20 June 2003
Sorry it's been so long since my last update. Real life gets in the way sometimes.
I was delighted to see that several of my fan fiction pieces received several new awards this month. Surprisingly, my biggest winner is "Prowlers," (The Midnight Fever Awards: "Relationship/Character Fic"; Fancy Me Yours Awards: "Best Crossover Fic" and "Best Threesome--Runner-Up") a dark fic I've always had mixed feelings about. I also received the "Best NC-17 Author" from FMYA. "Repeat the Sounding Joy" won "Best Answer to a Challenge" and "What the Heart Wants" was "Best BDSM--Runner-Up" and "Best PWP--Runner-Up." Links to all of these fics are on my personal fic page.
Thank you so very much, both the judges who scored and judged my work and all of my readers. I truly appreciate all of you so much! BiNE!!! is a hobby I will never regret because it has helped me develop my own writing as well as interact with other writers and readers. &nsbp;God bless you all!
I am currently working on my "Adrenaline" trilogy, specifically the second book, "Madame Royale." I am always interested in feedback if a reader has the time. "Adrenaline" is ultra-AU/AR fiction: the BtVS and AtS characters have more supporting roles than spotlight roles, so these stories are not for strictly canon fic lovers. I have to say I enjoy the freedom of working with original characters more and more. I think the writing I do here is definitely "fresher" and more original. If you check it out and enjoy it, please tell me, I'd love to hear from you.
I am currently editing two new fic submissions to BiNE!!! from other authors, hope to have them posted SOON. Again, RL gets in the way so please have patience.
2 June 2003
Two Authors at BiNE!!! received fan fiction awards at Shadows-and-Dust: Fiatlux's "Hello and Good-Bye...Again" (PG-13) won Best Conventional Shipper's Fiction and Princess Plum Jade's "Prowlers" (NC-17 DARK FIC) won Best Character History.
Many thanks to the judges and to the readers who enjoy the work!
30 May 2003
Gee...This is my first update after "Buffy" is officially over! It feels so very strange! I'm no longer a slave to the TV every Tuesday night! Thank goodness Season 4 DVD will be out soon and we'll still have Angel for a (hiccoughing sob) little while.
For "Remission"/"Southern Hospitality" fans, YES I am STILL working on these projects and I haven't kept up with them very well. I have some personal issues going on that really cut into my time and creativity. "Remission is already about 80% complete and I have unprocessed drafts I haven't posted yet. I'm not hangning you out to dry, everyone, I just haven't had a lot of quality time to offer my best work for these projects. Thank you for understanding!
Poetry Pages Updates:
Fiatlux: "Letting Go" (Buffy/Giles friendship) Giles realises Buffy is an adult now.
Spheres of Nightmares:
"I Would Never Let Him Hurt You" (Spuffy) Beautiful Buffy POV poem. Spheres always writes such lovely Spuffy stuff.
"Ode to the Bronze" (No pairing) Just a fun tribute to the good old (and not so good) times at the UPN Bronze Message Board for Buffy fans (it was eventually shut down because it got overrun with spammers and pranksters.)
30 May 2003
Gee...This is my first update after "Buffy" is officially over! It feels so very strange! I'm no longer a slave to the TV every Tuesday night! Thank goodness Season 4 DVD will be out soon and we'll still have Angel for a (hiccoughing sob) little while.
For "Remission"/"Southern Hospitality" fans, YES I am STILL working on these projects and I haven't kept up with them very well. I have some personal issues going on that really cut into my time and creativity. "Remission is already about 80% complete and I have unprocessed drafts I haven't posted yet. I'm not hangning you out to dry, everyone, I just haven't had a lot of quality time to offer my best work for these projects. Thank you for understanding!
Poetry Pages Updates:
Fiatlux: "Letting Go" (Buffy/Giles friendship) Giles realises Buffy is an adult now.
Spheres of Nightmares:
"I Would Never Let Him Hurt You" (Spuffy) Beautiful Buffy POV poem. Spheres always writes such lovely Spuffy stuff.
"Ode to the Bronze" (No pairing) Just a fun tribute to the good old (and not so good) times at the UPN Bronze Message Board for Buffy fans (it was eventually shut down because it got overrun with spammers and pranksters.)
