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duckponds ([personal profile] duckponds) wrote in [community profile] writethisfanfic2012-01-19 05:54 am
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Hello community that I found in my random early morning wanderings of Dreamwidth!

I think that I must be cheating as technically I have written fanfiction before, but I have never written anything of decent length. So, please help me fix this.


I am a serious fandom lurker. I tend to stick to one fandom though, and obsess over it wholly, and then jump to another fandom. So, I would say that, in no particular order of intensity, my current fandoms are Doctor Who, Inception, Harry Potter, and Sherlock. I hardly ever do anything with Harry Potter anymore though, except roleplay on IJ. I can remember starting HP chapter fics when I was younger, and never finishing those either. This seems to be a chronic problem!

If I write fanfiction ever, how rare a feat that is these days, it's usually shipping. I ship Moriarty/Holmes, Holmes/Watson, Arthur/Eames, and um - sometimes Rory/Eleven but mostly Rory/Amy. I don't actually have strong preferences for Harry Potter or Doctor Who ships as I so rarely read fanfiction in those fandoms. I don't even really read that much Sherlock. The lack of Moriarty love pains me deeply (says the crazy Holmes/Watson shipper in spite of what it means for her beloved ship).

Now onwards to the important bit: I am trying to write a Sherlock chapter fic. It's going to be based on book!canon and BBC series!verse, which means that I cannot tell you the premise or give you excerpts unless you have seen ALL of the BBC series up to the series 2 finale. This sort of puts me at a disadvantage as I desperately need some cheerleaders, and more importantly, a beta who will put up with my shoddy ability to hold POV beyond 2000 words.

If you have read all of this and would like to know more, I feel it would be best to set up some sort of PM conversation or e-mail thread. I do not wish to spoil anything for random fandom lurkers who may come across this community, as I did, at the wee hours of the morning.

Mostly I just want to tell someone my premise and have them tell me to stop writing (or continue, if you prefer)! Ta.
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[personal profile] crowdog66 2012-01-19 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Welcome to the comm! :) I've joined in spite of the fact that I've written many MANY pieces of fanfic before (my DS9 count alone stands at around 60 on AO3), and the admins have let me take part in the latest challenge anyway (for which I thank them wholeheartedly), so I don't think you have much to worry about on that score.

I'm sorry I can't help you with your writing issues: none of the fandoms you listed are fandoms in which I have much knowledge or interest. I do wish you the best of luck with your Sherlock premise though, and hope you find folks who can lend a hand.
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[personal profile] lacygrey 2012-01-19 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Hi and welcome!
Although I can't beta for you, you can certainly bounce ideas off me (feel free to PM) because I've seen Sherlock S2 (though I haven't seen Game of Shadows or read Valley of Fear yet).
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[personal profile] insignia 2012-01-19 09:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm new too, so I don't feel like a welcoming committee yet, but hello anyway! Good luck with your story.
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[personal profile] in_lighter_ink 2012-01-19 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello! Welcome!

I'm a fellow Sherlock writer who's up on both ACD and BBC canon, and am intrigued to hear about/cheerlead/beta your fic! Feel free to PM me -- as long as you're willing to put up with a Lestrade and Mycroft fan. ^^