A Fanfiction Revolution

revolution_but @ 2010-05-31T12:55:00

2010-05-31T12:55:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

Good God, whatever happened to the background here?! Anyone around who can fix it?

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revolution_but @ 2010-05-31T10:51:00

2010-05-31T10:51:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

It is done. After 6 years, 2 months, and 3 days, "Between the Dog and the Wolf" is now finished. 92,070 words, 64 chapters, and one mega-happy ending. (Well, sort of.) In effect, my first actual novel.

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revolution_but @ 2009-09-08T18:53:00

2009-09-08T18:53:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

Goodness me, this place is deader than dead. *sigh*

Well, in case anyone still has this community on their friends page - I'm up to Chapter 50 on "Between the Dog and the Wolf"! It's now by far the longest thing I've ever written. This is somewhat disturbing.

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July Flash Fic Challenge...late...

2007-08-13T12:38:00Z

Posted by: wing-of-fancy.livejournal.com

So, since nobody's posted anything at all since the challenge...I figured I might as well try to concoct something. Late, but that's how life is.

Title: The Lark
Author: Victor Hugo's ghostie. No. Really. It's me, le wing_of_fancy, aka Erina.
Rating: G, I suppose, as there's nothing controversial...that I see...
Characters: Ponine, Cosette.
Summary: Angst for all. Eponine angsting about Cosette. Joy to the world. Originally somewhat femmeslashy, but not so much by the end of the 8 minutes.
Word Count: 239. Give or take a typo.
Disclaimer: I own nuffing...that I know of. That belongs to Victor Hugo's ghostie.
A/N: Excuses time for why this is pretty bad. A, I haven't written fic for forever. B, I am not a literary genius. C, the only thing I'm any good at is angst. D, I am pretty shameless in thew ay I will jam a word in if it kills me, by God. Also, this is un-beta-ed, so there's nobody to blame for typos but my evil twin Clive. YES. IT IS ALL CLIVE. (And I used the second set of words, by the way).

( So let the games begin...bring on the men... )

Anyway, commentings, or I shall send Clive after you with a regiment of angry penguins.
Edited because I seem incapable of bolding words correctly.

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#10 - July Flash Fic Challenge.

2007-07-03T21:12:00Z

Posted by: latin-cat.livejournal.com

Good morrow, ladies!
After some discussion with letitallgo, we decided on several things we could try to get the community going again, such as re-instating the monthly challenges, inviting more people to join (there are a few coming through the ranks at ff.net), getting members to rec. fics they have read now or in the past, and suggesting subjects for discussion, perhaps in combination with the monthly challenge? Let us know what you think, and if you have any other ideas to add into the mix. We hope to get things going after letitallgo comes back at the beginning of August.

In the meantime, onto this month's challenge!

Firstly, as so many of you lovely ladies are not left with much time to write these days, this is a short challenge modelled on glorianna's FlashSlash challenge (original can be found here), especially designed for those with not much time on their hands. So to summarise;

YOU ONLY HAVE TO WRITE FOR EIGHT MINUTES.

The reason? “To free your subconscious creator from your conscious editor”, and that way, everybody has the same amount of time to write and that means you should not be embarrassed about posting responses – this is just a bit of fun. :)

N.B. READ ALL THE SECTION BELOW BEFORE CLICKING ON THE CUT.
1. You are going to write a piece in eight minutes: whatever you want, whichever character(s) and in any genre (can be slash, if you feel you can achieve it in 8 minutes). You will get a prompt of four words, and you are to concentrate on using all four in the piece.
2. There are two sets of words pulled at random from the nearest dictionary. Before you click the cut below, decide if you're going to use the first set of four words, or the second.
3. Go! Start writing/typing. Don't stop; don't edit, don't pause, don't dither, don't scratch. Just write!
4. Stop after eight minutes. (I said eight minutes! Eight minutes exactly, d'ye hear me there?)
5. Now you can take a minute or so to edit what you've written. No major changes, mind: just enough to correct the odd typo, or stick in that last line you couldn't quite get down in the time limit.
6. If you want to post your piece, do it before you read anything else that's been submitted. Title your post "July Flash Fic" – and please, make sure you highlight the four words you selected in your piece so we know which set you picked.
7. There, you’re done! Have a read of the other pieces and see what everybody else came up with. Feedback is welcome, but please bear in mind that eight minutes is a very short time; nobody expects a masterpiece.

