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My fics are all based on works of fiction that belong to people other than myself. No profit is being made and no infringement is intended. The characters and universes belong to other people; the plots and themes are as old as storytelling, as old as humankind; only the specific arrangements of characters, universes, plots, and themes contained in the stories linked here belong to me.


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Fandom:  Singin' In the Rain
Pairing: Don/Kathy/Cosmo
Rating: G
Length: 1:15

Reccer's Comments:  This is short but sweet.  It is the perfect marriage of song and source, with great editing. festivids had some awesome vids this year, and I will be reccing some of my favorites now that we can do that here.

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Ganked from melannen 

</a></b></a>ellen_fremedon has started a meme, which is terribly dangerous but too tempting for me to ignore, so here:

Let's play the Hypothetical Crossover game! Name any two (or more) fandoms you know I'm familiar with*, and I will tell you how I would, hypothetically**, cross them over!

Take the meme, spread the meme, do the meme, love the meme.

*Fandoms I'm familiar with: written on AO3 (expand full list), tagged on DW, or bookmarked on Delicious.  (Yes, I know, I plan to switch to Pinboard eventually.  Today is not that day.)

In other news, I had a job interview that went rather well, yesterday.  Good bits: I would have time to go back to school and work towards my doctorate, it seems like I would be working with good people, and it comes with a nice four-bedroom house (with a garage, very necessary in that part of the world) from which I can walk to work.  Bad bits: it is in Minnesota, i.e. half a continent away from either a) my home (West Coast) or b) the place where most of my friends are now (East Coast).  Minnesota also gets very cold, which I can tolerate but don't like.
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rarewomen is open, and there are a lot of great fics from a lot of great authors!  Here are some of my faves:

BSG
Free To Choose.  Her memories define who she is, her choices define who she will be.  (Sharon Agathon)

Buffy
As a Queen, Sufficient.  Kendra, debriefing after her first trip to Sunnydale.

Discworld
A Ladies' Day Out.  The impact of unregulated collection on the draconic biodiversity of the greater Ankh-Morpork region by Vimes (née Ramkin), S. Presented to the Ankh-Morpork Dragon Fanciers Society, Grune, Year of the Reversed Ptarmigan.  Hypothesis: poachers can be firmly deterred by a gumboot to the ear and some stern words, by Jove.  (Sybil Ramkin, the Emmas, Sacharissa Cripslock)

Doctor Who
Human Behavior.  The TARDIS learned a lot from her time in a human body; that doesn't mean she knows how to put a human together again.  (Idris, Tardis)
Cold Hands, Warm Heart.  Jenny finds a Silurian warrior behind the house. Then she puts the kettle on.  One of the Jenny&Vastra stories I have been craving.

Star Trek TNG
Shadow-walking.  Ro Laren and Deanna Troi undertake a secret mission on a matriarchal world.

Vorkosigan Saga
Five Strays Elizabeth Naismith took in (and One That Got Away).  Dear Cordelia, I'm sure I don't need to tell you that Miles is a charming and intelligent young man; I've been enjoying his company immensely. He's made plenty of friends, and taken to the social opportunities at school with a great deal of verve. (For more details, please see the attached disciplinary reports from Principal Hatter.)

X-Men First Class
A Piece of Her Mind.  Agent MacTaggert really shouldn't be in this cocktail bar. And she really shouldn't be talking to two wanted criminals. But they seem to think there's a way for her to get back the memories she'd lost the previous year, and she can't help but listen.  (Moira, Angel, Mystique)

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Title: Family Matters (The Things Inside Remix)
Characters: Anastasia Dualla, a Six, Bill Adama, Lee Adama
Pairing: Anastasia Dualla/Lee Adama, Six/Lee Adama
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: assault, Cylon mindgames.
Summary: Dee is on Pegasus, finding her place. A Six is on New Caprica, learning what she doesn't know. Lee Adama is a Cylon prisoner, but this is not his story. A New Caprica AU.
Original Story: Give You All by nicole_anell 
Author's Notes: Many thanks to lls_mutant  for the beta
Word Count: 32,560 words

At AO3

( Family Matters (The Things Inside Remix) )

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Title: The First Rule of Anthropology (the Missed Chances Remix)
Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Characters: Daniel Jackson, Sam Carter
Word Count: 5353
Written for: melayneseahawk in Remix 2012
Remix of:Another Chance
Summary: Nine years after Daniel leaves the SGC, the Stargate goes public.
Rating: Gen
Betaed by: secondalto 

Read on AO3

( Can anyone tell me what the number one rule for an anthropologist is? )
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The main Remix just went live, and here are some recs.