13 May 2003
Hi everybody! It's nice to be back. Thank you so much for the kind and supportive e-mails you all sent during a really dificult time! They really did help me out a LOT!
I'm updating today with a few things and hope to have BiNE!!! back to its more "normal" self soon. My schedule is a bit flip-floppy, though, so please be patient with me! =)
~Fan Fiction~
FINALLY...I have awarded TWO Dark Magick Rose Awards! (For those of you who do not know, Dark Magick Roses are for a really superior challenge fic submission at Dark Magick Challenges. If you enjoy a challenge for shipper fics, please check out the challenges listed there.
Fiatlux won a Dark Magick Rose for her Angel/Cordelia fic, "Confession" (R for brief language) I find this fic a little dificult to classify because it's angsty but it's also really fluffy. Let's just say Angel really wants to discuss a sensitive subject with Cordelia.
Larilynn's "My Favorite Mistake" (SOFT "R") is a wonderful Angel P.O.V. piece concerning his future relationship with Faith and how--sometimes--mistakes can be right.
Princess Plum Jade:
"Open Game"
(Part One in the "Adrenaline" Trilogy) (R-NC-17)
This is a "Southern Hospitality" crossover fic with the Babyverse, a fascinating AU world directed by some truly remarkable writers. (If you loathe the babyverse you may as well hush, because I think it's wonderful!)
Charlie Jolivette, Buffy Summer's rambunctious bratty cousin, is all grown up (sort of) and flung into the Babyverse. Naturally, she and Spike are still good friends (once they clear up the mistake where she nearly dusts his favorite son!) I am interested in feedback (Do you like Charlie here or should I bring her home?)
19 April 2003
Okay, at this time I am SERIOUSLY behind (both in writing and updates for this site) due to personal health problems and a recent death in my immediate family. Readers & writers, PLEASE BE PATIENT and I will eventually have some wonderful new poetry and stories available on the site. Thank you always for reading at BiNE!!!
11 April 2003
~Fiction~
Miss U.K.: "Bound" (PG-13/Soft "R") The very first answer to a Red Gold fic challenge. (Vamp Xander/Ramadevi)
~Dark Magick~
New Fic: "Yesterday" (outside link) by Kelly Rowe. Anya/Xander PG-13 (future fic/romance) After "Hell's Bells" Anya flees Sunnydale without revealing a special surprise she had for Xander...
2 April 2003
~Fiction~
Princess Plum Jade: "Deva" NC-17 is my newest prepared fan fiction, a dark romance P.O.V. piece featuring Vamp Xander and Ramadevi together in the Wishverse. This is a new pairing/effort for me so feedback/criticism is definitely wanted!
Presently, I am still editing a "Remission" update and hope to have that up sometime in the near future. As always, thanks so much for your patience!
20 March 2003
~Poetry~
Fiatlux sent in a pair of poems that fit together! Read the "Spotlight Duo," an emotional reflection of Xander and Dawn's place in the Scooby gang as more "ordinary people."
Miss U.K. has provided two Angelus/Ramadevi poems reflecting the nuances of "Remission" Chapter Ten. "Always" and "Taken"
~Fan Fiction~
Kallie Rose's "Chance Resemblance" NC-17 is another dark erotic fantasy of Angelus and Willow. I'm becoming addicted to this author's stories!
Miss U.K. wrote a ficlet of Ramadevi and Vampire Xander in the Wishverse! "Only in Dreams" is an angsty little POV ficlet. Ramadevi is consort to Vamp Xander, but cannot rid herself of the feeling that another was meant to her her partner...
18 March 2003
Dark Magick Challenges has won the Superb Site award from
"Realm of Fantasy." I'm so happy it won award...Looking forward to receiving more answers to my challenges, however...
17 March 2003
HAPPY SAINT PATRICKS DAY!!!
I am busily working on "Remission" and a short fic involving Ramadevi and Vampire Xander in the Wishverse. The fic is nearly complete and should be posted within the week. "Remission" needs more editing and should be up a little later.
Some recent changes at BiNE!!!
I've eliminated the Dark Magick Message Board. Why? Because no one ever used it, including myself! It was just a little too much extra maintainence for me. I also eliminated Belladonna, the section I'd created as a tribute to Willow/Tara. I just couldn't commit the time to archiving the fics to fill it up! My hands are full of BiNE!!! and DMCA and I'm satisfied with that!
