Need Fanfic Recommendations for PICKY reader

POSTED BY: LeeH
UPDATED: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 17:16
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NOSADSEVEN

Monday, January 30, 2006 8:37 PM

Hey LeeH,

Your fanfic preferences seem to be very much in line with my own. So...after you've had an opportunity to read some (most) of these fics, be sure and post "The PICKY Reader's Guide to Mal-Angsty Fanfic". I've got this thread bookmarked so that when I have some time, I can find something suitable to read - so definately bring back your impressions!

I leave you with this exerpt:

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From "Truthsome, Part III: Confessions" by Guildsister:

Mal stood in the center of his bunk, eyes closed, quelling all what was churning around inside him. Best to just go to bed and forget about it. The crew wouldn’t bother him about it, knew better than to ask, and in a day or so the puzzled, questioning looks would go away. Hell, they all knew he and Zoe had some dark, nasty history behind them. That weren’t no secret. It was just the details they were fuzzy on.

He paused. Yeah. They did know. They knew and they didn’t turn away, or bother him about it. Or get all sappy and sentimental. Accepted and went on. A good bunch. Powerful odd bunch, he’d heard it told. But good. Trusted each other for the most part. Maybe he owed them just a bit more than he gave. Maybe he owed them a bit of his own self, so they knew who and what it was they were dealing with. Maybe. Maybe it’d be good for ‘em.

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Ain't. We. Just.

LEEH

Monday, January 30, 2006 8:51 PM

Aw, man, I need to read THAT one. . . .

Will try to post my "Picky Reader's Guide" one day, but I kind of hate to do it, as people do have different tastes, and I don't like to offend by exclusion or open criticism.

Btw, can anyone tell me how to do a Blue Sun Room search for an author by name? At this point I just find myself scrolling down the list of fics until I see the author I'm looking for (as with Guildsister). There must be a better way. . . .

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle. . . ."

LEIASKY

Monday, January 30, 2006 8:55 PM

I've tried to repost that link multiple times but it doesn't work for some reason. It does if you copy and past the URL, tho'.

For the other fic, click on romance and then the first initial of the story. It should be there.

Tammy

"A government is a body of people usually notably ungoverned."

MAL4PREZ

Monday, January 30, 2006 9:13 PM

I'll back up the guildsister recommendation! I loved the Blue Sun Job. Ite's not so big with playing off humor Joss-style, but the Mal angst is fabulous and there's a very interesting Mal/Zoe backstory.

These recs are great! It'll take some time to read them all, but having them listed in one thread is great. Thanks LeeH!

Ask Dr. Science ... he knows more than you do.
"I have a Master's degree ... in science!"

CHRISPV

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 2:06 AM

Well, I was hesitant to post and play myself up here, but I figure that it can't hurt me any. As such, feel free to check out my stuff in the Blue Sun Room. Probably easiest to find me by clicking on my profile. And, if you like what you see, there's a third work on the way to a server near you featuring Mal.

Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal, Fox!

AGENTROUKA

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:08 AM

And another couple:

"Ice In Crystal" by Julie Fortune is a bit of an action/adventure piece, dealing with the unfilmed plot line that was recently in discussion.

Part1: http://juliefortune.livejournal.com/43425.html
Part 2: http://juliefortune.livejournal.com/43740.html

I love this story because it approaches the plot from every POV (except Kaylee's, but that's not of importance) and especially Zoe's is wonderful here.

Point of interest: I hated the proposed plotline when it was discussed but in this story, the writer managed to sell it to me as plausible.

Jayne and Inara bonding, and it's actually, you know, serious and insightful?

"Unbalanced" by ana_grrl http://community.livejournal.com/ff_fanfic/169395.html

It doesn't get much more "horror" than this:

"Broken like Dolls" by alianora - Jayne and River centric.
http://aliaspiral.livejournal.com/106436.html

"Ain't No Soldier" by Rinny
http://rinalin.livejournal.com/27810.html#cutid1

Lovely look at Mal and Jayne in a new situation. (Note: not slash. I'm sure others can reccomend more than enough stories of that persuasion.) :)

Have some humor: Matinee by Maystone http://community.livejournal.com/ff_friday/33797.html

This is a pretty good recc site: http://fireflyrecs.diaryland.com/

And another: http://www.neon-hummingbird.com/storyteller/links/firefly.html

There is not one story here that is not good, some are downright dizzying: http://remix.illuminatedtext.com/dbsearch.php?search=fandom&var=6&var2
=Firefly

LEEH

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 4:16 PM

Wow--thanks! Very thorough!

"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle. . . ."

MORBIDANDCREEPIFYING

Wednesday, March 8, 2006 7:15 PM

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Originally posted by AgentRouka:
And another couple:

"Ice In Crystal" by Julie Fortune is a bit of an action/adventure piece, dealing with the unfilmed plot line that was recently in discussion.

Part1: http://juliefortune.livejournal.com/43425.html
Part 2: http://juliefortune.livejournal.com/43740.html

I love this story because it approaches the plot from every POV (except Kaylee's, but that's not of importance) and especially Zoe's is wonderful here.

Point of interest: I hated the proposed plotline when it was discussed but in this story, the writer managed to sell it to me as plausible.

I wholeheartedly second that. What a great story. So well-done.

On a more selfish note, I mostly just wanted to resurrect this thread so I can hopefully get some more recs, seeing as how I've read most of these already. :)

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Mal: You are very much lacking in imagination.
Zoe: I imagine that's so, sir.

KAELE

Thursday, March 9, 2006 12:32 AM

And I need an objective beta reader.

Anyone up for the job?

FollowMal keeps saying how good my writing is, but I think those pics of the Cap'n are getting to her brain. :)

~Kaele

ALGUS

Thursday, March 9, 2006 4:52 AM

I'm always willing to look at stuff Kaele. Spent several semesters working in a creative writing class doing workshops and evaluation. I enjoy it myself.

Also want to thank everyone for all the recommendations, I've just been trying to get my feet wet. Frankly, I don't feel I've got the characterizations of the people down yet, I think I started to big with my first bit of fic. I just stare at the second chapter, nearly finished, thinking "Wow, this is just not going to work out right at all."

I guess I'm much more critical of myself because I try to take the art seriously. Never thought I'd write (edit: no one saw that typo right? man that made me look bad >.>) fanfic again after I started doing my own stuff, but damn I love Firefly...

Anyway, like I said Kaele, I'd love to read for you, if you ever want to ship anything over to my email addy endlessinstant@gmail.com I'll be glad to give it a lookover. And thanks to everyone else for giving fic recommendations, I think I'll be best served by spending some time doing some reading on my own and getting a better feel for the Verse.

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