Des
Teeny Bopper
Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again.
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Post by Des on Aug 6, 2007 22:53:40 GMT -5
I'm in the same boat as you, Zick. -laughs- I've only posted one fic so far, so I guess it would be my best and my worst also. ;D www.fanfiction.net/s/3681209/1/Let_It_BeI've really had fun writing it, and I will feel major let-down syndrome when it's over in 3 more chapters, but I've managed to console my self by working on the plot for another fic.  |
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Post by Maddiecake on Aug 23, 2007 12:26:30 GMT -5
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Post by hahukumkonn on Sept 2, 2007 18:06:16 GMT -5
Y'know, if I had to evaluate just my Outsiders fics... The best - Unplanned Journey and Moth and the Flame. The writing's, at least IMO, reasonably crisp and flows well. The worst - Twilight's End. I never should have made it more than a one-shot. In fact I ended up pruning back the fic so it terminates instead of seguing into this totally subsidiary fic that I originally had planned out. Heh. If I had to evaluate my Harry Potter fics? Frankly, right now my worst is actually Erasing Time's Tracks. I don't have a good handle on the POV changes nor can I really get myself into the mindset of Draco Malfoy. I think like a Ravenclaw, not a Slytherin.  My best is A Knut to Start the Revolution, mainly because I think I've managed to keep to a tight, consistent storyline that doesn't have the potential to suddenly zoom sideways on me and meander off into some no-man's-land. And as for my misc fics? I'm not that happy with Rheinland's Redemption, actually. The problem is, there's no real suspense. I KNOW how it ends and readers KNOW how it ends because it's a tie-in to another guy's fic where the Bundschuh won. I'm happy with my Bourne Identity/Supremacy one-shot with Alexander Conklin though.  www.fanfiction.net/u/557495/You can see all on my author profile. |
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Post by hannie on Jan 15, 2008 14:25:49 GMT -5
I'm not much of a judge of my own work... I try to always do my best, but I know sometimes I come up short. I guess if I had to pick a best I'd say "Silence" ( www.fanfiction.net/s/3459872/1/Silence ) even though it's not finished, or even close to it. It hits home for me because one of my brothers is deaf. It's something I'd like to keep working on, but I'm kind of stuck right now. As for my worst, I'd easily say it's "Things Are Rough All Over" ( www.fanfiction.net/s/3958834/1/Things_Are_Rough_All_Over ). At the time it seemed like a really neat idea but, when no one responded to it like I'd thought they would, I decided to scrap it. And so it remains a lonely chapter... kind of a reminder that just because something seems like a great idea in your head, doesn't mean it actually is. |
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Post by Nittanylizard on Jan 15, 2008 15:37:26 GMT -5
hannie - I'm really glad you put the links here, because I miss so much stuff over at ffnet. I don't remember either of these stories, but I took a quick look at both of them and am really interested to read them now. Soon!! I have a cousin whose girlfriend of five years (since about 11th grade) is deaf. I rarely see them because of the miles between us, but it looks like he might end up marrying her, so I keep thinking I should learn some sign language. The last time we were together, my cousin had to translate everything for us when I sat down to talk to his girlfriend. Can you point me to any online places that might be good for self-teaching some of the basics? Liz |
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Post by hannie on Jan 16, 2008 0:01:09 GMT -5
Liz- It's so great that you want to learn more about sign language! So many people assume that it should be the deaf person's responsibility to find an alternative way to communicate with hearing people, and it really shouldn't be the case. Most people don't realize how much easier it makes a deaf person's day when you make that little bit of extra effort to communicate with them in a way that they're comfortable with. www.lifeprint.com/asl101/index.htmThis is a site that even I turn to sometimes. I can't always remember the signs for a lot of words since my brother is away at California State University, which largely caters to the deaf community, I don't get to practice as much as I used to and lose some of my fluency. Hope this helps! ~ Hannie |
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Post by sharpshooter on Jan 16, 2008 9:28:27 GMT -5
Oh, thanks, that site is really helpful!-plus the jokes are funny- My Uncle and his girlfriend are both deaf, and they've been teaching my baby cousin sign language instead of really practicing speaking. So this'll help a lot when he comes over and starts signing stuff at me. -though I did pick up a sing language book before, the only sign I can remember is for revolt-
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Post by Keira on Jan 17, 2008 21:13:39 GMT -5
I haven't had a chance to read those yet  But, I'm also fluent in ASL... or, I at least was about 2 1/2 years ago. I've forgotten some, but I still remember most of it. It was offered as a language class at my high school and I took the whole three years. I don't know anyone deaf, though I've come across enough Deaf in my community that it has come in extremely handy. I have a few friends who also know sign language... even if we aren't deaf, it's a fun language to know because we can communicate without anyone else knowing what we're saying. And I've had the chance to teach my brother a few things or two.
My brother and I were at a concert last night and we couldn't hear each other over the music, so he fingerspelled what he was trying to say. It was pretty neat. Lol.
I think it's a good thing to teach kids, too -- even if they don't "technically need know" ASL, it makes life so much easier on parents, especially when the kid isn't to the point of speaking yet.
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Two-Bitty
Teeny Bopper
"I've no interest in living for a thousand years. It's enough if I can live through today."
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Post by Two-Bitty on Sept 18, 2008 0:13:48 GMT -5
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Post by missmouse on Sept 19, 2008 17:21:12 GMT -5
If I write any real bombers I delete them before long... I have some really goofy stories that are pathetically written, mostly deliberately, but I leave them up because there's a lot of good memories with them. I won't rate my goofy stories because they're just plain silly and I couldn't possibly rate them against my serious fics. This is tough! Worst- www.fanfiction.net/s/3154240/1/Torn_apartI really LOVE the plot, I think it's wonderful and unique and I give myself WAY too much praise about that brainwave, and I have it perfectly planned in my head- but I can't write it. I update once or twice a year, and so I think it's my worst. It isn't inspiring and doesn't really cause any strong emotion. Also, the grammar in it is pretty pathetic. But I LOVE the story! Best- www.fanfiction.net/s/4067453/1/WishI feel that it's one of my strongest pieces of writing. I enjoy all of my Vietnam fics (I'm a bit of a war writer junkie- you don't want to see my Unfinished file), but this would probably be my favorite. *I* nearly cry reading it, and I never cry during my own fics. I think there's very strong emotion in it. I feel like I gave it all I could, and although I'm not so crazy about the writing style, there's something about it that I love and I feel like it sets it apart from most of my fics. Now that I'm done praising my face off myself, I'm going to go read some of other peoples things |
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But, I'm also fluent in ASL... or, I at least was about 2 1/2 years ago. I've forgotten some, but I still remember most of it. It was offered as a language class at my high school and I took the whole three years. I don't know anyone deaf, though I've come across enough Deaf in my community that it has come in extremely handy. I have a few friends who also know sign language... even if we aren't deaf, it's a fun language to know because we can communicate without anyone else knowing what we're saying. And I've had the chance to teach my brother a few things or two.