I archived another dark erotica piece by Kallie Rose: "Sweet Irish Brogue"(NC-17) is a fic that leaves me wondering HOW on earth to feel about it! It's sexy, scary, and smutty. Check it out and don't forget to FEED the author! ;)
11 March 2003
I have quite a lot of written fic I haven't proofed and gotten into the computer yet, guys, try and be patient. I've been rather ill lately and haven't been up to typing much. Hopefully, I'll have a new "Remission" update in the near future.
My Awards page has been updated. The following fics have received awards:
"Prowlers" (The Vamped Awards Midnight Fic;)
"Remission" (FMYA Best Original Character Runner Up;)
"Repeat the Sounding Joy" (B/APPA Best B/A Original Take; Shades of Grey Best Conventional Pairings Dark/Angst 2nd Place;)
and "Skin Diver" (FMYA Best BDSM.)
To check out any of these fics, just visit Princess Plum Jade's Fan Fiction. Thank you so much, Buffenator, Ramones, Slayerdee, & Willowluv, for your poetry contributions to some of the above fics. Thanks so much to all the readers who provide me with such encouraging feedback to continue this hobby and thanks to the judges who enjoyed my work!
Congratulations also to:
Fiatlux! Her fan fiction, "Hello and Good-Bye...Again" won the B/APPA for "Best B/A Short Story."
SalinahH20's "Reclaiming a Mate" placed second in FMYA's Best Response to a Challenge category.
Willowluv's beautiful poem, "Sacrifice" (written for Miss U.K.'s "The Price" fic) also won the Vamped Poet's Award. Oddly enough, "The Price" is still housed here at BiNE!!! but "Sacrifice" is not due to some creative differences Willowluv and I have had over some other fic endeavors. You may view "Sacrifice" at this outside link: "Sacrifice". Warm congratulations to him.
3 March 2003
POETRY FROM SPHERES OF NIGHTMARES!!!
"I Still Dance" is a loving tribute to the romantic attachment between Willow and Tara. &nbs;Written in Tara's POV, it refers to their sincerity as well as the necessity for Willow to move forward with her life. Compelling and emotional, like all of Spheres's work. Thank you for sharing with us!
1 March 2003
Fan Fiction:
Kallierose: "In Dreams" NC-17 is a precious erotic fantasy vignette that makes me want chocolate! Fred, recently rescued from Pyleah, has a haunting dream about Angel.
SalinhaH20: "Reclaiming a Mate" NC-17 (Buffy/Angel and Xander/Anya) Season Four, a precious re-telling of the "Dracula" episode. Angel is aware Dracula has bitten and marked Buffy for his own and he is REALLY not happy about it!!!
26 February 2003
Princess Plum Jade has won two new awards: The Phantom Manor Award for the fan fiction
"Endymion" and the Erotic Spike Award for
"Skin Diver." Many thanks to Miss Edith at Drusilla's Phantom Manor for her awards! As a fan of Miss Edith's own remarkable writing, it is a great honor to me that my fan fiction impressed her.
See Awards...
22 February 2003
"Blood is NOT Enough!!!" has a simply GORGEOUS new set of splash graphics and link banners and buttons thanks so much to Cally!!! : ) I'm so happy with the way BiNE!!! is looking these days!
Dark Magick Challenges Fan Fiction Awards has also been updated with a new layout (courtesy of Jenah at Junkbox Graphics) and ALL-NEW beautiful awards plaques that I'm LONGING to bestow upon aspiring fic writers. There are various award types so please take a moment to visit Dark Magick, read the RULES, browse the challenges and the sample awards! I look forward to hearing back from you!
FAN FICTION
Rachelle: "An Angel's fate" (NC-17 for language and sexuality) (Angel/Cordelia) is a precious romantic fantasy romp introducing the possibilities of reincarnation and the true meaning of the word "soul mate."
16 February 2003
I added a few new links today. I'm not entirely sure why, but lately I find myself gravitating more and more towards the Buffy/Angel(us) pairing as my creative muse. I think I'm feeling nostalgic since the rumor machine is stating that BtVS is ending this season. I really do love the idea of "true love conquering all" in the Buffyverse, but we all know that damned sadist in charge would never give us that! Or would he?
