lovesrain44 ([info]lovesrain44) wrote,
@ 2009-11-08 17:22:00
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Can You Say Wow? I Knew That You Could
This recently got posted at Fandom Secrets, which I check every day because it's so dang fun:



And I can say that I don't know when I have been as flattered as this.

Except for my friend [info]amothea bugging me week in and week out, the stories never got a lot of feedback, so I really thought that the two of us were the only ones who liked them. That they were personal guilty pleasures only, and not....well, just not what people wanted. To find that there was at least one other person out there who also liked them, well.

I assure Anon, not at all pathetic, that I do have more stories in my head for this.

One thing I had to be sure of was to not back out of the contract I had set with myself, that John stayed John, and kept being the tough drill sergeant for the summer from hell. And that Dean and Sam remained true to the themselves in this era, somewhat at odds, not quite getting along. It's turned out to be harder than I had thought, to keep it edgy and mean. But I want to write them, I do. Writing Blue Skies took it out of me a bit, but the stories are most assuredly there. In my head.

Thank you again for the tremendous complement in being sad that there have been no updates in over a year. Over a year? I am sad too, now!

Edit: The stories did get a lot of feedback, and a lot of readers liked the darkness and the grit. I guess I always felt that since this verse was so personal to me that....oh, never mind. I'm not even sure what I'm saying now.  Foolish writer is foolish and should just write what feels good.

 




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[info]amothea
2009-11-09 01:32 am UTC (link)
Dude, I told you it wasn't just ME that wanted to read more of This is Sparta verse stories. :)

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[info]lovesrain44
2009-11-09 01:34 am UTC (link)
Sorry...*hangs head* You were right, and I was wrong.

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[info]jorma_duran
2009-11-09 03:29 am UTC (link)
How cool that you got a secret!


And I just want to add my name to the list of those eagerly awaiting anything more in that 'verse. I think it incredible and gritty and has such a real-ness to it. It's one of those few fics that have kinda haunted me, if that makes sense. It's one I think about quite a bit. It's something I can so easily imagine happening and having such long-lasting implications for all the boys.


I have in my head (from some unknown source) that you had once mentioned having more in mind about this summer, so I have been hoping that the muse hadn't left. In fact, I got a little excited to see your name on my flist tonight.


The audience is here, babe. Can't wait!

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[info]lovesrain44
2009-11-09 03:39 am UTC (link)
Yeah it was cool! And inspiring, too.

The fact that it stuck in your brain is a really big compliment.

I did have the plans to write over last summer, but wrote something else instead, and all the while thinking about the cabin in the woods in Mentone, Alabama, and how things were going for Sam. Hot and sweaty and miserable and ever so much fun.....for me, that is, not for Sam.

Now it's *definitely* on the front burner now! Thanks to you guys. : D

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[info]jorma_duran
2009-11-11 07:38 am UTC (link)
Now it's *definitely* on the front burner now!

Yay! Can't wait! :D

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[info]serena64
2009-11-09 10:18 am UTC (link)
I love it to. I still re-read and have set lj to email me when you update, so I'm just keeping my fingers crossed.

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[info]lovesrain44
2009-11-09 02:02 pm UTC (link)
My fingers are crossed as well.

I found my notes....and there they are, my notes. Sitting there, staring at me! When did I do notes? I have notes. I have titles.

I will buy chocolate. I will write these.

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[info]bunnster
2009-11-09 11:11 am UTC (link)
I SECOND WHAT ANON SAID AND I AM NOT EMBARRASSED!! I'm not even that much into Supernatural anymore, but I want to see more of this story. :-)

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[info]lovesrain44
2009-11-09 02:01 pm UTC (link)
Well, you might not be embarrassed, but I am AMAZED. Seriously, I had no idea. I guess I should have, seeing as how much fun these were to write, that they would be equally fun for readers!

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[info]keks80
2009-11-09 06:56 pm UTC (link)
Hee, you go, Anon! I love it too! *joins the crowd of people waiting for more*

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[info]lovesrain44
2009-11-10 01:54 am UTC (link)
Oh man! Now I really gotta come up with the goods!

Thank you for being so enthusiastic. Seriously, I am overwhelmed with glad tidings. : D

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[info]bonwriter
2009-12-09 09:37 pm UTC (link)
I didn't post that Fandom Secret, but it easily could have been me, since I also check regularly for updates and am regularly bereft when there aren't any. In fact, I'm even more pathetic than Anon, because I probably never posted a comment telling you how blown away I was (am still) by both installments in your Sparta 'Verse. Yet I have hard copy print-outs that are tattered and dog-eared from my many multiple re-readings. This is truly excellent writing, so vivid and tactile that I feel I've lived a few summers in that cabin myself. The characterization couldn't be more spot-on. Please please write more.

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[info]lovesrain44
2009-12-10 01:59 pm UTC (link)
It amazes me, it really does, this kind of feedback. At the same time I treasure it because like I said the story was so personal, it's like the people who really enjoyed it got it like I wanted them to, or even in ways I wasn't aware of.

I loved writing the two Sparta verse stories, so much so that they almost felt like a guilty pleasure, and so instead of feeling guilty, I wrote my big bang, and worked on that novel, and tried my hand at other things...instead of writing what I really wanted to write.

The fact that you have two tattered print outs is a huge compliment! And reminds me yet again that I should write what I love. Always. So thank you for that.

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