Wishes come true, not free

I demand the fic where Natasha is in Korea during the war and ends up at a M*A*S*H unit. I'd like to see her meeting the Other Hawkeye.

Someone should write me that.

I'm worried that I've lost my mojo. Such as it was.

I'm doing NaNo in two weeks and I haven't the least clue what I'm writing. I asked for prompts two weeks ago and my brain just freezes up whenever I go to write one.

WTF is the matter with me?

MOJO WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?!

(I apparently have not lost the ability to be melodramatic.)

GRRR.

Okay, anyway, right now I have two major contenders for my NaNo novel.

Option #1 is an idea I first came up with in 2010, I think. To wit: Harry Potter Post Epilogue (Next Gen) story. James has cast a spell that prohibits Lily from dating until after Albus does (ala 10 Things I Hate About You/Taming of the Shrew). James thinks he's terribly clever because he knows Albus is too shy to date. Lily actually IS very clever, and knows that Albus isn't just shy -- he is also in love with his best friend Scorpius. I initially thought that this story would be from Albus' POV (as is traditional in the other versions, where Albus = Kate)... but this is totally Lily's story.

OBSTACLES: I need the boy that Lily wants to date. He needs to be an OC, and worthy of our girl. Also, I'm in the middle of a different Lily-centric story, and I want to not cross my streams (neither of these are really obstacles. I'm such a whiner).

Option #2: Avengers fandom. I talked about this a little bit when I wrote my Steve Rogers character study. Steve/Bucky. Steve and Bucky never got together before the war -- there was some interest from both parties, but neither of them realized that the other one would be open to the idea, so unrequited UST of a fairly sweet nature. Then Bucky ships out, and gets captured and Steve changes before they find each other again. In the months that they are raiding together as Howling Commandoes they very nearly have a Moment, but end up having a fight instead. Then Bucky dies. Then Steve dies. And that's really where my story would start. (The story would be mostly in the "now" of story time, modern day after the Winter Soldier is found. The rest is told as flashbacks and memories.)

So, tell me Oh Wise Flist -- which should I write? Please to cast your votes in the comments (preferably with a word or two saying why you'd suggest one over the other). Please bear in mind that I have to date written only about 1500 words of Avengers fic. I've done 4 NaNoWriMos worth of Harry Potter fic (plus some). One could argue that fact in favor of either option above, depending on which way it was spun.

Well, look who is actually catching up on her backlog of memes? I've done a couple more character studies, and an un-betaed drabble (you wouldn't think that it would take a month to write 120 words.)

I kind of figure that if I don't get it together and actually answer my memes and prompt requests, no one will play with me anymore. I lack credibility. :\

In real life news, I'm hosting a baby shower this weekend for one of my besties. I need to get my house clean, decorate, go to the grocery store, make food and (oh yeah) get her a present. The party is on Saturday, and I hope that she enjoys it. I'm avoiding most of the more kitschy sweetie-poo aspects of the traditional baby shower. She's not a particularly girly-girl, and I'm pretty sure she'd punch me if I suggested we play "guess how big mama's tummy is."

And rightfully so.

Anyway, look for continued updates on the character studies and drabbles (not that anyone but me still cares at this point.)

And also look for a fair among of hand-wringing about NaNoWriMo. I'm still not sure what I'll be writing. At this point it's a toss up between a Harry Potter post-Epilogue story, finishing my Neville story (which is what I thought I'd settled on, but apparently not), or doing something Avengers related.

It's that "something" part that has me worried.

I'm feeling itchy to start writing again, but nothing sounds like what I want to write. It's like I have literary constipation.

(Is that too much? That was too much, wasn't it?)

Anyway!

I'm asking for drabble prompts! Drop me a prompt in the comments and I will do my best to write you something that we will be somewhere between 100 and... more than 100 words.

I'll accept Harry Potter and Avengers fandoms for sure. You're welcome to prompt for another fandom, but I make no promises as to the results.

I know, I know, I'm not done with the last one yet.

Gacked from e'rybody.

Pick a number from the list and I'll answer it in the comments. I reserve the right to choose the fandom, unless you specifically ask for one.

