Vampire Fiction.

feeds@yuku.com (stephensmat2) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:13:53 GMT

#Steps up onto Soapbox, clear throat#

When did Vampires become sexy?

Yes, I will grant you, that it's not a new concept. Dracula, written quite some time ago, made the Vampire mythos shift to include staying young and beautiful forever, plus whatever powers a Nosferatu has over their 'Thralls', male or female.

That being the case, even Buffy had vampires as something unholy and soulless. Buffy managed to bag two of them and still waved her crucifix at...

SILK & STEEL by Ron Miller: Purple prose run horribly amok

feeds@yuku.com (Green Jeans) — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:46:00 GMT

Before I begin, I'd like to preface this by saying that Arthur C. Clarke sang this book's praises when it came out. Try to reconcile that with the insanity you're about to behold.

Scanned excerpts and character sketch based on description herein courtesy of Livejournal:
http://www.crackerboxpalace.com/verypurple.jpg

When was the Last Time you Read a Comic Book?

feeds@yuku.com (Coralskipper) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:45:40 GMT

Wasn't sure if I should put this in the Iceburg or here. Okay, the title is self-explanatory, but here's why I need to know: as part of my independent study I'm using Cat-Tales as an example, and I mention that Chris has not read comics for a while as part of my argument. I'm pretty sure she's mentioned that somewhere here, and it got me thinking when was the last time others here have read comics? Please, please answer this truthfully. I plan on citing this thread, and...

Superheroes as Folklore: Debunking the Idea of Superhero “Mythology”

feeds@yuku.com (Coralskipper) — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:08:17 GMT

Here's the abstract for an independent study that I'm working on this semester. I'm starting on the serious work on this right now, and when I finish it fully and get it edited I'll post the full thing. The claim that superheroes represent a form of modern mythology is one of, if not the, most common statements amongst fans to defend their love of superheroes. It is also one that the first half of my paper will set out to prove erroneous by showing how mythological stories...

We need more Monkey's in love...

feeds@yuku.com (stephensmat2) — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:20:42 GMT

http://io9.com/5153649/wh...sci~movie-love-stories

I like this article. Forgive the Topic title, but I was looking for the article's good one liner. That was the one that stood out.

"We had lube last night. We didn’t have sex."

feeds@yuku.com (Green Jeans) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:23:27 GMT

In another topic on this board, someone said that "Daughter, pleasure the detective" was perhaps the worst sex-related line in badfic.

I think it's been dethroned.

You can see the insanity for yourself here and here. Keep your eyes peeled for these choice passages:

Ok nice...

Lost Generation

feeds@yuku.com (stephensmat2) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:59:01 GMT

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=42E2fAWM6rA

Watch it through to the end.

Introspection

feeds@yuku.com (Coralskipper) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:59:15 GMT

I was bored at my campus job and wrote this in about 45 minutes. It's a quick story about Mystique and her relationship with her kids. It's something I've been thinking about for a long time. Technically there's a specific place in recent continuity it takes place in, but that's because I'm the guy who obsesses about continuity. Really, it's unnecessary to know anything about the recent comics to appreciate it.

One warning is that it is unbeta'd,...

For Halloween - FIC: Defying Sanity (1/1)

feeds@yuku.com (Allaine) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:29:56 GMT

I got this idea a few months ago, but I had to save this story for the holiday. I hope people here check it out, I'm extremely proud of it.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4626870/1/Defying_Sanity

The Game's Afoot. Or not.

feeds@yuku.com (stephensmat2) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:37:34 GMT

Normally, this would go in a different board, considering that we're talking about a movie.

But this is the exception. My fear is not the film, it's the script.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045/

Nothing but horror in my heart.

You know I'm a Holmes fan, but I've seen three tele-movies done for Holmes, and without exception they all sucked. Not because of the acting,...

Beta Reader?

feeds@yuku.com (Renee Montoya) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:18:01 GMT

Howdie everyone,

Forgive me for not logging in under MY login. Renee seems a bit pissy that I've been logging in as her as of late.

~Rolls eyes at my character~

Anyway,

I'm wondering if anyone would like to beta read for me? First chapter should be ready by next week and I would love some input!?

Let me know?

Kendra / Renee

Copyright and Fanfiction

feeds@yuku.com (Coralskipper) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:22:57 GMT

Some thoughts on how copyright and Fanfiction fit together that I had while pushing carts at ye old Wal-Mart, that I thought might make for some interesting discussion.

I think it's safe to say that most people here understand that one of the basic principles of American copyright law is that if you do not activly protect your copyright you lose it. To the best of my knowledge the law currently makes no distinction about whether or not the people using a copyrighted work are...

Best Monologues

feeds@yuku.com (The Thundering Monkey) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:29:11 GMT

To me, some of the best writing in movies is focused in the monologues. Some movies even seem to be made just to set the stage for the character to say this all important collection of sentences. Being such a significant point in any movie, its probably the one place where no writer can afford to skimp. They must bring all their literary powers to bear because this is the part people will remember. If they're going to be moved in some way, it's right there. It can make a good movie a...

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

feeds@yuku.com (stephensmat2) — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:48:14 GMT

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

Written by Ernest Hemingway, and considered by some to be his best work.

Microfiction is very underrated. I think it's a sign of brilliance to be able to tell a story in ten words or less.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html

WIRED Magazine thought so too.

Worst Fanfic Ever?

feeds@yuku.com (JabberwockyPie) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:09:44 GMT

I'm sure we've all read some pretty awful stories, but sometimes one really just sticks out in your memory.

I said in one Cat Tales review that a horrible JLA story had turned me off fanfiction for a long time before I started reading Cat Tales. I looked it up again, just to see if it was as bad as I remembered when I read it four years ago. It was.

I could link to it if I wanted to, but I'd rather spare you all the pain. (A friend at the time recommended...

I survived NaNoWriMo 07!

feeds@yuku.com (fangirl1001) — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:04:16 GMT

Hey all,

So, for the past 30 days I've been holed up, part of Nanowrimo and have now successfully written a 50,000 word novel in 30 days! The plot's not half bad, but the prose stinks to high heaven, but hey, I did it! Also, I heartily recommend everyone try it next year! Writing doesn't have to be good to be fun!

Behind the name

feeds@yuku.com (Chris Dee) — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:35:23 GMT

8 out of 10 names we make up for this character or that one have no significance, but I think we all like to indulge in a John Burden or Milo Minderbinder now and then. So, when crafting names with meaning, this is a nice little site to do some research

www.behindthename.com

Kal-El's Journal.

feeds@yuku.com (stephensmat2) — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:22:15 GMT

With the recent purchase of a Superman Returns DVD, I took the opportunity to avail myself of some of the Superman fanfiction out there.

That, in turn, led me to this, and I apologize if somebody else has put it up already.

http://www.bluetights.net/theplanet/showthread.php?t=19253

Joker Thursdays and random thoughts

feeds@yuku.com (Kessie) — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:30:11 GMT

Just been reading bedtime poems to my daughter and this one came up and immediately made me think of the Thursday challenges:

Bananas,
In pyjamas.
Are coming down the stairs;
Bananas,
In pyjamas,
Are coming down in pairs;
Bananas,
In pyjamas,
Are chasing teddy bears -
'Cos on Tuesdays
They all try to
CATCH THEM UNAWARES

http://community.livejournal.com/superhero_muses/19227.html#cutid1

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