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  1. Perspicacity
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    Okay, suspension of disbelief is officially gone. Half the time I just go by who screams the loudest. (I'm convinced most everyone does this.) Oh, and Coach Bob should be dressed in black. Tradition, my friend.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Feb 2, 2016 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Go for it, friend. I'm a fencer as well, though with a proper weapon, epee. I'd love to see the idea developed further.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jan 3, 2016 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  3. Perspicacity
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    Swap out cousin for best friend and you have Jeconais's Princess.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Apr 25, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  4. Perspicacity
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    I have 115k words of sequel written (and even posted several chapters to ff.net before removing it some time ago), but there was a plot direction in I wasn't happy with, one which unfortunately tied back to the original, and reviewer comments were generally pretty negative on what I posted. Rather than grit my teeth and post something I wasn't very happy with, I opted to postpone. I'm finishing up a Rosetta Stone language course on my daily commute. When I'm done, probably sometime in the...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Apr 22, 2015 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  5. Perspicacity
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    E.C. Scrub's When a Veela Cries is solid writing for this pairing and has a pretty original storyline.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Feb 8, 2014 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  6. Perspicacity
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    A closer parallel would be SerpentSannin's subpar Knowledge is Power, a story where Neville was the BWL and Harry was a Jerkass Sue couple of years older than in canon. But yeah, I think it'd be a workable and believable way to pull off a Hogwarts Harry/Fleur ship without having to fight the age thing with its clichés (time-travel, Soul/Veela Bonds, etc.). There's no reason Pettigrew has to find Voldemort right away after his escape. Instead, you go from Harry's hearing the prophecy in...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Sep 29, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  7. Perspicacity
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    Nice post, Lungs. I walked the same path once and sympathize. Yeah, that's how it's going to be, at least at first. I think Harry/Fleur works best if you just stop forcing the matter during Hogwarts and write about them as adults--three years of age difference when they're 23 and 26 is easy to manage and the mental maturity thing has a chance to occur; when they're 14 and 17, it's just too big a gap in experience and mindset during adolescence years and leads to cringe-worthy stuff...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Sep 29, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  8. Perspicacity
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    A little goes a long way. Sub out the occasional "This" for "Zis" or "There" for "Zere", drop the occasional "oui" or "non", and the occasional "Muzzer", and it's sufficient. The point is not phonetic precision so much as giving the impression of a French accent to the reader, who will fill in the rest in his or her mind. Readability of a story is more important than precision with which you render the accent.
    Post by: Perspicacity, May 19, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  9. Perspicacity
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    While JKR wrote her with a thick accent, she was a minor character in the series. This is impossible to read if she has more than a handful of lines in a story. At most, use phonetic spellings sparingly in a H/F story.
    Post by: Perspicacity, May 19, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  10. Perspicacity
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    De-lurk more. We need more stories. If you pair them as adolescents, you have the age difference to contend with. Fourth-year stories have a 14 year old Harry and a 17/18 year old Fleur. While three years is nothing between adults, it's a chasm at that age in maturity, both physical and emotional, and you'll be fighting this no matter what you write. (In U.S. high school terms, 4th year fics are the equivalent of a Freshman male dating the super-hot Senior female. It's theoretically...
    Post by: Perspicacity, May 18, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  11. Perspicacity
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    Go for it. I suspect that Harry, scrawny as he is, would probably do foil, maybe epee. Definitely not saber. Fleur could do any weapon, though she favors epee in my mind-canon.
    Post by: Perspicacity, May 13, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  12. Perspicacity
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    How is this different from canon Tour de France?
    Post by: Perspicacity, May 13, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  13. Perspicacity
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    While escaping Dudley's gang, he stumbles upon a Deep One wearing a human veil. This sets Harry on a path toward realizing his Cthulhu animagus form. (Too bad that it's been done.) A less silly and thread-topical way to use his Little Whinging time than the stereotypical dojo: have Harry take up fencing. It's arguably an equally demanding physical activity taxing reflexes, footwork, balance, coordination, etc., a lot of the same motions one might imagine commute into magical dueling in the...
    Post by: Perspicacity, May 13, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  14. Perspicacity
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    Nobody wants to read another insipid prank war. I think the only one I ever encountered that was mildly entertaining was in nonjon's You Did What? story.
