I liked Broken--I thought you set the scene quite well, and followed through without wallowing in sentimentality, which of course, made it hurt just that much more. I started to do this meme for my own writing but then got lazy and just listed them. ;)
And I saw your post in sesa_discuss, and wanted to chat about it, but I don't participate in DNWOGA (it's a hideously busy time of year) so I didn't feel comfortable talking there, so I thought I'd hijack this post. ;)
I was thinking about your question about how far people go to satisfy their recipient, and I know I've tailored things for my recipients when I've done similiar swap-type challenges. The story I wrote for last summer's JuC Swap...there was um, spirited? debate amongst my betas and I about how far I should go for the end, how far was too hollywood, how far would blow the characterizations? In the end, I went more with what I knew my recipient would like (it didn't hurt that I shared her tastes in a lot of ways) and went for the big emotional moment. I think it worked out well, but the defining factor was that I knew my recipient well and I knew what she'd like.
Also, I'll loan you a spare Justin or JC, if you'll loan me your Lance. ;)
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Date: 2006-01-02 02:56 pm (UTC)And I saw your post in sesa_discuss, and wanted to chat about it, but I don't participate in DNWOGA (it's a hideously busy time of year) so I didn't feel comfortable talking there, so I thought I'd hijack this post. ;)
I was thinking about your question about how far people go to satisfy their recipient, and I know I've tailored things for my recipients when I've done similiar swap-type challenges. The story I wrote for last summer's JuC Swap...there was um, spirited? debate amongst my betas and I about how far I should go for the end, how far was too hollywood, how far would blow the characterizations? In the end, I went more with what I knew my recipient would like (it didn't hurt that I shared her tastes in a lot of ways) and went for the big emotional moment. I think it worked out well, but the defining factor was that I knew my recipient well and I knew what she'd like.
Also, I'll loan you a spare Justin or JC, if you'll loan me your Lance. ;)