I really have nothing to write, my life is that boring. I now have a white thing (not going to even attempt to spell the Korean name) for Tae Kwon Do (where thing is trousers and jacket and belt). And I've washed it so its slightly less smelly. I've still not managed to post about The Bill on the forum. I've reached the point where I really have nothing to say. I've also reached the point I never thought I'd get to - I don't really mind if I miss it. When I tape it and don't get round to watching it things will be much worse. I did write a few bits about various people's fics at Henneth Annun though. Not terrifically constructive mind you. Wrote another fic that came to me in the night. Not good.

I've realised since seeing The Two Towers again that Aragorn's a really interesting character. And can I find fic about him as Estel? Well, a bit. Not much though. I saw a meme a while ago about first and last lines written in fic, so I did the 7 vaguely finished ones I could dredge up:

A Rainbow in the Dark (Star Wars TPM)
First - Obi-Wan Kenobi stood by the ship, waiting.
Last - Then, when he heard her voice in his head saying "Luke Skywalker", he knew what he must do and headed towards Tatooine.

A Child of the Jedi (Star Wars TPM)
First - Obi-Wan Kenobi didn't really feel like reading any of his lessons.
Last - I won't fail you, Master was the unspoken comment that passed between them.

Life, Love and Consequences (Star Wars TPM)
First - I'm not sure what I should be feeling any more.
Last - I just don't know whether I will succeed.

Confessions (Star Wars TPM)
First - "Anakin Skywalker progressing well, he is?"
Last - "Thank you, Master."

Trainspotting (the original) (Quantum Leap)
First - As Sam Beckett's senses returned after his leap in, the first thing that hit him was the smell.
Last - And he leaped.

Untitled (Stargate)
Frst - O'Neill screamed.
Last - I have never been able to decide.

Dropping Eaves (LOTR)
First - Samwise Gamgee slowly made his way around Bag End.
Last - Sam turned around to show his father, but of Gandalf there was no sign.

From that I can conclude that the first two are shite (I keep them around to remind me how much I've improved). There are different styles for different fandoms though, which is a good thing. I've written more based on TPM than anything else. Perhaps when I've finished the FOTR DVD I ought to go through the TPM one to get me back into it. AOTC never managed it, but then pretty much the only thing I'm interested in is Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon. Two of them are first-person. I can tell Life is angsty from those two sentences! Only Confessions starts with a person talking and also ends that way to. That fic is pretty much purely a conversation though. When Farscape's finished I should watch some older stuff and try and do some of the epic. And the older post-DMD one too. Will have to watch some Zhaan stuff for that I think.

Fic writers quiz:

In which fandoms do you write?
The only ones I've so far written and completed are Bugs, Star Wars and Quantum Leap. There's also Stargate, Farscape and Enterprise I've started writing in.

What genres do you write?
Mainly angst to be honest. I have written some plain drama, but I find it much harder to do.

Which do you most enjoy writing?
Angst if I'm feeling masochistic! Its quite depressing to write so I can only do a bit at a time (I know, excuses, excuses)

If you write het/slash pairings, why those pairings?
I've dabbled in Sam/Jack, Trip/T'Pol and Obi/Qui. The first two because I think the characters really do feel that way about each other. The last pairing, I do think they love each other but not in that way. It just can be interpreted that way and seems to work quite well for some reason.

Is there any genre or category you haven't yet written that you'd love to write?
Comedy. Sadly, I'm not very good at it.

Is there a style you attempt to emulate in your writing?
Um, not especially.

What's the best story you've written? Why?
I would say Confessions as its the most recent. Looking back at it, I'm not so sure about the plot (such as it is), but I do think the characterisation was quite good (IMO, of course).

What's your favourite story out of those you've written? Why?
Life, Love and Consequences because its the longest I've written so far and was very intense to write (I'd manage about 15mins then stop to cry). Hence the reason it gets happier in the middle. Plus I went with the opposite of everyone's expectations.

Which story of yours are you most disappointed in?
Looking back I'd say A Rainbow in the Dark because I wrote it before I'd revised the rest of Star Wars canon and because I'd created the wonderful character in Neena who could have been so much more - she was very underused. It would have been better with the original premise, had my strange ideas at the time not taken it in a different direction.

And the fic readers quiz:

In which fandoms do you usually read fic?
Stargate, Enterprise, Farscape, Alias, Angel. I've dabbled in Buffy, Quantum Leap and Voyager a little as well, but not to the same extent as the others.

Which genres do you read?
Humour and angst mainly.

Do you have a favourite author/set of authors? Who and in which fandom?
Angel - Jennifer-Oksana, which is quite strange really as I don't do Angel slash, she just writes it so well
Stargate - Noda because I love her Sam/Jack UST and Alli Snow for the same reason.
Those are the ones who I've read pretty much everything they've written anyway. There are others, but we'll be here all day if I go and hunt them out.

Do you have a pairing preference and if so, what do you like to see in that writing?
Practically the only Alias I've read has been Sydney/Vaughn, same with Enterprise and Trip/T'Pol. Stargate I've read Sam/Jack and also Daniel/Janet, not because I think there's much evidence of it, more because I think it could work quite well.

Is there any genre or category you haven't yet read that you'd love to try someday?
For some reason I keep thinking slash looks quite fun, I just haven't come across any yet that I can see working apart from Obi/Qui.

What's the best story you've read? Why?
What's your favourite story? Why?
See my fic recs page and the ones down the side of this blog.

And while I'm here, Celli's year in fic meme:

Looking back, did you write more fic than you thought you would this year, less, or about what you'd predicted?
I think I would say less, on the basis that I didn't really finish anything. Or at least I didn't get anything beta'd and published somewhere.

What pairing/genre/fandom did you write that you would never have predicted in January 2002?
I've started bits of Enterprise Trip/T'Pol.

What's your favourite story of the year? Not the most popular, but the one that makes you happiest.
There's an AU one for an epsiode of Stargate called The Sentinel. Its written from Teal'c point of view, which I really enjoyed doing. I discovered I liked the character a lot more than I thought while I was researching it.

Did you take any writing risks this year? (See above for unexpected pairings, etc.) What did you learn from them?
The Teal'c thing I think. The reason the fic is written that way came from playing around with points of view and looking at which I could do. So I learnt thats a good idea!

Do you have any fanfic or profic goals for the New Year?
Er, finish something! There's a few I've found that aren't as bad as I thought and I might be able to use some of. I should get them sorted and beta'd. I really want to finish the ones I've started and start the ones in my head.