Well, there it is. Have fun! :)

( And your words are… )

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Another Late Challenge Reply.

2007-06-07T18:04:00Z

Posted by: latin-cat.livejournal.com

This was meant for the September Challenge 2006, but only now have I found the time to finish it. Javert is addicted, but not to snuff;

Addictions

Also, to letitallgo; did you get my email re: future challenges/managing of the community? If you could contact me ASAP I would be very grateful.

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revolution_but @ 2007-06-02T10:43:00

2007-06-02T10:43:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

Chapter 30 of "Between the Dog and the Wolf" is now up.

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revolution_but @ 2007-05-29T13:29:00

2007-05-29T13:29:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

Chapter 29 of "Between the Dog and the Wolf" is now up!

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Message from a Co-Mod.

2007-05-27T21:25:00Z

Posted by: latin-cat.livejournal.com

Hello there!
I thought I would just drop by to say 'hi', and to thank sleepingapple for all she has done as founder and co-mod of this community; I only hope that I will be able to follow her example and do some good stuff here.

I have yet to speak to our other mod, letitallgo about where we stand, what things we could do, whether we will start the monthly challenges again, etc. Hopefully we will be able to think up some things that could regain some interest, invite some new members and get the community a little more active.

Just to add on to the 'more active' bit; taking up my new post here, having seeing all these multi-chapter fics updating regularly on ff.net and axmxz reducing the times between updating Between the Dog and the Wolf has guilted me into finally finishing an update to a fic I have not touched for nigh on two years; The Fallen Angel. Hopefully from now on it will not be so long between updates.

Chapter IV - A Séance and a Pocket Watch

Be in touch. :)

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revolution_but @ 2007-05-24T22:55:00

2007-05-24T22:55:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

Since we're all here, I might as well: chapter 28 of "Between the Dog and the Wolf" is now up. All those epic-length fics being updated on near-daily basis are really lighting the flame of shame under my procrastinating ass.

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[fic] Hearts on a Windy Street

2007-05-21T23:19:00Z

Posted by: 10littlebullets.livejournal.com

Title: Hearts on a Windy Street
Author: Marianne (letitallgo)
Fandom: Les Misérables
Rating: PG-13
Summary: In the place where the unfortunate and the infamous are joined, La Thénardier is perhaps not the only one who cannot love all her children. Two Fantine drabbles.

( Lips grow cold with the rent to meet... )

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revolution_but @ 2007-05-09T19:51:00

2007-05-09T19:51:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

Chapter 27 of "Between the Dog and Wolf" is now up.

(What can I say, I felt guilty.)

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revolution_but @ 2007-05-05T14:32:00

2007-05-05T14:32:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

Psst.

New chapter of 'Between the Dog and the Wolf' is up.

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revolution_but @ 2007-04-14T15:15:00

2007-04-14T15:15:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

"Ladies and gentlemen... we found him."

Or rather, my husband found him, in a story posted on one of the boards he frequents.

Apparently, as inventive as I thought I was getting with my Javert, life had got there first. I present to you Heiko Artkaemper, a German federal prosecutor, the "boss" of the capital crime section of Dortmund for the past fifteen years.

( Prepare to be shocked and awed. )

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Fic update.

2007-03-05T18:45:00Z

Posted by: latin-cat.livejournal.com

Updated today with Chapter 5 of The Monkshood Plant. A very short chapter which has been a long time coming, but there will be a longer one to follow;

Wolf Amongst the Chickens

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Late challenge response.

