Anyone worth reading at slashcity.com?

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

Having become annoyed at bjfic and midnight whispers for different reasons, I'm looking to branch out. Anyone worth reading at slashcity.com? QAF-US only, please.

ETA: well, not exactly what I was asking for, but some interesting comments on alternative archives and places to look for stories.

Comments

[edom56.livejournal.com]

This is totally not what you asked for, but have you been to www.libertyavenue.net? THere's an archive there. Not too many writers there yet, but still...

http://www.libertyavenue.net/archive/

[kinwad.livejournal.com]

Just out of curiosity and if you're not comfortable answering, that's ok, but what's the problem? If you want, PM me.

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

I have no problem answering.

1) BJFic - even though I've updated a fic recently 3 times, the chapters don't appear in "most recent". The posting of the chapters resulted in an error that says the files aren't ther. I've emailed the keepers of the archive website regarding this with no response. Posted in the BJFIC archive community - no response from maintainers. Someone posted a note saying that there was glitch, but the chapters still update. I can understand a technology glitch, but as a result, I don't know who is updating what - if at all.

2) Midnight-Whispers had two server moves and I'm unwilling to deal with resurrecting and reposting all the fic that I wrote that I previously posted with them. Also, the amount of Mpreg appearing there is disturbing to me. Mpreg in general is disturbing to me. Not my thing - live and let live.

Regardless, since I don't know what is being updated on one, and most of what is being updated on the other is not my thing, I thought I'd look and see what offerings are elsewhere. Most of the other archive sites are devoid of new stories, but I'm enjoying discovering new/different writers/stories. It's fun to see where season 1, 2, and 3 fics written at the time the show was running took things.

[kinwad.livejournal.com]

*g* Tx for your honest answer. I really appreciate it. I only just recently discovered your "Educating Justin" fic and totally fell in love!

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Ohhh you're talking about bjfic.net, not bjfic the lj community, yes? That makes me feel better :)

[chadmom.livejournal.com]

I find so much of the new stuff at MW almost unreadable (bad grammar, bad spelling, bad characterization, and it's so painfully obvious that no one has betaed the story). Most of it is totally OOC, and while I do like reading OOC, I like to KNOW that's what I'm reading and most of the new stuff isn't labeled properly. And I agree about the MPREG. Not my thing, and there's so much of it at MW. And rape stories. Yick.

I've actually found new things to read right here at getithere. Check the memories. You never know when you'll find something you missed along the way!

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

ITA (in total agreement) MW has it's share of bad!fic and bad!grammar/spelling/etc. However, I wasn't going to point fingers (I'll let you do that! ;^) I must admit I do enjoy *REALLY* bad!fic for it's humor occasionally -- but that usually only lasts for a page or two, then I get bored.

I find much of my new reading here (getithere) and often by following one thread that leads me to another then another.

However, I probably wouldn't have bothered with slashcity except I found one story that I liked there, so I wanted to know if there was anything else of possibility there.

I don't find much new at across the pond. Rizabeau and Hephaistion Lo are the only people that I've *found* at ATP -- and what a tasty goldmine they are. But sadly nothing of that caliber or length of exposition.

And I've pretty much exhausted the BNF (big name fan) writers.

[chadmom.livejournal.com]

Hmm, have you read Arwensong over at Moonshadow? She's amazing! What about Big Brian O? Not sure if you're into Brian/Other, but they both have fantastic fics.

I can provide links if you need. Big Brian O also has an original fic ongoing (Vampire!Brian) that is wonderful.

Have you read "Lost and Found" at the Liberty Diner? It's one of my favorite fics (Brian with a brain tumor). Also "Broken Image" (Brian has a stroke). They've both been around for a long time. Besame_bj has some great fics on her site.

What authors do you consider BNF? That might help me make some more suggestions.

[mister3004.livejournal.com]

links please of Big Brian O and Lost and found.

thanks.

[chadmom.livejournal.com]

Here you go:

http://big-brian-o.livejournal.com/

Start with "Swamp Fever". It's Brian/Other, and it's fantastic! Then there's the sequel "Burn", then an original fic called "Gone", and his latest WIP "Indifference", which is vampire!Brian and is amazing!

Lost and Found can be found here: http://www.thelibertydiner.net/LostandFound1.html
I can't remember the name of the author but it is a great story.

Enjoy!

