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The Mystery of the Fic Exchange
Written by Gargantua Stormcaller   
Monday, 30 June 2008
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I am an avid reader of fanfiction, but it was only when I started work on Lucent Dusk that I began to visit various communities on the web that surround fandoms. While I was browsing the Doctor Who LiveJournal community Time & Chips, I saw a post regarding a fic exchange. Being the curious sort, I clicked over and discovered an entire world of squee.

Simply put, a fic exchange is where you are requested to write a story for someone else guided by list of specific criteria. At the same time, someone else is writing a fic that meets your criteria. It is an absolutely brilliant idea! Of course, the actual implementation is more complicated than it first appears, and I applaud those who have the patience and sheer determination to put something like this together. The moderator must gather information on the participants, specifically what type of fics they can and are willing to write, as well as what type of story they want written. All this information must be processed and matched before the deadline so each participant is well aware of his or her assignment.

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Ten Pitfalls of Fanfiction
Written by Gargantua Stormcaller   
Thursday, 26 June 2008
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I have traversed the length and breadth of the fanfic landscape (I read a lot of fanfiction) in my quest for quality reading about the characters I love. Sometimes I trek across rolling green meadows filled with wonderful prose and characterization. Other times I find myself struggling to plow through the stagnant Swamp of Out-Of-Characterness, the arid Desert of Bad Grammar, and the Treacherous Mountain of the Non-sensical Plot.

During my extensive travels, I have discovered many common pitfalls of fanfiction. These massive holes can easily pull a fic from the elevated level of "good reading" into the depths of "don't touch with a ten-foot pole". Any connoisseur of fanfiction need only spend a few moments reviewing the majority of works submitted to Fanfiction.net to view a whole host of deadly traps.

This list presents the most common missteps in fanfiction that I have encountered in no particular order. Any one of these will cause me to hit the 'X' button faster than you can blink. If anyone else has a faux pas that should be added to the list, feel free to speak up!

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June Fanfiction Update
Written by Gargantua Stormcaller   
Monday, 09 June 2008
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Although a week late due to me being away on a business trip, I am happy to post the June fanfiction update! This month Lucent Dusk proudly welcomes the following authors to the site: RiikiTikiTavi, TouchofPixieDust, Camilla Sandman, DQBunny, and Rosa Acicularis. The combined works of these authors have expanded the Rurouni Kenshin, Inuyasha, Doctor Who, CSI - Crime Scene Investigation, and Slayers fandoms. Additionally, we now have a Lord of the Rings section.

I hope you all enjoy reading these works as much I have!

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Interview with Emania

This time we are getting up close and personal and fanfic author Emania. A consummate author since the age of 3, she has written fics for the Sailor Moon, Inuyasha, and Teen Titans fandoms. Read on to hear what she has to say about reading, writing, and the lessons one can learn from the enjoying the works of others.

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