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Given the extreme lack of morale in my newsroom right now (i.e. layoffs and financial turmoil), I have to find my morale elsewhere. So here we go.

The concept is simple: Show some love or appreciation for an author or reader in this fandom -- tell us why you appreciate them, and recommend one of their stories for us to read (if they're an author). Old or new, nfic or gfic, it's all game. Your answer can be as long or as short as you want.

However, an author or reader may only be mentioned ONE TIME. So if you see that they have already been lauded, DO NOT post about them again. So read the thread VERY carefully.

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So I'll start:

I'm giving props to ... ML Thompson.

Because ... I have slowly been reading all of her stories on the archive (gfic is safer at work) and they just blow me away. I've laughed, I've cried, I've contemplated taking a cold shower in the scary locker room downstairs, and I've continually marveled at her ability to keep readers wanting more. She is one of the best writers I have seen in terms of coming up with a creative plot. "The People Vs. Clark Kent" comes to mind, as does "Curiosity Killed the Reporter."

I recommend ... Since "Sex, Lies and Videotape" is one of my fave eps, I absolutely loved "Vindication." Technically, Samantha wasn't wrong when she saw Lois and Superman doing a little off-deadline horizontal page proofing, so it was really interesting to see someone else setting out to find the truth -- at Lois' expense, no less!

ooh, fun!

I'm giving props to: alcyone

Because: I really enjoy her writing style and her ability to suck the readers in right at the beginning of the story. Her characterization is great, and I really admire her ability to write really good A-plot, especially in nfics.

I recommend: "Bohemia", over in the nfic board, if that is your style. I've been following dilligently (even if I have been slacking in the fdk, apologies). It's a very good read, different than anything else I've read and I love that the story is a little darker.

Only one person?? Woe!

Hmmm...

I'm giving props to ... LaraMoon

Because ... Not only is she one of the most kick-heiny betas EVER (and the most patient...) she is also an amazing writer. Even if she sometimes doesn't believe this of herself.

I recommend ... Her Clark Kent is Batman series, because those stories amuse me to no end! And also Reversal of Fortune, because the detail in that just stays with me, especially the scenes from the books Clark wrote.

I'm giving props to ... MetroRhodes.

Because ... She writes some of the best a-plot I've read. Her stories keep me on the edge of my seat - and I love that! She's not around so much anymore (come back, DJ!) but she was one of the most enthusiastic and encouraging people here, when leaving FDK.

I recommend ... Her "Supermen United" and "Superman Divided" were truly awesome crossovers. Definitely worth the read!


(and, heee! thank you Brucie! <3 U!)

I'm giving props to… Caroline K.

Because she leaves me breathless with envy. Her characters are complex and come alive on the page. Because she writes descriptions that make me feel as if I'm actually there, in the story. Because she writes the best damn Martha Kent. Because she can weave a story with a little bit of everything - A plot, romance, humor, and angst. Because her characterizations always ring true to me.

I recommend \'If I Were You\' and \'Field of Dreams\' . Both are simply amazing explorations of "what if?"

I'm giving props to: LabRat.

Because: One, she is our awesome den mother, always patient, kind and diplomatic. Two, she keeps the archive clicking along smoothly. Three, she is the author of some truly wonderful stories.

I recommend: Shape of My Heart, for an engaging story, wonderful description, waffy tenderness and the most exquisitely beautiful ending ever.

I found a way to cheat. Tee hee. (Hey! Why doesn't anyone look surprised.)

I'm giving props to Phil Atcliffe, CC Malo and Erin Klingler (Relax. I think I've found a way around that pesky little rule.)

Because I still like the old stories, I love Christmas AND I love breaking rules.

I would recommend their co-authored story (see how this works?) Bed-time Stories which deserves a re-read. (I even looked it up so I would get the name right. It's found here. http://www.lcfanfic.com/stories2/s6-03.txt )

Good thread, Jenn.

I give props to Wendy Richards.

Because her writing is so tangible and wrought with emotion.

