Some bits of fannish business

[holdouttrout]

I have not yet read rydra_wong's Walked Right out of the Machinery, which is reported from all sides to be amazing. Mostly because reading a long fic, for me, takes some investment and I haven't had the energy/time yet. But I plan to get to it tomorrow or early next week.

On the other hand, I'm getting into a reading mood again and hit my "toread" tag on del.icio.us (if you ever wonder why the hell I haven't commented on your fic, it might have been because it ended up in the "toread" tag purgatory), and generally enjoyed myself, finding A Still, Small Voice by abyssinia4077, which is the second ficlet in the entry (the first one rocks, too), and is just a wonderful, angsty look at Sara and the way she's pulled into the fringes of impossibility because of her past relationship with Jack.

I'm also using this post to remind myself that there are several videos linked in the "toread" tag, as I cannot watch them at work. WATCH THEM, TROUT.

And for the final bit, I'm working on a project I've codenamed "Um," which needs a lot more work than I orignally thought, as I've been guilted into writing smut with a purpose (or at least emotional resonance) and needed some rationale for the events of the fic anyway. Besides, I think, for some odd reason, that this particular story has some sort of weird, smutty, ridiculous insight somewhere in it. I'm probably wrong, but I want to try.

(And if the two or three people who know anything about this fic mention so much as a character in the comments...I'll just have to never write them anything ever again. Okay, that's totally not true, but I'm feeling nervous even telling anyone that I'm writing anything. I know, I know. I'm superstitious and weird.)

Comments

[spiletta42.livejournal.com]

For weird-insight-smut, you want to read what nicole_anell wrote for the porn battle two rounds ago.

[supplyship.livejournal.com]

I, of course, skipped right over the warning that "walked right out of the machinery" was novel length, and started reading at like 9:30 PM one evening. AND THEN I COULDN'T STOP. I am a moron. But it *was* totally worth the time investment.

Yay for reading and watching vids! Very clever to tag items "toread" in del.icio.us. I should start doing that.

Also, I am intrigued by "Um"! I'm positive that you will rock the story, like you always do! :)

[nandamai]

if you ever wonder why the hell I haven't commented on your fic, it might have been because it ended up in the "toread" tag purgatory

Haha. Ditto here, only in my case it's a bookmarks folder. There are things that have been lost in there for years. Er.

[pepper-field.livejournal.com]

I've not read Walked Right Out Of The Machinery either! I thought I was the only one left. I want to give it the attention it clearly deserves. And also not to be up all night reading.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the heads-up.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I'll need a few hours to get through it. And I want to enjoy it.

Tagging things "toread" in del.icio.us is the only thing that lets me go back and read things. Although right now it has piled up. I've got over 60 items queued up.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Eventually I *will* get more or less caught up. There are too many things in there.

[holdouttrout.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank goodness. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[annienau08.livejournal.com]

I haven't read it, either. Between the trip and this being the last month of the semester, I just can't seem to find the time to sit down for that long of a stretch. And I know once I start reading it, I'll never stop. But I don't think I'm going to be able to resist temptation much longer if people keep squeeing over it.