Sentinel Awards

[kerravonsen]

Here I've been so busy putting up the Cascade Times Awards nominations page that I forgot to SQUEE at having my story "Verity" nominated in the Crossover section.

Squee!

(Er, what does squee actually mean, btw?)

Comments

[ladyslvr.livejournal.com]

It's one of the plethora of noises teenaged girls make when they're very happy.

BTW, congrats on the nomination!

[kerravonsen]

Thanks.

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know, it's a squeal. Generally used with a certain amount of self-aware irony.

Congratulations on the nomination! :)

[kerravonsen]

Thanks you. Telling self there is no chance I will win. Because some of the other nominees are just the kind of thing that is very popular amongst Sentinel fans, like having lots of hurt and comfort. And because the response to that story, when I posted it, seemed fairly divided between those who really liked it, and others who really didn't like it due to it being not their cup of tea.

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

Just remember, being nominated is a kind of award. It means somebody liked it enough to remember it and think it worth nominating and nominate it.

[kerravonsen]

Yes, but what if you nominated yourself? (sheepish look)

[mistraltoes.livejournal.com]

Well, that means you're proud of it! Not in the sense of prideful, but in the sense of satisfied with a job well done (considering we both know that your standards for yourself are very high). Which, again, is a good thing. :) I can guarantee you that if I had a fic eligible for the crossover awards that I thought was as good as the competition, I'd nominate it - or get you to. ;-)

[kerravonsen]

Well, all that is really required is that I think it's better than the competition -- which it was, at that point. But with what's been nominated since, I don't think I have a chance of winning. Even though I do think that "Verity" is better than its Sentinel competition, I don't think it has... the mass appeal required to enable it to win. Some people really don't like the Matrix movies.