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[ebonlock]

I'm in a weird mood today, hearing about Don Davis' death makes me very gloomy indeed. I adored the man both on XFiles and SG-1, and it's unutterably sad that General Hammond will never appear on the latter again. The man comes right after Sisko as second favorite all-time leader.

On the other hand, I stayed up way late last night reading "When the Rose and the Fire Are One by Perverse Idyll", despite the fact that I'm not a Snarry fan. The story hooked me right from the start and I just couldn't stop until I'd finished it. It also made me wish to go back and rework "Scale of Dragon, Tooth of Wolf" because her take on incarceration at Spinner's End kicked my story's ass up one side and down the other. I find myself of two hearts on the whole thing, part of me is delighted to read such a gorgeous, well written piece of fic and the other is devastated that I'll never have that kind of talent.

Don't get me wrong, I'm a decent writer and I can tell a fairly good story when I've got a mind to, it's just that I'm well aware that I'll never be more than what I am, decent.

On a lighter note, I just got contacted about yet another job...when it rains it truly pours.

Comments

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

Um . . I hope this isn't presumptuous. But I have to butt in and say - well, first, thank you. And then, Are you fucking kidding me? I friended you many moons ago precisely because "Scale of Dragon, Tooth of Wolf," was such a delight, so well-written and spot-on, with fabulous dialogue. And we're even now, because I'm not a Snupin fan. (And I've continued to enjoy having you on my flist because you're smart and funny and interesting. And we have SGA/David Hewlett in common.)

I'm sure you've heard this; I'm sure you know this; but it bears repeating. A writer is not the best judge of her own work. There are exceptions, yes, but most of us are our own worst critics.

So don't sell yourself short. And forgive me for de-lurking and crashing your LJ. If you ever get the yen to write fic again, I will be on it like a shot.

[ebonlock.livejournal.com]

I'm totally at peace with being a "good" writer rather than a "great" one, and I hope you don't mind me saying this but you are a great one. I'm completely in awe of your talent, seriously, that story was better than chocolate to my mind.

And please feel free to post here any time, I love hearing from everyone on my friends list!