Yvonne wrote:
...it's not that we don't like A plots. It's just that a lot of us feel very ill-equipped to write them, and we're actually very jealous of people...who can craft a complex and convincing 'villain' plot.
Ha! Tell me about it. I have this poor fic sitting on my hard drive, which is has the B-plot entirely worked out and has run into trouble for lack of an A-plot to tie it together. I second that bit about being jealous -- I am truly in awe of writers who can craft a good A-plot. (Speaking of which, does anyone know what has become of Shayne Terry?)
In fact, the stories that make me really sit up and take notice are the ones with a good balance of A-plot and B-plot, such as Yvonne's "Damaged" (which is heavy on the B-plot, certainly, but still has a wonderful A-plot so our favourite characters have a problem to solve together), Wendy's "When Larry Met Charlie", and Nan's "Four Days to Nightfall" -- just for example.
Now, since we evil fanfic writers just lurve to pour on the angst, how about a category for "Best Kryptonite Story"?
JM
