MetaFic

Well, to kick things off...

The stuff I like the best is stuff where I've put a good chunk of me into the writing. That means that what I consider my best changes from day to day. Not too helpful but hopefully others will join in.

I'd have to put some serious thought into it to decide on an all-time favorite, but the one that leaps most readily to mind is:
Where am I going to get a white horse?

Other candidates I can think of might be individual lines from the prologue, Phoenix, or Ages. I'm proudest of lines that have real meaning for the story, though some of it may not be spelled out completely. I also like the lines that say something about the character involved, the plot, and the theme of the story all at once (which, traditionally, every line should do).

…but one chunk that I recall making my alpha (and so far almost sole) reader giggle madly is the following:

A small nose appeared through the door, followed by the rest of her face. Oh shit!

I braced myself for the inevitable, wondering what the hell I could possibly do. My mind raced, empty of coherent thought, when she stunned me all over again.

Her eyes opened wide, as did her mouth, and her whole face lit up…and the rest of her pushed through that damn treacherous inadequate porous door.

I'm hoping that when I get to rewrite this to tighten it up and fix all the inconsistencies I've subsequently introduced that this bit survives.

In the meantime, if anybody wants to know what's behind that door, I wouldn't mind some constructive criticism if anybody has some time to spare, on the strict understanding that it's very much first draft standard.

I am particularly proud of my penis joke in chapter 11 of Rebuilding Life. I also like the last scene in In Time For Christmas and the last line of An unceremonious Beginning. Also the proposal in I'll Be There For You.

If you don't know what any of those are - you should go read :P

The first one that comes to line is from a story I have yet to post. In it an adult Harry and Ginny go back in time and with the help of Sirius, raise a younger Harry. Harry and Ginny have their own son named Leo who's a little mischievous. Anyways, here's the line:

“Your father gave your grandparents quite a headache,” Albus said chuckling. “I remember your grandfather Charlus saying your father sent lit filibuster fireworks through the Floo network when he was Leo's age. Several of them ended up in the Ministry Atrium.”

have come as a speechwriter. I'm always a big believer in 'tackling the ball and not the man' when writing political cant though like any true professional sometimes you have to take the man down before he can get a shot off.

i think my favourite, if not me best, is 'This governments election slogan appears to be 'everybody has a price or a weakness, if you can't afford one look for the other''. I am of the opinion i came up with that line five years to early.

I think that applies to every election regardless of political colour or geography.