February 2012
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Love and Sex and Faith and Fear: concerning CBS... →
daysofstorm:
first of all: if you hate the idea so much…nobody is going to force you to watch it a la Orange Clockwork, so calm the fuck down
second of all: Watson is a failed doctor. Yes, it’s a bit obvious what the plot is going to be but come on, in Without A Clue, Holmes is a drunk…
Yeaaahhh I haven’t seen any wankery, admittedly, so I don’t know what all “stand...
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ceilingtheo:
….they totally should have cast Lucy Liu as Sherlock.
I would absolutely have been on board for this.
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Well, this is a creative way to avoid the... →
moonblossom:
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moonblossom:
Former “Charlie’s Angel” Lucy Liu is apparently ready for more detective work. She’s signed on to star as Watson in CBS’ modern take on Sherlock Holmes,“Elementary.” Jonny Lee Miller is playing the titular role in the show that transplants Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s master sleuth from 19th century London to post-millennial Manhattan. According...
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The Quiet Man, Chapter 16
The Quiet Man (35272 words) by ivyblossom Chapter 16: The Bellwether Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: John Watson Summary: Relax. It’s just a phone call. It’s nothing. Stand down, soldier. Stand down.
Thanks to Elise for the britpick and beta, and longtimegone for going over it twice. And...
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Oh look! My copy of the Daily Prophet is here!...
They look so alike, sometimes it’s hard to tell.
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It won't let me put in a 'read more' for some...
Sorry.
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“I’ve had librarians say to me, “People in my school don’t agree with...”
– David Levithan - Supporting Gay Teen Literature (via courtwrong)
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The Quiet Man, Chapter 15
The Quiet Man (33110 words) by ivyblossom Chapter 15: Tearing off a Plaster Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: John Watson Summary: I know what I need to do. I don’t need her to tell me.
Thanks to longtimegone, as always, for helping me build this story to this point. Thanks also to...
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“From a very young age we’re basically taught to think of racism and “anything...”
– feministdisney
no snowflake ever feels responsible for the avalanche
(via clamavi)
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living-death:
Daniel Radcliffe reading Harry/Ron...
diglettdevious asked: Miss Ivy, who is your favorite author/writer (is there a difference, oh goodness don't mind me)? Also, do you have a certain time period you prefer/pull from, era, etc?
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Sometimes I wonder if history will talk about the...
Ha! You think you guys invented it? Slash appeared in the early 70s in zines, after all. Your mother’s generation was doing this too, yanno. Hahahhahahaa!
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Mobile tumblr doesn't want me to respond to a...
Good to know.
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The Quiet Man, Chapter 14
The Quiet Man (31168 words) by ivyblossom Chapter 14: Nice Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: John Watson Summary: She is pretty, Sherlock, and you are not.
Thanks to longtimegone for constant beta duties and being so supportive, and to Elise for the beta, britpick, and word-drop pick up....
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I swore I was going to write filthy, filthy porn.
In reaction to actors reading fanfiction, that was the plan. But I am failing so spectacularly. I’m just no good at the filthy filthy porn.
*hangs head in shame*
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The Present Tense, The First Person
I address this a lot, because I have a narrative preference everyone hates. I’m at peace with that, really. I hear it so often now I just shrug my shoulders about it. If you don’t like first person present tense on principle, and don’t think there’s anything that can be done with it to make it awesome, well, don’t bother trying to read anything I’ve ever...
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“It’s an abdication of narrative responsibility, in my view. The storyteller, in...”
– Philip Pullman calls time on the present tense | Books | The Guardian (via robotnic)
Present-tense on its own doesn’t bother me so much…but first-person present-tense is just anathema to me. It tastes wrong in my head and I am not in favor of it.
(via linguaphile)
Still unsure on how I feel about...
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Love and Sex and Faith and Fear: geoff-lestrudel:... →
geoff-lestrudel:
Marie likes to draw: geoff-lestrudel: guys guys, I’m sorry. but I just can’t take the…
theconsultingdetectiveswife:
geoff-lestrudel:
guys guys, I’m sorry.
but I just can’t take the shipname johnlock seriously.
because every time I see it, I think of a lock
with John’s face on it
Yeah, I’ve never liked merged names for ship names. They are still independent...
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The Quiet Man, Chapter 13: Boundary Issues
The Quiet Man (27861 words) by ivyblossom Chapter 13: Boundary Issues Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: John Watson Summary: Well, I’ll never know the truth now, will I. In my head you only talk in riddles. My memories are too flexible to be bearers of truth.
I’ve never written two...
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The Quiet Man, Chapter 12: Conversations with...
The Quiet Man (25155 words) by ivyblossom Chapter 12: Conversations with Apples Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: John Watson Summary: Maybe I’ve finally cracked and I’m talking to the fruit at Tesco.
Thanks to longtimegone, who stopped me from posting a chapter I wrote and finished, but...
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WatchPSA: How to use Google Alerts to catch fanfiction plagiarism. The more you know.
Don’t be afraid: I will make a screencast at the drop of a hat. I never miss an opportunity to make one. It’s a professional habit.