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Olivia Blivious [userpic]
Fic: Little Gifts, PG
by Olivia Blivious ([info]gertinator)
at July 12th, 2009 (03:43 pm)

Title: Little Gifts
Author:[info]gertinator
Pairing/Character: McKay/Keller, McKay/Sheppard UST
Word Count: 5100
Rating: PG
Warning: Angst! Really really angsty. And if you're a Keller fan... well, what are you doing in this comm anyway? I don't want to spoil the suspense, but lets just say my OTP is McShep and you can assume from there. I *mumble mumble* Keller. No way does she get to keep Rodney.
Summary: John's there when Rodney needs him.
A/N: This is a completely different style for me. I hope it works!


on to the story... )

outsideth3box [userpic]
Ficlet: Buggy, PG-13
by outsideth3box ([info]outsideth3box)
at July 12th, 2009 (06:10 pm)
pleased

current mood: pleased

Author: [info]outsideth3box
Title: Buggy
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: Mckay?Sheppard
Rating: PG-13
Words: 500 exactly
Spoilers: none
Disclaimer: Not for profit, for fun only, because, yummy boys are yummy.
Warnings/Squicks: I don't think there are any
Summary: Oh, Rodney!
Notes:This was written for Prompt #004 at [info]slashtheimage
crossposted to:[info]slashtheimage

Buggy

korilian [userpic]
by korilian ([info]korilian)
at July 12th, 2009 (11:50 pm)

I'm looking for a McShep story. John wants Rodney to stay quiet for some kinky reason, but Rodney feels self conscious and rejected over it, because people have been telling him to shut up all his life. TIA
FOUND by [info]trystings 

verob2002 [userpic]
by verob2002 ([info]verob2002)
at July 12th, 2009 (04:42 pm)

The fic where John is a detective and Rodney is a CSI-esque investigator helping him solve a case involving a S&M club and a string of murders. McShep.

Thanks in advance.

Veronica

Day 2 of ALA, and reading things aloud.
by Neil Gaiman's Journal ([info]officialgaiman)
at July 12th, 2009 (07:36 pm)

posted by Neil
Yesterday I had a breakfast with many librarians, then signed was interviewed in front of a crowd by Roger Sutton from Hornbook, signed for happy librarian-folk for three hours, then napped and went off to dinner with the Newbery Award Committee, the sort of dinner where you have each different course at a different table, and talk to everyone. Then I signed books for them (and for a few stray Printz Committee judges, who crept in).

This morning was Dim Sum with Jill Thompson for breakfast (Here is Jill. People always want to know where she got that bag, and she made it herself. I told her she should take orders for them for a ridiculous amount of money.) Then with Elyse Marshall, ace HarperChildren's publicist, to a local studio where I was interviewed for Barnes and Noble, then recorded some paragraphs from Kipling's The Jungle Book, Ray Bradbury's story "Homecoming" and James Thurber's The 13 Clocks. I loved doing them -- B&N will pick one sequence and have it animated and put up online.

Was fascinated by how different the voice of the narrator was in each case -- the voice of the book, and that reminded me that I had not yet answered this, and had meant to:

Neil ~ Thank you for many hours of entertainment, whether I'm reading your works, or you are! My daughter is finding that chapter books are a good thing, and wants me to read them to her. I'm glad to do so, but I'm looking for some suggestions from a masterful book reader (you) to a very coarse book reader (me). How do you keep the character voices straight in your head? I suppose it helps that you know the words particularly well since you wrote them, but any tips or suggestions? Any other pointers for engaging the listener? I know my daughter doesn't mind (she still wants me to read, after all!), but I'd like to be better for her and for me. Thanks and keep up the superb work, both here on the blog and in the offline printed universe! BRIAN

Let's see. Character voices are more or less easy: I sort of cast them in my head as I go. What's the person like? Who do they remind me of?

I'm appalling at doing accents, but not bad at doing people. And mostly you're not even doing impressions, just general brush strokes. How does a person sound? Well, you hold them in your head and generally sound like that.

When dealing with a larger than life story I'll sometimes go for a larger than life cast in my head: In (for example) The 13 Clocks, in my head, when I read it aloud, I tend to cast Marty Feldman as the Golux, and Peter Sellers (doing his Laurence Olivier in Richard the Third impression) as the evil Duke.

It's hard though, in a big book with a lot of characters, some of whom may nip off-stage for seven or eight chapters at a time. Do your best, and have a picture in your head. Borrow from your life. Steal voices shamelessly.

Most important, just do the voices (including the voice of the Book, which may not be your voice exactly, but should be close enough to it that it won't be a strain), and do not be shy. Even at your worst, you're doing better than you would if you didn't do the voices, and kids are a mostly uncritical audience, especially if you do it with confidence.

