I'm still alive!

I didn't realize I hadn't posted here this year. Wow. Bad me. I've been swamped. Took two difficult writing workshops that helped, but also told me my original fic needs a lot more TLC.

I've decided to concentrate on writing fanfic again for a while. Use the lessons I learned in my workshops to hone my skills that way. Margie Lawson is an AWESOME teacher! I'm also going to go back to attempting nonfiction articles for pay. I really want to get some publishing credits and write off part of the cost of my replacement computer. Yes, my 2 yr-old computer died a sudden, premature death. The joys of the new-type processors, the Geek Squad said. They can die at any moment, even straight out of the factory.

Yay, Bill Gates.

I suppose it keeps him out of the poor house, though.

So, what fandoms is everyone following now? I still adore SGA (sniff, sniff), Farscape, Earth2, Andromeda (with Rommie!), Doctor Who, and Torchwood. Primeval unexpectedly waylaid me to become a favorite too. I love NCIS and House, but probably won't write for them. I'm into Stardoc (books), the Skolian Empire, and the Vorkosigan series. I hope to do a lot of catch up reading this summer.

I actually would love, love, love to write something as classy and deep as the Vorkosigan series. It has it all for me: SF, Romance, humor, action, politics, aliens...in the amounts I like.

I'm currently collecting all of the Dr. Who, Torchwood, and SGA books I can find. I figure Primeval will be out soon too and I'll be compelled to add a library to my house. LOL.

Anyway, I'm brainstorming Gen SGA for a zine, hopefully, plus a fic featuring the Alt!team with Rep!Weir, and have a weird SGA fic started.

I've decided that all nine of my original novels must be trashed, save a few scenes, characters, settings and general plots. Perhaps I'll resurrect some this summer.

Must dash!

Happy days and hope to you all!

Stay well!

Anna

Hope you all have a safe and fun holiday! 2009 will be great for all of us!


Hey, I have a favor to ask. Would you all mind voting for me in a contest to win a financial planner from a blog. All you have to do is post a comment saying "I vote for AnnaM" here: http://gailvazoxlade.com/blog/archives/293#comments

The two people with the most votes will win one. The lady is really nice, though, so there's the possibility she'll give a third planner. You have to have at least 20 votes to be in the running.

Thanks!

Have a wonderful New Year's Eve! No parties for me.

Anna

Category: fic
Title: Lace and Combat Boots
Author: Doxymom
Rating: PG
Warning: spoilers up to Broken Ties.
Size: 882 words
File Format: text
Comments: This is for Beya's Black and White challenge.
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Title: Follow Me
Author: Doxymom
Rating: G
Spoilers: none--set anytime you want.
AN: This is just a little fluffy bit that hopefully people don't think is too stupid. John, sorry that I don't think I did your song justice. I may try again later.

Un-beta'd.

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Follow Me
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John whistled a bouncy tune as he polished the board with long strokes. It gleamed in the bright sunlight. The sinewy muscles in his back rippled as he worked. ( Read more... )

SPOILERS FOR CURRENT U.S. EPISODES.

Title: No Happy Ending
Author: doxymom
Rating: G
Spoilers: Broken Ties and all before it, sort of.
Archiving: JTConvergence, anywhere else, please ask. Thanks.
Author's note: I'm not as fatalistic as this sounds.

It's meant to be a moment in John's POV about how HE sees his lost chances with Teyla. Me, the author, well I'll always have hope. BTW, I'd love someone to take this concept--John feeling hopeless after Broken Ties--and use this song to make a video.

**A bit depressing for shippers!!!**

Don't worry, I'm trying to work on a happy one next. ;-)


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Hello,

For my Club100 challenge yesterday this little background snippet came to me. The characters are in an original WIP I'm working on. It's SFR, meaning a Science Fiction Romance. This is from a defining moment in his history. This is a lot more "horror" than the actual book.

Hope it's interesting.

Please, DO NOT BORROW ANY OF THIS because it's all subject to ending up in my novel.

Thanks!

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The sky screamed.

