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[wook77]

We had an amazing set of authors and artists sign-up for the hd_worldcup. In the end, no vidders signed up so we had to redo the numbers for each of the positions. I'm thinking it's an awesome thing as there's another artist position and art is love <3.

The 2009 Teams! There's some amazing quality right there. New and returning people, new and well-known names. I'm very excited for this round! I was a bit worried there for a bit that we wouldn't have enough sign-ups but some awesome pimping by flist members (yes, I credit all of you) and at some awesome communities really got the ball rolling. <3 you all!

The only bit that annoys me with HDC is that I keep getting asked if I write H/D (and poor accioscar can attest to the look I get on my face when people ask me this. It's sort of twisted up and stuffs :P). I DO! I HAVE! Just, um, not really since DH. My Memories have my fic in it. Though, um, ignore Voice in the Dark. It's bad an abandoned WIP. And the hd_365 won't make much sense unless you read the comm as so much of it is based on the comm as a whole.

My 7 fave H/D I've written in no specific order are:
Moments
White
Dandelions and Dreams
Moments of Truth Between the Lies
The Latin Trilogy (Deprecor, Experior, Insequor).
One Last Fare (One Last Fare, Dreaming in Madrid and A Long Overdue Conversation)
and A Good Book (see? I've even participated in H/D Centric Fests!)

Most of them aren't happy (and only one of them is DH compliant) but I don't think I write 'happy' well. Some of them aren't the strongest writing as I've matured since then. But they all have a special place in my heart. So, see? I do write H/D. I have about 4 started... I just haven't finished any of them. /defence of my H/D involvement.

So what are you guys most looking forward to at hd_worldcup? What's your favourite piece from last year? What team are you cheering on?

ETA: GreatestJournal is back up until January 30th if you guys need it. Not sure if some of you were aware but I remember reading a few posts about lost rpgs.

Comments

[kyuuketsukirui.livejournal.com]

Oh yay, I'm glad you got enough participants. I really enjoyed some of the stories from last year (though I still have a bunch of unread ones bookmarked...), so I'm looking forward to it again this year.

[wook77.livejournal.com]

I read almost all of them but couldn't really comment cause of the whole modding thing :(. BUT - there are some really brilliant ones last year. This year looks to have some awesome participants so I'm hoping for even better works.

[libgirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the heads-up on Greatest Journal! I know a couple of people that I need to pass that info. along too!

Also, yes, of course, The Wook writes H/D. The Wook is like a magical thing and writes a great many different things. I believe this is because The Wook is a magical being of great and discerning taste that needs many different flavours for its table. :D


Also, I'm terrified about worldcup, but that's all me. I really didn't think I'd make it past the hat-tossing round. ~meep~

It will be all good. I'm looking forward to prompts and team assignments etc. I'm interested to see where I fall in all that. ~prompts!~ ~assignments!~ ~Oh My!~

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Any time! I remember a couple of people bemoaning the loss of their rpgs but I couldn't remember who so I thought I'd better just post it in the entry.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL The Wook is definitely not a magical being :P. But I do love me some multiple things.

You will be AWESOME in this. Dude. Anytime you need a pep talk, you tell me :D. I'm sure everyone else in your team is terrified, too. It's a big responsibility but, in the end, it's not going to ruin your life if your team loses. Ok. Maybe you shouldn't come to me for a pep talk.

Prompts and stuffs are up so you can see what's going on there :D.

[aoifene.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I can't believe someone asked you if you write H/D. You've be 'round forever (now doesn't that make you feel old? *laughs* )

I'm really excited for this year's fest and I'm so happy we got enough people. Are we still doing the seeker thing by the way? Cos that idea was cool. Intimidating but cool. :)

I must say it is very odd to be cheering on Team EWE this rime round. My brain keeps calling me traitor. *laughs*

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Inorite? Poor accioscar asked me that at Terminus and I got this really weird face and then this whole entitlement complex going on and I went "you don't know who I am" in this snooty voice. I'm amazed she didn't kick my ass for being such an entitlement h0r. But since we announced the games, I've seen posts with the question in there. It sort of boggles the mind.

