angeldevilsmile

: angeldevilsmile; December 23rd, 2009

Current Mood:: ecstatic

Hello everyone!

Just a quick update: I have started my own website for HP fan fic-ers. Obviously, right now it's just my work but I'm looking for good, strong writers who are sick of having to come through a string of really bad fan fic just to find the good ones. I have a screening process, M/NC-17 ratings are allowed (um...duh!) and I encourage constructive criticism from everyone.

Hope you can all go and take a look, and if you're a writer and want to post on the site, I would be happy to set up a page for you!

www.angelicallydevilishfanfiction.webs.com

or...

bit.ly/7RV8d4

Best,

Meg

The Perils of Originality

: angeldevilsmile; November 11th, 2009

Current Mood:: contemplative

So Amy & I (Amy being my totally awesome bffl & co-writer) have been toying with the idea of writing some original work. Obviously, it will be of the romantic & slightly erotic persuasion, & I've been curious as to how well this will translate to our target audience.

Our demographic so far seems to be teens & young adult females who like either a.) bad boys, b.) the strong, silent-but-secretly-an-animal-between-the-sheets type, or c.) mischievous trouble-makers with a heart (or hearts) of gold. Basically, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and the Weasley twins. Now, as well as we could probably translate those attributes to original characters of our own, there comes a point when one wonders if it's the type of character, or the character himself that draws the audience.

I admit that a lot of my interest in the HP FF world was drawn from the movies - Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, & the Phelps twins are undeniably (okay, perhaps David Thewlis not so much, but that's another discussion for another day) attractive. I don't think I would have gotten into the HPFF world had I not had some attraction to these actors. So I wonder - am I (or Amy or both) capable of creating characters that would make people fall in love (or lust) with them without seeing a physical manifestation?

I suppose this might come off as slightly self-indulgent (well, alright, QUITE self-indulgent) & perhaps even a bit like I'm searching for an ego-stroke. I'm not. In all honesty, I've wanted to be a writer since I was 13 & a small hiccup like lack of audience isn't really going to deter that dream. HOWEVER -- it does make it a bit easier when you know you have support.

That said, I wonder if I'm the only writer who has these worries, & if not, how does one overcome them? Also, do you (as writers) honestly think there is a market for original work that borders on the erotic (alright, we'll pass "borders on" & go straight to "is exactly like...") if their characters are similar to those found in fanfic?

I want an honest opinion -- what draws you to my (or OUR) stories? Is it the connection with Harry Potter, the characters of Harry Potter, or the moments of originality we tend to have upon occasion? Inquiring minds (okay, Amy doesn't know about this post, so really, it's just mine) want to know.

I have a poll up on FFN that will be a great start in answering all of the above questions.

Best,

Meg

Actor Crushes

: angeldevilsmile; October 24th, 2009

Current Mood:: creative

Current Music:: Glee Soundtrack

So...I have a problem.

I first thought it was clinical, but then I realized that it was far, far, FAR worse than anything I could catch from another human being or psychological disease.

I obsess over actor crushes.

A sad but true fact, I tend to divide these unsuspecting men (and, admittedly, sometimes women) into these 3 categories:

1.) I'll Do You, But Turn the Lights Off First
- Cruel, I know, but the people that tend to fall into this category are men (or women) with completely shaggable voices. Jeremy Irons always tops my list of this category. ALWAYS. Closely followed by Alan Rickman. And Ralph Fiennes.

2.) I'll Do You, But Please Leave in the Morning
- These are those highly unattainable, secret desire but would never make it past the first flush of a one-night-stand. Either in a relationship already (& you decide you care about that) , or upon closer examination there's nothing in common between the two of us. Yes, I know I don't KNOW them when I place them into this category, but I like to think of myself as perceptive enough during interviews to know that it wouldn't work out if we were to ever sleep together. This is one of my longer lists. Top 10 include Johnny Depp, Justin Timberlake, & Robert Downey Jr.

