#tweedisgood

[fuckyeahfightlock]

Two Days (9k, M) posted 28 MAR 2014

Sherlock (TV), 3,743 hits, 189 kudos

Summary: Sherlock's arrested and John must use "his own methods" to free him before his reputation is ruined. A present day, BBC-Sherlock remix of "Two Days," a Victorian, ACD-Sherlock Holmes story by tweedisgood.

Grade: C+

What I would do differently: This story did not need to happen, despite how much I love tweedisgood's original; I just don't think it works as well in the universe of BBC Sherlock as I wanted it to. If I were to rewrite it today, I'd have changed it much more, structurally, and not tried as hard to preserve the tone and language of the source material--it should be in my voice if it's my story.

I'm so very very glad that I eventually learned I could just delete comments from jerks, and not engage with them; this story brought along a really mean reader who accused me of plagiarism because she clearly didn't understand transformative works, blanket permission to remix, etc, etc. I'd have shut her down WAY earlier if I'd only known better. I enjoyed deleting her comments (and my replies) just now!

Notes: All my favourite lines from this are lifted from the original story; I don't think I added anything very valuable, though I did really love tweedisgood's story and had good intentions of paying homage to something I loved. There's something to be learned here that reminds me of a thing I try to teach my children: we can like something without having to own it.

I would not write a story like this now. But, along with other stories I recently wrote up, Acid (with a co-author) and Five Things the Other Doctor Whispered in Rose's Ear (using the "five things' trope/structure), it's an indication of how early I was in my journey, and I do think it was smart of me to just try a bunch of different things, whether they worked well or not, as it helped me find my strengths as an author.

I still recommend Cellar_Door's podfic of the original story by tweedisgood. Where do we even listen to podfics anymore? Surely not still on soundcloud?

[beneathmymindscontrol]

The faculty of communication is too important to waste. No-one can be perfectly candid in his speech unless he be a boor or a saint; no-one can force candour upon another. The Diogenes stops word games at the gate by stopping words altogether.

Word Games, by tweedisgood

[conchs82]

Fan fic rec

Open Court by Tweedisgood. Very good, very hot.

[violsva]

I have been hungry all my adult life. For the most part I have rubbed along well enough. There were other things to want, to consume – knowledge, above all. The body learns to obey, learns that its mutinies will not be tolerated. Doubtless you suppose that a man of my profession, my position, must bow before the weight of the law, of morality, of social opinion. They would crush into powder such desires as mine – to know the bodies of other men; to engage their affections, their passions. Pish. In that particular respect, the law and society can go and hang themselves and morality is simply another name for taste. What matters to me is my opinion. And that of John Watson.

What is All This Sweet Work Worth?, by tweedisgood

But really, read everything by her.

She also organizes the ACD Holmesfest, which is brilliant and great and now posting its sixth round of fics.

[fleetwoodmouse]

@tweedisgood replied to your post “I am really down on myself today. Trying to remember how small this...”

Hey, sorry to hear things are tough. Sending good wishes.

a-scandal-in-ephemera replied to your post “I am really down on myself today. Trying to remember how small this...”

Sending good vibes your way.

Thank you both for the support <3 (sorry for the whining!)

[karadin]

taggity tag tag

Rules: In a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you. Tag ten friends, including me, so I’ll see your list. Make sure you let your friends know you’ve tagged them.

OK here goes:

1. The works of J.R.R. Tolkien

2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas pere

3. The Iliad by Homer

4. The works of Dick Francis

5. The Complete Sherlock Holmes Vols 1 & 2 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

6. The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K LeGuin

7. The Ink Dark Moon poems by Ono No Komachi and Izumi Shikubu

8. Confessions of a Mask Yukio Mishima

9. La Morte D'Arthur by Sir Thomas Mallory

10. Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence