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August 7, 2012
ICoS as a romance novel
He was a slave to the overbearing, monstrous world of the Agency, kept far from the light and removed from his native homeland of China. A beautiful, broken man with a tragic past and a life filled with violence and pain, he never believed he would amount to anything more than the Sin for which he was named.
Until one day a young man came into his life-- graceful, gorgeous, intriguing--who captivated Sin's heart at the first glance of golden eyes. But the young man didn't fall to Sin's infamous demeanor the way so many had before-- he neither feared nor desired him! The challenge he made! Sin's exquisite loins burned like wildfire for this young man whose power of bewitchment surely meant faerie blood ran within his veins.
But the mysterious young man has an atramentous past that has kept him shackled in spirit -- and his suicidal insouciance may prove too great for even Sin's unprecedented power to overcome.
Their tempestuous hurricane begins as an impassioned affair. Beautiful and dangerous, they burn for each other like the light of a hundred thousand million suns, but they may find that their greatest enemies aren't from without but are instead FROM WITHIN.
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Wow you guys help me, I really can't make a dramatic enough romance-novel-style-summary and in my attempts to add suitable drama I made it too long.
I'm kind of sad about this.
Also I like how I left Boyd unnamed for some reason XD It's just an entire book with him always referred to as "young man."
WHAT IS THIS CRAZINESS ABOUT??, you ask?
I WILL NEVER TELL!
(0.1 seconds later:)
On a TSP chat probably 1-2 years ago we were talking about how ridiculous romance books/covers are and then I said I wanted a het romance style cover done for ICoS because I thought it would be hilarious. Eternityras did most of the art; djabea and I did the background (including amazingly well done stick figures running around panicking and/or on fire).
You're happy I posted about this, aren't you? Your life would not have been complete without this awesome cover.
PS: I had this line in the fake summary and removed it because it was making things too long-- but the imagery amused me too much to leave it out of the entry:
Their hearts had never been caught before, even if their bodies had, and now this infamous Sin had set his sights on the sin he wished to commit: to deflower himself upon the young man's sturdy rod.
TAKE THAT SONNY. STURDY ROD. I'm totes writing that in the next sex scene btw.
"And then XX impaled himself upon YY's sturdy rod, the turgid member quivering at the height of attention as it was devoured by XX's erotic insides..."
August 5, 2012
New ICoS summary ideas?
Also, guys, I'm no longer digging the summary we have for ICoS. I suck terribly at writing summaries. Does anyone have any suggestions?
This is the summary we have right now for the series:
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In the Company of Shadows is a series about two people who are thrown together as partners in a secret agency; their mission is to disband rebels who have propagated in a post-war future, but they have to deal with everything that comes with an unlikely partnership as well.
Miscommunication, periods of distance, fleeting smiles and learning to trust someone when a person can't even trust himself, these are what they struggle with while still trying to do their jobs. One is a psychopath, called a murderer and monster and generally deemed subhuman by nearly everyone who knows of him; the other is an introvert, cold and emotionless and so lost in thoughts that he would agree that he can be called a monster of inhumanity. But what makes a person human; is it humanity, compassion, or is it simply the ability to reason? Can a monster be human, and general humanity breed monsters?
While they learn about each other, they learn about themselves; where their loyalty and morality lies, and how learning to trust another person can be incredibly difficult, bittersweet, and rewarding all at the same time.
This story contains explicit adult content and is not intended for anyone under 18!
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Ideas, anyone?
This is the summary we have right now for the series:
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In the Company of Shadows is a series about two people who are thrown together as partners in a secret agency; their mission is to disband rebels who have propagated in a post-war future, but they have to deal with everything that comes with an unlikely partnership as well.
Miscommunication, periods of distance, fleeting smiles and learning to trust someone when a person can't even trust himself, these are what they struggle with while still trying to do their jobs. One is a psychopath, called a murderer and monster and generally deemed subhuman by nearly everyone who knows of him; the other is an introvert, cold and emotionless and so lost in thoughts that he would agree that he can be called a monster of inhumanity. But what makes a person human; is it humanity, compassion, or is it simply the ability to reason? Can a monster be human, and general humanity breed monsters?
While they learn about each other, they learn about themselves; where their loyalty and morality lies, and how learning to trust another person can be incredibly difficult, bittersweet, and rewarding all at the same time.
This story contains explicit adult content and is not intended for anyone under 18!
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Ideas, anyone?
books! bah! ...and then it turned into a Name of the Wind + pet peeve mini rant -_-;
I sort of started adding some books but it seems like such a pain in the ass to add all the books I've read and rate them.
