User:Neshomeh/Spin-off Recs

Putting these someplace I can find them easily. So far, these are just my top picks for getting to know the PPC. There's a lot more good stuff out there, and obviously, one should always start with the Original Series.


 * Caitlin and Sidh - This is just a one-off, but I think it introduces the PPC really well, has excellent characterization, and is overall high quality writing. I wish they'd written more.
 * Architeuthis - The original Department of Intelligence series. Her definition of a Mary Sue is out of date now, but this is still an important foundational series.
 * Nenya and Rosie - The Jay and Acacia Kooky Spin-Off Nerd Society. Of particular inspiration to me is the FicPsych chapter.
 * Mara and Isaiah - The Department of Technical Errors. Excellent and foundational. Araeph is a real-life editor, so you can't go wrong taking cues from her.
 * Trojanhorse and Paddlebrains - Department of Bad Slash. Absolutely hilarious. Takes an under-appreciated department and owns it in a way few others have managed before or since.
 * Dafydd and Selene (and Constance) - Department of Geographical Aberrations. This is how you start if you want to work your way up to tackling Legendary Badfics, histories, AUs, and big, sweeping plots.
 * Suicide, Diocletian, and Ithalond - Tungsten Monk is quite simply one of the funniest people I know. Also, she's a real-life published author now.