Every person on your f-list gets to request a fic from you. In return, they have to should post this in their journal and write a fic for you. Post all fandoms you're willing to write for. Your friends can pick a relationship, a story arc, a missing scene, commentary! Or pretty much anything they want, unless the author has previously mentioned that they will not write it. They comment with what they want, and you write the drabbles fics and post it in your LiveJournal.

Fandoms:
--Dragonriders of Pern
--Bloody Roar II-IV
--FFX
--FFX-2
--Yu Yu Hakusho
--Dragon Ball Z
--Wolf's Rain

Original Works:
--any fanfic of a KEKKSian species/char/world that I know well enough
--any fanfic with NIW chars
--anything with my own species/chars/worlds
--anything totally original that requires little research

Other Requirements (please specify):
--be patient. >D
--please give me some idea as to what to write. If you want slash, fluff, angst, or all of 'em, tell me. Be as detailed as you want, but be kind. ;)
--I'd muchly prefer to write originalfic, fanfic of your chars, or fanfic of Bloody Roar, Pern, or Wolf's Rain than the other fandoms I listed. However, since I did list them, I'm willing to write them. ^^;; *wuss*
--If you get a fic, you'd better post this meme in your journal! Or at least let me personally request a fic from you. XD!

Things I Won't Do:
--I could list some squicky stuff here, but no one will request it from me anyways. *G* I have a rather clean flist.
--...can't think of anything I won't at least try. >D

I'm looking to, possibly, publish one of my novels through Xlibris within a few months. This is a huge step--from eventual hopes to a sudden thump of the here-and-now on my doorstep. I could do it reasonably inexpensively and retain all rights to my book--aka, if a "real" publisher wants my book, they could have it still, even after Xlibris put it into print. So, I'm thinking, cool. I get a one-shot opportunity to get a novel and get my name out there into the world at large. Dude, Amazon.com would sell my book. Yeah. Big shit.

Which leaves the massive decision of, Which One? Which novel do I start/continue and finish, edit and polish, have reviewed and informally copyedited by friends, and submit? Which novel do I send first into this world with my name on every page? Which novel has a chance of surviving, maybe of selling somewhat well, and still remain true to myself and what I'll likely write once I get established?

And, fact of the matter is... I don't know. I've narrowed it down to a list, naturally, and I have my work planned out, and I know what I'll do once I choose my novel. The Big First Novel. So, I want your input. Not so much on individual novel choices but... on types of novels that would work. If everyone reading my journal would just fill out the following mini-survey and post their remarks in a comment to this post, I would so, so appreciate it. Seriously. This started as and continues to be a writing journal, and you guys like reading what I write. Help me out here, and--if you want--every one of you who completes this survey will get credited in my book. Promise.

1. What's your favorite genre(s)? What genres will you absolutely not read?

2. What inspires you to buy a book? (title, cover art, back cover blurb, author, genre, etc)

3. In your opinion, what is the most important key thing about a best-selling book? (visual presentation, character development, tight plot, the ability of the reader to relate to the characters, etc)

4. Would the average reader of a fiction novel be able to comprehend a totally alien species, world, and/or culture? Would illustrations help?

5. Name the most outstanding thing from one of your favorite novels. (a certain character, a plot twist, the setting, the author's writing style, etc)

6. In your opinion, are controversial issues such as alternative religions and sexualities less threatening when placed in a fantasy setting? Do you think that a fiction novel would lose a large portion of its potential readers if it contained controversial issues (homosexuality, paganism, therianthropy), or would the reader accept that facet as just another part of fantasy?

Thank you guys so, so much. Please try to be detailed, and feel free to expound on any answer or question. This feedback will strongly influence my choice of novel... which will, in turn, influence my future career as a published author.

I decided to try it. The icon-meme. *uber-sweatdrop*

Comment and I'll pick one of your LJ interests and make you an icon. You have no say in what I make an icon of! Put this in your journal so I can do the same.

Snagged from flamika.

Disclaimer: I give you no guarantees on icon quality or on whether or not you like it. *sweatdrop*

EDIT:

First icon is flamika's! Hope you like. Since I suck at making icons for the most part, I went for humor. ^^;;



Second icon is xxxdevousxxx's, just because I figured what to do for hers really quickly. The others are coming! Hope you like it, Devous. =D



Tee hee, third icon is kefi's! =D I went for humor again, since you seem to have plenty o' lion icons--and I didn't want to be generic. =^,^=



Fourth is tageera's! Yes, I know, I keep picking obscure interests that you guys would never really want an icon for. But they're fun! XD!



Fifth is takaal's! =D Hope you likey. (I have a version that just says "beauty" without the "antarctica" if you'd prefer that.)



Sixth is collie_wing's! El-otoni, uhm... I made these two and couldn't decide which to give you so... you get your choice. *sweatdrop* (Yes, you can take both if you want.) Hope you like! ^^;;

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Seventh is theillusionist's! And, like with El's icons, I did two trials and liked 'em both... so here they are. *grinnies* In fact, I really like these two.

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Numbuh Eight is for poetrywolf. Sorry for the angst, mri'sai, but the char and snapshot beg it. *sweatdrop* Hope you like!



Ninth is for gileonnen (even though I used one of latticelight's interests). ^^;; Hope you like! (Heck, I might use this one myself... iss pretteh. =D)



Tenth is for catgirlsarelife. *sweatdrop* Hope you like!

Okay guys, I'm gonna try somethin' new. *nervous look*

1. Request one thing of me, be it short story, songfic, or poem. You must give me at least a general idea to go off, and you can be as specific as you'd like regarding plot, intro, conclusion, chars/species, and setting. (If songfic, gimme the lyrics. *G*)
2. Pick something that you really would like to see from me, preferably something that I wouldn't actually write on my own. AUs are acceptable.
3. No NC-17 or fanfiction, unless it's a fanfic of your original works. And nothing that I have to really research for. ~_^;; **lazy**
4. It can be slash, het, romance, action, humor (*sweatdrop*), horror, mystery (*bigger sweatdrop*), pagan, anything. There isn't much I won't at least try once.
5. I'll write it--no time limits. When it's done, I'll post it here (duh). And thus my writing horizons will be expanded.

And, of course, if you want me to shut the font up and never write anything ever ever again... get the hell outta my journal! don't feel pressured to respond. ^^;;

Responses are demanded. NOW, blastit! XD

These are so funny (and they come from here). Note--the "characters" are Sachi, white Wolf Shifter female, and her companion Rittu, Wolf Shifter male. They have a loooong history together, but we won't go there. Since I still refuse to consider myself a fanfic writer for reasons unbeknownst to the world. XD. (Rittu and Sachi are from a crossover of my own Wolf Shifter universe with the DBZ-verse. Hence the mentioning of a Saiyan... *grin*)

( 'My darling,' Rittu said, stroking Sachi's plumed tail, 'I have something for you.' He gave a box to Sachi. 'It is but a sexy token of my angsty love.' )

OMG teh hilarity. *cracking up*

I couldn't resist... blast my unabashed love for memes!

Basically, this meme writes haiku based on posts in your LJ. Which is spiffyful, since this is a writing journal. XD.

Haiku by serpent_dreams

connected with this and the red fire powered creativity

Username: Haiku! by Hutta.

[the above is from this post]

blurring as it spun
and flaming eloquence and
communication

[from this post]

few clouds covered the
crystal-blue sky and the wind
was biting but moist

[from this post]

creators though[t] not
the best ecologists in
the universe did

[from this post] The above cracks me up. XDXD. (I interpret that as the best ecologists in the universe thought... as in had processed ideas and the like... and Creators didn't. XD.)

^_^;;