Intimidating but cool. - That's EXACTLY the reaction I was hoping for. The Seeker position is wicked cool but man. Picking the best work and team member and stuffs? THEN keeping quiet about you being that position? Holy moly, that's hard.

LOLLOLOL - you are so a traitor *mock glares*. Try not being able to cheer on any team. It's really weird not to get to go "Team EWE has this great fic!!! And Team Epilogue has AWESOME ART! and Team AU, oh man, wait until you see this!"

[aoifene.livejournal.com]

You did not! *laughs* I can't imagine you doing that! *snorfles* If/when we meet sometime somewhere in our lovely state, I promise to ask you that exact same question in place of a normal "Hello"! *laughs* Well, I've actually been asked that a fair amount in the locker room. So I can undestand the mind boggling quality of it all! :)

Yes! Keeping up with my self-imposed gag order last year was torture. I couldn't rec anything or squee about fics! It was really painful! Why did I sign up for this again?! *laughs*

I just hope my brain will cooperate again this year. I don't want to come up with dreck. That would be embarassing. *laughs* But I am excited for prompts!

[elanorofcastile.livejournal.com]

*clings* but...but...Voice in the Dark! ♥ ;P

[wook77.livejournal.com]

LMMFAO! L:ASKFJ:ASLFJK

[elanorofcastile.livejournal.com]

*pouts*

♥ ♥ ♥

[chaeldub.livejournal.com]

Ooooh Moments, NIN, H/D ♥ If my memory serves me - I asked you ro rec me a fic and you sent me there with warnings and I loved it so much...

I think we feel we must torture them in some way... It's just a thing we do.

but I don't think I write 'happy' well - that made me grin so much because whilst true, what you do write makes me very happy.

HDC - fic,art,angst,lovin'... Favorite art was by >lj user="red-rahl" and story was... nah there were too many - I mean seriously good stuff that made my jaw drop when reading I was that engrossed in some of them.

and as for which team *looks up* got to stick with my old team

[wook77.livejournal.com]

Your memory serves you well, my young padawan.

Torture is good for the soul. Builds character! What doesn't kill them (and ok, it kills them some of the time), only makes them stronger!

There really are amazing amounts of works from last round, aren't there?

[gryffindorj.livejournal.com]

There were two fics from last year are sticking out in my mind:
sansa1970's Lamp in the Cooling Room. GAH! I cry every time I read it. It was masterful and I loved it.
The other I fail at because I can't remember who wrote it nor can I remember the exact title but I think it might have been from team fanon and it's the story told in several different ways going reverse in time but it always ends with Draco and Harry shagging. I should really go back and find out what the fic is called. *sucks for not knowing* ETA: "What Could Have Been (And What Was)" that was the story and I loved it. Now I can suck less.

I am cheering for team Epilogue a little bit because they have a lot to get around to keep their stories 100% to canon. You know me, I will totally know if they didn't! Also I think trubbleclef is on EWE and since I love her I have to cheer for her too. Sorry team AU, good luck though!

[spacefragments.livejournal.com]

Sorry team AU, good luck though!

bitch :p

[gryffindorj.livejournal.com]

LOL I totally forgot you are on team AU! I am of course pulling for you and know you will do a brilliant job! Which team is which doesn't matter a lot to me, I don't vote based on the genre I vote on whether the work is good or not.

[spacefragments.livejournal.com]

i liked lamp in the cooling room and that one with the fucked-up werewolf!harry, i don't remember the title.

i'm cheering from all teams. i'm not feeling very competitive yet. :p

[sugareey.livejournal.com]

Hee. You know, sometimes it's nice to read something not so happy because everything is always happy. The angst makes it good. So yay to that.

I'm actually curious to see what people can come up with now that there are three teams instead of four like last round, to be honest. I'm also happy that enough people signed up (of course that's one less thing for you to worry about).

We'll see what happens, eh?

[alaana-fair.livejournal.com]

I think it will be awesome! I'm especially excited to get to vote and participate from the "other side of the fence" this year. I'm cheering for all of them. Each team has some of my favorite authors/artists on them, so it would be impossible to pick one over the other. :-D