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[resonant]

... or, And That Was Where I Stopped Reading.

"I do not have a beta; therefore, you may notice some descrepencies. My main flaw is keeping the same tense throughout the story (past vs. present) as well as character and plot development, sometimes story continuity."



Rating: I'm gonna go wif R? mild NC-17 at most

Genre: ... ... uh ... u decide ... I am so not a categorist *nods* but it IS a songfic and theres a lil fluff in it ;) and possibly a PWP

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The only major departure from canon in this particular universe is that Lucius Malfoy is *not* a Death Eater and he and his family have no connections to Lord Voldemort.

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And I've been told this is a bit to cute for some people so....do keep that in mind.

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And yes, I know that no one in [time and place] would have been okay with homosexuality. It's just a story, people.

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Little does he know that his entire world is about to change. Or something. I suck at summaries, sorry. Just go ahead and read!

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This is my first foray into this fandom, so be warned. Fanon stereotypes about characters are rampant, and I’m taking liberties with canon.

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Hi. Am usually quiet, but have fic that wrote that am quite proud of. Is a Weasley twin. I think it's George. Might not be, though, since I don't usually write them and I can't always tell them apart.

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Answers to some of the FAQ from my betas--

1.) Yes, I know the Prologue is really weird and really depressing, but necessary -- don't worry -- it's the only piece like it in the whole story -- just keep slogging along, it gets better -- promise -- there's even some humour.

2.) Yes, I know some parts are highly melodramatic.  That's why they call it "literary license".

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Stupid melodramatic story. But I liked it like 5 minutes ago when I wrote it. So.

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I am well aware that this may not be popular. My characterization rarely is. I don't think I care.

Comments

[flambeau.livejournal.com]

For one moment, I thought all these notes were for the same story. :)

[sociofemme.livejournal.com]

You mean they're NOT?

What a story that would be...

[somniesperus.livejournal.com]

Jesus jogging on a swimming pool.

The only major departure from canon in this particular universe is that Lucius Malfoy is *not* a Death Eater and he and his family have no connections to Lord Voldemort.

But other than that, we should be speeding right along.

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

"I do not have a beta; therefore, you may notice some descrepencies. My main flaw is keeping the same tense throughout the story (past vs. present) as well as character and plot development, sometimes story continuity."

"Among our weapons are such diverse elements as..."

[anathema666.livejournal.com]

*snorfles root beer out nose*

[debchan.livejournal.com]

Hi. Am usually quiet, but have fic that wrote that am quite proud of. Is a Weasley twin. I think it's George. Might not be, though, since I don't usually write them and I can't always tell them apart.

I think that's my ass. Or it might be a hole in the ground. I can't always tell them apart.

[beledibabe.livejournal.com]

Meep!

[laurakaye.livejournal.com]

I love your icon.

[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

My brain hurts.

[shrift.livejournal.com]

>"I do not have a beta; therefore, you may notice some descrepencies. My main flaw is keeping the same tense throughout the story (past vs. present) as well as character and plot development, sometimes story continuity."

I think this person should write Memento fan fiction, because then all of her main flaws could easily turn a story into a brilliant piece told by an unreliable narrator!

Won't help the spelling, but... unreliable narrator with brain damage!

See? Perfect fit.

[mark356.livejournal.com]

You said it!

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

holy living mother of ...

don't make me laugh, dude. it hurts me. :-)

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Stupid melodramatic story. But I liked it like 5 minutes ago when I wrote it. So.

Sheesh. I ponder LJ posts longer than five minutes before hitting the submit button...

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know the Prologue is really weird and really depressing, but necessary -- don't worry -- it's the only piece like it in the whole story -- just keep slogging along, it gets better --

I recognize this! I started reading this one.

It didn't. Get better, that is.

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

The thing I loved about that one is that apparently her betas flagged the Prologue as a problem. And she figured that a good solution would be to explain that it was unreadable on purpose.

[kaiz.livejournal.com]

And what, no mpreg? I'm severely disappointed.

[cereta.livejournal.com]

And yes, I know that no one in [time and place] would have been okay with homosexuality. It's just a story, people.

Yes, that would be where my mind went *plonk.*

[toujours-impur.livejournal.com]

BUDGIES! :D

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

I have to ask... "wanking budgies"?

[toujours-impur.livejournal.com]

I dunno, but my fic is :) Res once beta'd for me and noticed that I kept making references to budgies. Idk if this has anything to do with it, but at least MY fandom had a lot of budgies in it!

[tradescant.livejournal.com]

I remember seeing a fic on some HP Snapelist whose author asked that we be gentle with her because she hadn't seen the movies nor read book canon, and she thought there were some continuity issues and she didn't have a beta, but that if we gave her a chance, she was sure we'd all like it.

To which I just shuddered in horror and clicked the Next button.

[tradescant.livejournal.com]

And, er, made an LJ post.

[xoverau.livejournal.com]

My favorite from the Smallville list was six enormous multi-parted stories with the disclaimer "Dude, I was sooooooo drunk but I desided what the hell. Lex rulz!"

[thete1.livejournal.com]

*bahahahahaaaa* I love fandom.

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

I've seen some gems, but these are hilarious. Nice of them to make it easy for us to decide whether or not we should read the fic, though. My other favourite is the variant on "If you don't write me feedback I'm gonna hold my breath 'til I turn blue."

[beledibabe.livejournal.com]

At which point I pop a plastic bag over their heads and cinch the twist-ties around their necks...

[helvirago]

"I know that my spelling's bad but who carz?"

"If your a characterization nazi, dont read this!" Okay.

[auroramama]

"Characterization nazi"?!
I thought I had something else to say about this, but I can't think of a thing. Just wanted to let you know it was appreciated, in the sense of speechless horror.

[sophiap.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear. Each time I start to regain hope in humanity, I read things like this. I'm assuming that these poor dears weren't posting these with their stories as a sort of joke, were they?

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Little does he know that his entire world is about to change. Or something. I suck at summaries, sorry. Just go ahead and read!

I actually could sympathise with this one and give the author a chance, 'cuz all my favorite stories have uniformly sucky summaries!


I am well aware that this may not be popular. My characterization rarely is. I don't think I care.

And neither do we. *Hits CLOSE WINDOW*

[pandarus.livejournal.com]

Yes, me too - I do find summary-writing a rather grisly task. But the rest of them? Comedy gold

[aesc.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna go wif R? mild NC-17 at most

So now we're putting pr0n on a sliding scale like Indian food? Is "hot NC-17" like Tandoori?

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

So now we're putting pr0n on a sliding scale

Of course! The more sliding there is, the higher the rating.

[ardent-muses.livejournal.com]

You had me at "I do not have a beta". *G*

Someone recently sent me some story notes she'd found that included the following:

Obviously this is AU. Which means that everything you know about
the end of Buffy and the last few seasons of Angel are null and void
in this fic. So if you're into canon, you don't want to read anything here.

:::banging head on desk:::

[predatrix.livejournal.com]

Yes, but... I have a sort of like/hate relationship to canon at the best of times. Wish the woman would leave Sev alone for what I want to do with the character...

[mctabby.livejournal.com]

Hee! Hee! Hee! *falls off chair*

Ooo, I think you might have inspired me into a fresh burst of summary-stalking. :)

[kylandra.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha! I weep for humanity.