Talk to me about hanfic!

Talk to me about hanfic!

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Recently I had to reinstall Windows on my laptop. It was a sad day indeed, but I saw it coming soon enough that I was able to buy an external hard drive and save (the majority of) my files. Since then, I’ve been tediously sorting through all of them and reorganizing them into new folders. I happened upon a file with the highly informative name “Document.rtf” which contained some of my very first thoughts and ideas for this site.

I have clearly not followed through on my idea to post recs lists. Oops.

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Return of the monthly spotlights

Return of the monthly spotlights

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For some reason, this is formatted funny on the main page. Click “read more” to sort it out. Sorry.

Just like the headline says, I am finally bringing my laziness to an end and restarting the monthly spotlights. You can see the story and website up there on the banner, but here’s a little more information on all of them.

  • Website Hanfic Fanmix on LiveJournal
  • Story Queens in Castles of Beaded Lace by Mel
  • Author Diamond

As always, check out the full spotlight page here to see the interview and descriptions of the website and story. Enjoy.

Back from hiatus with lots of new stuff!

Back from hiatus with lots of new stuff!

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I’m back, and I must say, it feels great. While there’s still a lot of drama in my life, I no longer feel like letting that keep me from updating my websites. I’m feeling very motivated and very excited about the world of hanfic, even if we are in a bit of a lull right now. As you can see, I’ve given the site a total facelift. I had said I wouldn’t debut this layout until July, but I was just too excited to keep it bottled up much longer.

So what’s new around here? Well, obviously the layout. Here are few more things you might notice around the site…

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Hiatus :(

Hiatus :(

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As anyone who checks this site for updates may have noticed… there haven’t been any for months.

I don’t like this, but I fear I’m going to have to make this an official hiatus. I’ll still be writing, for sure. I can feel my muses itching to get back to work after the flurry of activity that’s kept me more involved in my offline world than online.

The short story is this: Since February, I have fallen in love, fallen out with my best friend, performed in my first musical ever, and found out my mom has cancer. It’s been a rough spring.

I hope to be back with a vengeance by July, but I can’t really put a date on it. Nevertheless, I have every intention to be back then with some new content. I have some directory updates planned, as well as every intention to resume the monthly spotlights. I may even bring back the LiveJournal newsletter that I abandoned without a word in early March. And as I said, I will be writing. I need to get all this sadness and anger and frustration out of me, and the only good escape I have right now is the written word.

So this isn’t goodbye. It’s just… so long, for a while.

Small update and some news

Small update and some news

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I made a teensy update to the directory today, with a mix of about twenty old and new sites. But that’s not the main reason I’m posting this blog. I actually wanted to let you guys know about two upcoming events in the hanfic world.

First, is the new round of The Spark Inside, hosted by Brittney. I had hoped to feature it on the spotlights this year, but it didn’t work out that way. But that’s alright; I can still tell you guys about it. This year participants get to submit a bunch of different prompts that will get shuffled up and assigned to everyone. Sounds challenging, but fun! I’ve already signed up and you should too — you’ve got about two weeks to do so before the writing period starts.

Second, is the new round of Thieves and Liars. Again, this round (the first in a year) brings some changes, but I think they will all ultimately improve the experience for everyone. Some rules have been lifted (friends only stories are now allowed), while others are being enforced more harshly (no multiple votes and the vote form must be filled out completely). Nat has graciously stepped in to help with the vote counting so you can be sure that everything will be accurate and fair. Since things will be a bit different this time around, I’ve already put the site up even though it doesn’t start for a month. Plenty of time to pick out your favorite stories — and for some new stories to appear too!

So there you are. Lots of stuff to do this spring. I think we’re all getting out of our collective winter funk and I couldn’t be more excited for all the good things that will bring.

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