December 2011
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Happy Birthday, Mark Twain
Considering he’s one of the most influential authors from my youth and today’s his birthday, I thought it fitting to celebrate with one of my favourite quotes:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails....
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FACT: Gay men are not attracted to muscial...
November 2011
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“Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because...”
– Alfred Pennyworth Unknown
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magebird:
Boa: But I have to be careful of Alan because he’s always flirting with Vivi. Me&Chippy: Whaaaat! Boa: I mean, I know he wouldn’t go for lady ass, but… Chippy: But he’s all up on your woman. Boa: Yeah.
Ok. So maybe I kiss ass flirt with the people who offer me their boyfriends and buy me chocolate. What can I say? I’m easy. ;)
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While typing a work-related email to a client...
…I realized after I sent it that I accidentally called him Kon.
At least the two letters are next to each other on the keyboard.
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150,000+
It’s kind of astounding and terrifying to finally do the math on how many commissioned words I’d need to write every month at my current rate in order to comfortably pay my bills.
Yet it doesn’t stop me from being tempted by it.
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Fic Commission: Shift
Title: Shift
Author: Alan Black
Pairing: Tim/Kon Request: 2000 words; Tim/Kon, with Kon being jealous of the attention Tim gets as Tim Wayne with argumentative tension that leads up to something like a first kiss. Warnings: Maybe language? Word count: 3725 Notes: This fic has been brought to you by Arturosavinni. I must thank you once again for your astounding patience. I apologize for how long...
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Why editing is important.
Because nowhere in this fic do the words “Tim jerked off his jacket” sound good.
I’m glad I caught that before posting. Especially a commission…
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States of being.
Being an adult means being able to have that pumpkin pie you baked last week for breakfast.
Being a writer means getting so caught up in what you’re writing that you forget you had that pie hours and hours ago.
Being an idiot means forgetting that your blood sugar issues won’t stand for any of that negligent shit.
Being delusional is when you consider asking your broke and lazy...
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Dammit, Dick Grayson.
Get your scene-stealing bubble butt out of my fic and give the boys a chance to talk.
Go have a beer with Roy, or something.
With your sexy suit and your half-cocked smile.
Get out. Go. Shoo.
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What do you mean staring at the cursor for over an...
I’m so disillusioned. I thought that’s how these things worked. Where’s my faerie godmother? I want my money back, dammit.
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The coffee is hot.
The house is quiet because Neko’s in the other room and not cramming good fic ideas up my ass.
The music is good.
The boys are prepped. Tim, Conner…prepare to meet your maker match.
There is nothing standing between me and this save the standard writer’s dose of crippling self-doubt, which I have just pacified with chocolate peppermint pretzels.
C’mon, boys. Hop to....
FUCK, IM A DOWNER.
boyonboywonder:
/shot
Hey, if my asks to you didn’t go through, let me know and I’ll try again after I beat the crap out of have words with Tumblr.
I rarely engage the capslock function, but tonight...
GODDAMMIT, NEKO, I CAN’T WORK WITH YOU IN THE ROOM WITH ME GIVING ME ALL THESE AWESOME FIC IDEAS. WOULD YOU CHILL OUT WITH YOUR CATCHY FUCKING MUSIC AND YOUR NEVER-ENDING GOOD IDEAS THAT I CAN’T POSSIBLY GET TO UNTIL THIS PROJECT IS FINISHED?
Thank you.
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I'm convinced.
This is the catchiest song on the planet.
I…kind of want to write to it…
Now there’s a shock.
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How Bats say 'I love you'
“You molded me and taught me, Bruce. For years I lived under the shadow of Batman. I wanted to get away, to be my own man. Yet, when I chose a costume and a name, they reflected you. You’re a part of me, Bruce. I can’t deny it. And I don’t want to any longer. I just wanted you to know that. That, and one other thing—I’m proud to have been your Robin.”
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I guess I need to remind people?
That I’m a gay man who likes to write gay Batman, generally with his Robins?
That I post gay porn of the above mentioned?
I’m truly sorry if, by some bizarre stretch, you landed here thinking it was something else.