Also, I wish there was the ability to write what I think about it without it being tied to the book itself. (As in, appearing on the book's main page or linked to the book's entry page)
Is this possible? (short of just doing a blog entry)
I know it's probably stupid of me but if I don't have something nice to say I don't want to say anything at all, usually. At least not 'officially' -- I feel more comfortable saying it to friends or people who go out of their way to find my opinion on it. Or even if I'm really ambivalent or unimpressed with something I hesitate to put those words down where the author or fans of the story might see.. because I feel like just because I don't like something doesn't mean it isn't necessarily good.
Name of the Wind is a good example. Everyone ever gushed like hell about that book and maybe I just had too high of expectations going into it but I was disappointed with it.
I didn't really like it that much to be entirely honest. I didn't hate it or anything, but I found all sorts of things to be extremely distracting (like the pov changes, the usage of the word 'you' in narration, etc) because I didn't find the characters or story line itself to be particularly engaging.
I felt like it lacked the necessary qualities to make me actually care about what was happening with the main character. In real time he seemed like he could maybe be kind of cool but then all this time was devoted to back story, which normally I would love, but perhaps because of the very fact the story was told from the perspective of someone older it lacked any real feelings to me.
It was like some dude relaying the fluctuations in the weather without any excitement or commitment to the story. "I did this. And then I did that. I'm not going to tell you how I felt along the way because I'm a dude and dudes don't have feelings. I probably thought stuff but I can't be bothered to really tell you what I was thinking either. It was so long ago, how would I remember? And I can't really describe the environment or setting too much because that would be weird in this context too, right? So anyway. After I did that, I did this..."
I read the hundreds and hundreds of pages waiting for the magical moment when I would suddenly feel connected to the main character... and it never happened.
Plus I was slightly annoyed by the fact that it seemed extremely likely it was going to turn into another of those "omg because there's a boy he's going to fall in love with this girls lolz everything is so awesome :D" thing at some point in the story.
Intellectually, I understood that there were some bits of departure from the usual fantasy series but it didn't seem like it was TURNING THE GENRE UPSIDE DOWN OMFG like everyone kept saying. It was still a story about some dude who became powerful and bad ass and everyone decided he was a legend but he'd started out with HUMBLE ROOTS even though he was still amazingly talented at shit. Plus it was clear he was probably going to get the girl in the end and that there would be some tragedy involved in the process.
That's like. Every fantasy series ever.
The only difference was, as a friend put it when I expressed my frustration, this one was written a bit like a boy adventure novel where the guy gets to insert himself into the story and pretend he's this guy trying to make his way in the world and who will someday become a hero. At least some attempt was made to keep the MC from being ridiculously powerful and adept from the start.
Anyway, I've had the sequel Wise Man's Fear borrowed on my shelf for like a year. I keep trying to pick it up because even after the disappointment of the first book I had figured that the story had the potential of being an amazing trilogy-- because the world building was very well done. And goddamnit, I WANT to like this damn series!
But every time I pick up the book I remember how much the first book annoyed me. And then I can't be bothered to start it.
Even so, I do want to read it at some point. Maybe after it I will be able to look back on the first book in a better light. Maybe I just grew frustrated with not loving that book the way everyone else did because I actually WANTED to love it and I didn't.
I don't know.
Whatever the case, I don't want to write all that on an official review attached to the book because then I'd feel like I'd have to back it up. To do that I'd feel like I have to reread the book all over again to be able to give exact places and excerpts for feeling the way I did, and not just vague memories of disappointment.
Also, since so many people seem to adore that book, I feel like a curmudgeon saying I didn't XD And I don't mind being a curmudgeon among friends but I feel bad going out of my way to be a curmudgeon officially.
I know that's so stupid but I can't help feeling that way....
I should also mention that I get unnecessarily frustrated by the idea of "boy meets girl, boy + girl will eventually end up together somehow and/or have feelings and/or lust for each other because that's what boy + girl do."
I have always felt a bit irrationally angry with that and it took me a long time to realize it was because I felt kind of insulted by the idea. As if a girl's entire life should be all about waiting for some prince charming to come along and sweep her off her feet. As if the plucky main male character can't be resisted by any female he sets his sights on because he's so *SWOON* DREAMY~!
The fact that I like the ladies and not the lords probably builds into this.
I would prefer "boy meets girl. They're like, 'oh hey cool, let's hang out and have no obnoxious feelings be involved at all.' So they do. The end."
But then, I don't like stories in any form (book, movie, tv, etc) that try to set up some couple without giving any thought as to why those two people in particular should be together.
Because he's male and she's female? Forget that! If that's the only reason it makes me angryface. Irrationally angryface, I tell you!
