Fig Newton

Here's the monthly update of the Fig Newton corner of SG-1 fandom:

( fandom )

( fic )

On to the recs! This month marked my 700th rec, which kinda boggles the mind. At least mine. Not only that, but the Master List of SG-1 fic recs is actually up-to-date! I'm on a roll, apparently.

They were all posted at stargateficrec, but they are archived at figs_sg1_rec with my own tags. Follow the links below. You should all know the drill by now...

( Replicarter recs )

( Team recs )

::insert regular encouragement to sign up to rec here::

In other gen reccing news, sg1genrecs's current theme is lost episode -- stories that feature original plotlines, rather than being episode related. If you have a favorite gen fic that fits the bill, I hope you'll wander over there and rec it.

MUCH YAY.

C'mon. Go sign up...

(Signups must be made on LJ to prevent multiple claims on the same prompt, but sg1friendathon is right here too!)

::waves scepter of the realm of ship-free Stargate meaningfully::

Oh, and Beanpot and Annerb? There are prompts at that list (over 170 of them, whee!) that have your names on them!

So these Mitchell drabbles...

First of all, I am very happy to get so many prompts. Thanks, folks! :) It's the first time since I started this impromptu series that I actually get to pick and choose. I hope no one will be offended if I don't choose a particular prompt; it's just a question of what hits, so to speak. I've done nine so far, so I'll be choosing three more to complete the set.

But I am running into a problem.

How do I refer to the guy?

My personal preference is "Mitchell," but I have an unhappy suspicion that it's because I don't actually like the character too much. (One day I will post meta regarding the majority of people who regularly refer to Sam as "Carter.") I don't dislike him, even if his recklessness really gets on my nerves sometimes. I'm just... neutral. Chaotic neutral, from my old D&D days, perhaps. :) But it does mean that I don't entirely trust my judgment. I've been vacillating back and forth. It looks a bit weird.

So I've posted a poll over at LJ. (I have a basic account on DW, so I can't mirror it here, sorry.) If you'd like to help me figure out the best way to refer to Cameron Mitchell, please vote in the poll here, or just comment in this entry. :)

Edit: I certainly wasn't fishing for it, but my warmest thanks to the person who gifted me with points. :D

The most bizarre Daniel thought process ficlet has leapt into my mind. A quick question, though, to follow it to its proper conclusion: what's the Atlantis equivalent of the DHD? Similar to the "keyboard" on the Gateship from S8? Can anyone direct me to a picture?

I blame this on Zats. She's so much fun to blame things on... :)

edit: Penknife and Zats came through already, yay!

I wish gate_women would get more traffic, I really do. It's a Stargate comm that emphasizes the women of the Gates, whether it's SG-1, SGA, or even SGU. Gen is usually the default but it is by no means required!

There's a new challenge now at the comm: 11 in 11. Basically, it's a commitment to post 11 times in the next 11 months, throughout the calendar year 2011. Entries can be fic links, recs, meta, picspam, or any combination thereof. It doesn't have to be restricted to a single character or even a single show.

I've just posted my first entry - on Sha're, naturally. :) You'll find it here.

I know there are lots of Sam and Janet and Vala fans who read my posts, so I hope some of you will wander over to Women of the Gate and sign up, too! :)

::peeks at internets::

Hmm. Looks relatively unbroken to me... :)

Hi, all of you! I'm here for a couple of days before disappearing again into the ether. Words cannot express the awesomeness that is sg1_debrief on LJ and Paian's roundups on DW that will allow me to catch up on some of what I've missed! I'll try and make a rapid skim of my flist as well, but if you know of something specific that you think I'll enjoy, please drop a link in the comments.

Speaking of awesomeness and DW, my warmest thanks to the lovely anonymous benefactor who gave me twelve months of paid time. I'll take it as a delightful birthday present. :) And I hope to post more fic and meta and general squee, after Sukkos! (That will be earlyish October, BTW.)

