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Amidst a tumble of dragons and Gilbert and Sullivan, I should probably update.

DWTS. *sigh* I wasn't surprised, particularly since I had a dream this morning of meeting a despondent Joey in a bar and taking him to someone's oddly cubist flat where various LJers (wish I could remember who!) tried to console him until he walked sadly home. I sorta expected Apolo and Julianne to win. But what a shame. And now I have no dancing Joey to look forward to on Tuesday mornings. But I have files which fill me with delight. My favourites were the second Jive (wow!) and the first Foxtrot (magic!), but I love them all. Thank you,

daisydust.

ManBand is July, isn't it?

And then there was Remix. As those of you are interested have presumably already discovered, I was assigned Topaz to remix, and wrote World Tour (the Let's Go By Vegas mix), which was a lot of fun (and which, cunningly, got me out of writing the sex scenes, heh). I hope I've thanked those of you who sent me feedback. :-) I know I didn't get to all the stories - still haven't, too busy - but I managed to comment to a few. It's a shame to think that Remix 'traditionally' doesn't get much response in the way of feedback for the authors, and I'm not really sure why that should be, especially these days when we don't have the luxury of quality fresh fic popping up every day. It takes as much effort to produce a good Remix as to produce a first-generation story.

I've seen many interesting and thoughtful posts about how people figured out how to do their remix, and what kind of thing they may have been aiming for... in my case, I'm afraid it's really quite simple. I had My Brilliant Idea (Ooh! I'd love to see a story from the bodyguard's perspective. Hmm... I should write a story from the bodyguard's POV. And five minutes later, Wouldn't that be a cool idea for my remix!!) in the car somewhere on the M25, with

turloughishere, and was completely delighted to find that one of my victim's stories would actually work really well this way.

And as it happens, my Beast and I are indulging ourselves with a trip to Disneyworld in October, so I had The Unofficial Guide - and several Disney websites - close at hand. Seldom has research been so easy.

Also, yay for serendipity and a chance to meet!

Anyone else going to be in Disneyworld in the first half of October?

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It's a theory that works for me, especially as until I actually took part remix wasn't that important to me either. I mean, I'd read but there was no real urgency to do so. I guess I had the impression that the stories would be copies of the original, which they aren't at all.

So I guess I can't go around moaning about lack of interest when I've been just as guilty.

It's not that I find it unimportant, I don't care for it. [I am not at all saying it's wrong or bad or anything like that. Simply that it's not my cup of tea] I didn't read because I was never comfortable with the idea. The stories are not copies of the original, I agree there as well, and I realize it's all voluntary. I have always thought it was great people liked it so much and participated year after year, but it still isn't for me.

as to moaning lack of interest... sure you can! lol. what fun would the world be if you couldn't get in a little moaning now and then? :-)

Then you're a star taking so much time to help with my story. What with the sex, especially the car sex and not liking the actual challenge itself. One day I'll give you something to beta that you actually like. No Lance in bathrooms blowing strangers or creeping angst ;)

But when I moan I feel bad that people think I'm saying read and give me comments. Which yeah, is what I am saying, but it's still rude. But I shall keep moaning occasionally *g*

It's so different to beta a story than to feedback one. Beta-ing remix has never bothered me. It doesn't involve my opinion on the idea of remix, therefore just like beta work on any other story. However, I will not say no to someday getting a lovely trickyfish story to beta from you. lol.