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General Discussion and Recs
MsMercury:
You know, you're right with that assessment. I never thought about it before but it is played out that way. I've written a couple of fanfics but not BBM; but if I ever do, I'll have to remember that.
NavyVet:
It's been like forever, but I am back into the BbM fandom and now actively looking for recs of completed fic.
Long story - short version:
I had drifted away from BbM fanfic for a while (quite a while) and moved on to other less volatile fandoms for my fic fix. I've also been struggling to finish my own novel and deal with RL issues.
Then recently, I was going through all "My Favorites" lists and began cleaning out and updating links. Turned out, I had a lot of dead links for BbM stuff. A number of WIP's were abandoned/never finished and others were no longer accessible. I had really lost track of all the stories I had been following, which was frustrating, but that's the way it goes. Hated to give up on some of them.
Looks like fics are still being posted in this universe, so I began searching forums, threads, communities, etc. I am rebuilding my 'to be read' lists.
So, I might be asking around about this author or that story, and also looking for new recs of stories I haven't tried.
Hopefully, I will catch up and reconnect with writers and fellow fans. Thought I'd start here, since this is a general tread.
Hugs,
NV
retropian:
I should have checked this out sooner. There are some great recommendations here. Several of the stories commented on such as 'Dreaming' and 'Ennis', are among my favorites. It's taken me a long time to come around to the pleasures of fan-fiction so I'm quite behind and am playing catch-up. I'm still a little cold to AU/AU, I feel that they're straying to far from the premise of the original story/film. But that's just me. As someone commented earlier, Jack and Ennis can be regarded as archetypes, but perhaps those archetypes preceded the original story ie 'the dreamer' and 'the realist'. I'd like to read about new characters in a western setting too. Gay characters that is! ;D
Brown Eyes:
Heya,
I'd been looking for a new story recently and discovered one that I really like based on a recommendation, so I thought I'd pass it along.
It's called The Outland by wildcolumbine. Here's a link to chapter 1 http://wildcolumbine.livejournal.com/5364.html
I've only read 4 chapters so far, but I think it's really very strong as far as I've read. The writing is good and the premise is interesting. It's one of those stories that begins with the basic idea that Jack survives the accident (and/or attack) in Texas and Ennis has a realization/ decides to help Jack and commit to him as a result.
It's complete in 16 chapters.
mariez:
--- Quote from: atz75 on November 25, 2008, 11:31:33 am ---Heya,
I'd been looking for a new story recently and discovered one that I really like based on a recommendation, so I thought I'd pass it along.
It's called The Outland by wildcolumbine. Here's a link to chapter 1 http://wildcolumbine.livejournal.com/5364.html
I've only read 4 chapters so far, but I think it's really very strong as far as I've read. The writing is good and the premise is interesting. It's one of those stories that begins with the basic idea that Jack survives the accident (and/or attack) in Texas and Ennis has a realization/ decides to help Jack and commit to him as a result.
It's complete in 16 chapters.
--- End quote ---
Amanda, I also highly recommend this story. I read it as it was being posted and always looked forward to each chapter. The writing is high quality, for sure. One of the things that makes the story unique is that it is based more on the short story than the movie and it has a very authentic feel to it. This Jack and Ennis are both as "rough-mannered, rough-spoken, inured to the stoic life," as AP described and the writer uses the physical descriptions of J&E from the ss throughout the story. The writer has an amazing talent for keeping the story raw and real, but at the same time beautiful and light and full of promise. Even though the story is complete, I do hope she revisits this pair occasionally.
Marie
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