Looking for less-known gems!

[cinnytje.livejournal.com]

I think I've read all the stories by the obvious great authors and I've resorted to re-reading their fics. (that's the good thing about them, you can just read them over and over and over again :-) ) 

But once in a while I stumble upon less-known authors who have written some amazing stories. And that just makes my day (and if I'm lucky and there is a lot to read: my week ;-) )!

This week I read everything by scoobygang8 and I loved every word!

So now I'm looking for author-recs. Do you know more of these less-known authors who've created amazing work? I don't need fic-titles because I just read everything the've ever written. :-) 

Thanx!

Comments

[jammer1027.livejournal.com]

Someone posted this link the other day and I was very surprised to find that I hadn't read this fic. I have to say that I really enjoyed it.

http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/KimF/Incendiary.htm

[lumcheng.livejournal.com]

I think that's a difficult question, because someone who's famous for a group of ppl maybe isn't known at all by another group. This also has to do with new and old fans, imho ^^;
As someone who's only 5 months in the engl fandom, I don't know a lot of authors. I read a shitload, but when someone says XYZ is a legend, I'm like: Who? '_'
I know the active authors and some from the 'great old days' when I get recs, lol

Overall I think that old authors are better known than the ones who started writing for this fandom a year or less ago.

SO, that said, to cut a long story short, I must rec fever_play.
Just go to her LJ where all her stories are posted (I think that's all she's written so far for QAF).

[balrogtweety.livejournal.com]

I would recommend reading stories here:

http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/browse.php?type=recent

I would recomment Moonshadow Woman. She has some excellent stories.

link?

[ljtilford.livejournal.com]

Is there a link to these stories other than backtracking in the journal? I tried the memories link and there was only one chapter of a longer story listed.

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[violette7.livejournal.com]

I must be crazy...

I'm not sure whether I fit the bill, but I write a lot. All mine are Brian and Justin stories, and most are WIPs, but I update frequently, and they are all quite long (between 20 and 90K words and growing).

The link I provided is to my memories (that way you don't need to navigate through my LJ).

violette7's stories (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=violette7)

Pieces of the Puzzle and Happy Birthday, Brian are complete (but I started sequels), and I have a few complete shorter ones (they aren't all in my memories, so I included links to MW).

Coming or Going the Game Show (http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=839)

Feeling Yummy and Still Feeling Yummy (http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=792)

Dreaming Awake (http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=838)

Miss Inexperienced (http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=794)

Nocturne (http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=956)

[teatotaller.livejournal.com]

It is kind of hard to know who you've read and who you haven't.

So here are a few authors I really enjoy that are currently writing in the fandom that you may or may not be aware of:
besame_bj
england13
sapphire_3
wren_kt7oz
sakesushimaki
inner_justin
blissink
discothequey
lindtti
netlagd all stories can be found at netfics

I'd love to know if any of these authors are new to you!

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

How about these? If you've read them, then you might want to include a list of what you've read so that we're not all spinning our wheels.

luceonouro, flashfly (also posted at MST as Jude), chering and fansee, mclachlan. Start with them.

[deviant-queen.livejournal.com]

ryosato

[wouldbedorothy.livejournal.com]

Just commenting to say congrats on reading all scoobygang8's stuff! She is awesome! :D

[michira-70.livejournal.com]

inner_justin

[cinnytje.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, I understand, my question is too broad to be able to give a good answer. I was afraid of that but still wanted to try. I've read most of the recs but still thanks because lots of them are not on my reread-list yet and they really should be!

I really think I've read all there is to read and I'll have to wait for new stories (luckily there are lots of talented writers still writing!) as they are posted throughout the year.

And I'll keep tracking this comm because whenever I find something new it's ALWAYS because of this community!

All the best for 2010! :-)

[teatotaller.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know what you mean. You have that feeling that you might be missing something?

Have you read the stuff at the challenge communities and giftxchange? I think that there are lots of stories by people who might have only written one or two. I plan on going through them this next year and looking for those lovely little gems.

Exactly!

[cinnytje.livejournal.com]

That's exactly how I feel! I mean, I've been looking and looking and looking and it's been moths since I found something new.

A few months ago I found a lot of old(er) fics by a really great writer (notreally10and I just couldn't believe how I had missed them before! (notreallyme10 was the author). It kept me busy for days!

And then this week's find: scoobygang8.

So that got me thinking: THERE MUST BE MORE! :)

And the thought of unread-great-fics out there without knowing where they are ... it's just unbearable. ;-)

But listing everything I've read, that's impossible. I'm really a fanatic reader and I've read almost everything there is. :)

Re: Exactly!

[teatotaller.livejournal.com]

It's my mission to find a new author for you. How about burkesl17? Not a lot of stories but I find them very well done.

http://burkesl17.livejournal.com/tag/qaf+fanfiction

Re: Exactly!

[court1429.livejournal.com]

I second teatotaller's rec to peruse all the challenge comms listed on the Sidebar. Are you a member of qaf_retread?

notreallyme10 is very good. How about kimberleyqaf? testdog65 (http://testdog65.insanejournal.com/)? suzvoy? Worth the Fight (http://lookingglass.thelightgetsin.com/worththefight.html)? Love is Not a Victory March by januaryale is not well known at all, but her LJ's deleted and I don't have a link to the fic. laciudad? violetjones? Jule (http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/Jule.htm)?

eta: halfspell. i don't have the link handy, but she's in the tags and can be found on fanfiction.net.

okay, I'm done. I'm going to have to tag this entry, you know! ;))