Read it as if you're telling a story. Read it as if you're interested and you care. And, the biggest and most important one, vary the tune.

I heard a young writer reading some of his own work in public a few weeks ago, and every sentence had exactly the same tune, the sime rising and falling cadences. They all ended on the same note. The beat that ran through the whole passage did not change from first to last. It was hypnotically dull.

Listen to people read who are good at it. BBC Radio 7 and BBC Radio 4 (here's the Radio 4 Readings website)are a great source of an ever-changing series of books and stories, fiction and non-fiction, all read aloud and read aloud well. Listen to the tune, where voices go up or down. Listen to what makes a reader speed up or slow down -- listen to what keeps you interested and where you lose interest. And do it as they do -- change the tune, change the pace, keep interested and it will keep interesting.

But mostly my advice is this: just do it. Enthusiasm and willingness to do it counts for most of it, and you learn by doing it and get better from doing it.

I've been reading in front of audiences now for almost 20 years. I've got significantly better in that time, mostly because I've done it so much. You learn as you go. You get better as you go. Practice makes if not perfect then at least pretty decent.

And that's all.


Except to wish Roz Kaveney happy birthday.

Chandri MacLeod [userpic]
Fic: Knitted Goods (G)
by Chandri MacLeod ([info]chandri)

Title: Knitted Goods
Author: Chandri MacLeod
Pairing: John/Rodney (pre-slash)
Category: Friendship, Humour
Spoilers: None to speak of
Rating: G
Warnings: None, 100% Grade A fluff
Wordcount: ~1,300
A/N: So, a while back, [info]artemisiabrisol were spending an evening watching Murder, She Wrote (as we're wont to do) and the air shimmered. You know - where you're watching something totally innocent and suddenly reality warps and it abrupty becomes John/Rodney AU?

Only this time was not like all the other times, because this is Jessica Fletcher. Jessica Fletcher does not get re-arranged - you re-arrange the universe around her. So we started thinking about how Rodney-like the obstinate chin-tilt was, how sharp the blue eyes, how utterly self-assured the superior "bitch, please" face, and of course Jessica Fletcher has positively dozens of neices and nephews, right?

...yeah. Pretty much.

For reference's sake, I have included a visual aid below the story, which is utter, utter fluff and (*facepalm*) probably going to be part of a series, because I have decided that John Sheppard likes murder mysteries, and there will doubtless be a trip to DC because Jessica, she gets around, and she still talks to Jeannie on the phone, and Jeannie loves to complain about her brother, oh god. ^.^

For [info]cliche_bingo square: Relative values: Families. Betaed by [info]artemisiabrisol, who is at least as much to blame for this as I am.

( John walks into Rodney's quarters without knocking one day and finds Rodney sitting on his bed wearing a cardigan sweater with whales on it. )

Rinee B. [userpic]
by Rinee B. ([info]thisromantic)
at July 13th, 2009 (07:52 am)

Hey guys! I'm just looking for these fics, since I've lost all the links to them...

1. David Hewlett meets the Atlantis team and falls in love with John Sheppard?
2. John dies and Rodney places this piece of ancient tech he really liked on him and he goes back to life, Rodney's so happy that he kisses him and they get booted off Atlantis?
3. Rodney meeting John, who's a transsexual? Jeanie's the one in Atlantis and Rodney's taking care of Madison?

Ben Templesmith At San Diego Comic-Con
by Warren Ellis ([info]warrenelliscom)
at July 12th, 2009 (08:16 pm)

We’re working on FELL #10 right now.

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A Troop of Rogue Trained Monkeys from LJ's Search [userpic]
Yet another CoE spoiler
by A Troop of Rogue Trained Monkeys from LJ's Search ([info]hanuueshe)
at July 12th, 2009 (02:39 pm)


SPOILERS OH NOES!!! )

Spiralleds [userpic]
Buddy, could you spare an hour or two?
by Spiralleds ([info]spiralleds)
at July 12th, 2009 (12:58 pm)

A while back I posted here about the fabulousness of volunteer help at Writercon as well as general descriptions of opportunities. I received lots of replies, but I still need a few good peeps. If you can help at any of the following times (and feel free to do a couple hours in a row if you want!), please drop me an email at volunteer at writercon dot com with specifics. (And emailing will really help my tracking and follow up. Thank you!)