    Post by: Perspicacity, May 13, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  15. Perspicacity
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    Go for it. You (or anyone else) can do with it what you like.
    Post by: Perspicacity, May 10, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Let's see, if I were to do it... How about turning the storybook Lily/James "romance" on its head? Make it that the canon split is that their perfect marriage fell apart as a result of the prophecy, stresses of the war, disagreements in how to protect their son, disagreements over Dumbledore's leadership, etc. In the end, after a scandalous and acrimonious split, Lily escapes with Harry to France, leaving James behind to fight the war. This changes him, making him brusque and cold. Neville...
    Post by: Perspicacity, May 10, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  17. Perspicacity
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    @Lungs: Interesting, but some unanswered questions: Whose agency is this? The ICW's? The Ministry's? A third party's? This matters in terms of determining jurisdiction, recruitment pool, scope of activities, legality (or extralegality), etc. An international body would probably have international recruitment; a Ministry one would probably limit themselves to those in the county and (likely) citizens. What's Dumbledore's angle that makes him the Winston Wolfe of the Magical world?...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jan 7, 2013 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    This was my subversion of the Soul Bond trope. I believe it's about as insane as one can make a Soul Bond and still make a semi-coherent story out of it. (Be warned, the Harry/Ginny Soul Bond becomes Harry/Molly after an accident of time travel. General fuckedupedness ensues). A couple people asked in PM or email and since this thread is active again (and on my alerts) I thought I'd mention that Misericorde and Lily (sequel to Dagger and Rose and still Harry/Fleur) is progressing. I'm...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Dec 6, 2011 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I concur on its quality, though it's worth noting that for its time it was original and unique. The story predated the bulk of the TLIL and Wastelands work and was one of the first two complete H/F novel-length stories. The sequel will happen eventually (it's about 2/3 written atm). After I finish my story for Jim's antho, I plan to do a longer fanfiction piece. It'll either be to finish this story or to follow up on the start to a How To Train Your Dragon fanfic concept I began...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jul 26, 2011 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    The Nobel academy tend not to give Nobel Prizes in plasma physics, considering it too applied a discipline. (The last one in my discipline was to Hannes Alfvén in 1970, and he had a bit of an in, being Swedish). I'm about 40-50k words into the sequel, so around halfway there. Like Heather, I've also been working on an original novel, as well as having written and sold a dozen or so short stories, so it's been put off more than once. When I get a draft complete, I'll look for betas,...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Sep 21, 2010 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Will do. Two of mine will appear in the Micro Fiction Magazine being put out by http://www.storyhack.com/. For what it's worth, jbern and BajaB also have two "stories" each in that mag. (One of mine is "Tweet fiction" - tell a story in 140 characters; I made a buck off it). I don't have a link for the third story yet, but if you shoot me an email via PM and promise not to post it anywhere, I could forward you a private copy. I'm a little surprised anyone's even reading Mother In...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Mar 2, 2010 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  22. Perspicacity
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    It'll be a little while yet. I've a couple original fiction projects (a novel and novella) on the front burner and have been doing a fair bit of short fiction as well. (I actually sold three stories in the last two weeks, miracle of miracles). When I clear these off, I'll get back to work on D&R2 (which needs a better title, frankly).
    Post by: Perspicacity, Feb 27, 2010 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  23. Perspicacity
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    Jim tends to toggle between two WiP nowadays. I suspect that a sequel to Lie won't start until he's finished with TML or Inner Eye, both of which are about equally far from completion.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Feb 26, 2010 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  24. Perspicacity
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    Skipped the meds today, Silens? :rolleyes: Thanks for the well-wishes, Belial DCLXVI. I ran across Intellectual Seeker's fic some time ago, but found many things not to my taste (starting a tale with a D&D-esque character sheet was one of them; I gently mocked the concept with my story, India). I recall leaving a review and exchanging several PM with the author afterward to offer advice on how he could improve. He put the story on hiatus and joined RC for a time to work on his skills....
