Oh no.

I may or may not be re-reading the entire Hunger Games series because I may or may not have signed up for a ficathon because I may or may not be toying with writing my first fanfic in years.

I am sufficiently terrified. I am so rusty at writing anything. I have lost my muchness. It used to flow so naturally, and now I critique every turn of phrase. (Basically, I am saying I might need a beta, so halp.)

The thing is, THG is the only universe I've felt interested in writing in for a very long time-- much like LJS fandom, it's because the fanfic is quite often much better than the actual published material. The characterization more nuanced. The world-building more fleshed out. It helps that fanfic doesn't have to be YA-marketable, of course. I love seeing the seedy underbelly of The Capitol that the books could only hint at. There's so much left to be explored.

Okay, so. I need to get un-rusty. Way back in 2006, I did a writing challenge where people suggested one-word prompts. I wrote little vignettes about the words suggested-- some fandom-related, some not.

I will write vignettes about the first TEN words given to me. Suggest away!

ETA: Words-- Slighted, Minister, Cat, Elsewhere, Twirl, Fissure, Translate, Avenue, Loss, Eyeshadow

Room for one more.

I'll play

I almost forgot about this until I started seeing it pop up on my friends page!


Get your own valentinr

The new red.

SFX Blood red over faded henna, in natural light.



( One more. )

It's darker than I usually like it, but hyper-saturated and a pinkish-red that goes well with my skin tone. It's doable.

Tacky Beggaring

Hey guys: Fusion Beads is having a contest for a $250 gift certificate.

If the spirit moves you, you can vote for my 'Persephone Rising' piece here.

Also, it's one vote per person per day. Which means you could vote every day if you wanted to... *cough* No seriously, any votes are super appreciated.

Thank you muchly.