Beginning of the Year Stuff

[cornerofmadness]

One of my friends in my writing group got me keeping a list of all the books I read in a year. The list gets smaller all the time (stupid lack thereof). But here it is. The stuff I read in 2004. If you want to ask me about them feel free. Obviously the frowny faces are on things I hated.

 

BOOKS 2004
 
 
Horror/Thrillers
 
Odd Thomas- Dean Koontz
Lost Boy, Lost Girl - Peter Straub :-(
Bad Men -John Connolly            :-(
Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel the Series: Monster Island - Christopher Golden & Thomas Sniegoski
Angel the Series:  Monolith - John Passarella :-)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Angel the Series: Seven Crows - John Vornholt
X-Men: Movie novelization - Kristine Rusch & Dean Wesley Smith
Sunshine - Robin McKinley
Angel: Avatar - John Passarella
 
 
Mystery
 
The Deadhouse - Linda Fairstein
Likely to Die - Linda Fairstein
the Bone Vault - Linda Fairstein
Eyes of Prey - John Sandford
Good Blood - Aaron Elkins
Last Lullaby - Denise Hamilton
Compulsion - Keith Ablow
The strange Death of Mistress Coffin -Robert Begiebing
The White Chapel Conspiracy -Anne Perry
Monday Mourning - Kathy Reichs
Watery Grave - Bruce Alexander
Days of the Dead - Barbara Hambly
Blinded - Stephen White
Lake of Sorrows - Erin Hart
Southampton Row - Anne Perry
The Mask of Red Death - Harold Schechter
Haunted Ground - Erin Hart
The Hanged Man’s Song -John Sandford
Color Blind - John Santlofer
Seven Dials – Anne Perry
Dying for Chocolate – Diane Mott Davidson
The Last Suppers - Diane Mott Davidson
 
Fantasy
Coyote Blue - Christopher Moore (x-referenced mystery)
 
Science Fiction
Perdido Street Station - China Mieville
Historical Fiction
Child of Morning - Pauline Gedge
 
 
Non-fiction/Memoirs
 
Sickened: the memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood - Julie Gregory
A Million Little Pieces- James Frey            :-(
 
Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology - David Shier, Jackie Butler, Ricki Lewis
 
Literary
 
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon (x-reference mystery)           :-(
 
Passage - Connie Willis (x-reference, mystery, suspense, fantasy?)

ANd I got this from tinpanalley . A Fic Meme

1) My favorite story of mine. Even though it's not done and it's horribly dark, Hyperion's Son is my  current baby. Warning it does contain drug use (and in spite of a recent accusation, I don't personally think I'm glorying it)  It's about 10 years into the future and it's a BtVS/AtS crossover

2) My best story. This is next to impossible for me to decide on. I'd be curious to know what others thought. I'm picking Ceremony of Innocence It's also a  BtVS/AtS crossover and it's dark. I spent over a year writing it non-stop. It's an AR of AtS S5 Connor has been kidnapped by W&H and the fang gang joins up with the Scoobies to get him back. It is NC-17 for male rape soyou've been warned.

3) Most fun story Psychedelic Butterfly. This was my first ever Buffy challenge-inspired story. It's Spike/Dru set in the 1970's. Spike & Dru crash a party held by mages and Spike intercepts a spell Ethan meant for Giles. Much to Dru's annoyance nad Spike's horror, he's turned into...well go read. I had a ball with this one (NC-17)

4) Most Sexy Story Well if we're talking outright sex scenes, that would probably be Storm of Roses which might not be what people would expect me to say. It's sexy if you're into consensual B&D, S&M (again you've been warned, NC-17) This one is Connor/OC and is an AR of S5 (and could probably go for #6 too)

5) Story with the single sexiest moment Hmmm, I'm going to go with Blood Drops on Rose Petals This is yet another BtVS/AtS crossover, done from Dawn's pov. It's Dawn/Connor and what I think is sexy is the end, the lost of her virginity and Connor's rather hesistant, still pretty new to the whole sex thing fears and tenderness.

6) The Most unintentionally TELLING story - While my nomination for #4 could go here, but the one that really fits the bill is Myself Am Hell. This is Post NFA, Lilah/Wes in Hell. When I started writing Lilah's hell, I slowly realized i had chosen what my life was like working as a doctor so eventually I just wrote myself into the story so it was intentional by the end.

7) The "Holy Crap, that's WRONG even for you!' story Even though this still needs work and is real short, I'm picking Family Matters. I mean we have Angelus sleeping with Dark Willow and Dru, Dru vamping Connor and Connor vamping Faith.

8) The Story that Shifted my perception of the Character Probably Waiting for the Storm. I tend to write the characters I like best and joined ficathons to bust out of ruts. I got Kristi's challenge for this one and I'll be honest, I'm not much on Fred. I tend to kill her a lot but writing this one gave me a little more respect for the character. It's obviously Fred-centric, S3 of ANgel.

9) The hardest story to write Probably Forgiven Not Forgotten. I wanted to do a Giles story. This was started in S6 Buffy/S3 Angel and there werent' words for how much I HATED both seasons (Spuffy is not my thing, despise Cangel and don't get me started on baby Connor). My anger clouded this story so badly and eventually killed it. I finished it for my own WIP ficathon but it still needs me to go back and cut out some of the crap, excise the fury and streamline it and look at my original character. I don't think she's a Mary Sue...except maybe she's MS where bad stuff happens to her all the time sort of way

10) The story I didn't write but will, I swear Bruile Mo Chroi Connor/Faith future fic where Tara, Cordy, Joyce, and Anya get resurrected by Ethan

I'd love some input on any and all of the stories if you'd like especially the wip's and ones I said need more work!

Comments

[catvampcrazines.livejournal.com]

hmmm.. I remember Psychedelic Butterfly... I was judging an awards and read it.. and enjoyed it. *smiles*

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

THANKS! Glad to hear it

[a2zmom.livejournal.com]

Great choices on the stories. You written so many onderful ones this year that I find it impossible to choose.

I'm going to try to do your beta tonight, but my usband has taken over the bedroom so I don't really have access to the computer at the moment.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Thanks. It was very hard for me to chose these things.

No rush. That fic is already late and ch 2 will be even more delayed or I won't get the warm champagne challenge done.