2007-02-21T18:46:00Z

Posted by: latin-cat.livejournal.com

I finally finished something. At last. This was started for axmxz's May Challenge, but considering I was sitting exams then it never got finished. Um... better late than never?

The Value of Five Francs

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This shouldn't be possible...

2007-02-18T18:13:00Z

Posted by: nebulia.livejournal.com

*unlurk*

I'm very much aware that this has little to do with fanfiction in any form, but someone should hear my injustice...

My AP Euro textbook has just performed blasphemy:

"In July 1832, an uprising occurred in Paris during the funeral of a popular Napoleonic general."

It's JUNE! I mean, Lamarque even died in June; it's not like they're going to wait a month for the funeral!

And it's my textbook! The thing I'm learning out of. Who knows what else is wrong (...other than the fact that they call the Revolutionary Russian government Communist)?

*grr*

*lurk*

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Mini-challenge!

2007-02-17T22:53:00Z

Posted by: 10littlebullets.livejournal.com

Ugh, guys. I need something to rinse off the slime of all the barricade poetry and cliché Montparnasse/Eponine that our fair fanfiction.net section has lately been subject to. So here, have a challenge that some of you might actually reply to:

Give me some Les Mis limericks. Nothing fancy; you can just put them in the comments if you'd like. Just, please, soothe my violent allergy to crappy poetry about barricade boys.

I'll start us off--I'm sure you lot can do better. XD

Jean Valjean, dit « le père Madeleine »,
délivré du piège de sa haine,
élevait son âme
mais n'avait pas de femme
car il était lui-même Maire Madeleine.

(Stylistic refinements, especially to the punch line, are welcome from anyone with a better ear for French than I have.)

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Gah

2006-11-16T17:35:00Z

Posted by: cloudytm.livejournal.com

I know it's been said before many time in this community, but wow. There is a LOT of....interesting new stuff on FF.Net lately. A lot. It's like everyone in the world suddenly wanted to try their hand at it. Which may be good or bad, depending...

(this is just a desperate attempt to get some conversation going)

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"A Winter's Evening" - Part II

2006-11-14T13:39:00Z

Posted by: latin-cat.livejournal.com

I have at last finished Part II - almost a year on from when I posted Part I - but, alas, there is now a Part III to come. Stop by if you feel like it, criticism welcome, as usual.

"A Winter's Evening" - Part II.

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Nog Een Kus

2006-11-01T18:29:00Z

Posted by: cloudytm.livejournal.com

Chapter seven. Um, whoo?

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3108954/7/

Eponine is only midly crazy. *cannot wait for the part where she asks Montparnasse to...can't give it away*

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Midnight Show

2006-10-17T21:32:00Z

Posted by: cloudytm.livejournal.com

Whew. Banged out another chapter of 'Midnight Show'. Finally.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2747543/21/

New chapters should be coming very soon for 'Nog Een Kus' and 'Deep Blue'.

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"The Monkshood Plant" - Chapter 4

2006-10-10T22:46:00Z

Posted by: latin-cat.livejournal.com

I can only apologise for the inordinately long wait. This is rather a slow chapter, and a lot shorter than first planned, but with any luck it may mean the next is not so long in coming. Just to say that I've a taken a huge liberty with Javert's first name, so please don't damn me for a heretic.
Also, though short this chapter has caused me no end of grief, so I would very much appreciate it, if people could review. Thanks.

"A Secret Valentine"

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revolution_but @ 2006-10-01T12:01:00

2006-10-01T12:01:00Z

Posted by: axmxz.livejournal.com

Finally have another chapter of Between the Dog and the Wolf posted.

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September Challenge

2006-09-29T17:33:00Z

Posted by: cloudytm.livejournal.com

Barely made it in time!

Just a piece of complete drivel. Very silly. Probably worth about as much time as I spent on it--ten minutes.

God, what was I doing when I wrote this? Oh, yes, drinking.

Combeferre's Lament
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3175284/1/

Really quite stupid.

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