[Fic] "Fixation, and Other Stories" -- Harry Potter

I finally finished editing Fixation, and Other Stories, my set of Ginny/Harry/Draco ficlets for thirtyforthree. The link in the previous sentence goes to the final version on ff.net. Even if you've read all the component fics before, you might want to read the collected version. For one thing, I edited several pieces significantly, and for another, now you can see how the connected ones fit together.

I wrote Fixation, and Other Stories as a set of theme responses for the thirtyforthree livejournal community. At first, I had no intention of letting any of the stories, drabbles, or character study vignettes interlock into anything like a unified story or timeline. Except then some of them did.

Fixation, and Other Stories is arranged in a pattern of alternating chapters. The odd-numbered ones contain two fics each and are all part of a single timeline -- "Fixation" -- while the even-numbered chapters -- the "Other Stories" part of the title -- contain three fics each and have sod-all to do with each other. The only consistent inter-chapter link is that they all deal with the same three people: Harry Potter, Ginny Weasley, and Draco Malfoy. (Each even-numbered chapter does, however, have an internal thematic link, like 'dystopian future' or 'crack AU.')

Basically, I was just having fun and trying bizarre things out to see if they would fly or crash. Some flew. Others I'm still not sure about.

Thanks to bluefate for beta-reading.

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For those who are curious, I've created a table of contents linking to the original lj versions of the ficlets. They're listed in chronological story order rather than by theme number or post date.

( Fixation, and Other Stories: Table of Contents )

Femgenficathon

*dons publicity hat*

I just signed up for something called Femgenficathon, run by gehayi. It is exactly what it sounds like: a ficathon for gen fanfiction written about female characters. Stories aren't due until July 15 at the earliest.

If you have time, and if you think that sounds interesting, please go sign up. I promise I will read your stories even if I know less than nothing about whatever fandom and character you end up using, because there are never enough gen fics in the world, and it's good to put girls and women at the center of things without having to dress ourselves up in romance to justify that.

(If all the themes are already taken, maybe gehayi will add more again!)

*removes publicity hat and goes home to get some sleep*