Below are the 11 most recent journal entries recorded in obsidianembrace's InsaneJournal:

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
1:58 pm	RS Games!! The 2011 RS Games begin in less than two weeks! October 1st.  These are stories about the Sirius/Remus pairing which I know most of you enjoy. I'm making my Fest debut (finally!) so all of you must join me.  It's on livejournal and I'm known as obsidiantabitha over there. The stories are going to be phenomenal.  Can't spoil which one is mine, but I'm freakishly nervous (or excited as the mood strikes).  Can't wait! Pass along the word! http://rs-games.livejournal.com/ ~Tabitha (Comment on this)
Saturday, May 15th, 2010
12:42 am	Robin Hood... or so they claimed Went and saw Robin Hood tonight.  It was a pretty good movie, slow at times and when it wasn't maybe a bit too many swords lodged in necks and blood dripping where it normally doesn't.  I would recommend it to others, definitely.  But not as a Robin Hood flick.  I mean, I know that's the title and all and yes, the characters are mostly the same--Robin, Little John, Marian, Friar Tuck and so on.  And I suppose you might get away with saying it followed some of the basic Hood premises.  But the problem is that you could have exchanged any of the characters for people with different names and had Peter Johnson taking up premier marquis space instead.  I wouldn't have guessed it was Robin Hood at all without the characters' names.  I just didn't have the feel of a Hood movie, though I can't put my finger on exactly why.   In sum, good movie.  Robin Hoodish, that's about the best I  can do. (Comment on this)
Friday, May 7th, 2010
9:42 am	When You're Gone I wrote a new one-shot that goes along with my story, ALMO.  It's my first quasi-smut involving Sirius/Remus.  Well, the first I've uploaded anyway.  It takes place right before Halloween 1981 and James and Sirius are doing work for the Order.  It doesn't really fit the canon timeline but ALMO is AU anyway, so not too worried about it.  :) It's rated 16+, I'd say.  Enjoy! ( When You're Gone ) (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
8:06 pm	A Life More Ordianary This is my newest story. It's a WIP but more than two-thirds of the story has been written and will uploaded as soon as they are each beta'd thorougly. A huge thanks to JadeSullivan for making me write this and for her enthusiam. And to veridari for her beautiful artwork for the story (including my icon). And finally, to choosetolive for her encouragement. You are all the best. ( ALMO Prologue ) (Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
10:18 am	Harry and Snape Potions and Snitches Fic Fest! P&S, the gen archive for Snape and Harry is having a Challenges Fic Fest. I'm pretty excited about it. And we've had tons of people sign up already for it. The idea is that partipants will choose three Challenges from the ones lists on the P&S site, and from that, they will be assigned one. Each author has a month to write their story. Each story will be uploaded (one a day) during the Fest. I can't wait! The News item with instructions can be found here. (Comment on this)
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
1:24 pm	For Me I never thought I'd find such freedom in my writing. Crucio has gotten the lowest amount of reviews ever, but I don't even care. I just keep pumping out chapters. I'm having fun and just doing what I want to do. This is honestly the first time I've ever felt this way. I might have tried to do that before and even tried to convince myself that I was writing for me, but I never was. I feel like I'm some sort of caged animal who has broken free. I am writing for me, hear me roar! It's given me some great incentive to do what I want with Gift too. I am considering entering a plot line I had considered but it would have made the plot soap opera-ish, more like in LC old style. But who cares? I am tired of writing for people who often barely give me the time of day. I do this for me, because I love it. Everyone else is invited to join me, but for once, I don't need them. And that feels damn good. ~Tabitha Current Mood: jubilant (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
12:32 am	Writing Death So I did it. I let the character die in my story. And wow, was it more painful than I thought it would be. I am still angnsting over it, honestly. Vacillating and fretting. I mean, I know he's just a pen and paper character, and for heaven sakes, he's not even truly mine. But I feel like I've betrayed the readers, and what if it's all just pointless anyway? I brought him back to life...righted a wrong some might say and just to kill him again? But he was never meant to live. Redundant, it's already been called. But is it? I feel like he's always been fated to die. But this time, I wanted to do it right. Wanted his death to mean something. Death, in stories should always serve a purpose. And his death, in canon, meant nothing. A lark. A fleeting moment. But here, Sirius dies to save another--for another. For Harry. And ultimately for Severus as well--because now Severus gets to spend a full life, watching his son grow up. And because he lived for a short time, so many things got resolved between father and son--issues that never would have been brought up otherwise. So Sirius was the catalyst--the reason for the storty. He was important. But that makes his death no less tragic...and no less meaningless. This time we'll do it right. Harry can grieve properly. Lay his godfather to rest the way he should have. And still Severus will be standing beside him. Current Mood: content (Comment on this)
Wednesday, January 7th, 2009
1:10 am	Crossroads So, I'm at that place in the story where the plot can go one of two ways. The Divergence Point. I'm standing here, squinting off into the distance as I try to decide which road will lead me where I want to go. Does he die? Does his life add value to the story? Or is it simply a pity reprieve? Am I concerned about reader reactions, or am I simply writing for myself? I have planned for him to die since the beginning of the first installment. Do have the guts to stick to my outline? What exactly am I afraid of here? Current Mood: frustrated (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, December 28th, 2008
10:01 pm	The 25th of December has come and gone. It was a such a fun story to write, and an interesting holiday as well. It's odd, the way I miss this Harry and Snape so terribly. There were my constant friends for weeks. It's hard to have them go. And I feel as though they have so many things left to say to me. I wish I could speed-write and finish my two current stories so that I could go on to a sequel of the 25th. But then, I know I'd miss them as well... Current Mood: melancholy (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 13th, 2008
6:24 pm	Christmas Story Starting tomorrow, I am going to start posting my newest baby, "The 25th of December". It's a Snape/Harry story, of course! And I'll post one chapter a day, with Christmas day being the final chapter. It's a whole new style for me and I have been having so much fun with it. One of my readers and friend, choosetolive (or Julie, as we like to call her) thought of a really cool idea to make an advent calendear to showcase the story with little pics for each chapter. The story was actually inspired by a picture she drew. One of my other friends, Veridian_Dair(Cathy) is contributing pics as well. I can't wait until midnight! Let the madness begin... http://asylums.insanejournal.com/hp_advent/ ~Tabitha Current Mood: excited (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 20th, 2008
10:14 am	Something About Muses Muses are tricky things. When I want to write the most, they refuse to cooperate. And then, other times, they grab ahold and refuse to let go until I've done their bidding. And they are harsh taskmasters, those muses. I wonder how it would feel not to be chained to them. Current Mood: Disconcerted (1 Comment |Comment on this)