    Post by: Perspicacity, Dec 2, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  25. Perspicacity
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    Interesting question. I'd say most of it has a similar feel to it as the first book (present tense, quick pacing, relatively spartan in use of filler scenes), but I have a few Bourne-esque segments as well. They mostly involve Sirius, who, unknown to Harry and Dumbledore, was smuggled out of the Ministry holding cells by the Unspeakables. (It's in the prologue, so I'm not giving too much away). I've got the final showdown mapped out and am pretty excited about writing it. It won't be...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Oct 26, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  26. Perspicacity
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    [spoiler]
    Post by: Perspicacity, Oct 26, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  27. Perspicacity
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    I'm just bumping the thread to mention that I posted a short, slightly smutty, HP/FD omake from the Dagger and Rose sequel. It's there if you want a quick fix, but the writing ain't anything special. To preempt the natural follow-on question: The sequel's about half done, but it hasn't gone up on AFC yet for comment.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Oct 25, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  28. Perspicacity
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    So far, the only person Harry's slept with is Milenka, a half-Veela exotic dancer he picked up in Bulgaria, so there may be some appeal to this group. But yes, it does involve Harry and Molly in a Soul Bond. Jim = Jim Bernheimer (jbern).
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jul 1, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  29. Perspicacity
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    You should read A Mother In Law's Love if you want variations on a theme of backdoor lovin'. I think you give me too much credit. You'll find that most of the DLP authors who have written stories with this pairing--Vlad, Jim, Joe, and Heather, to name several--avoid the fanboy tropes and churn out very high quality tales. (Joe's Wastelands of Time and jbern's The Lie I've Lived are two of my all-time favorites).
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jul 1, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  30. Perspicacity
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    No problems. The story (title TBD) will open with a final scene set around the time of the final chapter of D&R: [spoiler] Then, there's a time skip of several months. The timeline runs through the latter half of Harry's 5th year through early 6th year, though it won't center as much as the first book on his time at Hogwarts or his romance with Fleur. (I'm going to cheat and move them to a semi-mature relationship at the time the story proper picks up). I'm planning for the second...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jul 1, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    @rocket_runner (and anyone else): It's coming, but slowly. I've five or six chapters in draft form, most of the story outlined and several scenes written. I expect it to run around 20 to 22 chapters. Like D&R, I plan to write it to completion before I start posting; the plot is complex enough that I don't wish to box myself in by putting stuff out there that's hard to change after the fact. My A Mother In Law's Love experiment shows that I'm better when I hold off until I've a solid...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jul 1, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  32. Perspicacity
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    There are a few of us, though I agree that the forum's seen less traffic of late. I'm working on the sequel to Dagger and Rose, in case anyone cares. I'm a little stumped, though--I can't seem to figure out where to put Fleur's wand when she wears her black lace bodysuit.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jun 24, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Protip: This site has several writers and those who aspire to write. While perfection in one's grammar isn't required, making an effort to use proper punctuation, spelling, capitalization, tense, etc. will help you be taken more seriously. Also, be very careful with parentheses. Many of us here sling code; when you imbalance your braces, it hurts to read. :) I'd be careful how you write such a Harry. To me, the hardest thing to overcome with a Hogwarts-era Harry/Fleur is the age gap...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jan 2, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  34. Perspicacity
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    I've got two novels in revision (well, a novella and a novel), both HP fanfiction. The first is the Harry/Molly Soul Bond fic quoted in my sig. The other is a Dark Harry crossover with Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion series. The latter needs a lot of work, though. I won't start posting until I've got a pretty solid story that's at least 80% written. I tend to go back and revise a lot, tweaking and adjusting things. Had I posted D&R as I wrote it, I probably wouldn't have finished...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jan 2, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  35. Perspicacity
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    Welcome to DLP, RDP. (Notice how I rhymed the acronyms? I'm cool like that). I'm working on a sequel for D&R, though it'll probably be some months before I complete it. (I've got two other novels in revision at the moment as well, though they're not H/F). If you've got thick skin, don't be shy about posting your story to WbA. It's very useful for getting honest feedback on where you can improve. Comments from DLP readers really helped the quality of D&R; though it's not...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jan 2, 2009 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Not a tank, mind you, but DobbyElfLord's very nice story, Sniper, comes pretty close. Jeconais's White Knight, Grey Queen has Apache Attack helicopters taking out Voldemort's giants with Hellfire missiles.