Morgann dove for cover behind a three wheeled all-terrain jeep. Keller dropped in beside him, breathing hard, sweaty, stinking. But they were the last two. The only ones left of forty soldiers.

"What is it? What the blazes is it?" His brown eyes were wide and frantic, glassy. He'd lose it in a moment, go ballistic and make a suicide run.

Morgann pitched his voice low, soft. "It's the enemy."

"Which one? Which blazin' one?"

"The one that's gonna drag us off if you don't shut up!" Morgann shifted his grip on his Pel20 las-pistol and prepped to break cover and take a shot at the bastards.

Keller's breathing alone was loud enough to give away their position, he thought bitterly.

Go on one, two, th--

The screaming stopped.

Morgann froze. Listened.

His heartbeat pounded in his ears, drowning out the soft whimpers Keller made.

A tiny sound brought a cold sweat to his brow.

Tink. Faint and metallic. Claws on metal.

Tink. The other side of the jeep.

Tink. The roof.

Morgann shrank down into a defensive crouch. Slowly, he looked up at the roof of the rusted jeep, and into the eyes of Hell itself.


~End history snippet~

Alrighty, I was doing so well on the Club100 writing challenge. And darn it if I didn't get some weird head cold that left me so dizzy I could barely stand nevermind type. LOL.

So, I have to start all over.

Tomorrow will be my new Day 1.

I've alloted myself one floating day off per week so if I get too sick to write again I don't have to start the 100 days over.

In other news...just finished reading Match Me if You Can by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Excellent book. Contemporary Romance normally makes my skin crawl, but this was so snarky and funny that it caught me from the first paragraph. I couldn't put it down.

I just started reading a good SF book that I suspect is supposed to be Young Adult, but it reads like a regular SF to me. It's called The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer. The back cover blurb doesn't do the SF detail in the book justice. It's very detailed and well done so far. I'm only about a 1/4 through. I'll be looking up more of her work.

Did anyone see DW last Friday? The Forest of the Dead. Loved it! I can't believe how much I loved this two-parter. The ending was perfect. Perfect! To me. I wish I could write something so original and creative! I've always liked Doc 9 the best, but after this ep, I think Doc 10 is now running even with him, if not ahead by a bit.

And I like Donna. Didn't think I'd like her after Runaway Bride, but as a regular, she's my favorite new series companion yet...well, I liked Kylie Monogue's (sp?) character too.

Can't wait for DW and Torchwood and SGA to come back on.

Well, must go.

Take care, everyone!

Doxy

Title: Winter
Author: Doxymom
Rating: PG-13 for violence and theme.
Pairing: implied UST for John/Teyla
Summary: Perceived failure brings winter to John's heart.
Note: my 100 Days challenge, day 18. Prompt is Winter from FF100 table.



Winter
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"Teyla, no!" he yelled, sprinting toward her. His vest constricted against his chest. His lungs burned. ( Read more... )

Title: Lightening

Author: doxymom

Rating: PG-13 for adult themes.

Spoilers: Season 4 **set during the ep where John goes to the future, or maybe the one after.

Summary: Teyla, Michael, little one, hints of unresolved John/Teyla.



Note: My 100 Days challenge. Day 17. Prompt from the FF100 table. **I do believe they meant Lightning, the atmospheric condition, however, Lightening is also a real word. So, I took the prompt at face value.



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Lightening

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I will not break, Teyla thought. I will not give him anything. ( Read more... )



**If you saw the end of S4 you can tell where this leads.

Title: Spirit
Author: Doxymom
Rated: G
Spoilers: none
Season: any
Summary: Someone familiar accompanies John and Teyla on a mission.

Note: this little bit of fluff was written for a 100 days challenge I'm doing. Basically I agreed to write at least 100 words a day for 100 days. I got the prompt "Spirit" from the Fanfic100 table, but there's no way I'll write 100 fics. Sorry.
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Spirit
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Woof.

The tiny hairs on the back of his neck prickled. Sweat trickled down his spine. 'Get a grip, John,' he thought. 'There are no dogs in Pegasus.' ( Read more... )