I suppose partially because it's this assumption that women are always available to men. That's not a feminist statement, it's just a feeling I've gotten over the years... it's always felt like, if a guy showed interest in me I was supposed to OF COURSE show interest in return. Because how could it be I wouldn't? I'm female and he's male and that's just human nature, right? No other reason is needed at all. That's the justification right there. It's shocking if I don't respond equally.
ffs.
This isn't about Name of the Wind since honestly I don't remember enough about that girl to even say if it applies. It just reminded me of that.
It's not like I'm against heterosexual couples, either-- I ship them too. But only ones that make sense. When I'm reading a story and there's no chemistry between a 'couple' or I think the 'reasons' given are stupid, I gravitate toward no relationships at all or, if it makes more sense/there's more chemistry with other characters, m/m or f/f. It's more accurate to my life that way anyway.
(Actually, the lack of chemistry turns me off to alleged m/m and f/f couples too, I just see that so much more rarely than m/f that it hasn't become a pet peeve.)
Anyway. This is apparently my rambling post that started all because of damn goodreads with the ability to add all the books I've read...
I WILL NOT. I WILL BE A CURMUDGEON UNTIL THE END! *shakes fist at passersby*
But anyway dudes. This whole thing reminded me of how much I want to write a story with the main character being a female who doesn't give a fuck about following expected social conventions.
Also, I wish there was the ability to write what I think about it without it being tied to the book itself. (As in, appearing on the book's main page or linked to the book's entry page)
Is this possible? (short of just doing a blog entry)
I know it's probably stupid of me but if I don't have something nice to say I don't want to say anything at all, usually. At least not 'officially' -- I feel more comfortable saying it to friends or people who go out of their way to find my opinion on it. Or even if I'm really ambivalent or unimpressed with something I hesitate to put those words down where the author or fans of the story might see.. because I feel like just because I don't like something doesn't mean it isn't necessarily good.
Name of the Wind is a good example. Everyone ever gushed like hell about that book and maybe I just had too high of expectations going into it but I was disappointed with it.
I didn't really like it that much to be entirely honest. I didn't hate it or anything, but I found all sorts of things to be extremely distracting (like the pov changes, the usage of the word 'you' in narration, etc) because I didn't find the characters or story line itself to be particularly engaging.
I felt like it lacked the necessary qualities to make me actually care about what was happening with the main character. In real time he seemed like he could maybe be kind of cool but then all this time was devoted to back story, which normally I would love, but perhaps because of the very fact the story was told from the perspective of someone older it lacked any real feelings to me.
It was like some dude relaying the fluctuations in the weather without any excitement or commitment to the story. "I did this. And then I did that. I'm not going to tell you how I felt along the way because I'm a dude and dudes don't have feelings. I probably thought stuff but I can't be bothered to really tell you what I was thinking either. It was so long ago, how would I remember? And I can't really describe the environment or setting too much because that would be weird in this context too, right? So anyway. After I did that, I did this..."
I read the hundreds and hundreds of pages waiting for the magical moment when I would suddenly feel connected to the main character... and it never happened.
Plus I was slightly annoyed by the fact that it seemed extremely likely it was going to turn into another of those "omg because there's a boy he's going to fall in love with this girls lolz everything is so awesome :D" thing at some point in the story.
Intellectually, I understood that there were some bits of departure from the usual fantasy series but it didn't seem like it was TURNING THE GENRE UPSIDE DOWN OMFG like everyone kept saying. It was still a story about some dude who became powerful and bad ass and everyone decided he was a legend but he'd started out with HUMBLE ROOTS even though he was still amazingly talented at shit. Plus it was clear he was probably going to get the girl in the end and that there would be some tragedy involved in the process.
That's like. Every fantasy series ever.
The only difference was, as a friend put it when I expressed my frustration, this one was written a bit like a boy adventure novel where the guy gets to insert himself into the story and pretend he's this guy trying to make his way in the world and who will someday become a hero. At least some attempt was made to keep the MC from being ridiculously powerful and adept from the start.
Anyway, I've had the sequel Wise Man's Fear borrowed on my shelf for like a year. I keep trying to pick it up because even after the disappointment of the first book I had figured that the story had the potential of being an amazing trilogy-- because the world building was very well done. And goddamnit, I WANT to like this damn series!
But every time I pick up the book I remember how much the first book annoyed me. And then I can't be bothered to start it.
Even so, I do want to read it at some point. Maybe after it I will be able to look back on the first book in a better light. Maybe I just grew frustrated with not loving that book the way everyone else did because I actually WANTED to love it and I didn't.
I don't know.
Whatever the case, I don't want to write all that on an official review attached to the book because then I'd feel like I'd have to back it up. To do that I'd feel like I have to reread the book all over again to be able to give exact places and excerpts for feeling the way I did, and not just vague memories of disappointment.
