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frith_in_thorns) wrote2010-03-12 09:17 am
frith_in_thorns) wrote2010-03-12 09:17 am
question and meme
(I had a dream last night that I asked one of my old English teachers this question, and she shouted at me and told me that I was wrong. You guys'll tell me whether to listen to her, won't you? *g*)
This is about my sky pirate AU, which is now quite a way through the planning stages, and which I shall start writing next week during a terrible period of having no internet connection. (I'll also be skiing, but it's the lack of internet I'm currently dwelling on...)
Basically, since it's an AU, the characters won't be American/Canadian. So would I be able to use British English instead of American? This is because steam/clock-punk is heavily based on Victorian England anyway, and there are probably a hundred little words about sailing ships that are different in the two dialects, and they're wearing trousers and waistcoats and braces, and also I still can't take the word 'pants' very seriously. So unless anyone tells me I'm not allowed to, I probably will use BrEn in this. Opinions, plz?
And now a writing meme, which I stole from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
teh_elb :
Tell me about a story I never wrote, (eg, "The one where Aziraphale is a 1930s Chicago mobster") and I'll write you a snippet from it.
Fandoms: SGA, Sanctuary, Criminal Minds, Edge Chronicles, Discworld (City Watch), CSI (any), NCIS (either)
This is about my sky pirate AU, which is now quite a way through the planning stages, and which I shall start writing next week during a terrible period of having no internet connection. (I'll also be skiing, but it's the lack of internet I'm currently dwelling on...)
Basically, since it's an AU, the characters won't be American/Canadian. So would I be able to use British English instead of American? This is because steam/clock-punk is heavily based on Victorian England anyway, and there are probably a hundred little words about sailing ships that are different in the two dialects, and they're wearing trousers and waistcoats and braces, and also I still can't take the word 'pants' very seriously. So unless anyone tells me I'm not allowed to, I probably will use BrEn in this. Opinions, plz?
And now a writing meme, which I stole from
teh_elb :Tell me about a story I never wrote, (eg, "The one where Aziraphale is a 1930s Chicago mobster") and I'll write you a snippet from it.
Fandoms: SGA, Sanctuary, Criminal Minds, Edge Chronicles, Discworld (City Watch), CSI (any), NCIS (either)
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The one where Rodney was suspected of being the murderer in a NCIS case in Washington DC and General O'Neill had to pull some strings with the President to send John in to help with the investigation. Jethro was not pleased!
Of course, Rodney was innocent and Jethro discovered the Stargate Program...!
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I may possibly only have the internet for another hour until next Monday, so you'll probably have to wait a little while... the internet at home's b0rked, which is annoying cos I counted on having it tomorrow evening, I'll see how it goes! *is so going to write at least a snippet of this, though*
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Um, I may be feeling a little silly today - I almost asked for that Rodney turned into a hamster fic!! *vbg*
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I'm feeling silly too - hit me :P