Date: 2009-11-05 21:07 Subject: (no subject) Security: Public

Pimping for HP Kinkfest. Look under the cut for a very pretty picture. (And many more sexy banners at the comm itself.)

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Date: 2009-10-25 13:32 Subject: Reccing the complete fic now Security: Public

So a few weeks back I recced a new WIP by gatewaygirl, author of Blood Magic and many smuttier fics, entitled "The Confusion of Will and Desire." The fic is now done! So go on over there and read it! Here's what I said at the time:


The story is quite emotionally intense, but is full of wry humour as Harry attempts to figure things out like sexuality and Draco Malfoy. The interplay between him and Draco is just lovely, and something I miss when I'm not reading much fic! GG has done a wonderful job of showing us clear glimpses of Draco's complex character that Harry can't fathom at all, but the reader certainly can.

It's flocked on LJ:
http://gatewaygirl.livejournal.com/87924.html

But if you aren't on her flist on LJ, it's open to the public on IJ:
http://gatewaygirl.insanejournal.com/82742.html

Smoking hot, emotionally rich, tender and funny. What's not to like?

Date: 2009-10-12 01:59 Subject: FIc Rec: Confusion of Will & Desire (NC-17, H/D) Security: Public Tags: fic rec

Fic Rec!

So gatewaygirl, the author of Blood Magic and many other well-known fics, has written a new something that I am absolutely loving.

It's a nine part piece, and 5 of the 9 parts have been posted. I don't consider it a WIP, since she's already written the other parts. It's entitled A Confusion of Will and Desire, and it's an EWE Year Eight scenario that has as its backstory a fic she wrote called "May I?" for a fest.

It has just some of the best Year 8 Harry/Draco I've seen yet.

The original story centers around a Year 5 Christmas scenario with Sirius, Harry, and Lupin, and some potioned mischief the twins have gotten up to with some prank biscuits. The thing is, after the effects of the potion wear off, Lupin charms Harry not to remember what happened. After his death during the battle of Hogwarts, though, the charm wears off.

Thus, Harry suddenly finds himself starting to have these very sexual dreams and wondering whether a) he has gone round the twist, b) he really thinks Sirius was f**king hot, c) he might be gay/bi, d) all of the above.

The story is quite emotionally intense, but is full of wry humour as Harry attempts to figure things out like sexuality and Draco Malfoy. The interplay between him and Draco is just lovely, and something I miss when I'm not reading much fic! GG has done a wonderful job of showing us clear glimpses of Draco's complex character that Harry can't fathom at all, but the reader certainly can. I can't wait to read the rest of this, but I'll have to!

It's flocked on LJ:
http://gatewaygirl.livejournal.com/87924.html

But if you aren't on her flist on LJ, it's open to the public on IJ:
http://gatewaygirl.insanejournal.com/82742.html

Smoking hot, emotionally rich, tender and funny. What's not to like?

Date: 2009-08-18 23:56 Subject: New Snaco drabble Security: Public

Please please please tell me that the HBP movie is inspiring lots of my favorite writers to delve into the sensually Slytherin world of Snape/Draco? It did at least inspire avialle to create a lovely smutty piece of art, which in turn inspired this super-drabble.

Title: Fallen
Author: ravenna_c_tan
Word Count: 250
Pairing: Snape/Draco
Rating: R
Notes: This super-drabble (250 words) is for avialle whose lovely and delicious Snaco art (http://avialle.insanejournal.com/94364.html) entitled "Quick & Dirty" inspired me to write this! Um, the drabble doesn't exactly match the art, though. Inspired by, though. I totally did not have time to do this tonight--I'm on deadline--but somehow I just Could Not Help Myself!!


He is so fragile, so gentle, so open, after I've fucked him.

It is the only time he lets down his guard.

Until the first time, I hadn't even known if it was possible. His armor, I had assumed, was simply the way he was, hardened all the way to the core.

Like me.

The first time, I had not done it to get inside. The first time...

Well.

I was surprised he came back.

He is not asleep, but he is peaceful, a lock of white-blond hair over one eye. He cherishes these moments as much as I do, I think, or maybe he really is so overtaken with post-orgasmic lassitude that he has no choice but to lie quietly in my bed, and sometimes listen to what I have to say.

