Sugar Quill stories

[snorkackcatcher]

After much procrastination on my part -- and with the help of someone who betas at both Checkmated and the Sugar Quill -- I finally submitted a couple of stories to the latter, and they've now been posted (Dangerous Driving, the Ernie Prang story, and Sleeping With The Enemy, Hermione-Ron-Lavender triangulation). Yay. :)

Incidentally, does anyone who posts at the Quill know if it's possible to be notified of reviews, or to reply to them other than by adding another review? I couldn't even find a link to a 'user control panel' type page for setting preferences, if there is one!

Lyrics: Last time the song was of course the Pulp classic Common People from 1995. (ETA I should have listed parthenia14, tree_and_leaf, lazy_neutrino, dreamer_marie, and meddow as the spotters.) If you were wondering where the HP and Star Trek bits came in, the Pulp songwriter/frontman was Jarvis Cocker, who did the music for the GoF film and played the Weird Sister singer. And William Shatner did a version of Common People in 2004 -- with Joe Jackson on backing vocals! -- which is wonderful in its sheer insanity. :D

I heard a snatch of this oldie yesterday on somebody's car radio, and it reminded me that the second verse must surely be worth some sort of prize for Strange And Slightly Disturbing Lyrics:

I've got your picture, I've got your picture
I'd like a million of you over myself
I asked the doctor to take your picture
So I can look at you from inside as well (1980s)

Comments

[lazy-neutrino.livejournal.com]

The father of one of my A level pupils is best mates with the lead singer of that band. I loved, loved, loved that song when it came out.

Have fun with Sugar Quill!

[snorkackcatcher]

Really? I looked them up on Wikipedia to check the date and it said he was now a solicitor specialising in music law. Like most bands, I don't suppose they made their fortune out of it. :)

[lazy-neutrino.livejournal.com]

No, I don't imagine that they did. Shame.

[lazy-neutrino.livejournal.com]

Oh, and one of the members of OMD lives just down the road. Was in a pub recently for lunch and there were two old men at the table next to us complaining about the way he'd pebble-dashed his house. Bizarre.

[snorkackcatcher]

Hmm, you seem to have some interesting acquaintances ... Best I can do is to say I was at uni with Will Young, and probably talked to him. (He was with Rag, I was doing the elections and stuff, and the offices were basically opposite to each other in the corridor. I can remember chatting to a group of Raggies about booking acts for the Safer Sex Ball, which he organised, but unfortunately he didn't wear a 'I'll be famous in a couple of years, remember me' T-shirt. :( )

[lazy-neutrino.livejournal.com]

I was thinking that, since I hadn't actually met any of these people, that it was all secondhand stuff - and then I remembered.

...so I'll see your Will Young and raise you a Brian May.

A Brian May to whom I was introduced at a party by a mutual friend, and who said 'Hello, Natasha.'

I don't care if I never meet another celebrity ever. That'll do me!

[ex-jo-blogs.livejournal.com]

Is that...Turning Japanese? by someone I can't remember...The Vapours, perchance? I bet I'm wrong, but to check would be cheating :-P

I would have known Common People! How come I missed that one? *whines*

does anyone who posts at the Quill know if it's possible to be notified of reviews,
Nope. Obsessively hitting the refresh button is the order of the day.

notified of reviews, or to reply to them other than by adding another review?
You can PM people by going to the 'My Controls' link in the forums. Sometimes people add responses at the bottom of new posted chapters, but I prefer the PM route.

[snorkackcatcher]

Actually, you're right. :)

At least that clears up the Quill thing. Pity there isn't an easier way of doing it.

[a-t-rain.livejournal.com]

I hope you know htat this whole story is written in Hermione's POV with Lavender's POV written in the author's note.

Heh, looks like you reeled one in already :)

[snorkackcatcher]

Yes -- probably a good job that replying is awkward, I'm not quite sure what to say to that. :)

[parthenia14.livejournal.com]

Just to say that I read Dangerous Driving just now, and liked it very much, not least because I'm on the verge of committing fanfic in the HBP universe, and I haven't read very much HBP-based stuff.

I really liked your writing style (I haven't quite got round to reading much of your fic). I had a couple of thoughts about the ending which I can keep to myself or share at some point. ;)

[parthenia14.livejournal.com]

Gosh, could I be more lame in feeding back? It was great.

[snorkackcatcher]

Thanks! (Love the phrase 'commiting fanfic', btw -- quite apt sometimes.)

Feel free to comment on the ending -- the whole story was one of those things that seemed like a good idea at the time, but when actually written down make you wonder whether it works (as a serious story rather than crack).

[dolabellae.livejournal.com]

Ah. One of those songs for it turns out I only know the lyrics for the chorus. Yes, that is rather disturbing...

[dolabellae.livejournal.com]

'for which it turns out', that was meant to be. Or possibly 'to which'. But definitely which should be in there somewhere.

[snorkackcatcher]

I'd never actually paid attention to the words until I picked it up on some 80s compilation disc. Somehow having a song blaring out of speakers a couple of feet away on the desk seems to bring them more to the attention.