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New Fanfic and some rumblings about books
Mar. 5th, 2024 10:42 amSo, yup. I posted a new SGA fic. It's just a short little piece, but I'm happy it's up! If you're interested, see the link below. It's pretty much about Teyla and Rodney and I added a touch of Carter.
The Bully and the Beast (https://archiveofourown.org/works/54202525/chapters/137249707)
(clearly, I don't remember how to do links in html.)
I've also been struggling on my own stories. I can't seem to keep momentum up. I have the outline of the second book in my new urban trilogy done, and I've started writing it, but it's still a struggle to stay focused on it. The fantasy trilogy is also done, except I trashed the whole first novel and am rewriting it because I hate myself. I wish I were braver.
In other positives, I'm also totally, deeply smitten with Martha Wells' Murderbot novellas and novels. I've now reread them all. I've only done that before with A Passage to India, Mrs. Dalloway (which, to be fair, I've read five times, because it's my favorite book of all time), PG Wodehouse (straight up comfort reading), Good Omens, Glen Cook and all things Terry Pratchett. Highly deeply recommend the Murderbot books to everyone. Per her dreamwidth account, they're turning it into a series with the Tarzan Skarsgard (so blanking on his first name)! Anyway, so cool!
Also, Just finished Naomi Novik's awesome Scholomance trilogy. Loved those too! I mean, how can you not?
What I didn't enjoy was Becky Chamber's "A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet," but I don't know why. It was a slog. I finished it because my brother recommended it, but it was a struggle. The world building was amazing, the characters all very clear and distinctive, but...I don't know. I'm wondering if it was the multi-person POV? But I don't know why that would bother me.
Anyway, anyone have any good suggestions for a new (hopefully complete) series? I'm enjoying Dan Willis' Arcane Casebook a lot, but I'm up to date on that, and I've got In the Quick on my nightstand, but I could use a new series...
The Bully and the Beast (https://archiveofourown.org/works/54202525/chapters/137249707)
(clearly, I don't remember how to do links in html.)
I've also been struggling on my own stories. I can't seem to keep momentum up. I have the outline of the second book in my new urban trilogy done, and I've started writing it, but it's still a struggle to stay focused on it. The fantasy trilogy is also done, except I trashed the whole first novel and am rewriting it because I hate myself. I wish I were braver.
In other positives, I'm also totally, deeply smitten with Martha Wells' Murderbot novellas and novels. I've now reread them all. I've only done that before with A Passage to India, Mrs. Dalloway (which, to be fair, I've read five times, because it's my favorite book of all time), PG Wodehouse (straight up comfort reading), Good Omens, Glen Cook and all things Terry Pratchett. Highly deeply recommend the Murderbot books to everyone. Per her dreamwidth account, they're turning it into a series with the Tarzan Skarsgard (so blanking on his first name)! Anyway, so cool!
Also, Just finished Naomi Novik's awesome Scholomance trilogy. Loved those too! I mean, how can you not?
What I didn't enjoy was Becky Chamber's "A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet," but I don't know why. It was a slog. I finished it because my brother recommended it, but it was a struggle. The world building was amazing, the characters all very clear and distinctive, but...I don't know. I'm wondering if it was the multi-person POV? But I don't know why that would bother me.
Anyway, anyone have any good suggestions for a new (hopefully complete) series? I'm enjoying Dan Willis' Arcane Casebook a lot, but I'm up to date on that, and I've got In the Quick on my nightstand, but I could use a new series...
