I realize a lot of things

[amalthia]

It's hitting me that I'm falling back into my default habit of only reading fics that are either NC-17 or by authors I already know. grrr This is generally okay, except I like trying out new authors and finding stories to rec that people may not have found otherwise. and I don't like the idea of limiting myself to NC-17 because I have found some really good Gen and PG-13 types of stories.

However, I have this Firefox browser open and there are about 16 tabs sitting there with stories waiting for me to read them and I gotta go to bed in a few minutes. This weekend I plan to attend Apollocon (well attend on Saturday anyway) and I just don't see how I'm going to be able to catch up on weekends if I'm busy.

When I wasn't working I had more time to keep up with all the stories...but now not so much. But hopefully I'll still find good stories to read and recommend.

Comments

[wickedwords.livejournal.com]

I'm having that problem too. I don't read as many new-to-me authors as I used to, and I'm skipping most of the shorter stories unless it's someone I have a good history of liking in the past. The people that are dicy for me -- I really liked a story or two of theirs, but I also really disliked one or two -- I'm skipping those as well.

I hate it when work cuts into my fannish life.

[amalthia]

I'm also skipping the really short stories. See it's not really work that's the killer, it's the 2 hours sitting in a car, cleaning up after dinner (so far my husband's been great about cooking), and taking care of all the other things in life that have to be taken care of...my husband tells me that in europe most people have a 30 hour work week and I honestly think working 6 hours a day would help so much more because honestly after 6 hours....most people aren't that productive anyway.

okay I'm really hating that I have all these stories I want to read and not enough time to read them on weeknights. But I think I'll learn how to balance things better once I get used to my schedule. :)

[laytoncolt.livejournal.com]

I've been keeping to the authors I know as well, especially for SGA, which I'm kind of out of right now. For X-Men I'll pretty much read anything, because there's just not that much, but with my larger fandoms that have like twenty stories a day, I'm a little more selective.

I think it's something we all fall back on every once and awhile. Once season three starts up, I'll probably be going on a mad SGA hunt, and start reading everything I can get my hands on.

[amalthia]

I'm just glad most of my favorite authors for SGA are kind of not writing anything at the moment. I'm still trying to catch up on the Supernatural fics and X-Men stories (your stories got me looking for more x-men fics)

[laytoncolt.livejournal.com]

I'm in and out of SPN fandom at the moment, but I'm completely absorbed with X-Men, I admit. Hee. If you want some recs, I've kind of been on a reading binge ever since X3 came out.

[amalthia]

I love recs. :) especially now that I don't have a lot of time to binge read.

[laytoncolt.livejournal.com]

Here's some recs. I probably shouldn't be doing this so late, so if any of the links don't work, just drop me a line and I'll fix it. ;-)


Project Mayhem: part one (http://the-aa.livejournal.com/283.html), part two (http://the-aa.livejournal.com/753.html), part three (http://the-aa.livejournal.com/3206.html), part four (http://the-aa.livejournal.com/9419.html), part five (http://the-aa.livejournal.com/4570.html).

Love and Lust at Mutant High (http://seperis.illuminatedtext.com/mutantindex.html).

Fundamental Difference of Experience Series (http://www.kuria.onomatopoetry.com/fdoe.html).

And this one is Gen, but it's not as well known so there's a better chance you haven't read it, and it's really good. The first in the series is a little slower than the others, and the last one is my favorite, but they're all well written.

Never Sound in Slavery (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1339792/1/), Heaven's Edge (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1346266/1/), 14783 (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1354014/1/), sic transit Gloria mundis (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1372991/1/).

This one is supposed to be six parts, but it looks like she stopped at three. It still works really well, though, and I like where it leaves off.

The Explanation Arc: Make Me (http://verde-speaks.livejournal.com/12134.html), Answers (http://verde-speaks.livejournal.com/12543.html), Hero (http://verde-speaks.livejournal.com/12780.html).

Untitled: part one (http://urbain-fic.livejournal.com/1234.html), part two (http://urbain-fic.livejournal.com/1282.html).

Folly and Redemption: part one (http://urbain-fic.livejournal.com/2139.html), part two (http://urbain-fic.livejournal.com/2363.html).

[amalthia]

I'm going to need to bookmark this page. :) lots of stories and I can't wait to start reading them. :) thanks for sharing these. :)

[munchkinofdoom.livejournal.com]

First up, let me tell you how much I appreciate your recs. Like me, you read in a number of fandoms, and, like me, you like the darker material. So I have learned, over the years, to trust your recs.

I have trouble keeping up with everything, and I don't work. So I am amazed at the reccing you manage to do, what with both a job and a husband. *g*

Keep it up, but don't knock yourself over doing it! And enjoy the con.

[amalthia]

Hugs, thanks for letting me know you appreciate the recs. :) I'm really happy that most of the stories work for you too. :) I love darker fics but finding good darkfic...is a challenge at times.

I just now started working (end of second week now) and I've already noticed less time to read let alone rec stories. :( However, I still have the weekends. :)

take care and hopefully I'll still have the time to rec stories. :)