, pre-Daredevil. The summary is taken from "Forgiven" by Alanis Morissette.

( A Thousand Pages )

DVD-style commentary on "Endsong, End of Line (Sights of the Hybrid Sun Remix)" and talking about the remixing process. Because fandom is shiny, and I like explaining myself.

( They're Scott and Jean, dammit! )

Title: Like Water on a Stain (The Something Borrowed, Something Blue Remix)
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica
Pairing/Characters: Bill Adama/Laura Roslin, Saul, Ellen
Rating: R
Word Count: 3,000
Spoilers: Entire series.
Summary: Four times Laura Roslin wore someone else's clothes, and one time she wore what was hers.
Remix of: that dress looks nice on you by leiascully

( Like Water on a Stain (Something Borrowed, Something Blue Remix) )

Title: Endsong, End of Line (Sights of the Hybrid Sun Remix)
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica
Pairing: Sam Anders/Kara Thrace
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Entire series.
Word Count: 3,700
Summary: And now young Scott with a slingshot finally found a tender spot and throws his lover in the sand... Sam Anders and Kara Thrace invented a certain game, once. Among other things.
Remix of: Survive and Advance by likeadeuce
Notes: Various episodes of BSG and "Blinded by the Light" by Bruce Springsteen have been quoted extensively throughout, especially BSG 3.06, "Torn."

( Endsong, End of Line (Sights of the Hybrid Sun Remix) )

The period of anonymity for remixredux09 is over, so now I can reveal which fics I wrote!

I was lucky enough to be assigned to remix likeadeuce's fics, which is terrific because she's both a friend and a wonderful writer! (And it's funny, because in the past, she was a pinch-hit assignment for me. So, I've gotten to remix her stuff twice. I feel so lucky!)

I wrote Endsong, End of Line (Sights of the Hybrid Sun Remix).
Battlestar Galactica, Sam/Kara, 3,700 words, rated PG-13. Remix of Survive and Advance by likeadeuce

I have a lot to say about this fic, both the remixing process and explaining what I was trying to do (and how my idea did--and didn't--succeed), and I definitely want to do a DVD-style commentary on this one, and soon.


I also wrote a pinch-hit this year. Like Water on a Stain (Something Borrowed, Something Blue Remix)
Battlestar Galactica, Bill/Laura with Saul and Ellen, 3,000 words, rated R. Remix of that dress looks nice on you by leiascully

I'll be posting these here later today, along with (if I have time) a longer post about the process of remixing and why Remix is my favorite ficathon ever. This year's Remix provided me a great opportunity to write in my new fandom (and oh, BSG is fun!), which I think was my favorite part.

Thanks to everyone who commented on my fics or recced them, and I'll be responding to feedback later today! ♥

...Because apparently I'm to blame for this? (In which case, tell me what I did so I can do it again. If I have psychic powers that can get people to write Matt and Foggy, I am so all over that.)

Goes Like This by iambickilometer. It's how Foggy handles it when the inevitable finally happens, and--oh. I was sniffling into my teacup!

remixredux09 is live! I'm all asquee! (Why, no, I didn't spend a good chunk of time this morning obsessively refreshing the comm, or anything... Then I was away all day when it did go live and am just now getting to read the fics!) So much awesome fic! So many fandoms! I'm bouncing, seriously.

The one remix I've read, so far, is the one based on one of my fics, and it is incredible.

stretch on forever (the no regrets remix) is a remix of my fic 20 Random Facts About Jedi, and it was written by [Anonymous Remixer]. The original was--as the title says--20 facts about Jedi, mostly Skywalker-centric. The remix focuses on Obi-Wan, on Tatooine between the trilogies, and it is so beautiful. Spare and haunting, I think my favorite thing about this fic is how Remixer managed to capture the quiet strength of Obi-Wan so very well. Highly, highly recommended.

***

This year, I wrote two fics: my assignment and a pinch hit. I think both of them are incredibly obvious in some ways (I can definitely see "tells" in my writing) and not at all obvious in others. I can't promise a fic or icon or anything (maybe one of those 10-word stories?), but if anyone would like to guess which fics I wrote, feel free!

