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Tweak says, "Dumbledore's Army"

Joe Reaves (featheredwolf) wrote in ageofsail,
@ 2007-12-31 14:11:00

Current mood:	accomplished
Entry tags:	intro, mod, resources

OT Post
Since I can't expect people to start posting fic within the first few days (unless any of you have any that you've posted elsewhere and you want to repost here) I'm going to make an OT post to try and start some discussion.

So - introduce yourselves. Tell me a little about who you are and what you're hoping to see here. Tell me what your favourite fandoms are or if you're an AU addict instead and are hoping to see loads of CSIM as pirates or NCIS as pre Civil War era marines. Post any links you think we'd be interested in.

I'll start you all off.

I'm Joe, your mod. I'm British and, despite my name, female. I'm currently hugely addicted to the Temeraire books, but I loved Master and Commander (the film, I haven't read the books), the Horatio Hornblower tv movies, and Pirates of the Caribbean. I love the whole feel of the period, the clothing, the adventures, and of course the way the character interactions differ from today because of rank/class and etiquette. I'm also a total AU whore and I run 50alternates where you can write either historical or fantasy AUs. I'm an historian (although this isn't the period I studied) and a geek so I am a huge fan of accuracy. I think research really makes a story set in this period come alive and it drives me insane when I see anachronisms.

I also have a *huge* bookmarks folder so let's find some links -

Ships of the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic period.
American Privateers in the War of 1812.
Measuring Worth a guide to the purchasing power of the British pound since the 13th century (this is really handy when you're trying to figure out roughly what coin Horatio might toss his cab driver as a tip ...)
Measuring Worth - the US dollar version from 1774 onwards.
18th Century British Naval Ranks
America and the Barbary Pirates
Pirates and Privateers - a history of maritime piracy.
Regency England
A History of Smuggling in Britain

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sweetsorcery
2008-01-06 09:47 pm UTC (link)

I'm terrible at intros. I ramble about nothing and forget the things which might actually be of interest. But oh, why not?

I'm a history nut who really, really doesn't fit into this era we live in. And as far as it pertains to this asylum - I'm nuts about all things Age of Sail for much the same reasons as yourself; who could resist the clothing, the adventure, the ships, the heroes and gentlemen? In terms of fandoms, this expresses itself in a very great love of "Horatio Hornblower" (TV series, as I'm a very visual and aural kind of person). I've written far too much in that fandom to re-post it here, and much of it so long ago, it was never posted to a blog at all. My OTP is Pellew/Hornblower, with Hobbs/Wellard sailing in a close second. Which is not to say I don't dip into any number of pairings. My Hornblower writing can be found on my website. Via the home link, you'll also get to a pathetically small collection of "Master and Commander" (again, movie) fic.

I do have a lot of suitable links somewhere, but shifting all my files to a new computer has made a mess of my bookmarks for the foreseeable future.

Anyway, thanks for creating this asylum! About time these fandoms got some representation here. :)

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	featheredwolf 2008-01-06 09:53 pm UTC (link)
	Welcome :D And yay for Pellow/Hornblower. I introduced my best friend and occasional co writer to Hornblower and she became an addict - and instantly became a Horatio/Archie fan which is very annoying lol. When you find them the bookmarks would be very welcome :D Here and on my newest (cough and tenth cough) asylum fiction_queries (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sweetsorcery
2008-01-06 11:27 pm UTC (link)

I'm not stalking you, btw. You just seem to be running such interesting asylums. ;)

Phew. A Pellew/Hornblower fan! I've had that exact same experience with a couple of people, and it tends to leave me shaking my head in confusion at just what the big deal is with Archie. Grrr. LOL

Ooh, another useful asylum! *joins* You seem to be a compulsive asylum starter; I hope that's not contagious. *inches a bit further away*

	sweetsorcery 2008-01-07 05:19 am UTC (link)
	I understand about the angst bit. The vast majority of my favourite pairings, no matter the fandom, are doomed. Usually, at least one of them dies. sigh Horatio/Archie just isn't my kind of dynamic. Equals do nothing for me, as a rule. There has to be someone older, of superior rank and/or experience. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sweetsorcery 2008-01-07 05:25 am UTC (link)
	LOL! I responded to her very nicely, without harming a hair on Archie's head. German grammar is a bitch. If you don't get that right from the start, you're doomed. Apparently, New Zealand isn't the only country which puts no effort whatsoever into teaching people proper grammar; my husband will be pleased to know this. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sweetsorcery 2008-01-08 01:07 am UTC (link)
	A worldwide phenomenon, it seems. Tragic. :) I'm afraid I can't say. People who have known me for years still try, once in a while, to get it out of me, but my lips are sealed. A girl must have a bit of mystery. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sweetsorcery 2008-01-08 01:26 am UTC (link)
	I do! I do! :) Yup, it's like that with 'Dawn of the Dead'. Cult movie. Hugely loved by horror fans everywhere. But apparently, none of them are fanfic writers. :\ Oh, you're good. I'm so behind on my writing obligations. I have four full-length Lucius stories to complete by February 15th, and four more ASAP. And that's not counting the LotR drabbles! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)