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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[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'.