23 May 2013 @ 01:48 am
5. Ty Johnson (The Almighty Johnsons)
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I love his snark and sarcasm, but he's also good for angst. The show is about a family of human gods who get their power at age 21. Now, the other ones all got something good, whether that be luck at games, slow-aging, or being the god of all gods. Ty though? He's the god of "all things cold and dark." He can't be close to anyone for fear of giving them hypothermia (which he actually did to his girlfriend). He can't feel warmth and he can't taste food. Then, he married Eva, the human incarnation of Hela (he literally went to Hell there), who was manipulative and abusive. That storyline was my absolute favorite of the series. He and Eva were like feeding off each other's negative energy, and he went down a self-destruction path. Later on in the series, they make references to how Eva could have been killed by her, because of how angry she got with him. So, angsty character.
 
 
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23 May 2013 @ 02:25 pm


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22 May 2013 @ 08:29 pm
Title: Random Snippets AO3 link
Author: superbadgirl/SBG
Characters: Steve, Danny, Grace, Kono, Catherine
Pairing: Steve/Danny
Genre: angst, H/C, fluff, crack
Rating: PG-13
Word-count: @3,000
Spoilers: None, really.
Warnings: I imply something quite sad in one of them.
Summary: Various and sundry snippets written for sd_ldws's round six, which, as far as I know, never actually finished. :/

A/N: I reserve the right to expand on these should the inspiration so strike. :)

X-posted!
 
 
22 May 2013 @ 08:28 pm
Title: Random Snippets AO3 link
Author: superbadgirl/SBG
Characters: Steve, Danny, Grace, Kono, Catherine
Pairing: Steve/Danny
Genre: angst, H/C, fluff, crack
Rating: PG-13
Word-count: @3,000
Spoilers: None, really.
Warnings: I imply something quite sad in one of them.
Summary: Various and sundry snippets written for sd_ldws's round six, which, as far as I know, never actually finished. :/

A/N: I reserve the right to expand on these should the inspiration so strike. :)

X-posted!
 
 
22 May 2013 @ 08:00 pm
New, up in my RedBubble storefront, it's two of Rick Grimes's best excuses.

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This is not going to work out. At least, I hope it doesn't.

Cleolinda and Jenny Trout have alerted me to something that's a really bad idea, and that is Kindle Worlds. For those of you not inclined to click on either of those links, Kindle Worlds is a new thing where fanfic writers can be paid for their work. Just as long as it falls in the licensed "Worlds" (Pretty Little Liars, Vampire Diaries, etc.) and doesn't have any of the following: porn, crossovers, "offensive content" ("racial slurs, excessively graphic or violent material, or excessive use of foul language") "excessive use of brands," content that violates copyright/trademark/other rights, or books that are a "poor customer experience" (essentially bad writing/summaries/misleading titles).

Now. Why is this a stupid idea? It's in the fine print.

Amazon Publishing will acquire all rights to your new stories, including global publication rights, for the term of copyright.

Kindle Worlds is a creative community where Worlds grow with each new story. You will own the copyright to the original, copyrightable elements (such as characters, scenes, and events) that you create and include in your work, and the World Licensor will retain the copyright to all the original elements of the World. When you submit your story in a World, you are granting Amazon Publishing an exclusive license to the story and all the original elements you include in that story. This means that your story and all the new elements must stay within the applicable World. We will allow Kindle Worlds authors to build on each other's ideas and elements. We will also give the World Licensor a license to use your new elements and incorporate them into other works without further compensation to you.


So! Essentially it means this: You submit an amazing, well-written, "page-turning" fanfiction to Kindle Worlds. You get it published. People buy it. Awesome, right? Except, unless you read and understand the legal jargon, you're in for a shock. Because that plot line you wrote? It's not your idea anymore. They can use it. The person who owns whatever fandom (excuse me, "World") that you wrote the fic for can use your idea for themselves.

This is exploitative. Not everyone is going to read the little note about what Amazon Publishing can do with your work once it is submitted. People will see "paid for your fanfic!" and end up getting the fuzzy end of the lollipop.

And what does this mean for the tie-in authors that already get published? I mean, I discovered fanfiction after I read movie tie-in novels. I used to read the Expanded Universe books for Star Wars and somehow made it over to the Internet where I found this smörgåsbord of Star Wars fanfic. And then, in 1998, Fanfiction.net got created and it was the greatest thing I'd ever come across. So what's going to happen to those great tie-in authors if Kindle Worlds actually ends up working? Will they be out of work? *helpless shrug* I don't know.

