So, I signed up for hc_bingo again. I'm hoping to do better than last round. That shouldn't be too hard, since I didn't get anything written for it. I'm hoping this will help to kick start my muse a bit.


( My hc_bingo card )
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I've been stewing over this for a while, and trying to decide if I'm going to post anything or not. A few years ago, I probably wouldn't have, but both of these issues are popping up more and more lately and I couldn't hold it in anymore.

My first issue has to do with icons. IF YOU ALTER THE ASPECT RATIO OF THE IMAGE IN YOUR ICONS, I WILL NOT LOOK AT THEM!!! Now, I know I did it when I first started making them, but I realized rather quickly that it looks bad and learned how to fix it. If you don't know what I mean, it's when the image is squished and/or stretched. It usually happens when the image is cropped and resized. I know on PS there is a little clicky box in the Image Size window that says 'Constrain Proportions.' Click that, and you shouldn't have the problem anymore. I'm not familiar with other programs, but I'd think there would be something similar.

My second issue has to do with fic. IF YOU CAN'T BOTHER TO FORMAT YOUR FIC TO WHERE IT'S READABLE, I'M NOT GOING TO BOTHER TRYING TO READ IT. What bothers me the most is when there are no spaces between dialogue and paragraphs. Everything is just run together. It is really hard to read when it's like that. There should be spaces between paragraphs and between lines of dialogue. This is something that I learned in school, and because I enjoy reading and writing so much, this is a real problem for me.

I'm probably preaching to the choir with this post, but I just had to get it out. These are two basic things that most icon makers and fic writers know.

Looking back over this, I probably look a little OCD, but I know for a fact that I'm not the only person that these things bother.

Okay, that's me on my soapbox, and I think I'm done. I hope I don't sound too mean or bitchy. Just had to get this off my chest.

Sign-ups for hc_bingo opened earlier today. Here's my card:

( My hc_bingo card )

Grabbed from simplyn2deep.

Supposedly, it's #777 challenge day?! Who knew?

You go to the 7th page of your WIP, 7th line down, and copy/share the next 7 lines.

So, this is another excerpt from my long suffering AU. I need to get this thing done, but I have so many other things on my plate right now.

( What's going on? )

I didn't get very many prompts on my last prompt post, so I'm asking for more. The only difference this time, I'm looking for stuff that will get me out of this angst train I've been on. I need happy and fun!! Again, I'm asking for just 1-2 words. I'll write you a Hawaii Five-0 fic of at least 100 words.

I've seen this done in the past, but this is the first time that I've had a WIP that I could post a snippet from. Saw this on simplyn2deep's LJ today and thought I'd go for it.

This is an AU that I've been working on for almost a year. (I can't believe it's been that long!) I'm determined to finish it, and I'm hoping that since I had to read through it again today to find a good snippet I could post, without giving too much of the plot away, it would give me a push to work on it some more. I did just complete another chapter a few days ago, so I'm hopeful.

( Angsty snippet )

I just signed up for the Steve/Danny After Holidays Fic Fest. Yes, I am crazy. I liked the last fic exchange I did though, so thought I'd give this a shot.

So, I saw this on a few of my friend's LJ's and I thought I'd give it a shot. Plus, I've hit a little writer's block, and I need a little push. Looks like fun, and I'm a little scared rationally concerned too. LOL

#1 The Hypothetical AU Meme: Give me another time period (Ancient Rome, Regency England, etc.) OR give me a type of AU (space opera AU, pirate AU, superhero AU, etc.). I will then explain what Hawaii Five-0 story I would write.

#2 YOU pick a scene from one of my Hawaii Five-0 fics that you want to see from another character's perspective. I write it!

#3 Tell me about a Hawaii Five-0 story I haven't written, and I'll give you one sentence from that story.

#4 If you could force me to write anything, what would it be?

#5 The thing is, when people look for stories, they always make it sound like badfic. Now, often that's because it really is badfic, but sometimes it's good and they just suck at describing the story. So, your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to summarize badly any one (or more!) of my stories and I'll try to guess which it is. You could even pretend you don't remember the pairing or fandom to make it harder to guess.