Labor Day Meme: Stories That Never Were

[browngirl]

From petronelle, who filled this in glorious manner. Give me the title of a story I've never written, and feedback telling me what you liked best about it, and I will tell you any of: the first sentence, the last sentence, the thing that made me want to write it, the biggest problem I had while writing it, why it almost never got posted, the scene that hit the cutting room floor but that I wish I'd been able to salvage, or something else that I want readers to know.

Feel free to try any fandom you have reason to think I know, but if I don't at all know the fandom I'll have to say so.

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[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

Okay, I'll come out and say it: my favourite part of "To Sleep In Time" was not any of the Robins, or Bruce, or Babs, but Cass. I mean, there was no doubt that any of the others was going to be priceless in Gotham-gone-fairy-tale, but who'd have thunk Cass would work so well? And the Queen of Fables setting her throne in Arkham still occasionally pops up in my nightmares.

Did this comment migrate from Te's journal, or Gloss's?

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

The first sentence: Arkham is changed.
The last sentence: He can still catch a sparkle of stardust in the depths of her hair.
The thing that made me want to write it: Reading stories to my little roommates got me on a fairytale kick...
The biggest problem I had while writing it/Why it almost never got posted: I nearly just did Five Things, but then the interconnected storylines would've been lost to each other. I'm glad I put in the extra work.
The scene that hit the cutting room floor: Actually, the Queen of Fables bits nearly hit the cutting room floor. I've had nightmares about her, too. I saw her face much more clearly than I described.
Something else that I want readers to know: I have to say, this is one of the best ideas ever.

You've *written* Banner of the Bat, and Bulls and Birds.

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

So I wanted Rubynye AwesomeU, I regret nothiiing!

Reading the Queen of Fables bit: you made me shriek when you had Tim say it could've been worse, it could've been Oracle. (That's when I suspected if there'd been scary chats with Te or Petra involved in the genesis of this fic.)

Man, I really, really want to read that story now. These two sentences are the worst-best-worst kind of teases. SO PRETTY.

Oracle: Queen of Fables

[petronelle.livejournal.com]

I just had to cover my mouth to keep from wailing with laughter and joy at oh my god-o'clock.

Oracle-as-Maeve is going to stick with me all the harder because, due to the vagaries of life, my computer is sitting on top of the following as I type this:
oh, the cover art (http://www.amazon.com/Ink-Steel-Novel-Promethean-Age/dp/0451462793/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252402721&sr=1-8) and drive that point home! (http://www.amazon.com/Hell-Earth-Novel-Promethean-Age/dp/0451462181/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252402721&sr=1-3)

Re: Oracle: Queen of Fables

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

... now I'm regretting that missed opportunity.

Re: Oracle: Queen of Fables

[petronelle.livejournal.com]

I'm just saying I didn't title the story "So sweet a changeling" for nothin'.