First off, the story written for me is awesome, you should all read it.  What You Know (The Devil in the Details Remix) is a Deep Space 9 story about the whole Sisko family dealing with the knowledge of what the Prophets did to ensure that Benjamin Sisko was born.  A very haunting look at the things the show didn't consider which takes my story and amps it to the next level.

Buffy
One Who Lights the Darkness (The Bedtime Story Remix) When you're the slayer, what do you do when there's a monster under your bed?  Remix of 5 Scoobies Who Didn't Curse The Darkness And On Who Lit A Candle.  I love the different reactions to monsters and beds. On its own, it is a great remix. It's also a great remix concept, taking the whole Scoobies-at-night idea and giving it a twist.

Avengers
The Captain and the Man of Iron, a Saga by Thor Odinsson, beta by Loki Laufeyjarson (Steve Rogers Must Die: the In Tony Stark’s Arms Mix) The title says it all.

Buffy/Doctor Who
Watching the Watchers (the Oncoming Storm Remix) Ethan Rayne and the 9th Doctor.  A storm, a Doctor, and a judicious application of chaos.

Harry Potter
About Her (Candlelight Mix) .  Luna had always taken a shine to fantastic things, and Cho definitely counts as one of the most fantastic.  I love the way the author writes an adult Luna, it's just pitch-perfect.

Stargate SG-1
The First Rule of Anthropology (The Missed Chances Remix).  Nine years after Daniel leaves the SGC, the Stargate goes public.

Star Trek
Second Star to the Right (The Chartered Remix) Spock was drowning and Nyota didn't know how to save him.

X-Men movieverse
Homeschooling for Mutants (a Midnight's Child Remix).  Magneto sets Pyro a reading assignment. Unlike past literature assignments, it turns out to be relevant to his interests.  I love the way the author shows us the power of literature, and why all these people are doing what they do. This entry was originally posted at http://beatrice-otter.dreamwidth.org/223915.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Out of curiosity, I checked my stats at AO3, and looked at my top ten hit-counts for fic. Well, first I mistakenly told it so sort by word count and got really confused, but then I hit the right button and it made more sense. I am not counting my "fic" which is just a collection of TTH drabbles.

( Top Ten Beatrice Otter fics by word count )Huh. Some things jump out at me.

4 fics from 2010, 5 from 2011, 1 from 2009. Is this because my recent stuff is better, because more people read on AO3 now than they used to, what?

4 fics are crossovers, and only two (Wanky Wormhole, Reflections in Moving Water) are in large fandoms, though several are in good-sized fandoms where lots of people know the source material even if they don't generally write much. (Pride and Prejudice, Disney Princesses, Mary Poppins, probably even Temeraire and Vorkosigan Saga fit here.) This is probably because I love crossovers, and since SG-1 ended I have been fannish in general but not consumed by any one fandom, certainly not any one large fandom.

4 are Yuletide fics, and all but one are from a ficathon of some sort--and that one is a sequel to one of the others.  I'm not sure if that says more about the fact that most of my writing (well, posted writing) this last couple of years is ficathon-based, or that ficathons tend to have a built-in audience.

I wish AO3 had something like ff.net's statistics page, because it's fascinating to see things like when the hits come, and where they come from. This entry was originally posted at http://beatrice-otter.dreamwidth.org/223653.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Anybody got any chess-for-beginners primers they could recommend that would help me understand the subtleties of the game at least well enough to write a fic with it?  Because I just signed up for and got the most stylishly awesome piece of art at trekreversebang this year, and it's Pike, Spock, Kirk, and Uhura against a background of a chess board and pieces.  So I'm thinking I should know something about chess to write this.

Other ficathons: bsg_remix  is done, and Remix Redux is coming along nicely.  Anyone want to beta 30k words of BSG AU on short notice, or about 10k words of SG-1 on slightly less short notice?

