boring life

[hermionesviolin]

Ways to make Elizabeth scream:
- Inappropriate use of apostrophes (this includes "their" when you mean "they're")
- Using "drabble" to refer to a short fic rather than a piece of exactly 100 words.
- White/bright text on black/dark background.

Also:
Why are (fan)art websites so difficult to navigate?

ataniell93 has some really interesting thoughtful posts on the Wizarding World JKR has created (spoilers through HBP):
- the ahistoricity of the 'verse
- psychology in the Wizarding World
- possibilities for queer sexuality given the canon [general terms, not specific 'ships]

For less PostSecret more Nick Bantock fandom postcardage, there is fandompostcards.

snarkhunter talks about the Seven Swan Brothers fairy tale and courage (HP) and writes: "I think I like the idea that you don't have to be a rush-into-battle, Weasley-esque Gryffindor to be brave. You can be like Neville, who's quiet and timid and stands up when it really matters. I like the idea of silent strength, and I think in our rush to find strong feminist heroines, we overlook the quiet ones who hold things together."

Comments

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

I agree: reading white text on a dark background makes my eyes water and leaves obnoxious after-images on my retinas. Usually, if I have to read more than two paragraphs of it, I'll ctrl-A it and highlight everything.

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's what I do.

[gishmi1ish.livejournal.com]

Wow, as I was scrolling down, the line "Ways to make Elizabeth scream" just caught my eye, and I was like, damn, that's a bit naughty, even for her! shouldn't that be behind an lj-cut or something? And then I scrolled down one more line and felt silly.

*dweeb!*

[hermionesviolin.livejournal.com]

I love that there was an "even for [Elizabeth]" caveat to the "damn, that's a bit naughty" :D