3.) I'll Do You, All of You, Whenever, Wherever, Forever
- I think the title pretty much gives this one away. These are those men that you just stop and stare at whenever you pass a movie store, electronics store, awkwardly-placed look-alike, etc. This category includes a few married men, and though I'm not a fan of affairs (I'm more of an open-relationship type of girl anyway, but that's for a different blog), I would step on my scruples for a particular guy. Though not as big a category as the last one, Top 10 include Henry Cavill, Gary Oldman, & George Clooney.

So there you go. I am officially sick. I categorize guys.

I'm a horrible person.

Well...maybe not horrible. ;-)

Fanfiction Reviewers

: angeldevilsmile; October 3rd, 2009

Current Mood:: pissed off

OK...I'm going to take a moment to rant a bit because I'm in one of those moods.

1.) When you review, don't ever, EVER tell me what to put into my story. It's my fucking story and if you don't like it, read something else.

2.) Don't get pissed at my characters because I make them reasonably realistic. Not everyone - in fact, very few people - fall in love immediately after sex. So is Hermione going to wake up in Sirius's arms after one night of amazing sex - after years of neuroses and psychosis - and become the dewy-eyed lover? NO! Not in my story, so if you're looking for that, again, read something else.

3.) I thoroughly understand and respect the fact that the way I write my characters is not going to appeal to some people. To me, Hermione is not some withering little virgin, Ron isn't an empty-headed putz, and Harry is not - most of the time - a whinging, whining brat. Ginny isn't an obnoxious attention-hog, Luna isn't a ditz, and Tonks isn't a conniving, backstabbing bitch. So if you're looking for these attributes to those characters in my stories, READ SOMETHING ELSE.

4.) And finally, while I might be a review hog, I'm not so starved for accolades that I am willing to pander to every whim of every reviewer. You wanna see more Draco? Go read a Draco story. You want Hermione to get off her high horse and become a lovesick puppy? Go read another story. You want Harry to jump off a cliff? You guessed it...GO READ ANOTHER STORY.

I do not mean this to offend those who have been so wonderfully supportive and constructive about my writing, who have followed the plots and their twists without complaint, and have helped me along with great feedback and an understanding of my direction. You all know who you are, and you've been great. I mean this for those who are ticked at the way the story is going and are looking to try and change it. If you don't like it, write your own story, your way.

Trust me, I will be there to review yours too, and I pull no punches.

Whoa, Manhattan, chill out!

: angeldevilsmile; September 25th, 2009

Current Mood:: frustrated

So, if anyone follows my tweets, you'll know that I was in Manhattan today doing a variety of things, but spending most of it on the east side in midtown, around the United Nations.

HOLY JEEZ.

So, the U.N. General Assembly has been meeting to talk about several things, not the least of which is the worldwide ban of nuclear weapons, climate control, the flu, etc. (Not kidding about the flu, either) and so understandably, midtown is a bit of a zoo, what with all the diplomats and ambassadors coming and going and going and coming (and always too soon...lol...sorry...had to).

But SERIOUSLY, people! Why do pedestrians go crazy-go-nuts when tourists are in town? For serious!

I'm not the biggest fans of tourists in New York. One tip to visitors: Don't Dawdle. We HATE it when we're walking in Times Square or down in the Village and there's a group of tourists just sauntering down the sidewalk. New York City is a fast-paced town, people! Get with the speed of the traffic, or stay to the side. If I see another pasty-faced, fanny-packed, black-socks-with-sandals suntan-lotioned German tourist slowly meandering down Madison/5th Avenue with Mrs. Obnoxious-German-tourist and their children, the Spawn of Spoiled Brat Hell, stopping ever few feet to admire the goods within the Coach/Burberry/Barneys/Bendells/Bergdorfs, I will seriously scream.

I don't think you understand just how obnoxious it is to stand behind these people, spending 10 minutes trying to figure out how to get around them.

ANYWAY - brief tangent, back on focus - the U.N. was meeting, traffic was a nightmare, blah blah blah, way too many people, and what should have been a 5 minute block from the lower-50s to Bryant Park took me 30 flippin minutes.

Anarchy, thy name is midtown Manhattan at lunch during the United Nations General Assembly.

*sigh*

Hope this ends soon!

~Meg

Employment

: angeldevilsmile; September 14th, 2009

Current Mood:: frustrated

Right.

