geoviki | Hot (literally) recs

Sometimes I think I've got fandom back-asswards. It seems to me, upon reflection, that an author gains most from writing WsIP and a reader from reading competed stories. I do it the other way round. I dump whole stories on the world that are too long and folks cringe at reading, and I get hooked on chaptered WsIP that I can't keep in my brain long enough. I was of a mood to write an entry declaiming my obligations as a writer to you, but I think perhaps I need more wine for that. It gets mushy and maudlin.

Lots of WsIP I read, though, have been recently finished. Is it the season's change? Is it synchronicity?

My favorite is

hackthis's Trade. Everyone and her sister has talked about this fic, but I waited until it was all done, and then fell into it wholeheartedly. The quality of the writing is terrific, the characterizations fascinating, the dialogue sparking, the AU plot unique. So good.

Another one I've been following for a long time is

novembersnow's Tomorrow and Tomorrow And Tomorrow. The last three paragraphs, especially, worked their magic on me.

Then there's an intriguing Draco/Snape fic by

isolde - Twelve Days. This, too, has a cool ending, and that's all I'll say. But Isolde's characterizations are always so well done - this story has an interesting cameo by Hagrid, who's notoriously hard to write. Draco is 15 during most of the story, so note that if you don't enjoy that type of story.

CorvetteClaire's Adamant and Starlight is finished, too. This is a sequel to Thicker Than Blood, but I haven't seen many mentions of the fact that it's now complete. And Claire states there'll be a third story coming. It's a true H/D set in Hogwarts. It's the one where Draco has this nifty crystal hand.

I neglected to mention that

jamoche's Draco/Neville WIP, The Language of Flowers has a new chapter. I love this pairing, and the story has a plot device that I like to use myself quite a bit, so of course it appeals to me!

abbycadabra has another wrenching H/D, poetic and unique as she always writes - Salvation & Sacrament . I don't know where she comes up with her ideas, but few other authors come close to being so innovative. I love her perspective and the way she tugs at my poor abused heart.

First really hot day - summer must be here. My computer room is on the top floor of our house and it's toasty. I'd put shorts on, but I'd have to shave first. TMI, I'm sure. But you know I was a hippy; you should expect these things.