So far, one of my remix-ees has responded and seems to like my remix (thank goodness!), and I'm still waiting on pins and needles for the other to comment. This year, worse than any other, I am climbing the walls wanting to talk about my assignment. I'm definitely going to do a DVD-style commentary/meta on the remixing process after the author names are revealed! I am chatty! About writing! *zips lips with an effort*

But, yes! remixredux09! Go read!

fannish5: Name your five favorite geniuses - evil or otherwise - from any fandom.

In no particular order:

1. Fred Burkle, Angel the Series
2. Hank McCoy, X-Men
3. Reed Richards, Fantastic Four
4. Hatake Kakashi, Naruto
5. River Tam, Firefly
(Bonus!6. Tony Stark, Iron Man)
(Extra!Bonus!7. Janine Kishi, The Baby-Sitters Club)

So, wiccabuffy just told me about a deleted scene from Elektra where she talks to Matt. I couldn't find it on YouTube, but I DID find the most adorakable, awesomest, cutest and best DD-fandom thing in the world EVER Daredevil/Elektra fanfilm.

Go rightnow and check it out! You won't be sorry. It's right here: Elektra (The Hand and the Devil).

My first Merlin ficlet! Written for this round of the Porn Battle. (...Yes. Apparently I write PG Porn. Just like James Gunn!)

Title: Trousers First
Fandom: Merlin
Pairing Arthur/Merlin
Word Count: 1170
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Smooth

( Trousers First )

Because I know some of you might be interested, I just listed the X-Men bag on our DAME Creations Etsy shop. The bag features Jim Lee art, with the following characters on it: Professor Xavier, Jean Grey, Archangel, Bishop, Storm, Cyclops, Wolverine, Gambit, Beast, and Rogue.

My mom made it, and I'm kind of in love with it. I'd love to see it go to one of you guys. :D

The listing is here, and feel free to pimp if you think any of your friends would like it. We're going to be featured in the Bags & Purses showcase tomorrow, so we've got some stuff on sale, and a bunch of bags listed right now. Some of the fandoms we've got up are: Transformers, Power Rangers, Star Wars, Star Trek: TOS (another bag I LOVE), My Little Pony, and Smurfs. So, some cool stuff.

Susan Boyle is my hero today. She's 47, lives with her ten-year-old cat, and has never been kissed. She doesn't look like the sort of person who would wow judges on reality TV, even on singing shows, where, somehow, the ones who end up in the final rounds are almost always pretty.

Play the video, and listen to her sing. Susan Boyle is absolutely beautiful.

(...Is it fanart if it's a craft?) As of tonight, doll!Kakashi is finished! His vest and headband tie with doll!Zoe's hair for bits of dolls that have made me swear a lot. But I think they turned out all right, and I'm really proud of him. Not so much proud of the fact that I took his headband off during the photo session and then put it on upside-down for the remainder of the pics. *headdesk*

So, here's the finished Hatake Kakashi, formerly a vintage Rainbow Brite. (Actually, the head is Rainbow Brite, and the body is Red Butler.) He's about 11" tall.

( Naruto: Custom Kakashi doll, image heavy )

I love vidding. ...Right up until I export the uncompressed AVI file from Premiere, that is. Then, without fail, I start wanting to tear my hair out and getting a little homicidal. Every. Single. Time. I try to remember which tutorial I followed last time, or--if I tried multiple times before lucking into a solution--try to remember which one actually worked, for me. I've tried screaming, praying, begging the damn thing just to magically get smaller somehow, doing a little dance, you name it. And then I tried to vid on our new computer that has Windows Vista, and I'm sure any Vista user can imagine just how well that worked.

Until last night, when I finally gave up on trying to figure out what worked last time and started experimenting. And I lucked out and found a method that is really easy, really fast, and is Vista-compatible. I don't know if it's the right way, or even a good way, but it worked for me and turned a 2GB uncompressed AVI with uncompressed WAV sound into a 26MB DivX AVI with MP3 without noticeable (to me) loss of quality.

If, like me, you finish making your vid and just want to get it out there somehow, anyhow, in some kind of reasonable size and format, this might be worth a shot. This is a compression/encoding method for those of us who hate that sort of thing.

( The 'Just Make the Damn Thing Smaller, Already!' Tutorial )