So...I've been terrible about updating. I suppose that's to be expected, considering how good I am at tweeting. Blogging requires much more than 140 characters and sometimes I go on and on and on and it just becomes tedious to read.

I like tweeting because it avoids this.

Anyway, so the title of this blog is employment, and considering I'm at my place of employment right now (getting ready to go to my OTHER place of employment) I shall have to make this brief. Or rather...brief-er.

Why is it that we, as college graduates, can only get jobs where the employer are impressed with your (undeniably) successful college experience and then, once hired, promptly forget that you actually matriculated from said higher institution of learning?

i.e. - Why do they assume we're idiots?

I grant that there is a hefty population from our generation who are inclined to be slightly daft. But not me! So why am I slaving away at a computer doing data-entry when someone with a well-placed father (but no more brain cells than me) is on his way to running a Fortune 500 company even though he/she is severely unqualified?

Thus one of the unfair mysteries of life.

Thanks for reading!

Meg

I have been forsaken by technology

: angeldevilsmile; August 28th, 2009

Current Mood:: angry

I would like to join all who are interested in prayer for my computer, which has decided to use tonight not to awake and so now I am computer-less (well, not entirely true - I'm borrowing my mum's for awhile) until I can figure out what the heck went wrong with it. :-)

I rant about technology, but to be honest I don't know the first thing about it, which I suppose is the scarier thing in this situation. I rely so much on my computer - especially for my writing - and it up and dies on me and I have absolutely no idea how to make it come back to life or how to get my files back (though I'm 99% certain I backed them up) so now I'm sitting here on my mum's computer trying to figure out how the hell I'm going to get the money to a.) get my computer fixed and/or b.) afford another computer.

I'm rambling and probably not making much sense but I'm really shaken by this whole computer thing. I really never expected it to just...die. The past computer's I've had had actual physical problems with them, whereas this one has something I cannot see, which to me makes it mysterious and therefore makes it hard to understand and I HATE not understanding things.

I have control issues, you see. :-)

Anyway, I just thought I'd share that, in the event I don't update in awhile, that's why.

Hope everyone's well, and have a good rest of the weekend.

~ Meg

Soooo Tired...

: angeldevilsmile; August 26th, 2009

Current Mood:: tired

Can I just tell you all that I hate the fact that I can't get a good night sleep without taking drugs? Well, not drugs, per say, more of an herbal remedy but at the same time it completely knocks me out so I shouldn't take it unless I know I'll have a full 8 hours to sleep. And even then I'm exhausted because chances are I tend to oversleep, which makes me tired too.

Does anyone else find that fact of nature incredibly counterproductive? Getting tired because of oversleeping? Where's the logic in that?

Anyway, I slept 12 hours last night to make up for the pittance of sleep I had gotten the past few days and now I'm still exhausted so I'm going to take a nap. Just thought I'd blog about how extraordinarily boring my life is right now. :-)

Therapy

: angeldevilsmile; August 20th, 2009

Current Mood:: contemplative

So I have realized that, while annoying, psychological therapy is an important aspect to life. After all, if it weren't for therapy, how would we know that the intense emotions we go through are normal or not?

Case in point: I wanted to rip out my psychologist's guts today. I feel that's a fairly irrational response to the frustration I was feeling. But I decided NOT to act upon my homicidal urges, and I am the better for it.

And not in jail.

Okay, so I MIGHT be exaggerating JUST a little - you will find I am wan to do that for the sake of a punchline or a bout of philosophical mumbo-jumbo. I do, however, now acknowledge that therapy, however emotionally, physically, or mentally taxing it may be, is not an entire waste of time and money.

...though it can sometimes seem that way. :-)

Oral Sadism

: angeldevilsmile; August 19th, 2009

Current Mood:: cranky

No, the title of this is in no way referencing some kind of sexual fetish that involves...well, I'm not entirely sure what a sexual fetish called "oral sadism" would involved and even my debauched imagination couldn't conjure such images, so we'll just go with the idea that this is NOT that type of blog. :-)

I am, of course, referring to dentistry.

