Monday Madness: Original Fic

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone! *waves* It's Monday, and one of our new features this year is something I have decided to call Monday Madness! I haven't even discussed the name with our fearless leader, kaige68, but I'm sure she'll let me run with the title. What's happening with this is that four alternate Mondays will be devoted to Original Fic, Pimps, Recs or Coming Attractions. All will be explained as each of those four subjects come up. Kaige is taking Pimps and Coming Attractions, and I'm doing Original Fic and Recs. I'm starting off with Original Fic, so if that's your thing, or you're the least bit curious, jump under the cut

Original Fic Monday is all about stuff you've written, stuff you'd like to write, hints, discussions, sharing bits and pieces of your own work NOT based on any fandom; a fandom of your own, if you like!

So, for week number one, let's get to know some of our original writers out there, and maybe you'd like to share a piece you've written, or else tell us about something you'd like to write. No matter if you've never done it before; if you think you'd like to give it a go, this is a friendly place to get some help if you want it, some feedback on whether your idea or your piece is something of interest, or even just some encouragement on what you're doing!

<b>Name:</b> <b>Genre you like to write/would like to write:</b> <b>Link something original that you wrote (or add excerpt/short piece here), with a short description:</b> <b>Anything else you'd like to tell us about your original writing:</b>

I'll get us started:

Name: H
Genre you like to write/would like to write: I am a slasher through and through, so there always has to be some element of M/M in it, and I most easily write charaterisation-type things. I like anything fantasy/futuristic or post-apocalyptic, but I also love to write coming-of-age stories and stories of fluid sexuality (men suddenly finding themselves attracted to men when they haven't been previously, or bisexual men wanting more from casual relationships type of thing). I like to include erotica, but I'm happy enough without it too, and I also like to try to inject a bit of humour if I can. (oops, that's long, sorry! ;-)
Link something original that you wrote (or add excerpt/short piece here), with a short description: I stepped a little out of my normal comfort zone for this M/M/F erotic piece, as there's a woman involved (Ha!) when I don't normally put women into the erotic part of any stories I make, but I was reasonably pleased with this one: Broken Images, and am contemplating a sequel, which would definitely be more M/M focused! The story is a threesome that evolves from a young couple who sit for some preliminary photographs for an artist who is going to paint them. The boyfriend is a little uncomfortable... at first!
Anything else you'd like to tell us about your original writing: I have always written my own M/M fiction in my head, since I was in my teens and WAY before I found fanfic, way before the internet, and yes, way before some of you were probably born... and now I have outed myself as a dirty old lady, you may want to run away! But since I got involved with fanfic, I've learned such a lot, and I even managed to FINISH a 185K story that I started a few years back, which is no small feat for a girl who always abandoned everything because 'who the hell would care?' and because I tended to lose interest and just start another one... And yes, I still do this at times, so I'm trying to focus a little more and actually complete a few more of the other SIX ongoing WIPs I have at the moment. ;-)

Now, come on, everyone, how about you?

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[chesneycat.livejournal.com]

Name: Kath
Genre you like to write/would like to write: SF/F
Link something original that you wrote (or add excerpt/short piece here), with a short description:
This is the start of a story that's (hopefully) going to be podcasted some time in the next year - near future biotech SF.

“Chris! Is it safe to talk?”

Now why was Claire loitering outside the Mosquito Room, when she should have been monitoring our colleagues out on Damage Control Ops? It was bad enough that I'd been stuck with doing the work of four other people, and hearing everything third-hand if I was lucky – but today I had a bloody tour group traipsing around after me, too. “Don't worry, they're still in the auditorium. There's news?”

“Two reports since the morning briefing. How much do you already know?”

Less than I wanted to, for sure. “Someone's hacked Factory-9's fruiting knotweed. Water filtration's screwed, there's untreated effluent everywhere...oh, and the plants are oozing blood, apparently.”

Claire winced. “Fucking press. Someone's head will roll for letting that detail slip through the embargo.”

Anything else you'd like to tell us about your original writing: I JUST NEED TO SIT DOWN AND FINISH STORIES. Please hit me/bribe me until I do. The two big ones I'm working on are a post-fairy-apocalyse story and a very fun sentient spaceship story, which kind of blends FTL travel with the Age of Sail and Transdimensional horrors/shenanigans

[alba17.livejournal.com]

Ooh, your snippet's intriguing.

I JUST NEED TO SIT DOWN AND FINISH STORIES. Ugh, me too. I'm great at starting things and terrible at finishing them.

[chesneycat.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I think that's going to be my big goal this month. Get something original finished, even if it's only a short.

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

I'm really into the SF stuff too, and I love your snippet. It's got me interested for sure!

I also understand that whole 'finish things' story! I have several original WIPs, most of which I have barely looked at in two years... maybe all the orig writers here can all help encourage each other to work on them this year.

And if you get any ideas on what things we should cover on original MOndays, be sure to let me know!

(sorry for the delayed answer - I'm always searching for extra time!)

[chesneycat.livejournal.com]

okay - I've posted the full story here (chesneycat.livejournal.com/217163.html) on a custom friends-lock to anyone who comments on this post, if you want to read more.


I'll have a think about ideas for mondays, too. Hmm...

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Oh, thanks! I'll check it out! ;-)

Let me know if any ideas come to mind!

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

oooh, it comes up as a broken link :(

[chesneycat.livejournal.com]

Bah! bad html from me.

Try this version? (http://chesneycat.livejournal.com/217163.html)

[haldoor.livejournal.com]

Yay! That worked. Thank you. Love the story; thanks so much for sharing! ;-)