Fic survey, sucky style.

[foxmonkey]

It's the fic survey! If you're sensible you'll run.

Best story I think I've written: Good Lord, I have no idea. Probably something I haven't written yet. ;-) If I absolutely had to choose...I don't think I could.

Favorite story of mine: Good Lord, I have no idea. If I absolutely had to choose, probably Beauty. Queen., simply because I tried to capture that wrong-side-of-the-velvet-rope feeling that I get when I go to concerts. It's a bone-deep yearning - if only for a little while - for a life I'll never know.

Most Under-rated story of mine: A tie between Beauty. Queen. and Baby Blue.

Beauty. Queen., I think because it was written in second person from a female point of view. I have a feeling that it turned people off big-time, thinking that it was het, and Mary-Sue het at that. But no, it *is* slash. I thought it was pretty cool myself, but I'm sure people scratched their heads and said, "Weh?" Ah, well.

Baby Blue! People tell me that it's cute, but to me it's anything but. It's a story about abandonment and insecurity and self-esteem issues. But it's wrapped up in a four-year-old JC, so there you go. ;-)

Most Over-Rated story of mine: "Over-rated" seems judgmental and ungrateful, somehow, so I'm going to avoid that wording. I'll say instead, Story That Surprised the Hell Out of Me Because of the Unexpected Response and that would be Chasez Lake. I had no idea that a story about Justin buying JC a house (and a wine cellar! and a couch!) would be as popular as it is. It was a very pleasant surprise. :-)

Comments

[stargems.livejournal.com]

I was sucked into Beauty Queen precisely because of the point of view. At first, I was just so happy that it was a 'fan' fic without the groupie/ sex, drugs and rock and roll cliques (although those can be entertaining as well:p). You told a story that was heartbreaking and bittersweet, and you created a character and a setting that was so vivid and real. Plus, there was the underlying JuC, and really, what more does a girl need?

As far as Chasez Lake goes, I think it's the simplicity that is so addicting. The very gesture of buying someone a house is so intimate and special....just like all the moments you create in the story. It feels cozy, but never contrived. I'm addicted really!

[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

The very gesture of buying someone a house is so intimate and special....just like all the moments you create in the story. It feels cozy, but never contrived.

Thank you, what a lovely compliment. :-)

It's funny, the story grew out of a line from an still-unfinished story I was writing for a JC/Lance list, a lyric wheel thing.

Justin's on the phone with JC and threatens to buy him a house because he's never in Orlando with the guys. Lance is a little perturbed because Justin's buying his boyfriend a house. I was working on the story one day, doing a bit of editing, and I kept rereading that part, and the wheels started turning.

Justin buys JC a house. And for the reasons you mentioned, with it being such an intimate thing to do for someone (which is why Lance the boyfriend was pissed), it really intrigued me. And *kaboom!*, a throw-away line turned into Chasez Lake. :-)