Finally, a productive day

Yessssss! I've finally made some progress with writing. Now that I'm no longer unhappy with either the sshg_exchange fic or Chapter 13 of Without Magic after lots of scrapping and re-writing, I feel considerably more light-hearted. I almost see the end of the non-posting-fic-update-tunnel, yay.

I also made some progress on my musical patchwork skirt for Phoenix Rising, phew. The piece is nearly big enough to start cutting the pattern. That just leaves about two cloaks and the masquerade ball dress. Still sounds daunting, but not quite as daunting as yesterday.

And just as I thought Shrimpcast will soon go into hibernation, the next convention, Terminus is announced. Maybe not quite a full hibernation then. If Pansy Vanilla reads this, she'll probably AK me, LOL. Maybe just the odd irregular episode when something news-worthy happens until three or four months before August, then the mischief can start again *snicker*.

Now, if my son returns my laptop, I can actually get some work done on the website. But if he doesn't, that's fine, too. I might write some more, or actually read for pleasure. I see pern_dragon updated Phantom of Hogwarts, yay.

Fangirling and recs

I think I need a fangirling icon. If only I was clever enough to make them myself. So, instead, I'll have to post an entry, with links no less.

It is no secret that I fangirl bambu345 and subvers and southernwitch69 and notsosaintly and wartcap for their awesome writing, hill_ and _odella_ and pennswoods for their awesome art, but I've discovered more talent recently. ofenjen has taken Harry Potter to an entirely new level where crafty creativity is concerned. Check out her LJ and the Leaky Cauldron pages on craft, and you'll see what I mean.

If you haven't read ubiquirk's stories yet, go ahead and read. It will enrich your life in every aspect. Good writing, unique plotting, and, oh, my, the colour pink prevails in Back in Black! Pure awesomeness, I tell you. Monty Python pales compared to Back in Black!

Then there's scatteredlogic who wrote the most amazing essay on "A tour through Fandomland could rival anything provided by the most well equipped Wildlife Park" here. I thought it ought to be compulsory reading for fandom newbies, but she rightly figured that it might scare a few people *snicker*.

Then there's cocoachristy, currently writing One Vital Ingredient, which is another absolutely awesome WIP in the SSHG fandom.

And last night, jackiejlh pointed me to a story which grabbed my attention because it's absolutely unique. For starters, it's about Neville, and it's genfic, not something I usually read. But, boy, is it worth it!