[dottie-jane.livejournal.com]

BJFic - even though I've updated a fic recently 3 times, the chapters don't appear in "most recent"

The same thing happened to me. Also, when I've emailed them with questions, the answers are curt or they take weeks (or even months) to reply. I've stopped posting there, and I rarely check their most recent listing for fics any more. Ugh, I guess I'm still aggravated and needed to vent in your post. Sorry.

[nazdre.livejournal.com]

Some of Hollyilex's stuff is good, but be warned there are stories that have Brian and Justin apart for several years

However if you are looking for alternate sites where you can find good B/J stories I highly recommend Across the Pond and Moonshadow Tribe

http://qaf-fic.com/atp/

http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/QAF.htm

However, warnings for both sites are as follows. 99% of the stories I've come across on Across the Pond are all labeled as incomplete when in fact they actually are finished, so you don't know if they are finished or not going in.

Moonshadow Tribe has a similar problem in that many of the stories are marked as complete and some are not marked at all. Also I believe most stories on this site are complete, however there are one I know of that is still regularly updated, though you have to go to each story individually to find out where it stands as the site is split up by author and there is no recent updates page that I am aware of.

Please don't make these warnings keep you away. Both of these sites have some excellent complete stories. Of course you may already be aware of these sites and just didn't mention them in your post. If that's the case, maybe this post will help someone else checking out the comments on your post!

If you will be new to Moonshadow Tribe let me highly recommend Thyme. (This will mostly only be good for you if you enjoy AU B/J)

Unfortunetly, I know what you mean about MW. There is really only one story there that I LOVE that is being updated, and the author takes such care to make each chapter perfect that it seems she goes at least a week between each post. There seems to be a sad lack of extremely talented authors who are currently posting. Of course one does have to make allowances for RL, which we all know can easily get in the way. Though luckily, we still have LJ.

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've read quite a bit at Moonshadow Tribe
I wish that they dated the stories so you know when they were written and updated. I find things that are updated! that are over a year old.

As I posted above, I haven't found a lot that I've read at ATP that caught my fancy, other than Rizabeau and Hephaistion Lo -- but quite frankly, that certainly was enough to make it worth the trip.

[chadmom.livejournal.com]

I have asked them for a year to put more info regarding updates. If you go to the Authors Page they do list what has been updated that week. It helps a little. Their explanation was that since they are not an archive it's impossible for them to do a "recent updates" page or something like it. I usually just peruse the list of authors and look for something recently updated.

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy if they'd just put a year on the update info, so I could differentiate from May 2009 and previous years

[chadmom.livejournal.com]

They do put the most recent update date, including the year, on the main author's page. It's better than nothing, I guess.

[girloftheburbs.livejournal.com]

This is off-topic, but does anyone know if Moonshadow Tribe is on Geocities, which will be gone by month's end??

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

according to WHOIS, it looks like they are hosted by A-Plus Net

[girloftheburbs.livejournal.com]

That's good to hear. I worried for a moment. Thanks, Net!!

[mctina.livejournal.com]

Completely unrelated to your question, but I wound up reading your "Commuter" story (I think on BJFic) on Saturday and lost two hours of my life because I was so wrapped up in it. SO GOOD!

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

If you want to waste more time, go to netfics (I've friended you), the rest of my stuff is there, it's good for a few more hours of reading.

Thanks for the compliment.

[chance-medley.livejournal.com]

I agree. I really enjoyed that one.

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

thanks

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

*cough*TURBULENCE*cough*

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

only 1 chapter away...

I'm about 50% through with the last chapter of EJ... THEN... back to Turbulence

to quote court... something's coming, something good...

[chadmom.livejournal.com]

Soon it will be here.......! *sings loudly*

[court1429.livejournal.com]

YAY! I was getting ready to join Red's *cough* with a *sneeze*! ;)

I am totally with you on wishing the Tribe site noted a year on the updates.

I've read a couple of Holly Ilex' fics and, if I'm remembering correctly, she uses a lot of British slang, which turns me right off a fic. There are a few non-American writers I read who aren't as careful as I'd like about that slip, but if you want me to overlook it, you best have a damn compelling plot!

I don't really have any suggestions for you, unfortunately. You're way more open to AUs than I am so I know you've read lots more fic than I have. A new author to LJ in the last several months is england13. She's got a couple of stand-alones and a WIP that's nearly finished. Her WIP updates have slowed down some, but it's not abandoned. Have you read her stuff. I thin she's very good; plot is interesting and her characters are IC *and* she understands the rules of grammar!

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

Hey, update your post!! ;-)

[netlagd.livejournal.com]

nag, nag, nag, bitch, bitch, bitch!


btw, thanks, I've wanted to use that icon for a while now