It’s seriously ok to unfollow; I won’t be offended. And I’m not being facetious. I’m just a little…stunned…
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I miss when fanfictions had plots
kaciart:
Remember those days?
Where people read what they were writing about, and knew the characters well enough to write something that wasn’t smut.
Yeaaahh
I’m truly sorry you feel this way.
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And then occasionally I get emails from clients...
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Dear Work,
Please understand I am fully aware that nearly all the software I have for this project is sorely out of date. Yes, it has been that long since I’ve reworked a website.
But please also understand that the more you fight me, the more persistent I become. Also, having my music on random invokes my creativity, which in turn makes me want to write.
Your belligerence is currently keeping me...
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My roommate just commandeered Teen Titans Go.
The theme song. I’d forgotten how catchy the damn thing is.
He just blew through the entire first season.
He doesn’t have to work tomorrow.
And a moment ago? The words I was kind of dreading—
“How many seasons does this thing have?”
It’s going to be a long night, isn’t it?
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Dear Frantic Freelance Client,
You’re absolutely correct; no one in his right mind would take you with your deadline. And when you originally asked me if Black Friday was impossible, I nearly said yes.
But I write about superheroes in my spare time and I suppose that may have been what made me hesitate. It didn’t hurt that you took me out to dinner, or that you’re rather cute. Yes, I see the band around...
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Fic: Belief
Title: Belief Setting: Earth 83 Pairing: Dick + Jason Rated: R for language Belief: a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing. This began as a warm up for other projects. I had fully intended something involving Earth 81. Then this Jason spoke to me and said, in no uncertain terms, that he had a story to tell goddammit. And he had a gun.
Cheer this.
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The only thing that currently stands between me...
Oh, and by the way…
If I ever say I’m going to write something short, will you all kindly remind me that I’m simply not hard-wired that way and that what I’m suggesting is beyond the realms of possibility and laughable?
Thanks. I’d appreciate it.
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Type 'Batman' into Netflix, end up with softcore...
Batbabe: The Dark Nightie
“When heartless supercriminal the Jerker steals Bacchum City’s entire supply of adult movies, lusty crime-fighter Batbabe (Darian Caine) strips down and steps up to vanquish the villain and get Bacchum’s lifeblood flowing once again. But just how far will Batbabe go to restore passion to the streets? And what’s the connection between Batbabe and...
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The things I do for my craft.
“Hey, uh, Alan man…you feeling ok?”
“What? Yeah, J, I’m fine—why?”
“Dude…you’re listening to Christmas music.”
“It’s the Rat Pack.”
“Yeah—singing Christmas songs.”
“I’m using it for inspirational purposes.”
“So does this make you, like, un-Jewish or something? Cause...
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I'm dreaming about Marcus To.
No, not in that way. But for the past two nights, I’ve dreamed that I’m in a working relationship with Marcus To.
Aside from being an awesome and flustering prospect, I have no idea what it means.
There wouldn’t be a hole large enough for me to crawl into if I knew he ever came anywhere near my work. Just the thought raises my blood pressure and makes me need a...
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Robin's Cave: Earth 83 - Preview →
barmaidrobinscave:
wayne-manor:
Warming up for commissions this weekend, I went to work on Earth 81. This happened instead.
I’ve resigned myself to being nothing but Jason Todd’s bitch, I swear it. This universe will eventually be Jason/Dick.
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Oh my—oh my~!
I think I died a little. “[…]…
(I just sent you an ask, but it’s entirely possible that it didn’t go...
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Me, my work, and Earth 81.
Earth 81 is on temporary hold until the beginning of the year. There is a lack of adequate vocabulary in the English language to convey to the general public exactly how busy I am. That’s one of the reasons that I’m not more than sporadically active right now and probably won’t be for the next six weeks. Because, unfortunately, I haven’t found a way to clone myself.
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Earth 83 - Preview
Warming up for commissions this weekend, I went to work on Earth 81. This happened instead.
I’ve resigned myself to being nothing but Jason Todd’s bitch, I swear it. This universe will eventually be Jason/Dick.
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“Thanks, Dickie. I think I’m starting to remember what hell was like.”
“Shut up, Jason,” his older brother said, slapping him on the shoulder with the back...