The particular needs we have right now include:

Outgoing? Then Social needs you.
Don't Worry, Be Happy opening party.
Thursday, 5 - 6 pm
Thursday, 6 - 7 pm
Thursday, 7 - 8 pm
Thursday, 8 - 9 pm

Cocktail Party
Friday, 8 - 9 pm
Friday, 10 - 11 pm
Friday, 11 - Midnight

Registration
Thursday, 7 – 8 pm
Friday, 8 – 9 am
Friday, 9 – 10 am
Friday, 10 – 11 am
Friday, 11 – Noon
Friday, 2 – 3 pm
Friday, 3 – 4 pm


Hospitality:
Friday, 3:30 - 4:30pm (key)
Friday, 4:30 - 5:30pm serve/clean
Friday, 5:30 - 6:3pm serve/clean

Saturday, 1 - 2pm (food prep person)

Sunday, 9 - 10 am (breakfast)
Sunday, 10 - 11 am (prep for brunch)
Sunday, 11 - Noon (key)

Magic Box
Friday Set up, 5-6 pm
Sunday Strike Down, 4 -5 pm
Sunday Strike Down, 5 - 6 pm

Programming
Oodles of spots for room hosts, so I'll not list them all out. Basically room hosts change out signs, make sure there is water and fresh cups in each room as well as sweeping for any trash people leave behind. Check out the schedule and if you are either confirmed for a workshop or know a panel that you're attending for sure, that'll work aces.

Again, you make the difference at Writercon. (And I mean you!) Thanks!

Conan! What Is Best In Life?
by Warren Ellis ([info]warrenelliscom)
at July 12th, 2009 (06:37 pm)

"BATTLE!"

(warrenellis.com is not safe for work. Conan! posts are not safe for your perception of 21st Century society.)

(Hello to anyone coming here from Observer Music Monthly. The post they were citing is very short and is here.)

(tip of the hat to Jordan at ModBlog, doing a fine job)

Corporal Nat E.  Likeman [userpic]
Ten-word fic meme, Category Eight: Jim/Bones
by Corporal Nat E. Likeman ([info]_beetle_)
at July 12th, 2009 (01:48 pm)
chooglin' along, thanks

current location: home
current mood: chooglin' along, thanks
current song: Ella Fitzgerald, "Cry Me A River"

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Shaddyr [userpic]
- POLL - Hospitality Questionnaire!
by Shaddyr ([info]shaddyr)
at July 12th, 2009 (10:35 am)

Hey all!

In an attempt to make Hospitality as hospitable as possible for everyone, I have a short poll that I would appreciate getting answers on. If you happen to know of people attending who are not LJers, I'd appreciate them even leaving annon or Open ID comments in response to the questions.

I'd like to feed people without making anyone sick or leaving anyone hungry because I put garlic in something and they are allergic to it.

So please, take a moment and fill this puppy out - and if you have any thoughts, comments or suggestions for hospitality, please feel free to leave a comment!


Shaddyr

Poll #1428753 Hospitality Questionnaire
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

I am:

View Answers

Omniverous
36 (92.3%)

Vegitarian
3 (7.7%)

Vegan
0 (0.0%)

I have:

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no allergies or particular concerns about foodstuffs.
26 (68.4%)

dislikes/mild allergies to some common foodstuffs, but am able to pick out/avoid what bothers me (comments will specify)
9 (23.7%)

allergies to some common foodstuffs and cannot eat anything that may have com in contact with them (comments will specify)
3 (7.9%)

extreme allergies (or anaphalactic reactions) to some common foodstuffs and would request that they not be used in Hospitality food prep (comments will specify)
1 (2.6%)

What do you like for breakfast?

View Answers

Wha? Who the hell is *awake* before noon at a con? Frak off!
0 (0.0%)

Coffee. CoffeeCoffeeCoffeeCoffeeCoffee...
14 (35.9%)

Fruit. Toast. Cereal. A little something light.
15 (38.5%)

Full breaky! Most important meal of the day after all!
10 (25.6%)

LUNCH!

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Coffee. CoffeeCoffeeCoffeeCoffeeCoffee...
3 (7.5%)

I'll be out with friends!
5 (12.5%)

I prefer a light meal.
21 (52.5%)

Chocolate and orange food will do.
1 (2.5%)

NOMNOMNOM!! LUNCH!!
10 (25.0%)

And For the Evening Meal;

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I'll be out with friends!
16 (41.0%)

Chocolate and orange food - Yay, Snacks!
2 (5.1%)

Mmm, hungry! Bring on the chow!
16 (41.0%)

Coffee. CoffeeCoffeeCoffeeCoffeeCoffee...
5 (12.8%)

As for drinks:

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Pop, please.
9 (22.5%)

Bring on the margaritas!
10 (25.0%)

Anything you have will do.
21 (52.5%)

shadowblind [userpic]
The Trip So Far...
by shadowblind ([info]shadowblind)
at July 12th, 2009 (11:43 am)
dorky
Tags:

current location: Terrytown, LA
current mood: dorky
current song: "Good Morning USA" - American Dad

Is wonderful! Came in on Thursday, got to see Mom, Bill, and Jules, and Granny and WC came by. They both loved my baby and are so happy I finally nabbed a good one. :P

Went over to Brandi and Whitney's after that, hung out with them for a little while, caught up on old times, made each other laugh. Great times.

