2011 mcshep_match Recs

[winter_elf]

A lot of great stories / art / vids in this years mcshep_match. Posting started when I was out of town at WorldCon.... so, man, I got soooo behind in reading – and there were some wonderfully nice long stories to enjoy too. I’m so glad that this year they gave two extra weeks for reading and voting after posting ended – and I needed every second of it!

Here’s a list of my favorites in this years McShep Match – with the first two my #1 picks that I liked the most – and the ultra surprise – they were for the same prompt!!!!! Seeing that prompt at first, I was so worried they would be depressing entries – but no – both strong journeys of finding yourself in various ways.


Ain't Seen the Sunshine Since I Don't Know When-Team Sheppard: end of the line – A fusion with Miyazaki's Spirited Away to give a strong fairy tale vibe of being lost and then finding yourself all in a setting of misty trains, spirit contracts and supernatural creatures.

Let Me Go -Team McKay: end of the line – amazing vid that uses The Last Man episode with music that fits to a ‘T’ and both music and the clips tie in to the prompt – till you reach the end and go NO wanting just a bit more.


Just So Long and Long Enough - Team Sheppard: can of worms – a great Dave POV story that had me wanting to know more about him and his attempts to connect again with his brother.

Last Straw- Team McKay: last straw - a super cute piece of art – and a literal take on the prompt used with great expression

A Spark In You- Team McKay: live wire - a cool vid with a great song choice and snappy editing and even kissing!

Chain Reaction - Team McKay: chain reaction – a great story with a heavy science plot and a developing relationship when John finally gets a clue

Flash Point - Team Sheppard: alive and kicking – a very interesting Smokejumper AU with lots of colorful detail and pretty well researched (I know something of this – having an Uncle who was a smokejumper), so it was a fun read.

The Triboelectric Effect - Team McKay: can of worms - Wraith folklore!! Nice adventure with a little h/c and an established relationship that is a great read.


I'm posting this tonight because I wanted to post my recs before the voting closes and the reveal. There are a lot of wonderful stories long and short, some stellar art and even vids! I have three stories left to read... and I'm not going to manage it tonight, although at this point - it's not really much use to try and sleep.

Comments

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so glad that you did this! I am woefully behind on my reading (RL decided smack me around for a bit) and and I think mentally, I just gave up on the idea of catching up. Thanks for giving me a starting point! :-)

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

:) I'm glad it gives you somewhere to start!

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

looks at who wrote what now up. Huh. Some authors who I usually like are a few of the ones that I just didn't get into. And a number of the ones I really liked are from authors I haven't read much of/don't follow regularly/or very varied for my tastes.

[sgamadison.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Funny how that turns out, eh? I'm terrible at recognizing most writer's styles unless I've read a *lot* of their work. Sometimes I wonder how much we're affected by name recognition and expectations!

[the-cephalopod.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec - I'm so glad you liked the story! I tend to think my style is pretty recognisable to anyone who's read my stories before. Was it a surprise that 'Chain Reaction' was mine? cep xxx

[winter-elf.livejournal.com]

I should have realized it was yours - since you do the science stuff so well (instead of fudging it), but I'm bad at guessing. So, no, not surprised :)

I really did enjoy the story very much.