Grounded (PG)

This is Random's birthday fic, which means she didn't get to wave her magic beta wand over it. :) My thanks to Aurora Novarum, who tried valiantly to beta the story despite the disastrous formatting problems. Any mistakes she missed are due to the strikeouts and scribbles and are entirely my own.

Random asked me for Daniel and Sha're, right after Jack leaves - when Daniel realizes that he really is staying, and Sha're realizes that she's married to the man who killed Ra.

Summary: Daniel and Sha'uri are both a little lost, but they'll find a straight path together. ~1,600 words. PG. Daniel/Sha're, obviously, and set within the final scene of Stargate: the Movie.

( Grounded )

PSA: Why smart quotes are NOT YOUR FRIEND, and avoiding HTML problems

Many of us write our stories in Word, or similar programs. Here's a word to the wise, folks: don't. :) Or at least, tread carefully! Make sure you avoid importing some of the more infuriating aspects to your LJ or website.

( the problem with smart quotes )

( the problem with auto-formatting in real text )

If you found this post useful, please let me know. If anything is unclear, or you have more suggestions to add, please comment! And if you think this is a total waste of time... Well, you're welcome to let me know that, too. :)

ETA: Some helpful links included in the comments:

cleothemuse offers a macro Word 97-2003 which strips a number of odd-ball characters out of Word documents and formats the whole thing into an eFiction-friendly HTML-ready format. It's available in ZIP format, and includes installation and use instructions on a PDF. It works in Word 2007, too, although instructions are not yet included in the zip file.

rigel_7 wrote a post in fandom_grammar that covers not only what I've written here, but much, much more. Seriously, just skip my entry and go read hers. :)

jedibuttercup has an extensive list of HTML codes for accents and symbols.

Below in the comments, pepper_field explains how to include quotes in LJ cuts and have brackets show in your entry.