An Awarding Experience

[jedibuttercup]

Wow, looks like I won some awards while I was off in Real Life Land, too. I knew I'd been nominated in several categories in the Crossing Over Awards over at Twisting the Hellmouth, but given the competition I didn't think I'd win any. (There are a thousand plus authors at the site, and many times more than that in readers).

Well, I did! Three of them!

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(With 34.7% of the votes: Starting Over, PG-13, 3500 words, A:tS/SG-1)

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(With 18.4% of the votes: The Five Stages of Grief, PG-15, ~15,000 words, B:tVS/A:tS finale fic)

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(Mod Choice: Here, at the End of All Things, PG-13, 1400 words, SG-1/Terminator 3)

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The other nominations I received were:

1. For "Best Crossover Author" (Placed 3rd of 14)



2. For "Best Portrayal of Wesley" (Placed 4th of 5)
   The Day After the Apocalypse, PG-13, 1000 words, A:tS/TDAT



3. For "Best Portrayal of Buffy" (Placed 4th of 6)
   Hands Against the Dark, PG-13, 3400 words, B:tVS/Van Helsing



4. For "Best Portrayal of Fred/Illyria" (Placed 2nd of 6)
   Moonfall, PG-13, 4000 words, A:tS/SG-1



5. For "Best Portrayal of Other Character" (Placed 2nd of 12)
   An Unexpected Gift, PG-13, 9100 words, A:tS/SG-1 (Spike)



6. For "Best Portrayal of Other Character" (Placed 6th of 12)
   Disposable Heroes, PG-13, 1500 words, B:tVS/LotR (Jenny Calendar)



7. For "Best B:tVS/A:tS Non-Crossover" (Placed 5th of 9)
   This Will Do, PG-15, 1100 words, A:tS Season 5



8. For "Best Crossover Series" (Placed 19th of 21)
   Beautiful, PG-13, 1200 words total, B:tVS/Pitch Black



9. For "Best Firefly Crossover" (Placed 4th of 10)
   Jie Jie, PG-13, 750 words



10. For "Best Literature Crossover" (Placed 7th of 12)
    Paper Legacy, PG, 700 words, B:tVS/Jane Austen



11. For "Best Movie Crossover" (Placed 6th of 16)
    Handle ID Slayer, PG-15, 8400 words, B:tVS/DOOM



12. For "Best Movie Crossover" (Placed 12th of 16)
    Beautiful, PG-13, 300 words, B:tVS/Pitch Black



13. For "Best Movie Crossover" (Placed 16th of 16)
    Offensive Driving, PG, 500 words, B:tVS/Dukes of Hazzard



14. For "Best Multiple Crossover" (Placed 9th of 11)
    The Reaper Cometh, PG-13, 750 words, B:tVS/Firefly/DOOM



15. For "Best Multiple Crossover" (Placed 10th of 11)
    Strangely Comfortable, PG-13, 2500 words, Firefly/Boondock Saints



16. For "Best Stargate Crossover" (Placed 15th of 20)
    An Unexpected Gift, PG-13, 9100 words, A:tS/SG-1



17. For "Best Television Crossover" (Placed 9th of 22)
    Grave Survivors, PG-13, 1000 words, B:tVS/CSI

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who nominated and voted for me. The total of 20 nominations was astounding enough; the fact that I actually won anything is totally thrilling.
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Comments

[kaylashay.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the wins!

Hope you like the shiny banners...

[jedibuttercup]

Of course I like the shiny banners. Thank you. =)

They're going on my website soon as I have time to code them up, hope you don't mind!

[kaylashay.livejournal.com]

They are yours for displaying with humble honor... ;-)

Or, for saying: I'm the Champion!

[emony2.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! And I love your icon. :D

[jedibuttercup]

Thank you. =)

The icon's by marshmellin, though I've long since lost the post I found it in. Bashir was by far my favorite character on DS9; I couldn't resist.

[emony2.livejournal.com]

Dax, the original was mine. Well - her and Miles - and you really can't love Miles without Bashir in there somewhere, can you? ;)

[iulia_linnea.livejournal.com]

Wow! Congratulations!

[jedibuttercup]

Thank you!

I hear people complain that they resent giving so much more to fandom than they get out of it, but things like this make me glad that's not my experience. =)

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

Congrats! You truly *are* made of awesome :)

[jedibuttercup]

Thank you! *blushes*

[remey.livejournal.com]

awesome. congrats! also, ICON!LOVE!

[jedibuttercup]

Thank you.

And, I know. Isn't Bashir adorable?

*trots out other fave DS9 icon*

[remey.livejournal.com]

soo adorable!
i used to be sooo obsessed with him, lol. it kinda tamed down..

[empressvesica.livejournal.com]

Well HOORAY!!

[jedibuttercup]

Thank you!

I still can't believe so many people like my stuff; I don't write pr0n, I'm allergic to cliche, and Buffy's my favorite character. Not very typical of author's I'm used to seeing praised, or authors I tend to praise, for that matter. =)

[empressvesica.livejournal.com]

That might be part of it, dear. You are writing REALLY original stuff. :D

[jedibuttercup]

> That might be part of it, dear. You are writing REALLY original stuff. :D

I really appreciate hearing you say that. Sometimes when I'm writing I get worried that I've gone a little too far off the map. =)