Also, since so many people seem to adore that book, I feel like a curmudgeon saying I didn't XD And I don't mind being a curmudgeon among friends but I feel bad going out of my way to be a curmudgeon officially.
I know that's so stupid but I can't help feeling that way....
I should also mention that I get unnecessarily frustrated by the idea of "boy meets girl, boy + girl will eventually end up together somehow and/or have feelings and/or lust for each other because that's what boy + girl do."
I have always felt a bit irrationally angry with that and it took me a long time to realize it was because I felt kind of insulted by the idea. As if a girl's entire life should be all about waiting for some prince charming to come along and sweep her off her feet. As if the plucky main male character can't be resisted by any female he sets his sights on because he's so *SWOON* DREAMY~!
The fact that I like the ladies and not the lords probably builds into this.
I would prefer "boy meets girl. They're like, 'oh hey cool, let's hang out and have no obnoxious feelings be involved at all.' So they do. The end."
But then, I don't like stories in any form (book, movie, tv, etc) that try to set up some couple without giving any thought as to why those two people in particular should be together.
Because he's male and she's female? Forget that! If that's the only reason it makes me angryface. Irrationally angryface, I tell you!
I suppose partially because it's this assumption that women are always available to men. That's not a feminist statement, it's just a feeling I've gotten over the years... it's always felt like, if a guy showed interest in me I was supposed to OF COURSE show interest in return. Because how could it be I wouldn't? I'm female and he's male and that's just human nature, right? No other reason is needed at all. That's the justification right there. It's shocking if I don't respond equally.
ffs.
This isn't about Name of the Wind since honestly I don't remember enough about that girl to even say if it applies. It just reminded me of that.
It's not like I'm against heterosexual couples, either-- I ship them too. But only ones that make sense. When I'm reading a story and there's no chemistry between a 'couple' or I think the 'reasons' given are stupid, I gravitate toward no relationships at all or, if it makes more sense/there's more chemistry with other characters, m/m or f/f. It's more accurate to my life that way anyway.
(Actually, the lack of chemistry turns me off to alleged m/m and f/f couples too, I just see that so much more rarely than m/f that it hasn't become a pet peeve.)
Anyway. This is apparently my rambling post that started all because of damn goodreads with the ability to add all the books I've read...
I WILL NOT. I WILL BE A CURMUDGEON UNTIL THE END! *shakes fist at passersby*
But anyway dudes. This whole thing reminded me of how much I want to write a story with the main character being a female who doesn't give a fuck about following expected social conventions.
August 2, 2012
More ridiculous conversations
More stupid conversations. This one has no spoilers. OR DOES IT?!
Ais: wow XD lets have sin and boyd call each other sunshine and honeybun
Sonny: no
[[random conversation]]
Ais: i wonder what the word would be for being anti-alien
Ais: but are you anti-alien?
Ais: are you an alien racist?
Sonny: yes
Ais: ok
Ais: just checking
Sonny: my head hurts
Ais: hmm
Ais: i wonder if you should sleep instead of attempting to write. it is late already for you
Sonny: its only 10:30
Ais: SO LATE
Ais: wow orgiastic is actually a word
Ais: lets have boyd describe lovemaking with sin as feeling orgiastic, like sin is so much a man it's like having sex with 2 of him at once
Sonny: ..
Ais: and sin can be like "honeybun sunshine i love you!"
Sonny: what is wrong with you
Ais: maybe boyd can tell sin that HSIN stands for Honeybun Sunshine Is Neat
Ais: lol i was looking up something
Ais: on chrome
Ais: and i dont remember what i was ... oh right
Sonny: youre a bad
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What was really happening? THE WORLD WILL NEVER KNOW.
Also, Sonny's supposed to be writing but he was being lame so. This happened. Probably this is all his fault.
I'd just like to put that out there.
Ais: wow XD lets have sin and boyd call each other sunshine and honeybun
Sonny: no
[[random conversation]]
Ais: i wonder what the word would be for being anti-alien
Ais: but are you anti-alien?
Ais: are you an alien racist?
Sonny: yes
Ais: ok
Ais: just checking
Sonny: my head hurts
Ais: hmm
Ais: i wonder if you should sleep instead of attempting to write. it is late already for you
Sonny: its only 10:30
Ais: SO LATE
Ais: wow orgiastic is actually a word
Ais: lets have boyd describe lovemaking with sin as feeling orgiastic, like sin is so much a man it's like having sex with 2 of him at once
Sonny: ..
Ais: and sin can be like "honeybun sunshine i love you!"
