Bottles of wine, covered with dew, and otters

[cleolinda]

I've been sitting on this for a couple of days, but I can sit no more: If there is purpler prose than this, I don't want to know about it. Includes fanart and a dramatic reading.

ETA: In defense of Silk and Steel. In other words, an intentional burst of badfic?

Comments

[chulacabra.livejournal.com]

THIS. I've been getting nowhere in publishing my novel, and then I see this and weep for humanity.

[julietvalcouer.livejournal.com]

My friend the real author (ie makes his living at it) has told me that it's not about talent (else [person we both know and moderately despise] would not be making a living) but perserverance.

And apparently in this case, taste-blind editors who lost their jobs at Harlequin and somehow wound up at a fantasy publisher. Eyes..cannot..unsee....

[soulforophelia.livejournal.com]

I weep for humanity/literature/writers/publishers.. the list goes on and on. To think this is what is deemed 'reading material' but a real publishing company!