Fic and Intro

[spacemonkey-27.livejournal.com]

Hello all. I'm new here. I just wanted to say hi and post the first chapter of my fic.
Title: Kismet (1/?)
Author: Kat
Characters/Pairing: Arthur, Guinevere
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Length: 990
Archive: Yes
Notes: An original fic that is my take on the King Arthur/Guinevere/Lancelot tale. Feedback is most welcome. Many thanks and chocolate covered cookies for my beta, fredbassett

Guinevere stood at the very edge of the dancing couples.

Comments

[unclehyena.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. First of all, this is a REALLY well executed bit of contemporary romance. The English is good, the descriptions are good, it WORKS. Except...

As reluctant as I am to introduce myself to a someone with whom I have so many fandoms in common (Torchwood, Firefly, Red Dwarf, pretty much your whole list...) by being critical, this just doesn't seem very ARTHURIAN.

Two of the most basic elements of the Arthurian cycle are that, first, Arthur went from unknown to king at a single bounce, and second, that Arthur's marriage to Guenevere was political FIRST, and that whatever romance or personal relationship developed between them, it developed AFTER they were married.

And then we get into the matter of partnered dancing and jousts occurring in the same time frame...

None of these are insurmountable flaws, or even necessarily flaws at all, if this is part of a much larger work that explains the oddities. But as just a fragment... As I said, good romance, but not really Arthurian.

Uncle Hyena
(who worries WAY too much about this stuff...)
(reposted after correcting the more egregious typos)

[spacemonkey-27.livejournal.com]

Critical is fine...I really don't mind.

I guess you could call this an AU, because what I have planned is completely different from other Arthurian stories. Hence the romance before the marriage and the wonky time frame.

This is also the first time I've dabbled in something like this (I tend to write more contemporary slashy things), so I'm still trying to get the hang of it.

But I'm glad you liked. :D