April 7, 2008

[chrisleeoctaves.livejournal.com]

That is such a twinkie defense. Shylock should get over himself. People who think their problems are so huge craze me. Like this time I sort of ran over this girl on her bike. It was the most traumatizing event of *my* life, and she's trying to make it about *her* leg! Like *my* pain meant nothing. - from 'Out of Sight, Out of Mind'

[Fic]
x. Infestation by deird1, gen fic
x. Happy Twinkie Day by fiareynne, Buffy/Xander, PG
x. Top of Something by girlpire, Angel/OFC/Spike, NC17

[Ficlets and Drabbles]
x. Don't forget to check out this week's drabble offerings at open_on_sunday, Prompt = destruction
x. Unprepared by snowpuppies, Giles, Buffy, PG
x. No Handbook Required by seductivembrace, Giles, PG

[Fic Updates]
x. Part 12 of The Missing Piece by authoressnebula, Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike, B/A/S, PG - NC17
x. Part 50 of Distance by herself_nyc. This link takes you to IJ. You can also read this fic at herself_nyc_fic, tho you have to join the community.
x. Part 10 of Realizing You by whenbuffysmiles, Spike/Xander, NC17
x. Part 39 of House of Women by nwhepcat, Xander/Faith
x. Part 13 of A New Dawn by kallystan, Spike, Dawn and Buffy *outside link*
x. Part 5 of Compatible Faults by hello_spikey, Spike/Lindsey, NC17

[Icons/Graphics/Vids]
x. Cordy icons by lafemmedansrose
x. Pics of Michelle Trachtenberg on set of 'Gossip Girl'

[Communities]
x. There's still time to nominate fic and art at the Indigo Crypt Awards
x. Sign ups continue at the Choose Your Own Author
Ficathon

[Fic Recs]
x. southernbangel posts her BtVS Master fic list
x. entrenous88 updates her master fic list

[News/Discussion/More]
x. Get Down With Your Bad Self darlas_mom wants you to talk about your very first bad!fic and link her to it.
x. marissa_xx wonders What did you think of the Buffy finale?
x. Wesley warns town of zombie attack.
x. Round 53 is open at Sunnydale Stories
x. Buffy alum Jane Espenson talks about working on Battlestar Galactica
x. A review of Wolves at the Gate, part 2
x. The Top 10 Things we'd like to see in the Buffy and Angel comics from iFMAGAZINE.com
x. PinkRaygun talks to the creators of Buffy Between the Lines.
x. Dark Horse is releasing a Buffy-inspired Ouija Board

[Writing]
x. lavvyan discussed The Necessity of Having a Good Beta Reader
x. rahirah offers a Practical Guide to Writing Original Characters

[Time Machine]
x. Vampire Hip: Style as Subcultural Expression in Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Patricia Bieszk, Feb 2005

[Bonus Site]
x. Jonathan Woodward Site - you may remember him from his roles as Knox on Ats or as Holden in BtVS's 'Conversations with Dead People' This is a brand new site.