Angel Ficathon

[cornerofmadness]

Well this is the original deadline for the Antijoss's  Angel ficathon. I think it might be pushed back a week but theantijoss  said the masterlist would be up sometime today for those of us who got it done for the original date (which suited me better given my schedule. I wrote for itsabigrock  who wanted the following:

Pairing: Angelus/Darla (Angel/Spike is always fine too)

Genre You Prefer: I like Dark, Evil, well researched, Plot Driven, Smut is good, slash is good.

Requests: Any time before the soul, I have a carriage kink, lol.

Restrictions: No bashing of Drusilla, if you can't write her don't write her, just don't make her out to be an idiot, no babytalk, they're evil.

No problem. I do love writing historical fic though I'm not as good with Angelus as I am with Spike/Dru (as much as I adore Angelus I find him difficult to write, much more difficult than Spike for some reason).  I'm pretty happy with this story. It'll probably get more polishing before it hits my website so suggestions are welcome. It IS NC-17 (evil vampires here, rape, murder and mayhem are part and parcel). It's nearly 11,000 words long (sigh)

So without further ado here's Dance With the Devil in the Pale Moonlight (extra points to those who know which movie/character I stole the title from)

Comments

[sangpassionne.livejournal.com]

I can see the amount of work that's gone into this story and to be honest that's part of the problem. In my mind there's a difference between writing about a period and writing *in* it. Your characters make observations about their surroundings which, frankly, are irrelvant for anything except showing that you've done the research. This type of detail should remain firmly in the background, serving as a familiar backdrop for them, not something to be described in detail. I would cite Angelus' musings on the interior of the carriage as a classic example.

I like the setting though, it's original and a Glaswegian context makes a change from London.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I Do have a tendency to overuse historical details. Criticism accepted

[(Anonymous)]

Speaking as someone who is not well-versed in 18th-century manners and mores, I appreciated the historical detail. I found that it helped me to visualize the scenes as I read, and so enhanced rather than detracted from my enjoyment of the story. Those details might be off-putting to specialist researchers who are already familiar with them, but it is unfair, in my opinion, to issue a blanket criticism saying, in effect, that because the story contains details that are overfamiliar to one reader, that it is ipso facto a poorly-written story. Background does have its place, especially in writing that is intended for a fairly broad readership, not just a few historical experts.

[sangpassionne.livejournal.com]

I'm not knocking the historical detail but the way it was included. When writing historical fiction you always walk a fine line between providing a rich and tangible backdrop which adds depth to a reader's experience and a history lesson. IMO, this story crossed that line in several places. With a little rewriting, the same detail could have been included but with a different impact.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

And I will look at that when I go through it for the site.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I appreciate the validation.