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Dec 16, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    This is entirely plausible. When I ran track in college, there were tons of encounters among the women's and men's teams. (We traveled together, stayed in the same hotels, relaxed in the same hot tubs, etc. A few of the couples worked it so the paired men stayed together, as did the women, and then they'd swap in the evenings). A related, but slightly off-topic query: Anyone interested in doing some beta work? I've a completed ~20k word one-shot that's a Harry/Daphne tale. (Some of...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Sep 7, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Actually, this was entirely plausible to me. When I was a TA in grad school and later when I was a professor, I got hit on a lot by students of both sexes (and trust me--I'm no great shakes). From what I observed, this was quite common; the "forbidden love" thing with the student/teacher dynamic is irresistible to some.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 31, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Thanks for the interest in my story. Actually, I had hints of Dumbledore acting that way tracing back to the start of the story, where he steered Hermione into a relationship with Ron and where he manipulated Harry into the apprenticeship bond. What I did in chap. 15 was merely illuminate some of what made him tick. I toyed with leaving it out--something Vlad suggested when he beta-read--and it's likely one of those rookie mistakes I mentioned in your story's thread. Discounting...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 31, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    It'll be some months yet. Not to get into excuses, but some events at work managed to swamp me these last few months and prevented my finishing an interim project that I've been working on. I've large portions of the story worked out, but haven't quite gotten a couple of essential bits figured out just yet. For me, the hardest part is building the overall framework. Once that's done, the rest flows pretty smoothly. (Especially with the sequel, since the characters, including most of the...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 31, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    It's my WiP and it's about 2/3 of the way written. Give it a couple weeks before I start posting. And no, it's not a Dresden cross-over...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 30, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Hmm. How would I say it... Ah, yes, I'll just peek at my .sig.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 30, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I received a communication once from a fellow author on DLP (whom I won't call out, since it was a private communication) who addressed the matter eloquently: I don't think I can add anything except to encourage you to restore the fics and put a note on your author page explaining why they have new story ID. [Edit: Dibs don't exist. Write the best story irrespective of whether someone else is doing something similar.]
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 17, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Deleting fics is pretty weak--see the last couple hundred posts of the Knowledge is Power thread.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 17, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Sounds like an interesting story idea, Dethklok. Just a couple thoughts: I like Harry devoting his summer to developing his Incubus powers. It gives him something to do other than emo over Cedric. Also, flashes of even a bit of his eventual Incubus power--e.g., conjuration of flame, innate Incubus facility with the mental arts (power to enthrall females and intimidate males)--could be sufficient to dominate Vernon and Dudley. Petunia is easy: just enthrall her. It sounds like...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 17, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  46. Perspicacity
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    That works nicely. Another event that could be used for the trigger is puberty, which could be late for Harry. (He's young for his Hogwarts year and he's suffered malnutrition through most of his life). A variant that could be interesting would be if Succubi and Veela are different manifestations of the same thing: Veela are kissed by the divine, whereas Succubi, by the demonic. That way you could explain the difference in James's behavior as being more along the lines of an...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 17, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    I agree, Existance's idea has promise (and welcome to DLP) and is a creative way for Harry and Fleur to get together, but it'd take a compelling back story to make plausible why Lily and James would even want to turn their son into an incubus. (That is, unless you're writing it as zany comedy, in which case, "Why not? Wings are cool and besides, this way he won't have trouble finding a date when he's older." would suffice). On an unrelated topic, any reason why you go for the...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Aug 16, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    QFT. And so I could bump the thread to let Jon and anyone else interested know that I've edited my post above to link to several Harry/Fleur fics.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jul 19, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
  49. Perspicacity
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    Ai ya! Are they any, now that KiP is gone? If you want completed fics, only four on ff.net are complete, HP/FD, and novel length. I've read (or at least started) three of the four. fledge's story (in the DLP library) isn't bad, though it's a little fluffy and emo in places. Dagger and Rose finished to mixed reviews here. Vertex's piece Harry Potter and Broken Wands is also complete and (if memory serves) simply awful. A longish short story (13k words) that has implied Harry/Fleur is...
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jul 19, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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    Thanks for the shout-out, Akuma-san. *nods in thanks--as a gaijin, he's incapable of bowing properly* I agree completely with your take on Methene's tireless championing of this ship. And on the quality of scary's story--it started out very good and just keeps getting better.
    Post by: Perspicacity, Jun 20, 2008 in forum: Fanfic Discussion
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