Mood: Anxious? Unsure? Ambivalent?

[thedeadlyhook]

I'm having a very odd moment of stage fright. It's been so long since I've posted regularly to LJ, that I've even had time to read my Friends page or check in with anyone, that coming back to the journal I've had for... holy crap, nearly 10 years(!) is starting to make me feel like a bit of an intruder. I have no idea what anyone's up to anymore or if anyone's even interested in reading Buffyfic these days.

Would it be weird if I started posting new chapters of my WIP? Bueller?

Comments

[elisi]

Hello! *waves*

And fic sounds lovely! <3

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Hello back! *waves* I know even asking the question sounded a bit needy, but really, I wasn't sure if anyone was still interested. Glad to be wrong!

[rahirah]

Dude, I was just listing you the other day in a list of WIPs I would give a finger (OK, one of those little cake things shaped like a finger) to see more chapters of. By all means post!

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you! (And I guarantee it won't cost that much.)

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Weird! Nope, not at all.

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Oh, good. When I started writing that story - omg, back in 2011, yikes - I originally thought it would be a fast little post-a-thon, and then things just got busy. I'm awfully out of touch with everything right now.

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Lay it on us! Speaking just for myself, I would be thrilled to see more.

So, the news is fairly simple. Those lucky ducks in the UK just had their summer weekend writerconUK event in Coventry, and you and I were not there. Boo. summer_of_giles was very active this year. sb_fag_ends continues to have good stuff. A lot of fandom happens on Tumblr these days, but I want to read, not just look a pretty pictures. FF.net has had a flurry of very nearly decent new Spuffy activity, though I don't trust that it won't do something to piss off the authors any day now. AO3 is the archive for all the cool kids. It's not pairing or fandom specific, and it doesn't have a lot of wacky rules and regs. Kalima / Lord Shiva, Celesteavonne, Laure Alexander (sp), Sadbhyl, mintwitch, kallysten, and many other classic authors are putting their old stuff up there, so you should, too! One caveat: the site lets people download to their reading device of choice, so there's not a lot of incentive for people to come back and comment when they've finished.

I know I'm forgetting something. Not exactly new news, but you did read knifeedgefic's stories, right? Also lostboy_lj's Clocks of the Long Now? Because if you're in a reading mood, those will hold you for awhile.

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Oh, man, Writercon UK would've been such a cool thing. Maybe someday, sigh...

Thanks for the updates. At least now I have a vague idea where everyone's gone to (like you, I'm less into the pics than the fics for this particular fandom, even though I have a couple of tumblr accounts myself for other things). I haven't gotten around to checking out AO3 yet, but now that there's a little free time, I probably should. I've been feeling very nostalgic and curious to revisit some old classics and see what my reactions would be now. Different, I'm sure, but possibly in interesting and/or revealing ways -- it might be a fun experiment to pen some reviews, if time permits, which it may not. Ah, well. A thought.

And thanks for the recs! I have read knifeedgefic's stuff, but I don't think I've read Clocks of the Long Now (or I started it at one time, because the name does sound familiar, but haven't gotten anywhere near very far into it, judging from the table of contents), so that's next on my agenda. Woo hoo!

And a fic post will be coming right up!

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

If you need an AO3 invite code — not strictly necessary, but simpler — let me know!

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure I don't have a code - at least I don't remember having one - so yes please!

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

Done and done! I sent it to your LJ inbox.

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Hm, I can't find it. Am I looking in the wrong place?

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Got it, thanks! But now... wow, I am dumb or something, because I can't figure out how to activate it on AO3. I'll keep trying, and if I really can't figure it out, I'll be back in touch.

[rebcake.livejournal.com]

I re-sent the invite to your gmail addy. I hope. I'm guessing that it wants you to get there via link, because I can't see where you'd put the code in either. Stupid smart code. Still not sure why it didn't go to your LJ inbox the first time. Grrr.

[shipperx.livejournal.com]

Would it be weird if I started posting new chapters of my WIP?

Hell no!

And thrilled to see you!

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Great to see you too!

I'll be posting the next chapter tout de suite!

[empresspatti.livejournal.com]

Its good to see you and I'd be very pleased to read more of your Buffyverse!

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Great to see you too! And the next part is up now. (It's a bit short, but I feel pleased to just get something up after all this time.)

[silverusagi]

*waves*

Good to hear from you again!

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Hi there! Great to see you too! *waves back*

[tabaqui]

*waves*
Hiya!
:) Hey, the Buffy fandom is alive and well, if a tad smaller, these days. I say, go for it!

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I will do! And great to see you!

[spikes_heart.livejournal.com]

**adds my waves to the crowd** A continued WIP is a loved WIP. I'll just pull up a chair and settle in for a read.

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Hey there, good to see you! I've posted the next part, so let me know what you think!

[ruuger]

Hey you! I was just thinking about you the other week :) And continuations to old WIPs are always welcome :)

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Hey there! It's nice to be back, and nice to be writing again.

[shapinglight]

:Waves:

How wonderful to see you! How've you been? I can't believe it's over a year since we met.

It wouldn't be at all weird of you to post your fic. Please do, in fact (though am busy this weekend and may not get around to reading it till next week).

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

I'm doing pretty good, how are you? Gosh, it almost seems like more than a year to me -- everything's been so crazy lately.

It's actually probably better to wait until the weekend to read -- I'll have more up by then.

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

I am just happy to see you here again!

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Great to see you too!

[lyr]

Would it be weird if I started posting new chapters of my WIP?

Post away!

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Done and done! We'll see how far I can get this time. So far, the ideas are cooking along nicely.

[timeofchange.livejournal.com]

Just saw this. It's weird trying to post again after being absent from LJ for a long time. For me, it's been a over a year since I did any regular posting, and before that it was several years. One of the great things about LJ is how welcoming people are and how forgiving of those long, RL-driven absences. I feel barely able to post these days, so I've decided to read and comment as a way to getting back in.

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

Great to see you! It's nice to know I'm not the only one who feels this way. I'm glad that writing this fic gives us a chance to hang out again!