Notes
Feedback of any sort is always welcome. I promise not to get pissy if you notice flaws or disagree with me.
Updates
December 2004, 2004
added four new essays
Essays
Slash Fiction Is Like a Banquet March 15, 1999
One reader's (and writer's) hungry lament.
The idea makes the story -- not May 25, 1999
While every good writer has an imagination, not everyone with an imagination is automatically a writer, much less good at it.
'I thought this could use some work...' May 25, 1999
Honest feedback is a good thing. No matter what anyone says.
Just what does LOC mean, anyway? May 25, 1999
Slash fandom is not a group therapy session, okay?
Variety Is the
Spice of Life... and I Need Some Tums December 2004 
'Elegant variation'isn't as elegant as you might think.
Purple Fanfic's
(total lack of) Majesty December 2004
One of the more virulent results of attempting elegant variation.
Epithets: Fandom's
Designated Hitters December 2004
and just for fun: a list of epithets from various fandoms
It's better to call a spade a spade, not a sharp-pointed digging implement. That goes even more for people.
'Said' Is Not a Four-Letter Word December 2004
No one's going to be bored if your characters talk to each other in normal tones. Really. (The last of the elegant variation rambles.)
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