Iron Author, stolen from stakebait

[camwyn]

I'm supposed to be working on four or five other things at the moment, but I could do with a bit of a challenge. Between Hellblazer: Hogwarts and Who Ya Gonna Owl? (which I will be working on this weekend), I've got two very large story arcs to hand. I've also got a novel that I started writing ages ago and have stalled on recently. I would like to write something small and interesting from an idea kicked to me from someone else... and this time I'm not going to ask you to write first. If you've been around for the first rounds, you know the drill. If not, this is a common writing exercise, inspired by cadhla and suitably adapted.

You can have fanfiction

Give me a character and one thing more -- a mood, a genre, a situation, an episode -- and I'll write you at least a drib right here in the comments. (A pairing and a situation are okay too, if you'd prefer. However, I am far more proficient at genfic.).

If you're on my friends list I suspect you already know what fandoms I can handle. Not taking any requests for people from Joss Whedon shows, as I never really watched them to begin with. If you're not sure, ask, and I'll see what I can do.


Unlike stakebait I am not proficient in poetry, so you're not gettin' any.

On the other hand, you're free to ask for original fiction.

Give me a genre (mystery, science fiction, porn, etc.) and a starting point, be it situation, character, dilemma, etc. And I will write you a dribble of original fiction -- most likely brand new, but possibly using a world or characters I've created in the past. I reserve the right to try to turn one of these into a real story and sell it, in the unlikely event that I'm attacked by inspiration.

Afterwards I'll do up a post or two with links to each comment, so people don't have to wade through the threads to find them.

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Part 2

[camwyn]

It was gold, all right, even where Igor had bitten it- but the design of a dragon surrounded by the words UNUM GALLEON. . . well. "I've never seen money like that before," said Susan, setting her drink aside. "And I used to play with Grandfather's collection. I believe I'd better talk to this man."

Igor nodded. "Yes, miss," he said, with the relief of someone who no longer has to deal with the strangeness that lies above and beyond the call of duty.

Shaking her head, Susan stepped away from the bar. The man looked up as she approached. "Look, I got here first," he said. His tone was annoyed and his accent extremely peculiar, but the words were recognizable, grammatically perfect Morporkian (an oddity in itself, in this part of the city). "Not that I-"

"I’m not challenging you for the seat," Susan said crisply.

He blinked, leaning forward to get a better look at her. She hadn't bothered to change out of her sensible teacher's attire before coming down to Biers; she had let her hair down briefly, but it had gone and twisted itself back up into the same sensible bun as usual. Anywhere else in the city, no one would've given her a second glance. That was precisely how she liked it. She'd gone to a lot of trouble to achieve that effect. There was an unnerving quality to the man's gaze, though; it gave Susan the feeling that her efforts at camouflage were worth very little right now.

"I see," he said, sitting back. "Sorry. Thought you were with that crowd." He nodded towards the far side of the bar, where she could hear an old Uberwaldean drinking song starting to rise.

"Hardly."

"So- what, then?" He lifted an eyebrow, leaning back in his seat with a peculiarly insolent look. "'Scuse me for my lack of manners, but this is a step up from where I was about two hours ago. This is the first halfway normal place I've found in this bloody city."

"I'm... not sure I'd like to see what you consider normal, then," Susan said. . .

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About there, my imagination gave out.

Re: Part 2

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

Oh, but both parts are lovely! Thank you so much! And now I can just envision John trying very hard not to tell Susan about engineering an archangel's downfall or selling his soul to three lords of Hell so that, in order to avoid civil war, they have to try very very hard to keep him alive...

I think that John might even surprise Susan. Mildly.

Re: Part 2

[derien.livejournal.com]

Quite good, though - I think you've got her voice nailed almost perfectly. You just need something he's in the middle of being involved with that she could help him out with.