Sometimes I am loath to say anything. Why can't I just enjoy the well of affection he inspires when he lies like a felled angel, utterly vulnerable, next to me?

Because if I love him, or if I fall in love with him, I am a monster--he can never be mine. And if I let the boy satisfy his carnal desires with me so that I may gain opportunities to guide him? Am I less a monster?

He makes a contented sound.

Perhaps I shall not say anything this time. Perhaps I will merely brush the lock of hair back from his forehead, and press a kiss there, and wait for him to sleep.

-end-

Date: 2009-08-04 13:39 Subject: Vampire eye candy Security: Public

( my newest book cover, under the cut )

Date: 2009-08-03 21:08 Subject: Harry Potter fanfic meetup at Worldcon? Security: Public

Anyone here going to Worldcon in Montreal this weekend?

Any of you interested in a Harry Potter fanfic writer/reader meetup?
I didn't see one listed anywhere yet...

I'm proposing the following times! Please vote for one if you can make it?

Friday, 12 noon - 1pm
Friday, 4pm-5pm
Sunday, 5pm-6pm

I'll figure out where once I know how many we'll be!

Date: 2009-08-02 23:10 Subject: HP Darkfest signups! Security: Public

I am torn. I am so overworked and under deadlines right now that I don't think I can get something into Darkfest this year.

But that doesn't mean you all shouldn't...

http://community.livejournal.com/hp_darkfest/16171.html

Date: 2009-07-26 13:31 Subject: Ravenna in Russian Security: Public

So some intrepid Russian-speaking HP fans have begun to undertake the translation of my fics! Someone did Tempus a while back, and now a different group have begun to tackle the rest of my H/D.

There's a drabble here! http://primus-inter-pares.diary.ru/p76373054.htm

The only thing on the page I can recognize is my name! They link to the original drabble, for those curious.

Kind of neat!

Date: 2009-07-25 14:58 Subject: HP Tarot Poll! Security: Public

Any of you who have been following my journal know I've been slammed with RL writing deadline for the past year, and it's going to be like that for the next 10 months at least, but I am trying to get the time to sneak in a new round of hp_tarot.

FYI, for those of you who haven't seen an amazing HP themed deck on Deviant Art, check out: http://ellygator.deviantart.com/gallery/#HP-Tarot

As I make my plans for our next round, here's a very simple poll:

WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER WE DO NOW?
1) A round where we try to really fill in all the cards that aren't done yet with art and fics, so we can have a "complete" deck

2) A 'swap' sort of round where writers use the previously created art from the fest as prompts for new stories, and the artists use previously written fics as the prompts for new art?

3) Some other idea I will detail in comments...

Cross-posted to the LJ comm, IJ comm, and my journals!

Date: 2009-07-22 20:30 Subject: First pics from Azkatraz starting to appear... Security: Public

And now the mass hunt to friend everyone I met -- across LJ, IJ, and Dreamwidth. (I'm the same on all three if anyone's looking for me: ravenna_c_tan...)

I had a nice chat with pir8fancier at the HD meetup that consolidated my feelings of why I love writing fanfic even if it's "for free" and all that. I realize that's part of the fun of it for me. It's writing that isn't "work" at all for me, so it's sustaining and creative for the pure fun of it instead. It's work-like in that I apply my craft and expertise, but it's for me and for my friends in fandom and not for "work." I also met benevolntgodes (I think I spelled it right...) and now have to look for her to friend, too.

Never did get to say hi to furiosity, tracy_loo_who, or chaeche. Did I mention the Snapecast meetup was really terrific? It was at this very fancy schmancy wine bar, where we tasted some nice wines and they had some nice little fancy cheese to taste with it. Yum.

Thus far I've come across one photo of myself, at the Snapecast meetup, but you can't really tell it's me. It's the back of my head... (Butch buns rule.)

Aha, here's one of the post-Drink & Draw continued drawing and drabbling group in the Great Foyer:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/hpef/3746027177/

I'm way in the back, just to the right of GatewayGirl (in the red shirt) and behind Sasha (stupid_drawings) in the gryffindor striped shirt.

