Peeves

Okay, so I read an entry in Nemo Gravis's journal yesterday, and started to THINK about it today. DOn't ask me why, but I did. He was mentioning pet peeves when reading fanfiction, and I'd have to say that I agree with him. I hate bad grammer, and it's unforgivable to post a story with a character's name spelled wrong. (I've written an email, gotten ready to send it, and then realized that the whole way through, I'd typed in Cordeliah, but I checked, darn it.)
But having people referred to as something other than their name? I don't mind. I know that I personally do it. "Willow said," "Buffy answered," "Xander countered," "Giles responded," gets old fast. At the same time, you don't want to do, "The brunette gave a derisive snort, the redhead quirked a half smile, and the blonde didn't even try to hide her amusement." without a good reason. Intersperse it in a paragraph though...
"Look, you guys just don't get it. It's all right for you to make mistakes, but I don't have to worry about them."
The redhead quirked a half smile, that clearly said she knew what was coming. "So what do you do instead?"
The brunette tossed her head and snorted derisively. "I don't make them." The duh was heard in her tones.
"Right. Keep on saying that, and it might happen. Ask the right demon, and wishes are granted." The blonde didn't even bother to hide her amusement, which obviously rankled Cordelia.


See what I mean? Granted, I'm not going to say that's well done, I just wrote from the top of my head, but, when done right, that type of thing works. But like anything else in the world, moderation.

Lucky me

Because I commented on Nemo Gravis's post: The first 10 people to comment on this post get to request a drabble on a subject/character of their choosing from me. In return,they have to post this in their journal.

** Lucky me. I commented before I read. Great. So I can't give any restrictions. However, I ask you to be nice to me, and don't give me slash. I'll do it if you ask me, but it's not my preferance.**

Drabble

Okay, so I’m borrowing one that I saw on ludditerobot’s . (Did I get the name right? My profuse apologies if I didn’t.)

Bear with me, I’m writing from the top of my head. Seriously. It’s going straight from my brain to my fingertips.

FAITH, WILLOW, ICE CREAM

“I have a bad memory about ice cream.”

The brunette swiveled her head. “You’re shitting me, right? It’s ice cream. There ain’t nothin bad about ice cream.”

“Says you.” The redhead shot back. “Buffy was away for the summer, and Xander was looking at me like I’d always wanted him to.”

“Not seeing the bad here, Red.” Faith licked a long swipe off her cone.

“Then we were attacked by vampires. Buffy showed up, staked him, and resumed her place as the golden girl in his eyes. I never had a chance.”

“You got some ice cream on your nose.”

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Hope you enjoyed.