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I am insane.  Why, oh why, did I do this to myself?

I signed up for both the regular Remix and bsg_remix despite the fact that they are due only a week apart.  Over Easter.  Gah!

bsg_remix is a bear.  My fic turned into a monster.  It's 22.5k words so far, which is really long for me, and it's not finished yet.  It has two sections to go, probably about 4k words.  It was due a couple of days ago, but the mods have given me a grace period since I am so far into it and know how it's going to end and all.  I hope to finish it Monday, which is my day off.  But because I am so frantically trying to pound this one out, I have yet to start on my regular remix.

Regular remix is due in a week.  Next Sunday.  And about all I've done is make a list of six or seven stories that I could remix and what angle I would take to them.  Alas, the one that I really, really want to do would probably turn into another 20k word monster to do right, and I just do not have time.  Well, stories are due on the 1th, but the archive doesn't open until the 22nd, which means that if worst comes to worst I can upload it unbetaed on the 16th and get it betaed and finished in that week the pinch hits are being written.  It's doable.  Really, it is, next week will be a lot less nuts professionally.

What else has been going on in my life.  Well, the church I'm working at has 7am worship services all of Holy Week, which, gah, means I had to be at church bright-eyed and ready for the day at 6:30.  I mean, they were very meaningful and added to my Lenten experience this year, but eee I am not a morning person.  Then, of course, we had 7pm services for the Triduum, the Great Three Days (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday).  I wish more people would come to the Triduum services, they are really profound and important, and also it's kinda meaningless to talk about Jesus being raised if he doesn't, you know, die first.  And then tomorrow, there is Easter Sunday, and then I get a week or so of relatively lighter load.

I'm in two bands and taking tap lessons and really enjoying all of that.

There is still no word on any possibilities of a call.
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Originally posted by scribble_myname at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012Seriously. WHAT THE FLYING FUCK WORLD.

"File-sharers, beware: By July 12, major US Internet service providers (ISPs) will voluntarily begin serving as copyright police for the entertainment industry, according to Cary Sherman, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The so-called “six-strikes” plan is said to be one of the most effective anti-piracy efforts ever established in the US."

The article goes on to give details. After six notices, internet providers will decide to throttle a person's internet speed, or cut it off altogether. I don't know if they will crack down on torrents only, or if it is up to the internet provider. I get the sense it is up to the internet provider. So some people could get away with downloading non torrents, while others might get their internet service cut off. I urge you to click it and read, as we all know people who download.

No more downloading eps of your favorite shows for vidding, gifs, or fanfiction art. No more downloading screencaps possibly. I'm so sorry my friends. I don't even know if BT Guard will work to protect you, but I would google it if I were you. It is a professional service that supposedly can protect you from the invasive eyes of your internet provider.

Just, my friends, please make each other aware. Please be aware of the date JULY 12TH. Mark your calendar and double check with your internet provider by then. If you start receiving notices of downloaded activity, this is why. And your internet service could be throttled or cut off.

Fox News confirms this:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/17/us-isps-become-copyright-cops-starting-july-12/

Youtube video explaining this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5OG0R-yS-c

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ETA: Petition for RIAA and the Obama Administration: Stop ISPs from launching a massive copyright spying scheme this July 12th</div></div></div></div></div></div>

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So I just read a fic.

It was a good fic.

Well-written, well-characterized, interesting.

And I enjoyed it.  But at the same time, it really, really annoyed me.

I'm sure you've all read fics like it.  Characters A and B (canon ship) are married, and it is the future.  They're going through the motions, both kind of depressed and not connecting, maybe actively unhappy.  Character A falls for character C--maybe in an "It's a Wonderful Life" type viewing of an alternate universe, maybe some other ficcish plot device, maybe just in the normal course of events.  Character A leaves Character B for Character C, and all is perfect again!

Except not, ( because you know what, that's not how it works in real life. )

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Title: People Person
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Characters: Leeta
Word Count: 1306
Rating: gen
Summary: All in all, Leeta likes her life.