Headed downtown on Friday, saw the Insectarium on Canal, and saw an Imax movie, and hung out in the Quarter. Jessep got to meet the dude who helped make Mansinthe, Marilyn Manson's absinthe, and one of the security guards at the Star Trek Experience in Vegas. He actually saw him with Zach Quinto and Chris Pine when they were riding the Klingon Ride. So that was cool. Caught the ferry over to Algiers to get back to Brandi and Whitney, when Brandi herself called to tell us that she won four private pre-screening tickets for Half-Blood Prince, and the giant HP nerds that we are, we both freaked out... in a good way. :P


Yesterday we went to the Aquarium, wandered around the French Market. They finally have the produce section back! The remodeling looks AWESOME! Got a cool fan, some shirts for Jessep's family, and a Jimini Burger. GREAT day! Then we met up with Jake, and headed over to Bud's for a little grub. Then we waited for Justin over at The Bar in Fat City, and he showed, after a while, but we were just happy to see him. Had his sister with him, so it was great to see her. Shawn showed up for a little while, and his hair looks nice. Daniel showed up with his lady, caught up on all the group gossip.

We had an amazing day yesterday and today is going to be just as much fun, if not much more so! Going to Audubon Zoo with Brandi and her little brother, the meeting up with Shari and Sage once they get in from MS. I'm having a blast, and I hope all of y'all are having as much of a great summer as we are!

lavvyan [userpic]
Lord of the Sea (John/Rodney, kinda. PG)
by lavvyan ([info]lavvyan)

Title: Lord of the Sea
Author: [info]lavvyan
Rating: PG
Word count: ~700
Warnings: Crack. I mean it.
Summary: Among the Goa'uld, Mer'deth was something of an oddity.
Notes: This is what happens when I don't sleep for two days and run a fever. For the [info]cliche_bingo Bodysharing prompt (bingo card to be found here). Not beta-read, so any and all pointing out of mistakes is more than welcome.

~~~

Lord of the Sea

notmordant [userpic]
One man's blind rage over Trojan's misguided marketing campaign
by notmordant ([info]notmordant)
at July 12th, 2009 (11:14 pm)

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kat [userpic]
charles de lint?
by kat ([info]beastlybeasty)
at July 12th, 2009 (10:51 am)

i was rereading someplace to be flying by charles de lint, and realized how vivid his writing is, and that there is so much that would make for great tattoos. which brings me to my question: anyone have any charles de lint tattoos, or know of any?
thanks!

ella_caramella [userpic]
by ella_caramella ([info]ella_caramella)
at July 12th, 2009 (02:57 pm)

Spoilerz for CoE


EPIC FAIL AKA COE )

melagan [userpic]
by melagan ([info]melagan)

Author: [info]melagan
Written for [info]cliche_bingo
Title: Vanity
Cliche: Scars
Pairing: John/Rodney
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 885
Beta and title courtesy of [info]neevebrody
Summary: John gets something he wants.
Part of the Sensual Magic AU where John is a vampire and Rodney is not. Follows Deprived

Vanity

naughty_fae [userpic]
The Jewel of The Nile
by naughty_fae ([info]naughty_fae)
at July 12th, 2009 (10:31 am)

Title: Jewel of The Nile (Apologies to Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner)
Warnings: HAU, M/M sex, violence, swearing, possible humor, blatant use of movie misquotes, OOC, varying chapter lengths. UNBETA'D
Rating:Overall NC17 Individual Chapters PG to NC17
Pairing: 100% S/X (Is there any other?)
Author: Naughty_Fae
Comments: Comment if you want to, though it would be nice to know someone is reading it.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, everything belongs to someone who is not me. I write for fun not profit.

Note 1: This follows the general plot of the film with a few important deviations!

Note 2: My heartfelt thanks go out to my dear friend Bmblbee, for holding my hand through the writing and posting process. *Hugs*

Note 3: This is a plot driven story. What sex there is happens in the natural course of the plot and as part of Spike and Xander's ongoing relationship.

Summary: Alexander Harris is a highly successful author of romantic novels under the pen name Xander Harris. When he met William 'Spike' Stone a roughish soldier of fortune, his life changed forever. He left the safety and familiarity of Sunndydale to join Spike sailing the World. Writers block and the offer of a commission to write the Biography of Omar Khalifa, soon to be proclaimed Emperor lures him from the arms of Spike and he travels to the banks of the Nile. When things start to go wrong he has to rely on Spike to save him. But will he?

This is a sequel to Romancing The Stone, but can be read on it's own.

Chapter 12/23 + Epilogue (This is not a WIP. One Chapter will be posted daily, until complete.)

Rating:NC17

Chapter 12 )

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