Fic Updates & So On

[thisbluespirit]

1. I've been a bit quiet on the fic front, having been tired lately (and stories go too flat, so I had to leave them all waiting once I'd done the tardis_gen one). However, talking of tardis_gen, I notice that they've posted the first two stories - yay! - and nice pieces of work they are, too, If the rest are as good this is going to be an excellent ficathon.

2. I hadn't forgotten StarCrossed and it's now got a lot more links on it and looks at least a little less random. And then I thought of another, similar idea, but I'll let you in on that when I've actually put something sensible on it. (Yes, mad librarian trying to catalogue things again, I know.)

3. In the process of this I had an idea for an Angel crossover of my own. (I do rather love Angel). And then, today, when I finally was able to write again, what did I do? My 1851 story, the Hex/Martha one, said Angel crossover or the next Happy Ending? No, I decided to do a Polly/Brig bit for whoniverse1000; but it did what all my attempts for that cause do, and went long and gen. It's here, or will be when it gets okayed on Teaspoon. (It's called The Polly Effect. I went on a train today. I pretty much always end up with a fic idea after going on a train.)

Edit: And, and, and, someone just reviewed my Really Obscure piece of fanfic.  I stuck it on ff.net about three weeks ago, since it might as well sit there (in the British Comedy section, On The Up, not being counted as a show) and someone else who watched the show has just given it love.  *dances for joy* (Not that I didn't really appreciate your reading it, too bugiarda!!)

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[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

*weeps gently into her keyboard at the lack of Martha/Hex ficcage...*


:P

I will get back to reading your UNIT series in the next day or two (and will start reading the tardis_gen fics), but I'm in the midst of the angstiest of angsty plot bunnies for last night's ep of Law and Order: UK and I've no space in my head for the Whoniverse until the fic's done...

[thisbluespirit]

It exists and now I'm feeling better, it should appear. At some point.

And I'm not surprised about L&O angst. I saw the end (I intended channel-hopping like last time, but Heroes decided to be surprisingly good and have Hiro in it and I couldn't change channels till it finished.) But I imagine it was a shocking ep.

And I've noticed you reading my stories - heh!!! Don't worry. It gave me a chance to eliminate unneccesary !s in Undercover before you got there. (Actually, rereading it, Part 1 is fine.)

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

It exists and now I'm feeling better, it should appear. At some point.

But we wants it now, my precious!


:P

And I'm not surprised about L&O angst. I saw the end (I intended channel-hopping like last time, but Heroes decided to be surprisingly good and have Hiro in it and I couldn't change channels till it finished.) But I imagine it was a shocking ep.

Very intense...

And I've noticed you reading my stories - heh!!! Don't worry. It gave me a chance to eliminate unneccesary !s in Undercover before you got there. (Actually, rereading it, Part 1 is fine.)

LOL

[belantana.livejournal.com]

Yay! I am very glad that the Pit of Voles managed to bring you, the only writer of On the Up fanfic, together with the only fan. OR PERHAPS THERE ARE MORE!! *peers around*

And then I thought of another, similar idea - Ooh, do tell! I'll check out your updated CrossoversOfInsane blog (which is what I'm calling it in my head) in the Easter hols - which is of course exactly what Easter hols are for.

[thisbluespirit]

LOL!

There must be other fans around or they wouldn't have bothered with the DVDs. I just suspect they're not the type to hang around on the net, reading fanfic. ;-) (And I know, isn't it great? Your reading it was even more miraculous, cos you didn't even know the show, but a little "That is exactly what Sam would say" praise does also bring joy to my heart. :-D)

I shall remain as stubbornly mysterious about it for the moment as you are about your Obscure DW Crossover. ;-p. Hmm, Star Crossed is a little cliched, but I think I'll keep it. People might get worried to find they'd been name-checked on The CrossoversOfInsane... Now you've made me giggle.

[belantana.livejournal.com]

It is very true that praise from someone who actually knows the canon is priceless - luckily my Spooks fic is pretentious enough to have dissuaded all those ignorant of canon from reading. :)

Thanks for the rec! Heee, how exciting! And I actually jumped up and down a little, because I knew you had another Spooks crossover, but I had a search for it a while back and couldn't find it... I thought I was going crazy. And it is as fabulous as I remembered!

She gave the Tenth Doctor a look. "I worked at MI5. We all spy on one another when we're not in a story. There's nothing else to do. Not like here." She brightened. "This looks like fun!"
"She must be mad," said Harry to Adric.
"Bonkers," he agreed and they both moved away.

And poor Tessa - Now I've lost out to silly, infatuated Ruth and a bunch of insane science-fiction characters. - It is a rough ending!

Also (this is turning into a comment of epic proportions) - the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang crossover is delightful, and the Daleks in Discworld - oh my! Allow me to rec you this superb Yuletide story which while devoid of Daleks, is an equally genius Discworld crossover.

[thisbluespirit]

Heh. We've just got to find someone else to join us in the DW/Spooks crossover world... :-D (And your fic isn't pretentious. It's really good! I've read what you've posted so far and love it.)

Am slightly dazed by the fact that you'd want to navigate Plot and Loophole twice, even without knowing who/what all the classic Who characters are. Heh. Well, to be fair, Tessa is quite evil. She shouldn't have said something like that to Death, though. ;-)

(And I like comments of epic proportions, if they're as enthusiastic about this.) The Dalek Invasion of Discworld is brilliant, no doubt. Your rec is definitely the maddest I've yet seen. How someone pulled that off, I'll never know, but it's wonderful. Thanks for pointing me in the direction, because I'd never have headed off for the Hundred Acre Wood otherwise.

[belantana.livejournal.com]

I never would either - it was recced to me by someone else, but I can't remember who. Oh, thanks for saying that about my writing (I wasn't fishing, honest!) :) :) :)

And yes - there has to be more Who/Spooks out there somewhere...

[thisbluespirit]

Until reading it, I've had put that on a list of crossovers never to be attempted under any circumstances.... :-D And I know you weren't fishing, but I do very much like your stories.

Hmm, yes - I just have to write it!!! :lol:

[belantana.livejournal.com]

I just have to write it!!! - does this mean what I think it means?! *is excited*

... I refrain from babbling about my own fic-in-progress for fear it will end up like the last fic-in-progress I babbled about. Um. Yes.

[thisbluespirit]

Not really. It was mostly a joke, although I do still plan to do that pre-Spooks Ruth / First Doctor, Ben & Polly story one day. Also it occurred to me that the general off-screen fanlore that Tom and Christine formed an agency & do regularr battle with Tessa seems like a thing that could come and play with DW quite nicely. :-D

Aw, you never know, fics do get re-sparked off sometimes. I took nine years to write one of my fics. I stopped, after I lost net access, but couldn't quite stop myself writing bits and finished it in 2007.

[belantana.livejournal.com]

PS. Oh oh oh and the Jools epilogue!! Fantastic. How I wish there'd been more of Jools in the show...

[thisbluespirit]

I know. *Glares at the US for stealing Hugh Laurie and making him rich and famous for House when he could have popped up in Spooks occasionally* Daibhid's creative response to my regret at the end of the story is why I still can't quite give up adwc. :-D