Sonny: what is wrong with you
Ais: maybe boyd can tell sin that HSIN stands for Honeybun Sunshine Is Neat
Ais: lol i was looking up something
Ais: on chrome
Ais: and i dont remember what i was ... oh right
Sonny: youre a bad
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What was really happening? THE WORLD WILL NEVER KNOW.
Also, Sonny's supposed to be writing but he was being lame so. This happened. Probably this is all his fault.
I'd just like to put that out there.
July 31, 2012
Ridiculous conversations while writing icos...
We have really stupid conversations while writing chapters. I figured I may as well share some excerpts.
BELOW THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR FADE CHAPTER 23, 24 and 25!! DON'T READ IF YOU ARE NOT THERE YET!!
I'm trying to put in space so this doesn't show on the main page to avoid spoilers but I can't tell how much space/writing I will need in order to achieve this goal so ignore the rambling.... the spoiler tag didn't seem to work for some reason...............
WRITING CHAPTER 25:
ais: i think boyd's porn star name should be Wham Bam Thank You Cam
sonny: thats
sonny: terrible
ais: COME ON IT WAS FUNNY
ais: if you didnt smirk even a little bit youre dead to me
sonny: nvr
sonny: ill never tell you
ais: whatever.
ais: i laughed out loud at the idea
ais: so i was amused enough for both of us
sonny: because youre a bad
sonny: my face hurts
ais: that was like a split sentence that made no sense
ais: my joke was SO HILARIOUS it scrambled your brains
sonny: my face hurts because
sonny: im 100% sure i have a sinus infection
ais: well that's less fun
Also, after this was written:
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"I'm looking for a job and I'm familiar with Skyn's works. I always liked the way your videos are shot more realistically-- it makes your videos stand out above the rest-- so I came in hoping there might be a position open."
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I told Sonny, "i want to make a joke about using the term "position open" in an adult film job interview but im too lazy"
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Convo while editing 23/24:
ais: btw in the beginning of 23 why does sin eye boyd so much?
sonny: idk
dont remember
ais: damn you!
Sent at 4:39 PM on Wednesday
ais: ok then in 24 during the sex scene where he's fingering boyd theres a part where boyd's thinking about how hes wanted this etc, and sin says "jesus fucking christ, boyd" before he changes their positions. what made him comment on anything?
im just curious if my assumed reason for him speaking there is correct
Sent at 4:41 PM on Wednesday
sonny: dont remember
ais: GOD YOURE USELESS TO ME
sonny: yes
ais: go back to your hole, man!
whatever hole it may be!
BELOW THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR FADE CHAPTER 23, 24 and 25!! DON'T READ IF YOU ARE NOT THERE YET!!
I'm trying to put in space so this doesn't show on the main page to avoid spoilers but I can't tell how much space/writing I will need in order to achieve this goal so ignore the rambling.... the spoiler tag didn't seem to work for some reason...............
WRITING CHAPTER 25:
ais: i think boyd's porn star name should be Wham Bam Thank You Cam
sonny: thats
sonny: terrible
ais: COME ON IT WAS FUNNY
ais: if you didnt smirk even a little bit youre dead to me
sonny: nvr
sonny: ill never tell you
ais: whatever.
ais: i laughed out loud at the idea
ais: so i was amused enough for both of us
sonny: because youre a bad
sonny: my face hurts
ais: that was like a split sentence that made no sense
ais: my joke was SO HILARIOUS it scrambled your brains
sonny: my face hurts because
sonny: im 100% sure i have a sinus infection
ais: well that's less fun
Also, after this was written:
----
"I'm looking for a job and I'm familiar with Skyn's works. I always liked the way your videos are shot more realistically-- it makes your videos stand out above the rest-- so I came in hoping there might be a position open."
----
I told Sonny, "i want to make a joke about using the term "position open" in an adult film job interview but im too lazy"
==================================================================================
Convo while editing 23/24:
ais: btw in the beginning of 23 why does sin eye boyd so much?
sonny: idk
dont remember
ais: damn you!
Sent at 4:39 PM on Wednesday
ais: ok then in 24 during the sex scene where he's fingering boyd theres a part where boyd's thinking about how hes wanted this etc, and sin says "jesus fucking christ, boyd" before he changes their positions. what made him comment on anything?
im just curious if my assumed reason for him speaking there is correct
Sent at 4:41 PM on Wednesday
sonny: dont remember
ais: GOD YOURE USELESS TO ME
sonny: yes
ais: go back to your hole, man!
whatever hole it may be!
July 9, 2012
lol I'm not Atlantic Information Services, Incorporated
How do I tell GoodReads that I'm not Atlantic Information Services, Incorporated and, sadly, didn't write Managed Care Facts, Trends and Data: 2005-06 or any of the related books?
