Fic Commentaries

[harmonyangel.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if this is allowed, but I thought it was worth posting -- feel free to delete if necessary.

I recently posted two fic commentaries (like a DVD commentary, a behind-the-scenes discussion of the fic and the writing process) about two of my fics, A Widow's Toast and And You'll Take to the Sky. Neither is primarily about the Steve/Tony ship, but A Widow's Toast is Tony/Henry Hellrung with important hints of Steve/Tony, and And You'll Take to the Sky is a slash story about a teenage Steve and his gay best friend, Arnie Roth. I figured the commentaries might be of interest to people in this community, so if you think they'd be up your alley, enjoy!

Comments

[dorcas-gustine.livejournal.com]

Great! I love fic commentaries!

[harmonyangel.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I love them, too.

[pandanoai.livejournal.com]

Oh God. And You'll Take to the Sky is still my utmost favorite Steve fic.

thanks for sharing <3

[harmonyangel.livejournal.com]

Awww, thank you! *blushes* I hope the commentary pleases you.

Henry Hellrung!

[jazzypom.livejournal.com]

Yayyyy! I remember reading that fic and liking it.

But, I don't get the idea behind commentary fic. Can someone help me out?

Re: Henry Hellrung!

[harmonyangel.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! :)

It's basically the same idea as the commentary track for a movie on a DVD -- where the writer can talk about what inspired it, and where certain phrases came from, and basically what the thought process was behind the creation of it. It can be a really interesting insight into the author's mind, and into bits of the story that might not be completely apparent on the page. Like a self-annotation.

I love reading other people's commentaries.

Ah, okay.

[jazzypom.livejournal.com]

I'm being a ditz today. I tend to like the 'magic' of a fully finished fic, you know? There's something about the presented fic all fully sprung from the forehead of the writer and all that. To hear that it's all sweat and toil makes me all, "Don't let daylight in on magic!" Your fic was magic, and in my LJ memories. So I'm torn between reading your commentary or just keeping the magic.

I do remember liking your Hellrung/Stark and eventually writing one of my own. But it went weird. :/'