And check this out, Rana (chibitoaster on LJ, littleblackbow on IJ) is drawing a Draco for me in my book! Here:
http://www.sfweekly.com/slideshow/view/28039792/11

Here is the art: http://www.sfweekly.com/slideshow/view/28039792/12

Wireless where I am staying is really flaky, making it hard to look at photos. There are about 900 of them on flickr right now tagged with "azkatraz" (it was around 850 when I started but clearly someone is uploading more as I look...) so I will look at them later when I have better bandwidth!

Date: 2009-07-22 12:48 Subject: Yet another Azkatraz post Security: Public Tags: azkatraz

I keep coming up with more people I met at the con. Like Leela_cat! And Bryoney. And Roslyn. And Ted and Nabil and Kim, somewhat tangentially to the con. And there's no way I'm going to get through these wrap up posts without having left someone out. A big hi to Gwendolyn Grace and Heidi, too, who worked their tails off at the convention and I think can be quite proud of the result. Which isn't to say there were not snafus. There were, which often had to do with communication between concom and attendees. But overall it was quite an undertaking.

I had to choose between going to the panel on Cross-Gen and the panel on Queers in the HP Universe. In the end my inner Draco made me go to the Cross Gen one because he's anxious that I haven't written any Snaco in so long. (Draco, I said, I haven't written any fanfic at all in a while because of original fic deadlines... He just sniffed and said he didn't care.) Cross Gen panel was really great. All the panelists were funny and smart and the audience really got into the topic (as you'd expect...)

And I got arrested! Two Aurors came and got me from the Craft Faire at the end. One of my roomies had put out a warrant for my using inappropriate charms on a teakettle. After I bailed myself out by writing a drabble, I put out a warrant for her arrest, too, as well as Mijan. The "Jail And Bail" scheme was all a charity fundraiser. The con's designated charities were the Harry Potter Alliance (which I won a T-shirt in the movie line for knowing) and Amnesty International. It was fortuitous I was jailed, actually, because at the jail they had bread and water! So I had a roll to keep me going. (It's because of things like this I didn't really eat an actual meal most days. And I ate way too many Tim Tams and Violet Crumbles at the HD meetup!)

I missed the fashion show while getting dressed for the ball, but the ball itself was great. The DJ was a real mix master, and he managed to mix together a very diverse list of styles of music and eras and yet keep the dance floor packed. The ballroom was too small and the dance floor also too small, for a group like ours. Nothing could really beat the Terminus ball where it was in a huge 1920s style ballroom with high frescoes ceiling, surrounded by balconies, and literally a thousand people could be dancing at once (and were). The Parc 55 is a modern building and just not made for that kind of grand party. But we had a lot of fun anyway. Lots of people made costumes. Justin (another one I haven't mentioned yet!) wore Snape ropes with prison stripes! Perfect!

Got to go now, off to lunch and then museum!

Date: 2009-07-22 01:04 Subject: Morrrrre Azkatraz Security: Public Tags: azkatraz

Let's see. Who else did I meet at Terminus?

At Erotic HP Night of course I got to see lots of Dacro, Mijan, and Slashpervert.

In the course of the con, I met both nuclearsugars and nuclear_polymers (Alyse), wrote a Gryffindor Spin the Bottle story for Sesheta_66, re-met Alisanne, finally met Rubymiene!! And coffeejunkii!! Both of whom I've known forever through LJ but hadn't met before. And apparently re-met Cordelia V. although neither of us could quite figure out where we'd met before! It wasn't at an HP con! Saw some of the Boston-area crowd, NQDonne only briefly (since she was helping run the con), BewaretheSmirk, Lesyeuxverts, & Potteresque_ire. Re-met sassy_cissa and met oldenuf2nb for the first time (her first HP con). Wook77, Anneke, and Romaine24, who wrote one of my favorite HD stories ever, except I can't remember the title of it... gah. Samantha, Isis, Slashpine... and I am sure there are more I'll think of as I mull over the con. Yolanda! Oh, and Lev Grossman, though I don't think I can count him as a slasher or ficcer... even if he did write a book which made the C. S. Lewis estate upset.

Dizilla/Diana Moon wrote me a haiku, which I interpret as Snape/Draco, because I'm like that:

against silver-white
tangled with black-satin sheets
forget tomorrow


I better go to sleep now. I'm having lunch with a friend and then visiting the San Francisco Asian Art Museum tomorrow.