BiNE!!! has some new graphics and banners thanks VERY MUCH to Cally of Double Rainbow. Cally will be building some new customised graphics for BiNE!!! shortly. She will also assist me with re-vamping Dark Magick Challenges. She has really wonderful taste and subtlety as an artist and I'm waiting on pins and needles to see my new goodies! Thank you so much, Cally!
13 February 2003
"Spoils" has been awarded the "Runner Up" plaque in the Angel/Cordelia category at the Believe Awards!!! I'm always so excited when "Spoils" gets any attention because it's AR concept is SO far out. But really, guys, it's not THAT far a stretch to imagine Angelus in B.C. Rome, isn't it? I mean that guy's got the type of creativity and imagination the MAFIA gives scholarships for!
12 February 2003
NEW!!! "Red Gold" Writer's Resource!!!
This is a resource page for any authors who are interested in writing fantasy/romance fiction revolving around "Red Gold" and the Angelus/Ramadevi and Vamp Xander/Ramadevi pairings. It contains guidelines for the dynamics of the Angelus/Rama relationship, a description of Ramadevi and her powers, and also some challenges for fic ideas. If you have an interest in writing original fiction, please check it out!
11 February 2003
At this time, the links to Willowluv's "Resonance" fan fiction have been temporarily removed pending new editing by the writer. Hopefully, this fic will be back soon better than ever!: )
UPDATE: Due to creative differences between the webmistress and Willowluv, I am complying with his request to remove all of his stories and poems submitted at BiNE!!! I am very sorry to lose him as part of the creative energy for this site.
8 February 2003
Happy Belated New Year (Both traditional and Chinese!) It's been some time since I've updated. My latest writing efforts have been fairly involved and I'm not in the best of health recently. Thanks, everyone, for your patience and well-wishing!
Poetry:
Spheres of Nightmares: "An Ode to James" is truly a must-read slightly naughty tribute to the brilliance of James Marsters and his depiction of Spike in BtVS! It's good to have some new work from Spheres! : )
Daddykat: "Dark-Winged Virtue" is a soulful view of Spike's highly romanticised love for Drusilla. Another great face to see at BiNE!!! again!
Fiction:
Princess Plum Jade: "Remission" Chapter Ten is completed. It's a very pivotal chapter that helps draw the plotline forward. I'm proud beyond words that "Remission" was recently award the "Believe" (Best Original Character Fic) by Shadows and Dust! Of all my fics, I've put more effort and "heart" into "Remission" than most and I'm grateful to think that the judges thought I brought Ramadevi to life enough to award her!
My second offering is "Prowlers" and I want to warn you that this is NOT my typical romantic/fantasy/erotica! It's a dark NC-17 piece (Spike's POV) and includes elements of rape and torture. I thought LONG and HARD about including "Prowlers" on my BiNE!!! menu but I've received some really good feedback on it from a list group where I posted it and Miss U.K. has assured me it's some of my best writing. So, take a gander if you like "darker" fic and let me know what you think of it! ; )
I re-edited "Repeat the Sounding Joy"(NC-17 Buffy/Angel(us?)) after having it beta-read (thanks so much to Fiatlux and Jacqui!) and the fic has nearly doubled in size! Readers have been awfully quiet about "Repeat" and I don't know if that means it's a bad fic, or simply mediocre.
Angst really isn't my style, but I tried to introduce some dark and deep emotions in this fic. PLEASE take a look at it and let me know what you think! I really wanna know!
Willowluv: "Prom Dates & Spankings" is a neat "artistic intrepretation" of a challenge I published a while ago. THIS IS HARD-CORE NC-17!!! The title really does say it all...
"Resonance."Chapter Six(NC-17 for language) It features some heart-wrenching angst among the Scoobies after the raid on the Bronze. Check him out!!!
12 January 2002
Fiction:
Gileswench: "A Dream Come True"(PG-13); "An Innocent Picnic" (G); and "Awfully Fond of You"(R) are three warm and cuddly Buffy/Giles fics. In all frankness, I have been REPULSED by the concept of Buffy/Giles as a romantic pairing before I read these. They are fairly short and really sweet, lovingly written. Enjoy!!!
5 January 2002
Poetry:
