Better than Moonshine: Masterpost

[riyku]

Title:  Better than Moonshine
Genre: Jared/Jensen AU
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 33,000

Summary:  After publishing a few dime store paperbacks and one novel that scored decent critical success, Jensen's in a bit of a rut. He's got an editor breathing down his neck, an overdue novel that needs to be written, and a weeklong workshop to lead on beating writer's block. To top it off, he has a vicarious one-night stand, and now the guy keeps showing up all over the place. It turns out that a little petty larceny, a car crash, and possible blackmail--all in the name of fun--might be exactly what he needs to kick-start his writing again.

ahhlee_spn 's lovely art post here.

 

 

 

Part 1  ::  Part 2  ::  Part 3  ::  Part 4  ::  Epilogue 

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Comments

[tryfanstone.livejournal.com]

Almost... five days after reading, and re-reading, and four days after reading again, and then... tonight I re-read what was supposed to be only the good bits and turned out to be most of the fic because it's just that good... That's a full on apology for this very belated comment. I'm sorry.

But. But I loved Better than Moonshine. It's perfect. The flow of it, easy and natural, so easy it's impossible to overlook the skill that went into making it so. The quiet charm of the thing, the glimpse into a world I don't know so perfectly portrayed, the lightness of touch with emotion, the fleshed out characters, the moments of humour and action and pathos and triumph. I loved the way you mixed Jensen's writing block into the story - I really, really loved Jared's sense of honour. The typewriter, the descriptions of manuscripts, the shreds of stories untold, the deprecating, doubtful sure way Jensen thinks of himself as a writer. The doubtful, sure way Jared sneaks up on an emotional connection, all the more telling for the lightness with which you handle both characters and situation.

Most of all... this is a complex, intelligent, adult story. I loved it. This one... this one I'll come back to over and over again. Thank you so much for finishing and posting - the writing is so very worth the end result. Bravo.

[riyku.livejournal.com]

I'll happily accept your full on apology if you accept my late response (as well as my comment on yours).

Thanks so much for the note. I so often feared that the thing was almost too quiet, and that perhaps I was writing a story about a writer and writing that would be relatable to writers alone, and that can be a dreadfully dry thing. As for the totems--typewriter, telephone and all--we all have those, don't we?

Also, thanks for the mention of Jared's honor. Grinning like crazy over here, because yes, his hesitation to delve too deeply into Jensen's block is more than a matter of professional courtesy, I think.

Really, very many thanks, and that you'd want to visit this story again is such a compliment.