I imagine those people would probably be quite scandalized to see the books related to all the gay pr0n over on this side of the net...
I imagine those people would probably be quite scandalized to see the books related to all the gay pr0n over on this side of the net...
May 1, 2012
Convergence, the ICoS!verse story that died
I'm a little sad about a story I stopped awhile ago. Little known fact(?), around the time Sonny started writing After Midnight I actually had an idea for a story set in the ICoS universe too.
It was called Convergence. The two main characters are a cop (male) and a journalist (female).
There are a few reasons I didn't get very far into it but one of the biggest reasons was I highly doubt it would end up with any slash in it (I don't foresee any relationships at all) and I didn't think anyone would read it because of that. So after writing a few different scenes to test it out I pretty much gave up on the whole thing. I knew it would only discourage me to release it and have no one care about it, and I didn't care enough about it to keep writing it only for myself.
So it died.
But I randomly remembered it today and decided to pull it up and skim some parts of it. The story is basically about a journalist at a rag who doesn't always believe conspiracy theories are just theories (Genna, mentioned briefly in a side story) and a Sgt who specializes in gangs in Lexington PD (Vincente, name would be changed). While being her typically nosy self, Genna starts looking down paths that may be better left untouched, and may end up bringing Vincente along for the ride.
I have no idea if I'll ever end up writing more in it or not but since I had it up anyway I figured, what the hell. I should probably talk about ICoS-related things on this blog at some point and this is something I don't need to worry about spoilers for.
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Here's an excerpt just because:
"Sgt. Salerno," Genna said, perking up as soon as she saw him.
She stood up from the crappy plastic chair next to a table that was otherwise never used. Vincente often wondered where the city got the furniture they provided. Sometimes he thought it must have come straight from a thrift store and that, usually, it should return there.
"What do you want?" he asked bluntly, not bothering with pleasantries.
"Access to the non-public on this case--" Genna said immediately, holding up her palm panel with an 8-digit case control number on the screen.
"Not gonna happen," Vincente cut her off flatly. "Talk to the PIO."
Genna made a face and dropped the palm panel to her side. "Costes won't give me shit. You know that."
"Tough luck."
Vincente turned and started to head back toward the secure door. Genna snatched a hand out, catching Vincente by the shirt sleeve.
"That could be considered assault on a peace officer," Vincente commented and Genna snorted.
"Remind me to apologize to the wrinkles on your shirt later. You didn't think I'd let you go that easily, did you?"
Vincente looked over his shoulder at her with narrowed eyes. "Did you miss the part where I can tell you to pack sand since all media requests go through the PIO?"
"This isn't a media request," she insisted.
He scowled. "It isn't my job to cater to looky-loos."
"It kind of is," Genna said with an amused quirk of her lips.
Vincente turned his back on her and strode toward the secure door, muttering under his breath. "Christ's sake. I'll deal with you later."
"What's that?" Genna said loudly as the door to the lobby opened and a man walked in. "Did you just threaten me with your taser?"
"What?" Vincente demanded, irritation climbing into the realm of outright aggravation, and turned around to see Genna staring at him intently.
"Now what was that website again for IA complaints..? Oh, no matter. I know the form's right over there..."
The man tried to subtly peer around the corner of the main desk to watch them. His subtlety was called into question even further when he pulled out his phone and stared down at the screen but then held it tilted awkwardly away from him.
"Hey," Vincente barked, causing the man to jump and look up with wide eyes. "Nothing to see here. And next time, pretend you're on the damn phone. Only a moron wouldn't be able to tell you're recording right now. You'll get yourself killed if you try to pull that shit on the street."
The man immediately fumbled with the phone and threw it into his pocket while MacGillivray hung up the phone and called out, "What can I do for you?"
"For fuck's sake," Vincente grumbled under his breath as he turned back to the secure door. "He's gonna end up the next DOA. Thank God I don't work Homicide anymore."
MacGillivray pressed the buzzer and Vincente yanked open the door, glancing over his shoulder at Genna who watched him expectantly.
"Well? Come on then, Little Miss Police Brutality."
She smirked and followed behind him. "Hey. It sells."
"Because it's all you people bother to sell," Vincente retorted.
Genna only shrugged.
He walked down the hallway, his long strides taking him far enough ahead of her that she had to half-jog to keep up. As he passed the day shift sergeants' office he saw Elias smirk at the sight of Genna. When he walked into his office and saw Val still lounging around, her delighted grin only irritated him further.
He swore to God, sometimes it was like working with a bunch of gossiping old maids.
"Get out," he ordered.
