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If I Asked by Midwest-girl
retropian:
--- Quote from: mariez on October 05, 2008, 01:21:21 pm ---Hi retropian,
Actually it was only last week that Amy (midwest-girl) took down her journal. After "If I Asked" she wrote a an AU/AU entitled "Shades of Grey" and then about a year ago she began another AU/AU entitled "Turbulence." After just a couple of chapters she informed her readers that she was sorry she wouldn't be finishing that story, b/c she had realized that writing fanfic was distracting her from writing an original novel she was putting together and that she would be putting all her future writing efforts into that. Unfortunately, I think that leaves the possibility of a sequel to "If I Asked" virtually nil. I agree that it is a beautifully written story - all her characters seem real to me, too. :)
Marie
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Is 'Shades of Grey" good? I loved 'Somebody New', think it's a great fanfic. Is 'Sades of Grey' comparable? Anybody have a copy they can email me?
mariez:
--- Quote from: retropian on October 07, 2008, 04:48:02 am ---Is 'Shades of Grey" good? I loved 'Somebody New', think it's a great fanfic. Is 'Sades of Grey' comparable? Anybody have a copy they can email me?
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"Shades of Grey" is an AU/AU in which Ennis is an FBI Special Agent and Jack is a drug dealer - it's superbly written, but very, very different from "Somebody New." It is very gritty and at times extremely violent in keeping with the realism of her premise. Here is the link to the thread where it was discussed if you want to know more about it - but beware if you don't want spoilers. PM me if you want more info! :) :
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,4825.0.html
Marie
retropian:
--- Quote from: mariez on October 07, 2008, 06:03:38 pm ---"Shades of Grey" is an AU/AU in which Ennis is an FBI Special Agent and Jack is a drug dealer - it's superbly written, but very, very different from "Somebody New." It is very gritty and at times extremely violent in keeping with the realism of her premise. Here is the link to the thread where it was discussed if you want to know more about it - but beware if you don't want spoilers. PM me if you want more info! :) :
http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,4825.0.html
Marie
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I wasn't sure what au/au means but I just like stories where Jack and Ennis find a happy ending like "Somebody New" or "Dreaming" where Jack doesn't die and Ennis has some major realizations. I enjoyed "If I Asked", where the young Jack decides to pursue the cow&calf operation right after their reunion. I also like a story like "Ennis", which continues the story of Ennis life after the SS and film ending, where he finally finds happiness. Stories that create entirely new situations, like Ennis being an FBI agent and Jack a drug dealer don't hold much appeal for me. That's just my own personal preference.
milomorris:
--- Quote from: retropian on October 07, 2008, 07:18:27 pm ---I also like a story like "Ennis", which continues the story of Ennis life after the SS and film ending, where he finally finds happiness.
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There are a couple of sub-genres that fit this category:
After!Jack = any stories that deal with Ennis' life after Jack's passing. Also known as Dead!Jack and Post-Canon
MovingOn!Ennis = After!Jack stories where Ennis finds another man to love
There are quite a few good After!Jack stories out there. Among my favorites are:
"Widower for One Year" by 271horses (unfinished)
http://community.livejournal.com/wranglers/531813.html#cutid1
"Mitch Drabbles" by grieving_pln
http://grieving-pln.livejournal.com/7218.html
"Gift of Exile" by talkstocoyotes (work in progress. Might become MO!Ennis)
http://talkstocoyotes.livejournal.com/392.html
There are only a few MO!Ennis stories that I have liked so far. The two stand-outs are:
"Riding Fence" by Lucian (removed because of Cease & Desist letter from the BBM publishers. But I have a copy.)
"The Greatest Love"
http://community.livejournal.com/wranglers/940662.html#cutid1
and its sequel "Night Fire - The Last Ember" by cynical21
http://cynical21.livejournal.com/11231.html#cutid1
There is a rare pre-canon story by 271horses called "Roots" it is the life story of Rich & Earl. It is one of the best stories written in this fandom so far. http://271horses.livejournal.com/1913.html
The Slash links pages at the Dave Cullen Forum (http://davecullen.com) are a good place to find fics. Sometimes there is a review to go along with the fic.
Milo
retropian:
--- Quote from: milomorris on October 08, 2008, 10:20:47 am ---There are a couple of sub-genres that fit this category:
After!Jack = any stories that deal with Ennis' life after Jack's passing. Also known as Dead!Jack and Post-Canon
MovingOn!Ennis = After!Jack stories where Ennis finds another man to love
There are quite a few good After!Jack stories out there. Among my favorites are:
"Widower for One Year" by 271horses (unfinished)
http://community.livejournal.com/wranglers/531813.html#cutid1
"Mitch Drabbles" by grieving_pln
http://grieving-pln.livejournal.com/7218.html
"Gift of Exile" by talkstocoyotes (work in progress. Might become MO!Ennis)
http://talkstocoyotes.livejournal.com/392.html
There are only a few MO!Ennis stories that I have liked so far. The two stand-outs are:
"Riding Fence" by Lucian (removed because of Cease & Desist letter from the BBM publishers. But I have a copy.)
"The Greatest Love"
http://community.livejournal.com/wranglers/940662.html#cutid1
and its sequel "Night Fire - The Last Ember" by cynical21
http://cynical21.livejournal.com/11231.html#cutid1
There is a rare pre-canon story by 271horses called "Roots" it is the life story of Rich & Earl. It is one of the best stories written in this fandom so far. http://271horses.livejournal.com/1913.html
The Slash links pages at the Dave Cullen Forum (http://davecullen.com) are a good place to find fics. Sometimes there is a review to go along with the fic.
Milo
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Thanks for the links. I've read a couple of Cynical21 works, but not "Night Fire - The Last Ember", so I'll check it out. I love and have returned to "Roots" by 271horses several times. It's the only Rich and Earl story I've read so far. I haven't read "Widower for One Year", so I'll be sure to read that one too. Thanks for your suggestions and thanks for clarifying some to the fanfic terminology!
Ian
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