And on the subject of early October... we've got SG-1 Gen Fic Day scheduled on Monday, October 4th. I hereby pledge to have at least one fic written for the occasion! I hope there will be others out there to help make the day a success. Don't forget: new fic, links to older fic, drabbles, meta, vids, recs - anything goes, as long as it's gen and related to SG-1.

Gen and SG-1, you say? That must be sg1genrecs, which is currently open to gen recs about someone getting snaked - or any other type of gen rec, really. I was kinda hoping to see some good fic recced while I'm gone, but there's a chance to rec something now! I'll try to get a story recced myself before disappearing again on Wednesday.

And since this is the Entry of Segue, I'll add that I should probably get all four of my Sam and Janet friendship recs done for stargateficrec in these few days as well. Go and sign up to rec some favorites of your own, if you want to spread the fic love!

And finally, speaking of fic love... :) Many, many thanks to the person(s) who made my day by nominating All This Time for the Gatefic awards. I am very fond of that story, as it's S8 team (which gets less writing love). It's Daniel-centric in the whumping, plot-line way but Sam-centric in the character focus way. In my old fandom, we'd say Daniel is the A plot and Sam is the B plot.( LnC fans usually put the B plot first, heh. I think ATT is like that, too.) I took a very quick look this morning at the nominees, and saw some stories I haven't read - always a plus! I hope I'll have a chance to read and vote at least in one or two categories before the 25th.

For those of you celebrating the High Holy Days, I hope your Sukkos will be as happy and busy as mine promises to be. :)

Has anyone noticed the sheer volume of fabulous gen fic we've been getting lately? And that the majority of those stories focus on the women of Stargate? That's because two ficathons, both focusing on women, have gone live at the same time: the Awesome Women ficathon (which is multi-fandom) and gate_women. Yay!

My own contribution to gate_women has just been sent off for its second round of beta. This is because Random is awesome and never lets me get away with being sloppy. :)

I feel positively spoiled: all this great gen fic and Gen Fic Day coming up at the end of next week! July 8th, don't forget. We'll celebrate Daniel's birthday in style, with any and all SG-1 gen fic welcomed and a hearty serving of Team Alphabet Soup!

To quote PoG: I heart fandom. That is all. :)

So grav_ity says it's Ascension Day, SG-1 style... which means fic about Ascension and Descension and Ancients. She's got an entire entry full of Ascension-related recs and she's looking for more. So why not wander over there and take a look? :)

It's a real pleasure to spread the word about a ficathon that basically says, Stargate women are awesome! :)

gate_women has just gone live with signups for this year's challenge. There are prompts for women from SG-1, SGA, and SGU. Both artwork and fic are welcomed, and fics have no minimum word count. Gen is encouraged but not required, and there's lots of time to work on your prompt - submission dates are the last week of June.

The theme of the ficathon is firsts, and there are lots and lots of prompts available! You're even allowed to claim a prompt that someone else has already claimed if you're particular to a certain idea. I have personally snagged a pre-series Sha'uri prompt. Anyone surprised by that? ;)

::listens to chirping of crickets::

Seriously, anything that encourages more fanworks about the marvelous women of Stargate deserves wholehearted support. So please help boost the signal by posting about it on your own journals, and I hope that lots of you will sign up to participate!

Women of the Gate Ficathon & Art Challenge Rules

Prompt List for Author/Artist Sign Up

Just finished a translation sample for the kind of client that makes you cringe, but hey, who can turn down work these days?

So with the bad taste out of my mouth, I need a happier distraction! Prompt me with icons for SG-1 gen ficlets, seasons 1-8. I'll take the first five - maybe more, depending on my whim. (I can have whims!) To keep track of who posts first, please stake your claim over at LJ. (If you don't have an account there, point me to an URL.)

Also, I want to boost the signal for gate_women. They're having a ficathon (art included) that emphasizes the women of Stargate - with gen as a preference, so the shipping doesn't distract from the women's awesomeness! Of course I'm going to like something like that. :) The theme this time is "firsts." They're looking for prompts right now, so go and contribute!

And if nobody takes my Sha'uri prompt, I'll probably claim it myself, heh.