"Oh of course, Sarge," Val said with an innocent glance between Genna and Vincente. "Right away." Her shoes thumped when they hit the floor and she stood, smiling at Genna as she passed.
"Ms. Brooks," Val greeted her with a nod.
Genna nodded distractedly, holding her messenger bag closer as Val passed. Genna was always guardedly protective of whatever she had in her bag. Vincente was the only person she seemed to trust in the department, ever since he'd been assigned the case of her sister's disappearance. It wasn't like he'd found the woman, though. So her blind faith in his abilities was a mystery.
Once the door was shut and Vincente had dropped into his uncomfortable government-issue chair with the on-its-way-to-being-broken back, he looked at her pointedly.
"What's so important?"
Genna moved over to the desk but remained standing rather than taking the seat Val had vacated. She held her bag close to her side and frowned at Vincente, all the spunk and stubbornness briefly leaving her as she watched him uncertainly.
After a few moments of staring at each other, Vincente snapped, "What?"
It wasn't like he had anything else to do. Of course he had all the time in the world to play the staring game.
"I hear you're looking for the cop killer," she said finally.
It was called Convergence. The two main characters are a cop (male) and a journalist (female).
There are a few reasons I didn't get very far into it but one of the biggest reasons was I highly doubt it would end up with any slash in it (I don't foresee any relationships at all) and I didn't think anyone would read it because of that. So after writing a few different scenes to test it out I pretty much gave up on the whole thing. I knew it would only discourage me to release it and have no one care about it, and I didn't care enough about it to keep writing it only for myself.
So it died.
But I randomly remembered it today and decided to pull it up and skim some parts of it. The story is basically about a journalist at a rag who doesn't always believe conspiracy theories are just theories (Genna, mentioned briefly in a side story) and a Sgt who specializes in gangs in Lexington PD (Vincente, name would be changed). While being her typically nosy self, Genna starts looking down paths that may be better left untouched, and may end up bringing Vincente along for the ride.
I have no idea if I'll ever end up writing more in it or not but since I had it up anyway I figured, what the hell. I should probably talk about ICoS-related things on this blog at some point and this is something I don't need to worry about spoilers for.
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Here's an excerpt just because:
"Sgt. Salerno," Genna said, perking up as soon as she saw him.
She stood up from the crappy plastic chair next to a table that was otherwise never used. Vincente often wondered where the city got the furniture they provided. Sometimes he thought it must have come straight from a thrift store and that, usually, it should return there.
"What do you want?" he asked bluntly, not bothering with pleasantries.
"Access to the non-public on this case--" Genna said immediately, holding up her palm panel with an 8-digit case control number on the screen.
"Not gonna happen," Vincente cut her off flatly. "Talk to the PIO."
Genna made a face and dropped the palm panel to her side. "Costes won't give me shit. You know that."
"Tough luck."
Vincente turned and started to head back toward the secure door. Genna snatched a hand out, catching Vincente by the shirt sleeve.
"That could be considered assault on a peace officer," Vincente commented and Genna snorted.
"Remind me to apologize to the wrinkles on your shirt later. You didn't think I'd let you go that easily, did you?"
Vincente looked over his shoulder at her with narrowed eyes. "Did you miss the part where I can tell you to pack sand since all media requests go through the PIO?"
"This isn't a media request," she insisted.
He scowled. "It isn't my job to cater to looky-loos."
"It kind of is," Genna said with an amused quirk of her lips.
Vincente turned his back on her and strode toward the secure door, muttering under his breath. "Christ's sake. I'll deal with you later."
"What's that?" Genna said loudly as the door to the lobby opened and a man walked in. "Did you just threaten me with your taser?"
"What?" Vincente demanded, irritation climbing into the realm of outright aggravation, and turned around to see Genna staring at him intently.
"Now what was that website again for IA complaints..? Oh, no matter. I know the form's right over there..."
The man tried to subtly peer around the corner of the main desk to watch them. His subtlety was called into question even further when he pulled out his phone and stared down at the screen but then held it tilted awkwardly away from him.
"Hey," Vincente barked, causing the man to jump and look up with wide eyes. "Nothing to see here. And next time, pretend you're on the damn phone. Only a moron wouldn't be able to tell you're recording right now. You'll get yourself killed if you try to pull that shit on the street."
The man immediately fumbled with the phone and threw it into his pocket while MacGillivray hung up the phone and called out, "What can I do for you?"
"For fuck's sake," Vincente grumbled under his breath as he turned back to the secure door. "He's gonna end up the next DOA. Thank God I don't work Homicide anymore."
MacGillivray pressed the buzzer and Vincente yanked open the door, glancing over his shoulder at Genna who watched him expectantly.
"Well? Come on then, Little Miss Police Brutality."
