Importing the gems from the fic_requests LJ community

New Fic

Lance/OMC by bououou for ephemera_pop


Unfilled requests

from the vaults:
( #1 - #30 )
31. BSB or Nsync any/all
32. Nick
33. Justin/JC
34. JC/AJ
35. Lance/Kevin
36. Chris/Lance
37. Joey/Lance
38. BSB gen or Brian/Nick
39. Justin/Nick
40. Chris/any or all
41. JC/Justin
42. Justin/Will Smith
43. Lance/Christina/Nick
44. JC/Mika


New Requests:

01. JC/any
02. Chris, JC
03. JC/Justin, Chace Crawford
04. JC/Chace


Remember, you can ask for one ficlet every week, and putting up fresh prompts is likely to encourage fresh stories, so please do! Don't forget to put the pairing (or group, or threesome, whatever) as the header for your post. And I'll, um, try to be more regular in posting recaps!


If you write a fic in answer to any of these requests—and if you do, hurray for you!—please comment to this post saying which one you have done.

With some trepidation, I am pleased to announce that there's now another way to find the stories.

You'll have noticed, I'm sure, the tags that are now appearing on the entries. blueboxers is doing sterling work there. You may well find that the tags do all you want to help you find what you want to read.

However, I have also been labouring over the stories—such a hardship, having to read them all—and have produced an Index. The Main Page is here, and should you forget to bookmark it, there's a link in the User Info of this community.

I've set up the Index rather as though this community is a web page. Don't try to use fic_req_index as a normal LJ community, you'll just find it chaotic and baffling, but if you start with the Main Page and follow the links, you should be fine. Stories are indexed by character, in pairings and 'other' categories. There are also some sub-groups that seemed fruitful, like AUs. If you can think of another header under which the stories should be categorised, let me know, and I'll take a look.

If you find any broken links or other peculiarities, please comment to the Index Page in question so that I can fix it. Equally, if you think there's a story on fic_requests that ought to be under a particular heading and isn't, tell me about it (with the url, for preference). Nobody's perfect, and it's entirely possible I have managed to leave out a few, or misplace some...

Using the Index, you'll find that there is a very brief summary/teaser for each story. I've tried to show what the story is about, without giving away anything crucial. If you think the summary is inaccurate, inadequate or in-something else, please let me know. (The easiest way to do this is probably by commenting on the index page that led to the story in question, but do feel free to email me via LJ if you prefer.)

And finally, I know that several authors have expanded on/written sequels to some of the stories that were birthed in this community. Do, please, let me have links to those so that readers can find them.

After all that—happy browsing! Doing the compiling has reminded me of just how many wonderful stories there are on fic_requests. Obviously I am not the only person who found inspiration in the requests. I know that if you read back through what this community has produced, you'll be very impressed—what's more, I'll bet you come across at least one story that you hadn't seen, and which you like very much. And maybe you'll feel inspired to answer a request, and give me more work to do!

Let me know if it works for you, okay?

I've been saving this round-up, because obviously at this time of year we're all busy with SeSa stories and, um, oh yes, Christmas. But this community has been very interesting and useful for me, as a newcomer this year to the wonderful world of Popslash - it has been the source of inspiration for a good many, perhaps even the majority, of the fics I've written, as well as a delightful source of ficcy goodness. Anyway, I'd be sorry to see the place fall into a decline due to a probably temporary lapse. So as ephemera_pop has suggested, I'd like to offer a personal recap of the most memorable things I've found here. You may be glad to be reminded of some of these stories! The list is necessarily incomplete, as there have been plenty more fics I've enjoyed, but one cannot go on for ever. Perhaps some other community members will be inspired to list your own Most Memorables.

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