I Recommend Happened One Super Night and A Conscious Choice. Not too mention one of, my very very favorite TOGOM rewrites "Only Superman."

Mona

Props to all of them and Sue, Jax and Teej too

I'll give them to Sheila Harper and Jenni Debbage just because I love the way they write.

I recommend Sheila's "In the Beginning" and Jenni's "Universal Union" series -- and want to pester her for the last one, which she has still to write.

Nan

Ok, I have to give some props to... Elisabeth, one for just making me laugh in this thread with your cheating. And two, no matter how you stir around canon with your trusty mixing bowl, your characters still ring very true and honest to me, and thus

I'll recommend... No, In Any Language . A really enjoyable story. I'm a huge elseworlds fan, so it's easy to grab me with a different sort of L&C beginning. And the variations of 'no' that ran throughout it were kind of hilarious in their own right. I was looking for some huge, deep meaning into the title when you first started posting and had the biggest laugh when I realized what it literally meant! The whole story was a super idea.

JD

I am going to amend this to say that any author whose name is mentioned without a full explanation is still fair game, since they were listed, not given explanation. And no, I am not that self-righteous. I just think that some of the best authors in the fandom are on that list (some of whom I considered for my own props) and deserve their proper due if people choose to give it to them.

I'm giving props to... Labrat

Because ... I usually don't read WHAM stuff but Masques & Caped Fear were soooooo AMAZING that I couldn't stop reading.

I recommend ... Burnout also cause I love the whole Lois in denial sexual tension era and this fic has that in spades!!!

I'm also going to break the rules.... hee hee

I'm also giving props to EditorJax...

Because... she's writing me 2 fics that are gonna rock!!! And cause Inside Out & her G&L have kept me so entertained at work over the past month. And cause she's the best roomie ever!

I recommend... reading Inside Out. Wonderful A plot as well as B plot out the wazoo. Plus there's a line in there that just gives me the creeps... we can post fic lines can't we... oh well.

Regarding Lex: "His hair had grown back from the last time she had seen him -- lying in a pit of rats -- but his eyes were the same. They never changed."

I'm giving props to: Nan Smith

Because: She rocks!

I recommend: The Four Days to Nightfall series All her series are listed (thanks Pam) here



That series is on my top five favorites list.

'Toc

Cute thread, Jenn! And since there's a rule-breaking precedent been set already, I'm going to continue it.

I'm giving props to: CC Aiken and Lynn M

because Not just because they both introduced me to some of the best LNC fanfic out there but because of their wit and humour. I miss their presence here on the mbs and the fun they created.

I recommend: What I have to choose? Do yourself a huge favour - go run, fast as you can, and read everything you can lay your hands on by those two and then mourn the fact that they're no longer writing for us.

But, if you twist my paw hard enough, I suppose I could whittle it down to CC's The Late, Great Lois Lane and Lynn's Starwood In Aspen. If it wasn't for the fact that it was never finished, I'd suggest Lynn's Haunting Eden (and if you can bear that it was only half-written and has no ending, read it anyway because it is one incredible fic.)

If you have access and are inclined, check out the nfic version, which has 27 parts, rather than four.

LabRat

PS Lisa and Steph - Thank you so much for the kind words. Especially now that I'm not writing and so get no feedback, such comments these days are especially appreciated and quite make my week.

Jenn, what a great idea - a neat way of avoiding those lists which wind up excluding so many people.

Anyway I'll add a reader - Ann - because her comments on stories are always so thorough, because she comments on so many stories and so is encouraging of a lot of our writers, because her comments don't shy away from controversy and so help make things interesting, because I disagree with her comments sometimes and so she makes me think about something that might not have crossed my mind before.

And, Elisabeth, what a nice surprise to see your mention of "Bedtime Stories". But I have to be honest here and say that the story is mostly Phil's - Erin and I each wrote a couple of inserts for it, but really it's Phil's story.

c.

I'm giving props to ... Tank Wilson.

Because ... His stories are great, and even though I prefer Lois with long hair, I have to admire the sheer determination to sneakily incorporate a haircut into a fic wherever possible.

