Hi all,
As Chuck has mentioned, talking about the flourishing of the Starman fic project, I am one who has been very much enjoying the chance to read all these stories (as my busy work life permits)
I want to take a moment to highly praise Sheeplady46's (Joyce?) saga, "Travels with Starman" ( posted on fanfic.net) I'm only 2 segments into it, but I have only been able to put it down for the most necessary breaks--working and preparing food.
Joyce, I LOVE the thought you have put into your stories! Your series characters are so recognizable, and your new characters so clearly drawn as individual people with their own strengths and challenges; and your locations are so detailed and so informed with your understanding of their geography and history--I felt like I was there.
I also love the flow of your stories: things that happen, do because they need to happen (although I did keep waiting for the guys in the tower, overhearing Paul and Scott talking frankly at the 4th of July carnival, to cause some trouble afterward.)
My editor-fingers itched to take a blue-pencil for some spelling and punctuation and word choices, but I was too busy reading to find out what happened next to these beloved characters to get up and search for one!
And I was very impressed with your knowledge and love of farm life and the politics of farming, and your way of bringing up vital ideas about these--AND with your take on Starman's home world, its character, and morality. I feel that you extrapolated beautifully from the show, and made sense of conflicting messages about Starman's nature given in the episodes you mentioned.
And you brought in so many episodes as perfectly apt flashbacks. I had forgotten so much (not having splurged on series DVDs, I confess) but your mentions triggered much pleasurable remembering!
I don't know how, or if, I can post this in Fanfiction.net as a favorable review, but I'm stating it in the record right here!
Marian Huntsman
Oh, yeah, and I have to do some chores before I can start on part 3, but I really want to start RIGHT NOW!!
Great post, Marian!
One lament among those of us who worked on the Star Return contest was that few of the stories out there were receiving any comments, or even the one click kudos. That's why we decided to build in an easy fan participation score card so that fan ratings constitute the vast majority of the decision-making to determine the winners. All of our stories are non-profit, of course, so the only reward writers get is if someone likes their story enough to say that. When we get to that phase of the contest, I do hope you'll all be a part of the experience, and score, write comments, or even just leave kudos. (Shameless promotion over!)
I remember reading Joyce's "Byte of Time" many years ago and enjoyed it, and believe I told her so in a private email back then. Also back in the day, readers discussed the stories in various media, and I think everyone's enjoyment improved as a result. Today, we're all here on Starmanet, a discussion list, so feel free to discuss and post comments like Marian's. Better yet, also post them with the story you like on the web site because then they become part of the STARMAN legacy, so we keep STARMAN alive for future generations.
Oops, that crash you just heard was me falling through my soap box, straw hat and thin wooden cane flying in different directions!
Chuck S.
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Marian Huntsman