The Dragon's Lair

I didn't really have anything of a Christmasy nature, so I went with some adorablness instead ;) May not be dial-up friendly.


( This way for the yums )

I just finished my Sheppard HC secret Santa fic! But writing it kind of made me miss the show and all the wacky adventures. There were so many possibilities that could have been explored. Yes, there is fanfic, but I miss actually seeing the team in action.

On another writing front, I'm over 18,000 words into my new original story and really enjoying it. I'm having a little trouble getting a handle on one of my main characters, who's a ten year old girl. But the more I write the more I'm starting to figure her out. Still, writing kids is hard, especially when they're the POV character. I've had to adjust my style a little in order to balance writing the way I normally do and keeping the little girl a little girl. The real tricky part, though, is... well... keeping the little girl a little girl: making her smart enough to keep up with the situation but without her ending up an overly precocious little brat who gets away with everything. Still, it's an interesting challenge.

I am so, so close to dredging up enough motivation to finish the amnesia Sheppard story. I think I would have actually written some today but needed to refresh myself with the plot and plan what happens next.

But it's a tentative motivation right now so I don't know if it'll stick around long enough for me to get this puppy done. I do plan on watching some SGA episodes to see if that helps. It might also help to read some fic, so recommendations would be awesome (mostly just to narrow down the choices since there's so many). What I need is something well written, something with a meaty plot and that's more than just Shep whump (I want Shep whump, of course, I just don't want the focus to be strictly Shep whump - hope that makes sense).

I want to finish this story so bad! But apparently that isn't enough to actually get me to finish it. What sucks is that I'm so near the end, but therein lies the problem. It's been such an emotionally heavy story, and nearing the end, heading into twice-as-emotionally-heavy territory, it kind of, sort of, scared me off. Last time I wrote something this drama-packed it tired me out and I temporarily lost the will to write (I know that sounds like an exaggeration but it's true, I really did), and it's made me hesitant to put that much effort and time into a fanfic ever again.

But maybe now that enough time has passed, that won't be the case. So here's hoping that by next week, I'm back to writing this sucker.

Title: Earth Leave
Recipient: titan5
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Mentions of off-screen torture, but nothing explicit
Word Count: 6,938
Summary: After rescuing Sheppard from a terrible ordeal, the team is forced to take an Earth-side vacation. They're not too happy about it. Beta'd by the awesome wildcat88.

( Earth Leave )

Title: First Impressions
Rating: PG-13 for violence, some torture, and a parasite
Characters: Sheppard, Ronon, Teyla, McKay
Summary: The teams first mission with Ronon. What could possibly go wrong? Set in early season two, when Ronon first comes on the show. Written for esteefee for help_japan. Big thanks to wildcat88 for the beta.

( First Impressions )

Title: Night Watch
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Sheppard, Ronon, Teyla, Rodney
Warnings: Mentions of off-screen violence, attempted molestation (non-explicit)
Summary: After being rescued Sheppard is forced to recover in an alien hospital, and his team is there to help. Ronon POV.

A/N: Just a little something that had been sitting on my harddrive for a while. I hadn't planned on postig it, but after giving it a reread decided it wasn't too bad after all. Edited but not beta'd.

( Night Watch )

Title: Against the Cold
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Sheppard, Ronon, OCs
Warnings: Non-explicit mentions of abuse.
Summary: Comment fic for saphirablue who wanted John as a slave and lots of comfort, and Diane who wanted Ronon keeping John warm and the Marines stumbling onto them. So kind of two stories in one :D Edited but not beta'd.

( Against the Cold )

Title: No Such Thing as a Lone Wolf
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Ronon, Sheppard, Rodney, Teyla, some OCs
Warnings: Violence, language, spider-like creatures
Summary: Wrongfully imprisoned, team Sheppard is forced to rely on a gang of convicts to escape a hostile planet, and Sheppard is hiding something. Ronon POV. Beta'd by the lovely linziday . Written for obsessed1o1 for the sheppard_hc Secret Santa. Prompt at the end.

( No such thing as a Lone Wolf )

Title: The Storyteller
Rating: PG-13
Characters: John, OC
Warnings: Language, violence, abuse
Summary: "Tell me one of your stories, Sheppard." OC point of view.

A/N: Written for sharpes_hussy for help_pakistan. It's not the idea I originally told you about as that one refused to fly, so I hope you enjoy this one. See end of story for the prompt. A big shout out to wildcat88 for the beta.

( The Storyteller )