I recommend ... The whole Future series. I just gone done re-reading this set a couple of weeks ago, and I loved it just as much the second time around. It was a little difficult for me to wrap my mind around Clark with an Alt-Lois, but it worked very well.

I'm giving props to: StopQuitDont

Because: She's an awesome writer, gfic and nfic! I love her writing!

I recommend: All of her stories! Umm... Am I supposed to choose? Well... my top list are:

A Gift for Life co-authored with Jenni Debbage. If you still haven't read this one, run and read it. You'll love this wonderful story!
Coming of Age
Not a Day
Purgatory
Unexplained Events
Mixed Signals
When Galaxies Divide
City by the Sea
What Are Friends For? - nfic
The House of Kent - nfic

Andreia

Some of my favs have already been mentioned, but here's one who hasn't been!

I'm giving props to Nicole Sullivan

Because While I tend to be a ridiculously critical reader, there is something about the way she writes that weaves a dreamy spell around me while I'm reading, making the rest of the world disappear for a while. This is a true feat that I'm still not sure how she accomplishes.

I recommend
"My Best Friend's Wedding" which takes off on the movie idea but is done so much better.
"To Wake from Dreams" which is another TOGOM story that just does it all right.
"Lucy Lane is Coming to Town" which endeared to me a character I usually hate.

I just have to say that I am thrilled with this thread! I have a bunch of stories to check out now! WOO! And I'm always up for morale!

p.s. And thank you for the kind mentions, Laura, and my twin, aka Steph.

I'm giving props to ... Sue S.

Because ... I love her writing style, particularly her dialogue. Her "show" instead of "tell" way of writing is very appealing to me. Not to mention, she has a way of bringing the hilarity (and the heartbreak, but I'm in it for the hilarity ).

I recommend ... Revisionist History. It was the first of Sue's stories that I read and it's great fun. It combines an engaging B-plot with a riveting A-plot. I don't often find myself as interested in the A-plot as in the B-plot, but this was an exception, and I think that's saying a lot about Sue's talents as a writer. Also, the first person narrative is a nice change of pace and very well done.

Ok, I've only been reading LnC fanfic for about 2 months but I've read quite a few in that time.

I'm giving props to: Laura S.

Because: I've read several of her stories and I've loved every one.

I recommend: Picture Perfect Wedding...What?!? because it's the most adorable story and funny too.

Well, EditorJax, you said we could also mention readers... So that's exactly what I'm doing.

Even though she's also a writer, I'm giving 'props' to a reader - my biggest fan. She's my best supporter in life, too. She has been there for me in some of my lowest times and has pulled me up out of the muck.

So here's to you, Mellie! (LaraJoelle)

Thanks for always being there!

Thanks! I really feel humbled now, though. (I know I'm weird.)

Anyway, I'd like to thank everybody who makes this board such a great place to hang out. Thanks to everybody occupied with keeping this site up and running, thanks to everybody submitting stories and vids, sharing jokes and FDK. It's great to be here.

Awww, Lara! You are such a doll! <sniffle> Thank you! I'm so glad to know my a-plot keeps you enthralled (goodness knows there isn't an overflow of b-plot on Heroes... so that's a very good thing )

This was a nice thread... I might not have known about it if Sue hadn't told me to come check it out... so thank you to Sue as well. She and Lara both are worth their weight in gold as both writers, betas, and friends.

<decides to stop there before she gets too mushy>

What a great idea for a thread! I'm so glad you thought of it, Jax! Only ONE?? Good grief. I could easily pick a hundred. Well, there is one person not yet mentioned who immediately jumps to my mind!

I just have to call attention to an awesome reader!

I'm giving props to: Simona! Simona, I think you're the greatest!

I recommend: Writing a fanfic so Simona could do her great reader thing and make you feel like a million bucks!

Thanks, Simona!

Oh Erin, Thank you so much!
You have totally and completely made my day! I'm really honoured that you feel this way about my confidence in your ability! It's my great pleasure to read your stories and to write my thoughts about them!
So...