She smirked and followed behind him. "Hey. It sells."
"Because it's all you people bother to sell," Vincente retorted.
Genna only shrugged.
He walked down the hallway, his long strides taking him far enough ahead of her that she had to half-jog to keep up. As he passed the day shift sergeants' office he saw Elias smirk at the sight of Genna. When he walked into his office and saw Val still lounging around, her delighted grin only irritated him further.
He swore to God, sometimes it was like working with a bunch of gossiping old maids.
"Get out," he ordered.
"Oh of course, Sarge," Val said with an innocent glance between Genna and Vincente. "Right away." Her shoes thumped when they hit the floor and she stood, smiling at Genna as she passed.
"Ms. Brooks," Val greeted her with a nod.
Genna nodded distractedly, holding her messenger bag closer as Val passed. Genna was always guardedly protective of whatever she had in her bag. Vincente was the only person she seemed to trust in the department, ever since he'd been assigned the case of her sister's disappearance. It wasn't like he'd found the woman, though. So her blind faith in his abilities was a mystery.
Once the door was shut and Vincente had dropped into his uncomfortable government-issue chair with the on-its-way-to-being-broken back, he looked at her pointedly.
"What's so important?"
Genna moved over to the desk but remained standing rather than taking the seat Val had vacated. She held her bag close to her side and frowned at Vincente, all the spunk and stubbornness briefly leaving her as she watched him uncertainly.
After a few moments of staring at each other, Vincente snapped, "What?"
It wasn't like he had anything else to do. Of course he had all the time in the world to play the staring game.
"I hear you're looking for the cop killer," she said finally.
Captive Prince to be published
I am kind of a moron on goodreads so perhaps this is not the sort of thing I'm supposed to be blogging about here? But I don't care because I'm SO EXCITED about this!
Captive Prince by S.U. Pacat (or freece) is going to be published! In ebook format (with sextras) and in paperback (sadly without said sextras).
Check freece's announcement at lj for more information...
I was really excited when I read that. For whatever odd reason, I read very little original slash fiction. As in, next to none. The only original slash book I own is one I randomly bought at a used bookstore and I never read online (because it was one of those pay-for sites, I think).
So this will be the first series I've actually been following online with an author who I think is a wonderful person and who writes an interesting story and where, now that it's going to be published, the very idea of it makes me exceedingly happy-- mostly for the author but also as a reader. I've never read and enjoyed a story online before and gotten to see the transition to print/ebook. So very exciting!
It's funny that I like Captive Prince so much because slavefics are really not my thing generally, and freece also writes with very little emotion/emotional attachment in most of the series which is also not generally my thing. But the story is well done and with the way it has grown over time I've become a definite fan of it.
Of course, this just makes me wish we could get to publishing even more... Honestly, the only reason I even have that on my To Do list is because people have been asking us for years and it's important to me to try to give back to interested readers as much as possible after they've taken so much time out of their lives to give to us by reading our story in the first place. If it had been up to me, ICoS never would have been shared online in the first place (because I didn't think anyone would read it/care), and I most certainly wouldn't think anyone would ever actually want to OWN it. What is this craziness. I don't even understand.
But then, when I think of it from the view of Captive Prince + publishing = me @ 8D!!!!, I do understand lol
Captive Prince by S.U. Pacat (or freece) is going to be published! In ebook format (with sextras) and in paperback (sadly without said sextras).
Check freece's announcement at lj for more information...
I was really excited when I read that. For whatever odd reason, I read very little original slash fiction. As in, next to none. The only original slash book I own is one I randomly bought at a used bookstore and I never read online (because it was one of those pay-for sites, I think).
So this will be the first series I've actually been following online with an author who I think is a wonderful person and who writes an interesting story and where, now that it's going to be published, the very idea of it makes me exceedingly happy-- mostly for the author but also as a reader. I've never read and enjoyed a story online before and gotten to see the transition to print/ebook. So very exciting!
It's funny that I like Captive Prince so much because slavefics are really not my thing generally, and freece also writes with very little emotion/emotional attachment in most of the series which is also not generally my thing. But the story is well done and with the way it has grown over time I've become a definite fan of it.
Of course, this just makes me wish we could get to publishing even more... Honestly, the only reason I even have that on my To Do list is because people have been asking us for years and it's important to me to try to give back to interested readers as much as possible after they've taken so much time out of their lives to give to us by reading our story in the first place. If it had been up to me, ICoS never would have been shared online in the first place (because I didn't think anyone would read it/care), and I most certainly wouldn't think anyone would ever actually want to OWN it. What is this craziness. I don't even understand.
But then, when I think of it from the view of Captive Prince + publishing = me @ 8D!!!!, I do understand lol
