Fic of the Day

[xifeng]

Because I feel exhausted and weak thanks to horrid bl33ding stuffs, and because I don't feel like bitching about the myriad evils of Santa Claus, I present you with a fic. I haven't been doing fic recs lately because a.) I suck, and b.) Thousand Ships shut down, which effectively cut off part of my supply.

She Walks in Beauty by one mourning dove. Not Trojan War fic proper, but worth your time. I'm not sure if this is a work in progress or not, but it is enjoyable, even if there are a few anachronisms and the prose is a little purple. (Also: I for one could do without "REVIEW PLEASE" at the bottom of every chapter, but I find it less egregious because this is well-written.) It follows the relationship between Persephone and Hades, and all in all it's a worthy effort.
What else has this author done? Nothing else, as far as I'm aware.

In unrelated news: 3054 words of t3h n0v3l are written. Which is not much, but I'm forcing myself to churn out a thousand words a day. I figure this is manageable.

Comments

[shake-the-stars.livejournal.com]

It has. OMG I FEEL SO DEPRIVED EMO TEARS OF WOE AND BLOOD ETC. ^_-

You silly dorkling. *pets you* Actually, the prose style reminded me a bit of yours, I guess because the author shares your fondness for description.

[duokinneas.livejournal.com]

Do I have to patch your journal's wrists up? Has it been cutting and crying into the cuts to cause more pain? **laughs**

**forces a hug on you** What, so s/he isn't just a little purple, but is ultraviolet and can't get over describing every last little thing that doesn't need to be described? And s/he loves introspection crap? That, plus chatty, is my style. I like it; very few other people do.

[shake-the-stars.livejournal.com]

It has. It has also been writing bad, non-scanning poems with titles like "The Purple Lake of Desolation" and whining when they're critiqued because OMG IT'S LIKE AN EXPRESSION OF ITS DEEPEST SOUL OR SOMMAT.

*is forcibly hugged by her ukelette* I don't think you're that bad, and in some ways I could probably stand to emulate you; setting is one of my weaker areas. And there's nothing wrong with introspection, as long as it goes somewhere. Too much of it, and I find myself thinking, "To the goddamn point, plz."