Wondering

[deelaundry]

Housefic writers on my f-list (or any who happen to stop by), I'm curious. [Special call to purrlia: want your opinion here, too!]

We all know Jimmy Wilson is the Cy Young of medicine. Compared to an author in the broader literary world, who are you in the Housefic fandom, and why?

Example: XX (particular fanfic writer not on my f-list) is the Jeffrey Archer of Housefic - popular, but not meaningful. As one columnist said about Archer's work, it "has always struck me as being above average of its kind. Its kind being airport books. You buy one in New York, read bits of it with some amusement and interest on the plane, and then chuck it in the bin at Heathrow."

For bonus points, because I'm hugely self-centered, to whom would you compare me?

This post is open to everyone, so feel free to email if you're feeling shy.

Comments

[purridot.livejournal.com]

Wow -- that is a hard question! It seems to me that many of the authors in the House fandom have developed their own signature styles, and it is fun to look for that *one* sentence that gleefully shows off the author's "trademark" approach.

I'm not very well read at all, and what I do read is kinda old-fashioned, but in some seemingly unexpected ways, your writing reminds me of... well, Victor Hugo. I know, you're thinking, "WTF?" and I can't really explain this succinctly, so I think I'd better just send a private e-mail :D

BTW, I have a theory that fanfic based on the works of Victor Hugo (e.g. Les Miserables) is never entirely successful because VH has already done it all. His novels contain all the elements that fanfic readers like to see: angst, slash, hurt/comfort, the tragedy of real life, well developed secondary characters, romance (sometimes ill-fated), humour, elegant writing. ;-)