A guide for whomever wishes to read some Fan Fiction! Each story will be titled and linked under its genre. Tagline included.
Uhm, as pointed out there... you said the catalog would be listed by genre. So why is it listed by author? As it is now, it assumes that the reader will always know the name of the author. Personally speaking, I usually search for genre first, and then if I happen to find a story I like I'll look at the author's other fics.
And even if someone does have an author in mind, all they really have to do is a member search, and then a find threads search in that person's profile. On there other hand, there is absolutely
no function for genre search on the forums, which is why I was quite excited when the catalog came out... and then rather disappointed when it didn't turn out to be as helpful as I'd hoped.
Granted, it's a big job to have to reorder all the fics so they're listed by genre, but I think it would be infinitely more helpful to the people using the catalog. Or perhaps you could have two different sections; one that lists by author and one that lists by genre, and then cross-reference them? That way it covers both aspects.
sinnohdragon
Card Tamer
Two friends dragged into a world of chaos, when all they wanted was to have some fun.
Adventure (Hoenn/Sinnoh)
Pokémon Chaptered Fic - In Progress
Tags are a bit screwy, there.
Also, it just occurred to me... since this is essentially a way for authors to advertise their fics, wouldn't it make sense to have a section to state what kinds of awards/nominations a fic has, if any?
And my fics:
a) Another Ordinary Day
b) http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=299948
c) '…he probably had the entirety of the lab’s security on his tail. Not that that was entirely new.' A snapshot in the life of a certain dragon master.
d) Action/Canon character
e) Completed
f) Pokemon One-Shot
a) Brother My Brother
b) http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=73132
c) When two eevee are left abandoned by their trainer, the stronger vows that they will never again be owned by another human, swearing that he will protect his brother from servitude. Whatever the cost...
d) Family/Pokemon PoV
e) Completed
f) Pokemon One-Shot
a) Choice and Consequence
b) http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=197426
c) Life is filled with choices. Choices are balanced with consequences. Separated by three regions, the choices of a father and his daughter could bring them together… if they can face the consequences first.
d) Adventure/Drama
e) In-progess
f) Pokemon Chaptered Fic
g) Johto/Kanto/Hoenn
a) Heart of the Magma
b) http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=240234
c) There was a time when Team Magma worked for the good of the pokémon world. When they were ruled by reason and not madness. When they had in their care the daughter of their leader, a little girl who represented hopes and dreams... and fears...
d) Family/Tragedy
e) Completed
f) Pokemon One-Shot
g) Hoenn
a) Keeping My Sanity: Mirrorscape
b) http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=240231
c) 'Today my hair is red. It could be worse. At least my eyes are still grey.' Lance is having trouble keeping his sanity, and his reflections aren't helping...
d) Angst/Canon character
e) Completed
f) Pokemon One-Shot
a) The Good Fight
b) http://serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=342072
c) His reflection stared back at him from the mirror adorning the entirety of the opposite wall. And yet it wasn’t his at all.' Fighting the good fight had never seemed so hard...
d) Tragedy/Canon character
e) Completed (first in a trilogy)
f) Pokemon One-Shot
a) The Taming of the Northern Wind
b) http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=240232
c) 'I'd played the game for years, for decades, for centuries, and still I hadn't found the answers I sought. And then I met Him.' Suicune reflects on those who chase the legends.
d) General/Pokemon PoV
e) Completed
f) Pokemon One-Shot