Fanfic Recs

[thisbluespirit]

Readers with long ears and short tails may recall me going on about my fanfic rec sites,
StarCrossed (for DW crossovers) and They Do Things Differently There (for DW historical fics).

Well, I'm still posting on them and I'm really pleased with them, but I am seriously in need of finding some more decent historical fics. At the moment, I'm running through about the same five or six authors.

The authors being used repetitively are jjpor, bad_dickens, sunnyrea, jinxed_wood plus one-off stories here and there, inlcuding my own. I do have a couple longer stories I need to get around to having a look at, but there must be more out there somewhere. Anyone got any recs I can nick? (Preferably gen/teen). Mind you, what is there is all good fic. And I really like the way the categories work. (I'm so shallow and frivolous about these things!)

The crossover one is good fun, though - and after all my B7 meandering can I double rec AstroGirl's Box of Tricks? I expect you'll know it, but it's a) short and completely spoiler-free b) has a note-perfect Vila voice as well as fun with the Fourth Doctor and c) is full of lovely sly humour at the shared limitations of two shows. (If you can get DW quarry jokes, you can get B7 quarry jokes, basically...)


Also, I can look at the blog stats and see what searches bring it up (so if you Google your own fic, I can see! ;-D), who visited what posts and how many visits I've had per day. This amuses me greatly. (Heads off to find a life). Especially that the Carry On and On the Up posts have proved oddly popular. Well, Carry On, I guess, but I didn't imagine anyone other than me wanting to read my On The Up crossover.

Comments

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I've resigned myself to the fact that my fics'll never appear on your recommendations...

Have you tried eponymous_rose? Like you, she writes gen fics (mostly) - she certainly doesn't write adult stuff. And I'm pretty sure she's written some DW/other-verse x-overs...

[thisbluespirit]

Ooh, I've got your Wallace and Grommit fic up there & you know it! And your Law & Order is on my fics-waiting document (and I feel it's moment is soon to come). I was hoping I'd find some US Law & Order fics to keep it company, but I think I was getting confused with something else I'd seen around. Besides, catching up on your (non X-rated ;-D !) fics is also on my to-do list along with many of Clocket's and others. You haven't done any historicals, have you?

I've read some of eponymous_rose's stuff - she's pretty amazing, isn't she? I hadn't noticed any x-overs, so I will have to have a nose. As you say, anything she's done is definitely worth a look. Thanks!

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

No, I didn't know that, actually... I haven't looked at the site in months...

The only historical fics I've done are set in 1913 or 1969 and are adult-rated.

I thought eponymous_rose had done either Sapphire & Steel or Man from UNCLE x-overs, but maybe those are still WiPs. I know she posted a list of her WiPs recently so I could go and have a look if you like (assuming you're not on her FList).

[thisbluespirit]

Heh, I thought you did, because we had a exchange of comments about it, because I found it by using the search option on Teaspoon, rather than by the much simpler method of... reading your fics! ;-)

But when you do the Florence Nightingale one... :-D

Thanks - I expect you're right. I'm not on her f-list and I don't think I've checked through her Teaspoon account with that in mind.

That reminds me, someone did a Sapphire & Steel one that was recced on calufrax and I don't think that was her - if she's done one as well, that would be two - a proper post!

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Heh, I thought you did, because we had a exchange of comments about it, because I found it by using the search option on Teaspoon, rather than by the much simpler method of... reading your fics! ;-)

I remember the conversation - I just didn't know you'd actually put the fic on there.

But when you do the Florence Nightingale one... :-D

Yeah, when...

Thanks - I expect you're right. I'm not on her f-list and I don't think I've checked through her Teaspoon account with that in mind.

She's got two X-overs listed on her fic masterlist on her LJ (unFLocked).

That reminds me, someone did a Sapphire & Steel one that was recced on calufrax and I don't think that was her - if she's done one as well, that would be two - a proper post!

Right...

[jjpor.livejournal.com]

Hey, I just like to check occasionally who out there in the big, bad internets might be linking to my fics. Occasionally. Okay? Okay?? he asks shiftily... XD

Oh, I am such a narcissist sometimes... XD

[thisbluespirit]

Oh, there's the 'proper' Master icon! :-D

I had noted that either you had your admirers (which seemed feasible to me) or you occasionally search for your fic, to see where it's got to. (I do it, too - I found I'd been recced on a German fan forum once and translated it on Babelfish and other sites, which kept me entertained for some time. But I was impressed that German DW fans went round reading things in English for fun.)

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I found free internet in Barcelona so I'm doing a little surfing on LJ, saw this post and then just had to check to see if my one little historical got recced . . . and it did!!! Seeing as I don't get much time on the internet while traveling, I have to say that was a special treat to see that. Thank you!

[thisbluespirit]

Well, duh! You know I love that one. :-)

And it's great to hear from you - I was just thinking about your not being around earlier. Hope you're having a great time!

[pitry.livejournal.com]

Aaah! On a random whim (yeah, right) I google a fic of mine and I'm CAUGHT! Hmpf.

Gawd, I should go back to writing fanfics. I have like 3 crossovers sitting in my head waitning for me to write them...

[thisbluespirit]

Hey, long time, no see! :-D

I was vaguely wondering / worrying (as I trawled Teaspoon for crossovers) what had become of you. Nice to see you're still around. And while rl has to come first, I'd certainly be interested to see whatever else you come up with - you definitely don't go for the obvious, which is a refreshing thing in fan fic.

[pitry.livejournal.com]

Awwww, yay, I even get a compliment! Thankee :)

Yeah, real life took over me, moving a continent and starting a new degree. But! The cold wintery London winter approaches and I'm already hiding inside most of the time, so time to see if I remember all the stories I meant to write, hehe.

[thisbluespirit]

So, not very much going on, then? :lol:

Good luck with everything. Rl has to come first, but yes, fic by you turning up on Teaspoon is rarely a bad thing. ;-)

(I've friended you back. I thought about it once before, but was shy. I do waffle a lot, I must warn you.)

[pitry.livejournal.com]

Hehe, waffling is good! At least it's interesting waffling & great fics I don't have to start scanning through Teaspoon for! I think it's me who should warn you in advance - I use LJ as my main ranting platform. Not horribly interesting unless you're fascinated by What The Universe Has Done To Pitry This Time.

:D

[thisbluespirit]

Heh. Well, we can both count ourselves warned now, then, can't we?

;-)