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

[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.