I'm giving props to: Erin Klingler!

Because: I have read (and re-read) all of her stories, she can develop her characters and her plots just at the right pace, and you feel drawn into the story: you have to read the next chapter, and then the next one, and the next after... you just cannot put down an Erin'story till the end! She has the ability to make her characters alive for you, and you're sorry when the story is finished and you have to let them go.

I recommend: I love so much Erin' work that I have to say it:every story is fantastic and absolutely recommendable!

If you like long stories (I love them) you have to read her wonderful The darkest hour (before the dawn) ; The accidental husband , When you needed me most , What it means to love you : those dramas are so masterfully written!

If you like monster-long stories, you can't help loving The long road home , where Erin looks at Lois and CLark' relationship with a new and fresh angle and with different premises; all of this makes the story so enchanting and moving! (You can make this one my 'ufficially recommended story' )

Another fic I like is The kiss off co-authored with CC Aiken: I love how this story is "complete", even if it's shorter than the others I mentioned; there is the basic idea of a game, but also there are sadness, loneliness and playfulness, passion, love. Just great!

But I cannot forget her shorter stories where she focused her attention on few or one element, and gave 'glimpses' of her characters' souls and hearts: HiM: the video , Glimpses of tomorrow , Can\'t fight this feeling , Dance of the seven veils ...

So... I'm going to re-read some Erin'stories right now, what about you?

Simona

I'm giving props to ... Our very own Chief Pam .

Because ... Well, for one, she's one that hadn't been taken, but more importantly, she's not just a jack of all trades, but a master of all trades. She can be equally brilliant at comedy (Battle of the Network Printers, Smallville Revelation), short 'n' sweet (Lyn Drozny series), drama, and especially leadership in the early years of LnC fandom.

I recommend ... If you don't absolutely hate NK and anything to do with it, then Hearts Divided is certainly worth your time.

Oh, funny! And I hadn't even seen this thread until just now!

Carol, thanks a million for giving props to me! And let me return the courtesy by giving props to you. I love the way you write Lois, which is always so crucially important to me. Your Lois is complex, and she is attracted to Clark and wary of him all the same. Your last scene between Lois and Clark in Yesterday, Upon the Stair is still the most gorgeously wonderful LnC ending I have ever come across. Add to that that the this scene isn't the absolute ending of that fic, because there is a small wrap-up scene with the mysterious character of Jeff, whose presence adds still more depth to Lois Lane.

Also, I love your trilogy, Recognition (Truth), Recognition (Justice) and Recognition: The Only Way. Again, the way you explore Lois and Clark there and how they attract and yet scare one another is breathtaking. Also, there is a sensuality in these stories that never crosses the line of PG-13 but which is still so palpable and wonderful. Oh, and for me who don't much care about such things, the A-plot of all these stories is great, too!

Ann

GAH!! I can't believe Kathy B hasn't been mentioned, unless I skimmed too fast...

There were a lot of great authors mentioned that I have agree with, but since nobody I saw said this EPIC name yet,
I gotta give props to Kathy Brown.

Because her stories have so much feeling, they are so engaging and just amazingly sexy too

I totally with all my heart recommend...ALL her stories but specifically: Momentum 1 & 2 and When Friends Become Lovers followed up by When Lovers Become More (these are all the PG versions) and then her version of Revisionist History.

TEEEEEEJ

I just caught up with this thread. Ann, thank you for those wonderful words. It's been a long time since anyone commented on any of my stories and so your comment made my day.

Time for me to give props - I'll respect Jenn's rules and not repeat any writers already mentioned and I'll give props to Shayne Terry's Dear Lois:

Dear Lois

What I love about this story is Shayne's characterization of Lois and Clark - so spot on as they grapple with work and , of course, their relationship. Plus just the right amount of angst. And a great A plot - lots of stuff in this story. Well written, too.

I'll add Shayne's vignettes too - brief bits of evocative writing that are so moving, but never cloying.

c.