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[hafital]

I still have not gotten very far into the archive yet. woe.


My stories:

Dry lips over chapped
Cynthia Voigt - Tillerman Cycle
written for JunoMagic

I was introduced to Cynthia Voigt's books through the second in this cycle, Dicey's Song when I was 12 or 13 years old. They are immensely influential. Rereading them for Yuletide, I came to understand just how influential they were. These novels are so amazingly honest, so real and brutal with its simple emotions and truths. I realized how much my writing wants to be like hers. I think they're kind of perfect as they are, so writing a story for it was a bit tricky -- what more could be said. But it helped to write in her style, and to get into the mindset of the novels. It was a delightful story to write, although I worried it was a bit dull. *g*

For the splendor of it all
Dracula the Series
written for astolat

Written entirely on Christmas Eve. I had successfully avoided getting a Pinch Hit this year, but it didn't feel right only doing one story, and then I looked at both elynross's and astolat's requests to see what I could fulfill for them. I had actually intended to change my offered fandoms to include Dracula the Series, but got distracted and never got around to it. astolat and I had such a blast two yuletides ago when I had WACKY FUN TIEMS But it was a little lonely writing Lucard and Co. this time since I couldn't ask astolat to watch and help me. I had to endure the wacky by myself! lol. sigh. And the funny thing is, I don't even like vampires, normally. Anywhoo, this was fun to write. Lucard being all cape twirly and seductive. Honestly, hottest, prettiest, most ridiculous Dracula EVER.

Comments

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow: we both wrote Dracula! I am so amused. If only I had known that; I would have asked you for beta!

[hafital.livejournal.com]

OMG. You wrote the other Drac story? I haven't even had time to check. ILU. I didn't comment, because I didn't want astolat to figure out it was me. haha And I so needed a beta, too! I keep finding typos. ;-/ lol.

HUGS.

[dswdiane.livejournal.com]

I so love Cynthia Voigt. I have read all of her books over and over, and my son once did a school project on comparing the POV's in Dicey's Song, Solitary Blue, and Come a Stranger. I so love the Tillerman's, but I particularly love Solitary Blue , and I often recommend it to my patients because it is so about coming to terms with a mother who is just about totally worthless. I think that is my favorite book of hers. Of course, that might be because I have a mother who is totally a waste of space.

I left a comment for you after I read the story. I really enjoyed it.

Thank you again for a lovely story.

[hafital.livejournal.com]

I left a comment for you after I read the story. I really enjoyed it.

I know! I was so happy when I saw it. :D Thank you. I haven't gotten around to responding to my comments, yet, but I will.

I love Voigt's work, too, so much. I love the Tillerman Cycle immensely, and I also love the books that start with Jackaroo so much, even more than the Tillerman books.

This time, rereading, I found myself moved more by Tamer Shipp than anyone else. Especially that moment in Come a Stranger when he confesses how much Bullet meant to him. I cried. She's just amazing at understated emotion.

Anyway, thank you so much the comment!