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Jan. 1st, 2012 08:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
damkiannaLazy day? THE LAZIEST DAY. I did not get up until eleven, that is how much of a slug I am, and I was useless all day. Good start to 2012!
But! Before today is entirely over and I prove to be a total failboat: YULETIDE.
蒸汽 (4568 words) by
Damkianna
Fandom: Imperial Steamworks Series - James Ng
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Female Character of Colour
Summary: Qinxian cannot ascend to the throne. Backstory for the Immortal Empress. [Warnings: description of chronic illness and painful body modifications/surgery, mentions of suicide.]
As with last year, I feel slightly awful because this really should have been longer, and I had so many ~thoughts about all the space between fifteen-year-old Qinxian and the Immortal Empress in the painting, and everything that could change - particularly how the machine would be added to and changed as time passed - but I did not get it all down. /o\ But it was a blast to research, and also gave me an excuse to get books about Wu Zetian!
This was basically the TOTAL OPPOSITE of last year's story in every way (bajillion-dollar movie that didn't deserve half the attention it got vs. relatively little-known painting series MADE OF AWESOME), except how blissfully fantastic it was to write - which is thanks in no small part to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
maradao's prompt, of course. Anyone with any artistic inclinations whatsoever should seriously take a look at James Ng's gallery, because the paintings are all absolutely lovely. I am shocked - in a good way! - that anyone commented on this at all besides the recipient, and SO GLAD that she liked it even though I kind of took her prompt and went down the garden path a little. ♥♥♥ Also, the single guest kudo currently on the story? My mother. /o\
I am not organized enough for a proper recs post, but! I also betaed all three ofambyr's AWESOMETASTIC stories in the Bel Dame Apocrypha section; they are all great and amazing and great, but if you must narrow it down to one and you haven't read any of the source, I would suggest People of the Book.
It has been raining all evening. This is not acceptable, January. I realize this is your first day, but WINTER MORE BETTER.
But! Before today is entirely over and I prove to be a total failboat: YULETIDE.
蒸汽 (4568 words) by
Fandom: Imperial Steamworks Series - James Ng
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Original Female Character of Colour
Summary: Qinxian cannot ascend to the throne. Backstory for the Immortal Empress. [Warnings: description of chronic illness and painful body modifications/surgery, mentions of suicide.]
As with last year, I feel slightly awful because this really should have been longer, and I had so many ~thoughts about all the space between fifteen-year-old Qinxian and the Immortal Empress in the painting, and everything that could change - particularly how the machine would be added to and changed as time passed - but I did not get it all down. /o\ But it was a blast to research, and also gave me an excuse to get books about Wu Zetian!
This was basically the TOTAL OPPOSITE of last year's story in every way (bajillion-dollar movie that didn't deserve half the attention it got vs. relatively little-known painting series MADE OF AWESOME), except how blissfully fantastic it was to write - which is thanks in no small part to
maradao's prompt, of course. Anyone with any artistic inclinations whatsoever should seriously take a look at James Ng's gallery, because the paintings are all absolutely lovely. I am shocked - in a good way! - that anyone commented on this at all besides the recipient, and SO GLAD that she liked it even though I kind of took her prompt and went down the garden path a little. ♥♥♥ Also, the single guest kudo currently on the story? My mother. /o\I am not organized enough for a proper recs post, but! I also betaed all three of
ambyr's AWESOMETASTIC stories in the Bel Dame Apocrypha section; they are all great and amazing and great, but if you must narrow it down to one and you haven't read any of the source, I would suggest People of the Book.It has been raining all evening. This is not acceptable, January. I realize this is your first day, but WINTER MORE BETTER.
