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Fri, May. 16th, 2008, 11:06 pm
zvi_likes_tv: Alternatives to Pimp Poll - I rejected promote (too long and boring) and pander (recreates the pimp problem) out of hand. What do you think of the following? -
janissa11: Ah, the simpler past. - I've noticed something that will come as no surprise to most readers of fan-based fiction the past few years: the fall from grace of simple past tense. Not dead, certainly, but definitely much in the shadow of the far trendier present tense. -
saeva: It's Nikki Wood's Fucking Coat: An Essay About Race In the Buffyverse - In honor of the six year tradition of dead minorities in Buffyverse's wake they called it Dead Bro Walking*. After the show ended its run, the community remained "[to keep] the candles burning for people of color in scifi, fantasy, and horror" and n -
cimness: Alien Drugs, Alien Sex Hormones, or Magic Made Them Do It As Allegory - I wonder if anyone's ever written anything about the allegorical meanings of the various fantasy and science fiction tropes used in romance for physical-proximity-or-die plotlines (telepathic and magical bonds, /.../sex pollen/sex drugs). -
Sat, May. 17th, 2008, 03:41 am
ithiliana.livejournal.com
http://caras-galadhon.livejournal.com/373758.html
"What the Hell was I Thinking?": A Guide to Running a Fiction/Art Exchange--
A little while ago, a friend asked for some advice about how to start up/run a fiction writing exchange, and in the course of answering her, I realized that I had constructed a perfectly good guide. Now, I've seen guides for participants before, but not for those people who want to take the plunge and actually run one.
Sat, May. 17th, 2008, 04:05 am
p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com