Date: 2009-07-22 00:20 Subject: More on Azkatraz Security: Public Tags: azkatraz

Let's see, what else...

Dracofiend, Venturous1, Winnett, and everyone else who got photos of me, link link link! I did not have my camera at all so I am pictureless! And yes, it's perfectly OK to identify me in your photos as Ravenna C. Tan (or Cecilia Tan, but most people in HP fandom know me as the other!) and I do not care if it is f-locked.

I especially need pics of Erotic Harry Potter Night! It was such a lovely performance space.

Erotic HP Night was an absolute blast. Four of us read from the zine (which I still have copies of to sell, by the way! I'll post separately about that later...) in the theater space of the Center for Sex & Culture, a nonprofit organization that hosted us very happily. Their staff even dressed in robes for the occasion.

I went to less formal programming this con than previous ones mostly because I was presenting more of it myself! My talk on "Making the Jump from Fan Writer to Pro" went well, I stayed right on my notes and right on time, and I really really believe that many of the next wave of professional erotica, fantasy, and romance writers will come right out of this wave of fandom. Hopefully I convinced some people in that room to give it a shot. I will post my notes later as soon as I put them in some more readable form. (the outline is in sentence fragments.)

The Snarry meetup and HD meetup were really fun. I finally got to talk with some folks who I saw in passing at Terminus but hadn't had a chance to sit down and talk with.

I never did get around to telling Amanuensis that I finally watched Death Note, though. And then read the manga...

Swtalmnd was there but I never got a chance to say hi. Barely got a moment to say hello to Femmequixotic and BethBethBeth.

Really enjoyed hanging with my roomies GatewayGirl and ClueGirl, and we had a visit from themostepotente and xylodemon, too. These conventions are kind of like sleepaway camp, aren't they? Except I make slash & smut instead of lanyards and wallets.

Speaking of lanyards, I gave the really nice Hufflepuff book-thong I won at the HD meetup to red_rahl, because she will get a lot more mileage out of it than me! Puffs represent! (This Ravenclaw is reading mostly ebooks now anyway...)

So, because I taught a seminar in the MPA program, too, I was invited to hang out during their lunch hour, where we had a Bertie Botts Beans tasting! ( Read more... )

Date: 2009-07-21 23:54 Subject: Azkatraz wrapup post? Security: Public

This con I barely had time to Twitter much less post to LJ about things! And now I'm tired and braindead, sitting in the hotal lobby on my iphone. So here are some thoughts on the con.

Winnett is a dancin' fool! OMG it was so much fun dancing with her.

I am so sorry I didn't organize a Snaco meetup. I am so so so on fire again for that ship. The movie probably helped. Also, if I had organized it as a lunch or something, I would have had an actual meal! I didn't eat much this con.

Shout outs to the kick ass artists who filled my book with drawings at the drink and draw meetup! Rana, red_rahl, sinick & acidburn, twilightsorcery, Jin, zephre, venturous, lizardspots, supes, dramedy, karasu hime, tripperfunster, ponderosa, and even the intentional hilarious "badart" mistresses, val and melusina!

Fair use panel was awesome, bertie botts beans tasting was fun, but now my ride is here! More later!

Date: 2009-07-21 01:36 Subject: Fic Rec: a non-smutty RPF by Inamac Security: Public

So, back in 2007, I wrote a very smutty Jason Isaacs/Alan Rickman Snape/Lucius RPS story called "Improvisation."

In the comments for it, Inamac caught a plot bunny. The resulting story, which is not smutty but is very good, is now posted here!

http://inamac.insanejournal.com/63936.html

I quite enjoyed it, and can't say much without giving it away, but it starts with the actors on Deathly Hallows doing a script read-through, and then plot ensues.

Date: 2009-07-21 00:53 Subject: Malfoy ficlet, NC-17 Security: Public

I'm here at Azkatraz, and have spent a lot of tonight writing drabbles for artists in exchange for art! But an hour or so ago, as I was starting to run out of steam, this plot bunny for a ficlet about Lucius in Azkaban hit me. So I wrote it. (Azkatraz has spawned a lot of Azkaban plot bunnies for people this weekend...)

