Thanks and website update.
Aug. 12th, 2007 06:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
emmagrant01First, thanks to everyone for all of the birthday wishes! I spent this birthday alone (as MDH is traveling), which actually wasn't so bad. I had a nice quiet day all to myself, something I doubt I'll have again for quite a long time. It was great to keep seeing people on my flist wishing me well. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bethbethbeth even wrote Harry/Draco for me!
Happy birthday also to those who share this one with me:mijan, eeyore9990, andcalyxess. And while I'm at it, Happy Birthday to sciencegeek and araythea, who were born on the 11th, and to caithion, batagur, and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-syndicated.gif)
elanor_isolda, all of whom have birthdays tomorrow. This was clearly a popular three days for fandomers to be born!
In other news, I have now finished restructuring my website (http://www.queerasjedi.net/emma). The old pages are still there so that no links will be broken, but the link on the front page now goes to my new archive. I installed eFiction 3.3 and uploaded every bit of fic I've ever written. The only fics I didn't upload were the ones from Queer as Jedi, since they're all already hosted on the site. I've also included art when I could. AFAIK, all the artists have given me prior permission to post their stuff on my site, but if you see something of yours there and would rather I take it down, let me know.
It was frightening how much of my fic was only on LJ. I've never been one to cross-post, and so much of it was just on my journal, with a link to the post from the index on my web page. If my LJ had been deleted, a lot of that would have just disappeared. It was also interesting to note that back in 2003, I wasn't posting a lot of fic on my LJ. Most of what I was writing was posted to mailing lists and wound up on associated archives. When I first started posting fic on my LJ, it was with the idea that just a handful of friends would see it and give me constructive feedback, but I had no expectation that lots of people would see it, or would consider it a finished product. That all changed about two weeks into Left My Heart, though. After that, LJ became the primary place I would post new fic, and I don't think I posted on mailing lists again after the summer of 2004. It was interesting to look back over the last five years and see how the way I've used LJ has changed. Sadly, I think it might be about to change again.
bethbethbeth even wrote Harry/Draco for me!Happy birthday also to those who share this one with me:
mijan, eeyore9990, andcalyxess. And while I'm at it, Happy Birthday to sciencegeek and araythea, who were born on the 11th, and to caithion, batagur, and elanor_isolda, all of whom have birthdays tomorrow. This was clearly a popular three days for fandomers to be born! In other news, I have now finished restructuring my website (http://www.queerasjedi.net/emma). The old pages are still there so that no links will be broken, but the link on the front page now goes to my new archive. I installed eFiction 3.3 and uploaded every bit of fic I've ever written. The only fics I didn't upload were the ones from Queer as Jedi, since they're all already hosted on the site. I've also included art when I could. AFAIK, all the artists have given me prior permission to post their stuff on my site, but if you see something of yours there and would rather I take it down, let me know.
It was frightening how much of my fic was only on LJ. I've never been one to cross-post, and so much of it was just on my journal, with a link to the post from the index on my web page. If my LJ had been deleted, a lot of that would have just disappeared. It was also interesting to note that back in 2003, I wasn't posting a lot of fic on my LJ. Most of what I was writing was posted to mailing lists and wound up on associated archives. When I first started posting fic on my LJ, it was with the idea that just a handful of friends would see it and give me constructive feedback, but I had no expectation that lots of people would see it, or would consider it a finished product. That all changed about two weeks into Left My Heart, though. After that, LJ became the primary place I would post new fic, and I don't think I posted on mailing lists again after the summer of 2004. It was interesting to look back over the last five years and see how the way I've used LJ has changed. Sadly, I think it might be about to change again.
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Date: 2007-08-13 01:10 am (UTC)[*throws bday confetti and toots horn*]
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Date: 2007-08-13 01:27 am (UTC)One thing I've realized this past year is that change happens for a reason. I lost a job of over 17 years, but now I'm working elsewhere, learning a new part of my field at a place that is only going to have more work for us to do. Moved out of my apartment and into the flat above my parents. Things I never expected to see myself doing, but they are working out for the best. The fan-dom will work itself out eventually. It might be a rocky road, but I think it will only make us stronger.
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Date: 2007-08-14 04:10 am (UTC)I know fandom will be okay, but I can't help but fear change. You know? :-P
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Date: 2007-08-14 04:42 am (UTC)(And roar, we shall!)
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Date: 2007-08-13 08:25 am (UTC)Happy belated birthday!
Clearly, August is a goldmine for fandom birthdays
Cindy
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Date: 2007-08-13 11:49 am (UTC)I wish all the best for you.
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Date: 2007-08-14 04:11 am (UTC)Happy Belated, Luv!
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Date: 2007-08-13 03:18 pm (UTC)You share this day with my dad and one of my best RL friends...so you'rre in great company :)
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Date: 2007-08-13 03:19 pm (UTC)HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAAAAAY! ♥ i hope you have a wonderful week and month and year and everything :D
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Date: 2007-08-14 04:13 am (UTC)Happy Birthday!
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Date: 2007-08-15 07:56 am (UTC)I really loved reading LMH, and I'm looking forward to having time to read STG--I dl'd the ebook. ;D