Dana Scully, McCoy/Chapel, and Yuletide

[seren_ccd]

Here is my usual mish-mash o'stuff for the day.


1. Reasons Why Dana Katherine Scully is a BAMF.

1. She can defend herself on so many levels: intellectually, spiritually, physically, you name it. Even her crises of faith are done with such grace and strength.



2. She respects the journey. She will happily disagree with Mulder until the cows fall out of the sky and then even after they do that (The Rain King), but she will not balk at following a trail to see where it leads.



3. Smart is sexy, people.



4. She will protect her loved ones to her last breath.



5. Not only can she recite passages from Moby Dick, but she can tell you that you're looking at a North American P-51 Mustang just by looking at a grainy UNDERWATER image.



6. Did I mention the fact that smart is sexy?

2. So, I told myself that no way was I going to do another Star Trek Big Bang. It's stressful and time-consuming and (I kind of cringe saying this) not that many people read it. *cringes* That being said, I got the brilliant idea of turning my favorite Agatha Christie novel, The Man in the Brown Suit, into a McCoy/Chapel themed story set in the Star Trek universe. I kind of really want to do this. *facepalm*

3. I reached 1,295 words for my Yuletide story! On that note, which authors do you all admire for their prose?

ETA: 4. I have half written a Sherlock (BBC) fic in which Lestrade and Molly find common ground and go for coffee and then, ahem, more. Am I insane? I'm blaming Rupert Graves being such a silver fox.

Comments

[fringedweller.livejournal.com]

Did I tell you how much I adore Christie? Seriously, I'm a HUGE fan. I could so help you with that!

I know what you mean about the lack of readership; as authors we're supposed to say "I'm only doing it because I love writing" and "I'm not entitled to anything", but I think that if you scratch the surface of most fanfic writers, you'd find that the majority of us are desperate for our fics to be enjoyed, and that, yes, actually, even feedback that's "I enjoyed it, thanks" is totally worth your time.

I think that us het writers will pretty much always come off second place, numberswise, to slash writers. I know that when I post a slash fic my comments are always double my het ones, and the readership stats are higher too. Such is life and the lj community, I'm afraid.

You shouldn't feel bad for wanting people to read your story. It's what we all want, if we're truthful enough to admit it.

Um, I may have ranted there. Sorry! This is something I feel very strongly about but can't ever discuss without people throwing words like "entitled" or "priviliged" about until I lose track of their meaning.

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

I love writing and I get a kick out of it, I really do. But yes, I really wish I'd gotten a few more reviews. Especially for something that I spent (and my lovely betas!) a lot of time and care on.

I'm not disheartened and I'm certainly not going to stop writing or anything, it can just be very frustrating. A short review goes a very, very long way.

That being said, I love our little McCoy/Chapel corner of the 'net and wouldn't change it for anything.

Did I tell you how much I adore Christie? Seriously, I'm a HUGE fan. I could so help you with that!

Dude! No encouraging me! :D

[lullabymoon]

Yay! for wordage!

I think half the problem with big bangs is that there is so much long fic in a relatively short space of time, and certainly within the Star Trek fandom, het does seem to be a lot lower down peoples list. OTOH, DOOOOOOOO IT!!! There is never enough awesome McCoy/Chapel fic out there.

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

I think I probably will do it. And het is definitely not read as widely in Star Trek as slash. Plus, I think a lot of people prefer shorter stories as opposed to longer ones.

McCoy/Chapel just make me so very happy, I will probably do it because I love them so much.

[hiddencait.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I never could figure out what specifically the Trek Big Bang was.. (that or I was MIA for the most part)

I know I havent' finished reading hte trilogy yet, but I've got it open on my tabs.. it's one of those that I always want to re-read from the beginning for the fun of it, so it takes me a bit longer lol

And ooo.. a McCoy/Chapel mystery should be fun! You know I'm always going to vote yes for your ficcies!

[seren-ccd.livejournal.com]

Oh, take your time! I still can't believe I wrote all that. I'm almost more proud of myself for sticking with it and completing the series than what I actually wrote. :D

I may have to write it next year. I love McCoy/Chapel so very much.