ships of fanfic

[heidi]

No: HPFGUIDX 9426



Aberforth's Goat (aka Mike) wrote:

> Oh yeah, and then there are Mary Sues. I read a thread a while back that got
> me hopelessly confused about those. Was the consensus that Miss Sues are
> personal "inliterations" of a (female?) author? You know, some sort of quick
> & easy HP fanfic glossary wouldn't be amiss ... at least until the epiphany
> of our FAQ's.

Would a statement that "we're working on it" be a panacea on this issue? didn't
think so - but it's a true statement & we have a committment to Finish Up Soon.

> But speaking of fic-err-suppliers:
> I haven't yet read one of yours, and I've heard they're good. Would you mind
> sending along a URL?

Mmmm - thanks for the flattery - it'll get you this:
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=directory-authorProfile&userid=19541
(that's a link to my page on ff.net)

> > Also, someone wrote about the casting of "Terence Higgin"
> > I think I speak for many of us when I squint my eyes, shake my head
> > in a very Dave Barry-esque way and say, discomfortedly, "Who?"
>
> Oh dear. I really *must* have got so Harry-obsessed that I've missed out on
> the rest of culture. Who is Dave Barry, and do you think I could learn how
> to shake my head like that, too?

Dave Barry is the Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for our very own Miami Herald
- you can find his columns at http://www.herald.com/davebarry/  and yes, he's
written a little about HP, but I don't think you can find it up there. Maybe if
you search his columns at http://www.washingtonpost.com?