5 Things Meme—of the Ficlet Variety

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This entry is part 44 of 51 in the series 365 Challenge

Gacked from penknife:

You post a topic, list, category, whatever, in comments. (examples: "Five SG-1 Mission Reports That Were Less Than Entirely Truthful", or "Five Times Bruce Banner Lost His Toothbrush," or "Five Ways Nikola Tesla Failed to Take Over the World"). I'll answer with a list of five things.

Ideally fandoms that I know something about, unless you want me to guess, which could be entertaining but probably not the way you want. Or (and preferably) original fiction. All storyworlds on the table, i.e. Seven Days, Kingdoms and Thorn, the Alliance, Vardin, etc.

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Completed Ficlets & Scenes

Kingdoms and Thorn:

• Rachelle + Justus – Without a Reason
• Shift + Justus + Red Wolf – It's Own Absolution
• Rachelle + Justus – It Came Up
• Rachelle/Justus – Simply Because
• Rachelle + Justus – Defining Love
• Rachelle + Shift + Meld – Playing with Knives
• Killinger + Special Unit ensemble – Technicalities
• Killinger + Special Unit ensemble – Call Me If You Need Me
• Killinger + Special Unit ensemble – Element of Uncertainty
• Marc + Cate – A Simple Question
• Marc + Cate – The Nameless Below
• Killinger + Special Unit ensemble – Tracing Trouble

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Comments

Re: Kingdoms and Thorn Ficlet: Element of Uncertainty [2/2]

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This is pretty great. My favorite thing about it is how commonplace their work dialog is, how seamlessly it flows. It reads like an everyday discussion: each character has their personality, that's never in question, and they each have their own little triumphs and failures.

I have to say that this might be my favorite world of yours as a reader. You know why? You're not afraid to delve into it headlong and take as long as you need to make sense of it. Sure, it's other-worldly, but it's an orderly yet gripping world. As an author you seem to know it with this finesse and intimacy and as a reader, I appreciate that so much.

I got it about the immunity, by the way.

Re: Kingdoms and Thorn Ficlet: Element of Uncertainty [2/2]

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I was hoping the characters would show through because I didn't take time to characterize, just let them do their thing in the way they do it. I admit to loving all of them. I even have a bit of a fondness for Jarod. He'll grow up eventually. Maybe.

Kingdoms and Thorn and Vardin are the two worlds I've carried in my head since childhood, and K&T definitely benefited from my initial push to learn how to get those stories on paper: Crossing the Barrier, Gone Hunting, Portrait of a Butterfly. And the questions. I had hoped thecatisacritic would end up liking Vardin because the questions and new angles and jumping off points with the prompts helped me more than anything to settle into writing this world so easily. But she didn't, which is okay—rothnen are a difficult and messy topic on a good day—but I am looking forward to diving into Vardin better after I wrap up this current K&T push.

Thank you for all your lovely comments. And I'm glad to know I wasn't too spare with the immunity thing, though I'll definitely make it a wee clearer when I finalize this one.