1 - Your current OTP.
2 - A pairing you initially didn’t consider but someone changed your mind.
3 - A pairing you have never liked and probably never will.
4 - A pairing you wish you liked but just can’t.
5 - Have you added anything stupid/cracky/hilarious to your fandom? If so, what?
6 - What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom?
7 - Do you remember your first OTP? If so who was in it?
8 - Do you prefer characters from real action series or anime series?
9 - Has the internet caused you to stop liking any fandoms? If so, which and why?
10 - Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over tumblr your social network sites.
11 - How do you feel about the other people in your current fandom?
12 - Your favorite fanartist/author gives you one request. What do you ask for?
13 - Your favorite fanart or fanartist.
14 - Your favorite fanfiction or fanauthor.
15 - Choose a song at random. Which OTP does it remind you of?
16 - Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).
17 - A ship you’ve abandoned and why.
18 - A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships.
19 - Show us an example of your personal headcanon.
20 - Do you remember what your first fanwork was?
21 - Self-rec: What's your favorite fanwork you've created?
22 - Are you one of those fans who can’t watch anything without shipping?
23 - 5 favorite characters from 5 different fandoms.
24 - 3 OTPs from 3 different fandoms.
25 - A fandom you’re in but have no ships from.
26 - Just ramble about something fan-related, go go go.

Gakked from cybermathwitch and tn_tiger:

Give me a character (or two, or three) and I will answer:

• why I like them
• why I don’t
• favorite episode (scene if movie)
• favorite season/movie
• favorite line
• favorite outfit
• otp
• brotp
• head canon
• unpopular opinion

I've made a lot of new friends in the past day or three over at the lovely and incomparable be_compromised.

And then I suddenly realized that there are like two posts on here from this year, and one of them is super-maudlin and about my dead mum OH HI THAT MAKES A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION.

So, I says to myself, so. Let's begin as we mean to go on, tidy up a bit and introduce ourselves and maybe they won't notice. ::hides dust cloth covered in cobwebs behind back.::

I'm Kadollan, or Bekah, or Kade -- Kade is good. I just turned 39 last week, and I'm finally starting to get a hang of this whole "grown up" concept. I have a husband, three kids, and a dog, and Oh Lord...I live in the suburbs. From the outside (and as far as my boss or co-workers know) I appear to be about as normal a middle-American wife and mother as one could ever hope to meet.

Little do they know.

I was a tiny fangirl when I was a kid, although I didn't even know that was a thing. I read Elfquest as the glossy graphic novels were being published and I played made up games, wrote an "Elvendex" (a comprehensive glossary of all of the characters ever) and drew some truly horrific fan art. I was, like, ten, okay?

I spent my teenage years reading science fiction and fantasy (I have a lot of feelings about Robert Heinlein and Anne McCaffrey) and generally being a reclusive nerd.

These early experiences set me up beautifully for internet fandom. I met cybermathwitch while we were both in college. We were watching Buffy together and she introduced me to this whole "people that live in this tiny box will talk to you about this show, and they write stories too!" concept.

To which I responded: Whoa.

I never really got active in Buffy fandom (although I did read some pretty good fic. Including one truly outrageous and cracky affair based on the pre-supposition that Oz and Scott from Austin Powers were actually the same person. Good times.) But that was okay because hard and fast on the heels of Buffy was Harry Potter, and then it was all over for me. Good night. Go home.

I have always been a fairly passive member of fandom. I read A LOT, I write a little, and I bugger off for a while (but never stay gone for long).

I love Harry Potter, Firefly, Lord of the Rings (like to a nearly religious level...and I'm not actually exaggerating much), The Avengers (hello!), Star Trek (most, if not all incarnations), Narnia (although I have mixed feelings about the movies) and... hell. I just like stories, you know?

So, here's my philosophy about all this (is anyone still reading? Have I gone on too long?) I have lots of ships, and rarely will refuse to read something based on the pairing (with the notable and definite exception of cross-gen, incest or other such squicksome nonsense). What I am saying is, I'll read Darcy/Clint (especially if it's based in New Mexico) and still love me some Clint/Natasha. I can read Steve/Tony and Steve/Bucky and love both story lines. I kind of see each individual story as separate and independent. Make me believe it in your world, and I'm yours. I'm in it for the writing, the feels, and the community. This also means that I never rain on any one else's shipping or fandom parade. If you are reading and writing stories that make you happy then good on ya. Keep doing that.

So.

Nice you meet you!

Hey all, crack_broom is looking for Reccers.   If you read HP fanfiction, check it out here and see if you can fly any of the pairing brooms, yeah?

This is for you the_disco_fairy.

I've long thought that this song would make a lovely Harry/Ron/Hermione vid. (Due in large part to cybermathwitch's influence.)

But damned if this doesn't work.