At AO3

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Originally posted by svgurl at Google Privacy Issues: Web History

I'm not looking for a fic, I'm looking for a story.  It could be any kind of story (fairy tale, myth, classic novel, history, folk tale) about a tyrranical authority figure.  It must be relatively well known and not confined to modern pop culture.  The authority figure (preferably a parent) should be abusive and ensure that everyone follows every whim to the letter.  Brainwashing and murder as consequences of deviation from the authority figure's wishes are a plus.

I know there must be a billion stories like this out there, but I'm drawing a blank.  I want a story that a character can use as a metaphor to explain to an enemy why she's going rogue.

In other news, my laptop's keyboard sucks.  The caps lock, p, and ' keys are unreliable.  I have an external keyboard at work, but not at home.  Since I am currently at home, this is frustrating.

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To all writers, both professional and fannish: America is a big place, and yet some of the important places (though not all) are relatively close together.  Sometimes you have to fly to get places in a day.  But not always.  Sometimes, it is quicker to drive.  When your characters are traveling somewhere in America, somewhere you have never been, please do some elementary research to figure out whether it would make more sense for your characters to fly or drive.  There's this newfangled thing called Google Maps that can help.  It is your friend.  Use it.

I have seen so many goofs about stuff like that, it's not even funny.  From pros and amateurs.

Like the ep of SG-1 where we meet Sam's new boyfriend Pete, a cop from Denver in Colorado Springs on a case, who says he flew there.  It's only like an hour or two away by car.

Like the NCIS/SG-1 crossover where Gibbs et al took a helicopter to the SGC headquarters.  From the Navy Yard.  Now, the Navy Yard is in DC.  The SGC is in Colorado Springs, which is over half a continent away.  That's some helicopter.  A commercial jet would have been a lot quicker.

Like the NCIS fic I just read where Gibbs' dad flew down to DC instead of driving.  Stillwater's about 3.5/4 hours north of DC, and it's an hour away from the nearest airport (Scranton/Wilkes Barre); by the time you drove to the airport, got checked in, got through security, waited for the plane, flew down, got off the plane and through the airport, and then through DC traffic, it would probably be about that fast to just drive, and it would be a lot less hassle.

This is not rocket science, folks.  It takes five minutes to figure out.
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Originally posted by cantarina1</lj> at post This entry was originally posted at http://beatrice-otter.dreamwidth.org/220712.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Title: The Times, They Are A-Changin'
Author: beatrice_otter 
Fandom: Vorkosiverse
Written for: salable_mystic  for Winterfair 2012
Prompt: Something about the Armsmens' wives and mothers - do they all meet up regularly, at events? Have the equivalent of a stitch-n-bitch? How do they interact with the members of the families their sons and husbands are sworn to?

At AO3


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So, a few months back I made my first icons, out of Honor Harrington book covers. (Nothing fancy, just cropping them to 100x100, pretty much.) In the process, I discovered that the French editions are coming out with some absolutely gorgeous cover art, that I want as wall art. (You can see the originals here, at the artist's deviantart.)  And going back and checking revealed several more covers that weren't there last time I checked! So. Here are nine more HH icons.

1	2	3
4	5	6
7	8	9

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All of a sudden, I'm in a very ficathony mood.  I just signed up for bsg_remix , signed up for rarewomen last night, have some plot bunnies waiting to get out for Winterfair at bujold_fic , and am contemplating seeing if I can do heroinebigbang .  I've only ever completed one big bang, because I've had to drop out, because usually my long stories end up needing to percolate in my hindbrain for months at a time while they're halfway done.  But.  heroinebigbang is multifandom, so I can choose what character and plot bunny I want, and the signups end the day the rough drafts are due.  So instead of signing up and having to back out halfway through and being embarrassed, I can start writing and see if it's going to happen, and if it doesn't, I don't feel like I've let anyone down.  And maybe if it doesn't work out for next year, I'll have it ready to go by next year's big bang.

On a less fun note, there is a child care center attached to the place where I work.  When they have a crunch, I (being low person on the totem pole) am the one who gets pulled in.  Leaving work today, I got told they have had some people out sick and such and have had to do some reshuffling, and so I need to work there 7:30am-10:00am and 3:00-5:00.  Oh, joy.  Still, playing with kids, not the worst job in the world.

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