What I do know is that this is a bad idea.

I write fanfic for fun. When someone reviews my stuff or leaves a comment on it, it makes my day. I don't care if I don't get reviews or comments, just as long as someone read it and enjoyed it. It is nice to see a few words of praise (even criticism), because that means that someone enjoyed it enough to put their thoughts down and share them. So, the allure of being paid for writing fanfiction doesn't have the same pull on me as it would other fic writers. I'd rather get the occasional review than get paid once and have my idea taken and used by the people who own the license for the fandom ("World" /sarcasm) that I'm writing in. I'll admit that the idea appealed to me at first, but then I read the "fine print" in the rules and decided that this whole thing is just plain exploitative.

Don't fall for it, fellow fic writers. Just don't.
 
 
 
22 May 2013 @ 03:07 pm

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Welcome to the sixth volume of netcord. This volume, the theme was titles, which are one of the most essential parts of tennis. As always, the usual disclaimers apply. This is all fiction and was written with the sole purpose of amusement. No disrespect is intended, and I sincerely hope no offense is taken. Generally, all of these stories may contain mention of homoerotic behaviours and/or relationships. Additional warnings are listed.

Also, you'll notice that all the old volumes of netcord are locked, as this one will be two weeks after publication. This is a step (hopefully only temporary) that has been taken to make contributors feel comfortable submitting their works to netcord. I know it's an inconvenience, but it is, at this time, a necessary step.


  • Another Second Time Around
    Tommy Robredo and Juan Carlos Ferrero, gen

  • Champions of the World
    Jurgen Melzer/Philipp Petzschner

  • Tequila-Soaked Memories
    Marat Safin/Juan Carlos Ferrero

  • Fortune Teller
    Marcel Granollers/Marc Lopez, adult

  • Sitting Alone in the Dark
    Tommy Robredo, gen, warning: discussion of depression, alcohol abuse, prescription drug abuse

  • The One Point O
    Roger Federer/Andy Murray

  • Music When the Lights Go Out
    Rafael Nadal/Novak Djokovic

  • Love Is A Growing Up
    Nicolas Almagro/David Ferrer


  • Enjoy! I’m sure all our authors would very much appreciate feedback on their work, so be sure to leave a comment if you’re of a mind. Also, authors, if there’s anything wrong with the formatting, please leave me a comment here.

    I’d also like to say thank you to all the authors who have contributed over the last six volumes. (Where does the time go? It seems like yesterday when the first volume of netcord was being released.) I’d also like to thank everyone who’s offered suggestions, encouragement, and help over the course of these six volumes, both to myself and to all our wonderful authors. With a significant drop in participation, your thoughts will become more important than ever in the near future. If you have a moment, please visit the feedback post and leave some comments.
 
 
22 May 2013 @ 02:47 pm
Why is it we want so badly ... When it is out of our reach ...
My computer did a nose dive recently ... Bad enough in itself, but to make it worse, I am itching nearly obsessively to make some Avengers graphics and now I can't!!!!!
It's very maddening! I have learned over the years not to ignore a muse when it speaks to me or else it will quit speaking and leave. *sighs*
Aw well... At any rate, I can continue to devour Avengers fanfic!! :) I've recently been falling in love with Clint Barton/Phil Coulson. I love a good Clint/loki fic... But there isn't enough of it. :(
Anyways... Guess I just mainly wanted to rant a bit... How about a little something that I find entertaining too...

 
 
22 May 2013 @ 09:05 pm
UGH  
I just tried to post my unposted icons from several fandoms. Made for landcomms or challenges that I never posted to my icon comm.
Coding finished, everything looks alright in the preview, I post to the comm...
and all icons look really blurry all of the sudden.
The teasers outside of the table look fine, but all the icons in the icon table? Unusually blurry...

My Defiance entry from 2 days ago looks just fine, so I guess I must have screwed up the coding somewhere...
BUT WHERE!!!
Figuring that out is going to take ages... maybe it would be easier to start over from scratch.
Just ... UGH.
Those icons are doomed to rot in my photobucket forever!!!


ETA: PROBLEM SOLVED!
Of course it was something that didn't cause any issues in any previous entries. Why should it have been any easy, right? ;P
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