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hoosierbitch) wrote2010-05-23 07:57 pm
hoosierbitch) wrote2010-05-23 07:57 pm
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Remix is open!
OMG. REMIX IS THE MOST FUN EVER.
I got TWO remixes written for me instead of one! I don't know how or why (happy accident, or good karma?) - but they are both AMAZING. And they are both based on the same fic, so I'm going to Talk About Remixing! :D
Apparently something about Five Things Jones and Cruz Learned About Neal Caffrey screams REMIX ME! Both remixers approached it in very different ways - and I think it really illustrates some of the different ways people define remixing for themselves. IDK, I think I figured out some of it as I went along, from writing and reading other (smarter) folks' metas on the subject. SO I'M GOING TO RAMBLE ABOUT IT WHILE I FLAIL ABOUT HOW AMAZING BOTH OF THESE STORIES ARE.
The first fic is Social Security (Spun with Sugar Remix), and what the remixer did is take one of the parts that I told from Lauren's pov and tell it through Neal's. We get to see some moments with Peter and Jones that were mentioned but not shown, and (because Neal is exactly the kind of character you can do this with) they told a very different story. They added a fascinating separation between what Neal was doing, and what he was thinking - he's got his own angle that he's playing, a hidden meaning and purpose behind every action. This Neal is smart, manipulative, witty, and very calculating.
So this remix took the original fic, took the major plot points, and took the: 'if I wrote these plot events, what story would I be telling?' approach. And it's really, really brilliant. YOU SHOULD GO READ IT.
The second fic is 50 Things (Bits and Pieces Remix), and this remixer took a very different approach - they've created all these new, amazing lists of moments that fill out the original piece. The original fic was entirely from Jones' and Cruz's pov, and this fic includes the perspectives of Elizabeth, Neal, and Peter, as well as more from Jones and Cruz. They delve into all these wonderful little moments, giving depth to details I barely noticed when I was writing, and fleshed out the existing story in a brilliant way.
It's fifty different things - and they're all incredibly well written. I laughed, I teared up, I got sad-puppy-eyes, and thinky-eyebrow-creases while reading it. Seriously. Guys. YOU SHOULD GO READ IT.
Remixers - thank you so much, I could not be more thrilled with what you're written. I can't wait for the reveal, when I can flail at you in person!
(And, um. Both the people that I remixed for seem to really like their fics. Which makes me very happy, because I was so nervous. But apparently, they're not full of suck. So. :D)
I got TWO remixes written for me instead of one! I don't know how or why (happy accident, or good karma?) - but they are both AMAZING. And they are both based on the same fic, so I'm going to Talk About Remixing! :D
Apparently something about Five Things Jones and Cruz Learned About Neal Caffrey screams REMIX ME! Both remixers approached it in very different ways - and I think it really illustrates some of the different ways people define remixing for themselves. IDK, I think I figured out some of it as I went along, from writing and reading other (smarter) folks' metas on the subject. SO I'M GOING TO RAMBLE ABOUT IT WHILE I FLAIL ABOUT HOW AMAZING BOTH OF THESE STORIES ARE.
The first fic is Social Security (Spun with Sugar Remix), and what the remixer did is take one of the parts that I told from Lauren's pov and tell it through Neal's. We get to see some moments with Peter and Jones that were mentioned but not shown, and (because Neal is exactly the kind of character you can do this with) they told a very different story. They added a fascinating separation between what Neal was doing, and what he was thinking - he's got his own angle that he's playing, a hidden meaning and purpose behind every action. This Neal is smart, manipulative, witty, and very calculating.
So this remix took the original fic, took the major plot points, and took the: 'if I wrote these plot events, what story would I be telling?' approach. And it's really, really brilliant. YOU SHOULD GO READ IT.
The second fic is 50 Things (Bits and Pieces Remix), and this remixer took a very different approach - they've created all these new, amazing lists of moments that fill out the original piece. The original fic was entirely from Jones' and Cruz's pov, and this fic includes the perspectives of Elizabeth, Neal, and Peter, as well as more from Jones and Cruz. They delve into all these wonderful little moments, giving depth to details I barely noticed when I was writing, and fleshed out the existing story in a brilliant way.
It's fifty different things - and they're all incredibly well written. I laughed, I teared up, I got sad-puppy-eyes, and thinky-eyebrow-creases while reading it. Seriously. Guys. YOU SHOULD GO READ IT.
Remixers - thank you so much, I could not be more thrilled with what you're written. I can't wait for the reveal, when I can flail at you in person!
(And, um. Both the people that I remixed for seem to really like their fics. Which makes me very happy, because I was so nervous. But apparently, they're not full of suck. So. :D)