This post has three things: An important safety tip on LJ, an Anita Blake/Buffy the Vampire Slayer summary, and a rambling dissertation on why I find it so damn hard to write Anita Blake these days.
Don't Cross the Streams
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I think I finally figured out a new take on an Anita Blake/Buffy the Vampire Slayer crossover. More about that after the epic summary.
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averzierlia: The Darkness Inside (Anita Blake/Buffy)
In the Buffy-verse ( Everyone in St. Louis knows who she is. )Meta: And now, some thoughts on Anita Blake.
Those of you who have been around for a while will have noticed that I lost the enthusiasm for writing in the Anita Blake world a few years ago, soon after the
Dear Negative Reader situation. I haven't been reading the latest AB books and have no idea what's happening in that world these days.
Unfortunately, this can happen at anytime, in any fandom, when the creative team behind your show/book/movie of choice decides to take the source material in a direction that doesn't gel with your take on things.
I'm not saying they are wrong; it's their baby, they can do whatever they want with their stories. But as a fan, I retain the right to not be interested in change of direction.
( And more on this subject. Seriously, there's lots more )So oh my god tl;dr - it's interesting how our interest or disinterest in source material can influence how engaged we are in fanfic.
I'm going to stop now.
