All is Translation, and All of Us Lost in it

Okay, in lieu of actually writing (fail) I want to revive this meme to prove to everyone that "I hate female characters because they're written badly" is NOT AN EXCUSE. I feel like this isn't even a representative sample! I had to make myself stop!

( 100 Female Characters I Freaking Love )

Okay that's 110 and I have to stop.

YOU SEE NOW?

LADIES ARE AWESOME.

Okay, I've got a longer post in the works, but I will work on that tomorrow once I have slept, 'cause damn, I am ready for that right now.

But seeing as it's the holidays and next week's going to be insanity on ice, I find myself ready for a Holiday Love Meme! You know you want to give me some sugar.

Not much going on except for work and Yuletide, though I am going ice skating tomorrow? But hopefully for the rest of the weekend, I will get to fall over and lie on my face for a while.

SLEEP.

My first week is over, and I'm enjoying the hell out of my downtime! I'm also in a 'blab about writing' mood, so here's a meme that inarticulate came up with:

So! Give me a character*, or two, or however many, and I will give you:

A) An OTP
B) A runner up
C) A ship I dislike
D) My take on said character, unpopular or otherwise
E) If relevant, my happy ending (AU or non) for that character
F) A bit of headcanon about how I view their sexuality
G) A character from another fandom I would love them to meet

*Original characters would be great, but if you're not familiar with any/want to hear about a fannish character, I'm game for that, too. ♥

Still packing! Still panicking! Still writing up my Five Things lists when I have the energy/time to think/type/take pictures/etcetcetc. But I have to be a little shameless.

the ❝that's my favorite!❞ meme
A FANFICTION PRAISE MEME

I write mostly original fics obviously, so favorite project/drabble/whatevs applies. Also I'm going to echo what mekosuchinae said about pretending I'm too cool to care about comments (but really, it's all appreciated :D). Also also, let me know if you have a thread, and I will give you the love you deserve. ♥

I think I may actually crash after True Blood. I AM THAT TIRED. Last weekend at home, aaaaaaaaah.

I AM BORED. And real life and I are still not on speaking terms. So let's do another meme, shall we?

Pick anything I've written, and I will do a dramatic reading for you. Includes all original projects, drabbles, fanfic, poetry, whatever! Check out the tags to find all the writings - all writing is filed under "Fiction: (project name)," "Drabbles: (project name)," "Fanfic: (fandom name)," or "Poetry."

Also, imaginarybeasts #22 comes out tomorrow, and I'll put up a link to my story when it does!

Thanks for all your kind words, guys. ♥ I'll reply to your comments individually when I return.

Which brings me to the point of this post! I will be leaving appallingly early tomorrow morning to go to D.C and meet my potential employers/check out my potential apartment! I'll be there until Saturday night. I will most likely have regular access to internet, but I'll be scarce.

I should, however, have a lot of downtime, and I'm looking to do some writing type things that are fun and will make me feel a little better about things in general. So I thought I'd open one of these up again, since it's been a while!

Name one or more of my original characters and a prompt, and I will write a drabble. It can be from any of my original fics, or any cowriting projects. ♥ Go crazy!

Okay, time to attempt sleep again. See you guys later!

Name a fandom and I'll give you some unpopular opinions about it.

I don't know how unpopular my opinions will actually be, but...

So I just came off a hellacious couple of weeks (which I will explain properly sometime soon) and I am feeling FREE AS THE WIND BLOWS. Best part? So many of my mental processes have been freed up, and I've been thinking about writing a lot more than I have been lately. Which feels so, so good.

I was thinking of a simple exercise I used to do with writing partners - I was actually telling moonsheen about it the other day - and I thought I'd put it up here so that we all could play.

Here's how it goes: you ask me a question about a writing project, I answer, and ask a question about yours. Simple as that! It could be about a specific project, or something in general (like, say, "Who is your most ____ character?" or something like that.) And the questions can keep going back and forth for as long as you like.

I've always found that it's easier to get enthusiastic about a project and dive right into it when you can share your enthusiasm with someone else. And there are my ulterior motives, of course - I get to find out about everyone else's writing, too.

Just to remind you all, my big projects are:

Completed:
In Descending Order
Grandmaster Draw

In progress:
Catalyst
The Imperial Guard
The Hungry Ground
Possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law

And there are also short stories like "The Mountain Sleeps" (and the not-yet-written universe based around that story), and cowriting and such.

Let's play?

This thing is so freaking long, but it looks like tons of fun. OC meme! ♥

( Mememememe )

*PHEW*

THE CHARACTER ASSOCIATION MEME

Also, I have a vacation coming up, and I am beginning to fear that I have seen/read all the animanga worth seeing/reading, which I'm sure is not true. What are some of your favorite series? The more obscure, the better. Series with a creepy atmosphere, gorgeous art, and/or adorable characters are definitely a plus.