Gratitude and pimping

Belated beta reader appreciation day entry: honorh, if you had been my English teacher (in an AU where you're older), I'd have gotten the hang of those commas and " and some awkward expressions much sooner. kathyh, you are the superwoman (i.e. faster than a plane) of beta-ing, and consultant J. rules, too. andrastewhite, you provided much needed reassurance on my first venture into Sandman territory. hobsonphile, your beta of my second B5 fic, the one about Vir, wasn't just good, it brought you into lj world, for which I will be forever grateful. artaxastra, your comments on the Star Wars/Star Trek crossover were insightful and made it better. All of you: thank you - you rule!

An example of the power betas and other fannish friends exercise about one's judgment: despite really not wanting to do any more fannish writing due to RL obligations these next months, hobsonphile got me into volunteering for both idol_reflection and otf_manifesto. Speaking of the later: it's a community celebrating non-romantic/sexual relationships, and I happen to know several on my friends list are into that. Masq, how about an Angel & Connor essay? Rob, how about something about Nate & David? butterfly, how about Buffy & Xander?

Not that I'm against the sex, mind. In fact, Hobs got me to join snark_is_sex as well. Because, you know, sometimes it just is.*g*

Lastly, penknife issued a cool story challenge. Am torn whether I should not make my life completely impossible and write something there as well. Sci-Fi? Jossverse? What do you think?