Below are the 8 most recent journal entries recorded in aleathiel's InsaneJournal:

Friday, December 19th, 2008
11:57 am	Writing musings and blah I have, for the last few days, been thinking about what I've been writing. I started tamingthemuse (on LJ) back in September/October because I wanted to get myself back into writing, wanted something to motivate myself. Obviously, it worked and I've written 12 consecutive weeks, which I'm very pleased with. However, I'm concerned that in juggling writing for Taming with not having a lot of time in RL, is constraining what it is that I'm writing. I LOVE writing for their infinitely variable and often obscure prompts, but I'm concerned that what I'm writing - trying to get it done for the deadline etc - is merely sufficient rather than good. So, I guess I'm wondering, should I give up on trying to write that frequently (ie a fic a week) and concentrate instead on producing longer, better works of fiction (I am, at the moment, specifically referring to fanfiction, and specifically to Merlin, since that's what I'm interested in at the moment)? Will I be happier with my own work if I feel that I've given it more time and thought to mature. Or will I lose the motivation to get it done once I lose the deadline? I'd love your opinion: Do you think I should keep feeding my happy muse and sailing along with little fics every week? OR do you think I should try and focus on fewer fics and make them better fics acknowledging that I've got what I can out of Taming? (6 Comments |Comment on this)
11:44 am	More Merlin fics More Merlin fics. Quintessence Summary: What is magic, Gaius? Rating: G The Joye of Sexe (AKA That Arthur is Obsessed with Sex Fic AKA the little porn ficlet that grew) And YES the Ye Olde Englishe Title is a joke :P Merlin/Arthur NC17 (Comment on this)
Friday, November 28th, 2008
2:12 pm	MOAR FIC Just what it says on the tin. Untitled Merlin/Arthur porny ficlet. 664 words The Hazel and the Honeysuckle Merlin/Arthur PG. 3139 words A retelling of another legend Dreams Merlin/Morgana (and Arthur/Morgana) PG13. 1029 words. Morgana has dreams. Something to Talk About Merlin/Arthur PG13. 2292 words. Merlin tries to shield Arthur from gossip Melvin Merlin/Arthur. PG. 716 words. He waits. (Comment on this)
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
10:11 pm	Fic Catchup post 2 So yes, it seems that I am still writing. Even to the extent that I may have to start parallel posting here and in LJ... And why, you ask, have I managed to keep writing after completely failing to write anything creative for months? The answer comes in two parts: 1. I love the LJ comm Taming the Muse. It encourages me to write without forcing unnecessary constrictions. I want to keep going, week after week. 2. Oh dear, I fell into a pretty baby fandom. This fandom is for the BBCs new "family" show in the Dr Who slot - Merlin (Official website) This is basically a Smallville-esque retelling of the Arthurian legends with Arthur, Merlin et al as young adults growing up together in a fantasy-romance version of Camelot. It's really guilty pleasure watching. And yes - in ep 4 Merlin does writhe around on his bed calling out, "Arthur.. Arthur!.. Faster... Go faster!" (I think that's enough of a reason by itself to watch this show!) So, because I know a lot of people on my flist haven't seen it (so far there are only 5 eps anyway), I have written an intro post with pretty pictures here. And then I started writing fic: Livery Arthur/Merlin. PG. (Taming the muse prompt "Claddagh") Together Arthur/Merlin/Lancelot. R. Arthur's Afternoon Arthur/Merlin/Lancelot. NC17. And so it came to pass Multiple pairings. PG. (Taming the muse prompt "mortal coil") And now I'm starting to think I need to write something bigger and more satisfying that I can actually sink my teeth into. I feel like my rusty writing muscles are actually starting to warm up again and I want to give myself a bit more of a challenge. (Comment on this)
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
4:12 pm	Fic catchup post. 1: Untitled Narnia RPS Ben/Will/Skandar Probably NC17, but only just. Summary: The boys get drunk and think swimming might be fun Disclaimer: Not resembling the truth, as far as I know Here 2: Title: Persistence Fandom: Kingdom of Heaven RPS Pairing: Liam Neeson/Orlando Bloom Rating: light R? Disclaimer: All made up. AN:: AU in so far as Liam isn't married. Contains the tamingthemuse prompt "cavort" here 3: Title: Night Whispers Fandom: Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose (is it a fandom if it seems unlikely anyone else has ever written for it?) Pairing: William/Adso (with mention of Adso/peasant girl) Rating: PG Summary: Adso wants to rescue the girl. AN: Written without a copy of the book available. Apologies for errors. Contains the tamingthemuse prompt "A rolling stone crushes toes". here (Comment on this)
Friday, August 1st, 2008
9:34 pm	Fic: After the fight After the Fight Peter/Caspian (Narnia) NC17 Written both for a prompt here and for iscaris who wanted Caspian on his knees read it here (Comment on this)
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
10:51 am	Creeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaak *points up* That is the sound of my fanfiction writing muscles as they are flexed and all the rust starts to flake off... As a warm up, here is a little PWP that I wrote for angiepen after watching Prince Caspian. I don't even know if there are suitable Narnia RPS communities in which one is allowed to post this kind of thing. Will look. Title: Teach Me Fandom: Narnia RPS Pairing: Liam Neeson/Ben Barnes Rating: NC17 Summary: Ben wants to learn from Liam. A/N: This is Angie's fault entirely :P Read it here Also, I have updated my ignored fic index. So, what shall I write next? I am interested in a Peter/Caspian FPS. But I'm happy to be led astray in another direction. (Comment on this)
Saturday, February 9th, 2008
10:37 pm	I just danced with Philip Pullman. (2 Comments |Comment on this)