Title: Lucius In Azkaban
Rating: It's me. Therefore real dirty.
Word Count: 276

( Cut because it's really short but so Not Work Safe. )

Date: 2009-07-20 19:36 Subject: Reading in San Fran Tues. night Security: Public

Reminder that I will be reading from MIND GAMES and probably MAGIC UNIVERSITY (two of my deliciously erotic original fics) at Borderlands Books (866 Valencia) in San Francisco, this Tuesday night at 7pm. DM Atkins will also be there, reading from FAEWOLF. Printed copies of Mind Games will be for sale and everything. :-)

Anyone still around after Azkatraz, please come on by!

Date: 2009-07-17 11:37 Subject: Tonight's reading Security: Public

For anyone at Azkatraz actually reading LJ/IJ, a few notes about tonight's EROTIC HARRY POTTER NIGHT.

I never had time to make name tags. Those of you coming from the convention will have your tags anyway.

We have some door prizes which we'll figure out how to give away when we get there!

Remember, the event is tonight from 6pm to 8pm!

Directions to the Center for Sex & Culture:

You can take the MUNI for one stop from the station right by the hotel (Powell) to the next one down (Van Ness) which is right at 1th st. The fare is $2. There are also buses that run down Market & Mission for $2.

The Center for Sex & Culture is located pretty close to the hotel at 1519 Mission Street, which is 8 blocks from the hotel (about exactly one mile walk). There are busses that run down Market Street, too, for $2.00, for those who would find a mile walk too far to go.

Walking from the hotel:
Go down Cyril Magnin Street to Market Street (the really big one that cuts across) and turn right on Market. (Cyril Magnin is about even with 5th Street. The numbered streets are on the other side of Market from the hotel.)

Walk about 6 blocks down, to 11th Street. Left on 11th and go one block to Mission Street. Right on Mission and you should be right there!

Walking from the Snapecast Meetup:
They are at "The Press Club" at 20 Yerba Buena Lane which is off of 4th Street just south of Market. I would suggest walking on Market instead of Mission as the slightly safer walking route for those of you not used to big cities. Come out onto 4th St. Make a right, half a block to Market, then left on Market, 7 blocks down to 11th St, left on 11th and go one block, right on Mission and you are there.

My own plan is to leave the Snapecast meetup at 5:30 and to take the MUNI train, because I twisted my ankle yesterday and although normally I would just walk a mile, I think if I'm going to get through the convention without too much pain, I better not walk this one.

Admission is listed at a sliding scale $3 to $10. It is a suggested donation so don't feel you have to if you are really watching your pennies on this trip. We do want to support the Center, which is a fabulous non-profit organization, so please give what you can.

http://www.sexandculture.org/directions-and-parking.html

Date: 2009-07-14 17:51 Subject: Snaco drabble Security: Public Tags: drabble, snaco

Last year I wrote some Snape/Draco drabbles. it started as just one, then 2 little sequels spawned.

I wrote a fourth that might end the series. Here:

Title: Little Death
Pairing: Snape/Draco
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: Exactly 100, as always

Part One: Potions Text
LJ: http://community.livejournal.com/snape100/886125.html
IJ: http://asylums.insanejournal.com/snape100/130797.html

Part Two: Punishment, Mr. Malfoy
LJ: http://ravenna-c-tan.livejournal.com/106339.html
IJ: http://ravenna-c-tan.insanejournal.com/32611.html

Part Three: Fools Rush In
LJ: http://ravenna-c-tan.livejournal.com/107793.html
IJ: http://ravenna-c-tan.insanejournal.com/33912.html

( and the fourth, perhaps final...? )

Date: 2009-06-27 15:13 Subject: Reminder to RSVP for Erotic Harry Potter Night! Security: Public

Reminder!

If you're in the SF bay area or going to Azkatraz, RSVP for the Erotic Harry Potter Night!

I will still take RSVPs after July 1st, but I need to know by July 1st if you want a copy of the fanzine reserved for you.

Looks like there will be a group heading from the Snapecast meetup and a group heading from the hotel. Details TBA.

All details about this slashy, 18+ event and where to RSVP are here:

LJ: http://ravenna-c-tan.livejournal.com/126140.html
IJ: http://ravenna-c-tan.insanejournal.com/52331.html

PLEASE PIMP FAR AND WIDE! :-)