Phew!

[suki_blue]

My website, www.sukibluefiction.com has now been fully updated. All new fics are now there and shiny buttons and recs have been added, too. kitty_poker1's fics have also been updated and made pretty with more buttons. (Kitty, stop winning so much stuff! Some people see spots; I can only see awards ~g~)

So, that's the judging done, course done, website done. Now I've just got to change my user info page and update the memories for the last 6 months at we_love_dick ~boggles~ I'll save that for another time.

Being a sucker for a bit of punishment - spank me, baby - I am not satisfied with just writing fics and making icons/banners and maintaining coms and judging. I would like to try my hand at vidding. I've seen some fab vids over the last few months and I really fancy giving it a go. So, um, erm, uh, how...? Anyone have any vidding info? Software? LJ coms? Instruction websites? Any help would be wonderful, including a small shove in right direction. ~puppy eyes~

Now to check in with my flist. Yay!

Comments

[kitty-poker1.livejournal.com]

It looks BOOTIFUL, sweetie! Thanks tons for doing that. Squeeeeee!

Good luck with getting the vidding info. You'll be brilliant at that too, my fluffy little penguin. *smooches*

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Auw, smug penguin!! ~pets it~

No probs, hon. You're worth it because you're so speshal ~g~

I'll probably be really crap at it, but I'm gonna give it a go anyway. I've got a few ideas for a Spike-centric vid and a Btvs/Ats gen vid. We'll see. ~wibble~

[ficbitca-bear.livejournal.com]

atlantis_vids
jossversecinema
atsbtvs_fanvids
vidding - look in the memories there for help on the vidding process

[ficbitca-bear.livejournal.com]

Also, this is apparently a good starter guide on how to make fanvids

http://www.farscapefantasy.com/theaters_music_howto.html

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Wow, thanks so much for all that. I shall certainly be busy for awhile! This is so exciting. It feels like the first time I wanted to make an icon.

~hugs~

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

OMG, vidding now too? *g*

I'm sure that Kitty will continue to take up more space for her awards.

Hey, would you be interested in being on a small panel of judges for the darker_spike valentine's ficathon? Don't think we'll have many entries, and I can't promise they'll be spander. So far it's two spangel and one Spike/Dru. But if you'd like to do it, it'd be great.

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yep, I gotta at least try it ;o)

She's such a clever Kitty!

Sure! My schedule is clear, so why not! Let me know what I need to do and such and I'd be more than happy ~huggles~

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

I will let you know via email sometime soon I think it's just a matter of reading the entries and giving two or three top choices in order. No need to rate them or anything. Just what you like most in order. We'll only give out three (winner and perhaps two runner ups or winner may tie *shrugs* you never know) if we get enough entries, so we'll see what'll happen. It ends on February 15, so you can read the entries then, or read them as they go up on DS and just make notes to yourself of what you think of the piece. At the moment there are two and I'll be linking my own later, but I have heard that there are other folks who will be writing and entering, so here's hoping for some nice variety.

Thanks for volunteering!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun! YAY! I'm looking forward to it.

~smooch~

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

Well, it still leaves you lots of time for more TD. Hee, I saw a spander reader somewhere bitching about how you hadn't updated in a while. *laughs* *pokes*

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Hee! Whoops! Well, I'm just writing more GC so that Ame has time to write her bit and then I'm gonna get to TD. How does the end of the week grab you? ~g~ Oh, and I just had the most HUGE Xangel bunny; this could be the one I've been waiting for :oO

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

The end of the week sounds awesome and I love GC so I'm happy about that!

OMG, *loves* you! I so love Xangel. You know that! I will be totally on board and signing on for a new xangel story from you. Oh, yes!

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I got you a co-judge. Yep. Same time zone as you too since she's Irish. I think she might be going to the James deal, but I'm not sure... anyway, her name is ourmenagerie and she's been an awesome judge for us over at Forbidden. I asked if she'd sign on to do this too.

She wants to do judge's comments for each one of the winners like we do on forbidden. I thought it might be fun. What do you think? You guys are going to have to confer, probably via email, when it's all done, on your three top choices.

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

Woops. I mean her name is limerickgirl. I swear someone should find my brain somedays!

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Cool! I like the sound of comments. I think that makes it more interesting :o)

How does the scoring work? I mean, if we disagree on the top three, how does that work?

MWAH!

[jans-intentions.livejournal.com]

Well, I did it a couple of times with like Frimmy and someone else when she was around. Basically how you do it is that you each have your favorite 3 choices, right? So after it's finished, you confer via email and see if they are the same. You try to sort of mush them so that the stories you both agree on get in there. It does work. Like, I found my runner up was the other person's winner, so we made it a winner and then agreed on the runners up. Or if you both really like two separate fics and want them as winners, you both choose them as a tie and give one runner up. So it does work. It's just mushy. ^_^

After you decide on the winners, *then* you each write comments for the three and so each winner gets two sets of anonymous comments. Or they can be like, not anon. Limerickgirl told me she didn't care. At forbidden we do it simply because some of our judges judge friends works, so we don't want hurt feelings, you know? So that's why the judge's comments there are carefully anon.

You don't need to score unless you like doing that. If it's a form that works well for you, go for it.

I don't care, just so long as you guys give me three winners so we can give out pretties. ^_^

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

Hee! Okay, that sounds fine to me. I shall try it out. I don't mind if it's anon or not - I don't think it'll make too much difference in this case.

Cool!! Yay!

>=)

[spike-luvs-me.livejournal.com]

YAY for updates~! :)

I understand you have a life and all but *eyes tear up* What happened to updating:
From Out Of Nowhere Series(still on part 10) and Teenage Dirtbag(ch.25)?
As much as i love all your stories i would really like to know what happeneds in those ones.

Sorry if i'm nagging *sweat* but you have talent and i get sucked into the stories you write.

oh and videos! Got to love them~! :) I'd love to see some spander vids, they're not many out there. *nods*

Cheers,
Tara

Re: >=)

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

I understand you have a life and all but...

LOL! I'm actually not sure I do! :oD

Anyway, Teenage Dirtbag is my priority over all else now, so expect that to start up again within the next week and hopefully I'll be back to regular updates on that one.

As for From Out of Nowhere, I promise Part 11 is underway and I'm hoping to start posting it very soon. Probably within the month, I would say. I want to get a full outline done before I start.

Sorry if i'm nagging *sweat* but you have talent and i get sucked into the stories you write.

You can nag all you like, especially if it comes with compliments like that. Hee! ~blush~

I'd love to see some spander vids, they're not many out there. *nods*

Totally right! I'm gonna start off easy with a gen vid and if it goes to plan I will certainly have to make a spander one.

~huggles~

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

I am very impressed! But you are hardly one to talk about winning two many awards, missy!

I can't wait to see what you create if you decide to vid!


Gabrielle

[suki-blue.livejournal.com]

LOL! ~blush~

I'm def gonna try it out. I've just discovered that I already have one of the programs I need on my hard drive, so that's a start. Yay!

MWAH!

[velvetwhip.livejournal.com]

Cool! I can hardly wait!!!


Gabrielle