Now, don't get me wrong. I like my dentist. He is a very nice guy. I've actually met a LOT of really nice dentists, so I have nothing against them as people. HOWEVER - it seems whenever they are handed an instrument that can be vaguely traced back to the torture implements of the Spanish Inquisition, they turn into blood-thirsty, maniacal sadists whose mission in life is to inflict as much pain as humanly possible.

I exaggerate. But not by much.

Case in point: today I went to the dentist's to get my top two wisdom teeth out. Now, the general idea is that the top two wisdom teeth are infinitely easier to extract and deal with than the bottom two. Having had the bottom two out in a fairly painless and uneventful procedure some 2 months ago, I was expecting more of the same today.

My gums are currently screaming bloody murder to my as memories of blunt metal instruments and pliers float through my mind.

In conclusion, I'm not particularly keen on heading in the direction of the dentist again. Hopefully, when it's time for my cleaning in October, I'll have sufficiently healed my psychological wounds and will be able to continue.

Have a good night, everyone!

~ Meg

My first Live Journal Entry

: angeldevilsmile; August 16th, 2009

Current Mood:: accomplished

Hello Everyone!

My name is Meg, I'm a writer in her early-twenties, and I'm getting into this whole "blogging" thing. I'm not entirely sure how it works without sounding somewhat self-indulgent, but I will endeavor to press on and in the end I might not give two you-know-whats about what it looks like. :-)

I'm going to use this space and this time to give you a little bit of a glimpse into the inside of my head. Please - for your safety, put on this heavy protective gear. *Hands you a very large, very heavy HAZ-MAT suit.* There are toxins and explosives up in my cerebral cortex.

MINI-BIOGRAPHY:

I've lived all over the world

I've sung on a Broadway stage

I've been two places at once (think about this one for a bit - don't hurt yourself, though)

I can count to 10 in 8 different languages

I've been called a genius by licensed professionals (now think about fact #3)

I can act, sing, and dance - often at the same time - with a smile on my face

I can curse like a sailor...but usually only at appropriate moments

I can call myself a "national champion" in swimming...but not in this nation ;)

I have 3 defined "bad habits" - and I can do all 3 at the same time

I have an unhealthy fascination with the Harry Potter universe

I have thought about how I want to die

I have a secret desire to rule the world

LIKES:
writing (a bit obvious, I think)
singing in the shower
sleep...zzz
reading
the color BURGUNDY
listening to music
playing tennis
spending time with absolutely insane people, a.k.a. my friends
puppies
karaoke (kinda goes with singing in the shower)
watching movies
chocolate pudding :-)
trying to come up with new and interesting ways to spend my time

DISLIKES:
intolerance
political correctness that manifests itself in segregation
reality television (though I make a few minor concessions)
game meat
zuccini
pretension
assumptions
idiocity
mean people (I find this tends to go with idiocity)
people who actively go out of there way to be cruel

SOME FAVORITE QUOTES:

"In the beginning, the Universe was created. This made a lot of people angry, and has been widely regarded as a bad idea." - Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

"I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're going and hook up with them later." - Mitch Hedberg

"It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste." - Evelyn Waugh

"Punctuality is a virtue of the bored." - Evelyn Waugh

"Sirius Black: Escaped Azkaban, Evaded Dementors, Outwitted the Ministry...Killed by Drapery." - Unknown

"Sometimes you remind me a lot of James. He called it my 'furry little problem' in company. Many people were under the impression that I owned a badly behaved rabbit." - Remus Lupin, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." - James Nicoll

"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before." - Mae West

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance." - Will Durant

"Tea can do a lot of things, Jane. But it can't bring back the dead." - Death at a Funeral

From Movie 'Cradle Will Rock': In reference to allegiance with Communist Political Party
MARC BLITZSTEIN: I'm faithful to the ideals of the party
ORSON WELLES: I'm faithful to the party of ideas!
JOHN HOUSEMAN: You're faithful to the idea of a party.

SO...yes. That's me in a nutshell. Well, perhaps a very tiny nutshell, as the above only skims the surface to the intricate idiosyncrasies and neuroses that plague my life. Hopefully, however, I will be able to update often enough that you will be able to get a glimpse of just how messed up I actually am. :-)

Best,

~ Meg

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