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Okay, just to make it easier for you guys , I am making the recommendations on the writer basis. Also Order of the list is absolutely immaterial. So here goes.:-

Couch_Potato- I think most of us readers have read her and those who haven't well what can I say but your loss. And trust me when I say it is a great loss indeed. Rey's rising is the best one shot written on Rey's character. And no, I am not adding an "according to me" because it is a fact. Pure and simple. And while I am recommending this particular one shot of her, I would actually suggest you to go through each and everyone of her write-ups. The thought that goes into writing each line is so profound and the impact it makes bone deep. Magic and grounded reality collides in her work in such a manner that it leaves a reader gasping for more. Her take on the most mundane of things and characters makes you think twice about them and then she also ends up convincing a reader that her take is the one closest to reality. She draws breathtaking parallels between the real and the surreal. Every time I read this writer I am left with a wide eyed dopey look on my face wondering on how could anyone put a philosophy so deep in one line. And read her I do. No matter who she writes on just to enjoy the unprecedented play of words and to take down a memo or two along the way. You might actually pen down some lines of her just so you could marvel at the beauty of them later. Now, I have tried convincing her numerous times to start writing independent fictions but she refuses. So I need you readers to go and convince her and encourage her to keep writing. Maybe someday, we would get that independent fiction we want. I do not kid when I say Kashish aka Couch_Potato features in my list of favorite writers and no, I am not talking of IF writers. I am talking of favorite writers as in John Grisham, Jeffery Archer, Jhumpa Lahiri, Agatha Christie, Shidney Sheldon and such. Psst...don't tell this to her but I do believe she is actually a famous writer who just toys with us mere mortals for fun. I honestly believe that. I have also provided the link to her index because I have a feeling that once you start reading any of her work, you might need it.

SenbonZakura- I am not going to recommend any single work of hers. I can't. The whole index is recommended. Go read and come thank me later. That is if you have not already read her already. Actually thank her first and then come an thank me. Do this writer really need an introduction??? I don't think so. I am one of her self-confessed stalkers and for good reason. Since I am talking of one shots, one cannot leave out the one shot of all one shots. The one shot that in all probability moved the makers to actually include something similar in the show. And even when they used it in the show, yet it could not match up to the sheer beauty of the writer's imagination. Yes, I am talking of Ang laga de by SenbonZakura. If I am not wrong then she is one of the first few to start writing on the D3 forum. And I am sure she also served as an inspiration for a great many writers out there. I know she did for me. When I saw the response her work got, it moved me to try my hand at something as well. She is probably the only writer whose all works are equally entertaining and completely engaging. There is no flaws a reader could find in her write ups. Uh, well maybe the fact that she does not write or update as often as you would like her to but nothing else. Nowhere does the pace the fall in any of her ff and at the end of each chapter you are left earning for more. Be it her all good things, An emerald kiss or Hypnotic incantations. She chose the humor genre for writing a KR os "doing it backwards" and it is one of a kind. My personal favorites of her works are all good things- simply because it is everything I want Kriyansh to be and more. And Hypnotic Incantations - because this is one of the most original supernatural fictions written and the idea is bizzarre and completely out of this world. It can qualify as a fanfiction as well as an independent fiction and because had it been available on book stalls I would have bought it without so much as batting an eyelid. She is what one exemplifies when they say "a versatile writer".

Bleu98 aka Rini - To be very honest, I am not a Swaron fan. I love Swayam and Sharon enough and think they are fascinating characters but they never really touched me as a couple. I never understood the appeal of the story and why I came across people that stated the uniqueness of the story. That was until I started reading her. Yes, bleu98 aka rini. And I am not just talking of fiction here. I am talking posts as well where she explained the intensity of Swaron and it made me very curious and made me see them in a new light. Her grasp on both Swayam and Sharon is consummate and she extends the same courtesy to Kriyaansh as well. "Never too late" is beyond a doubt one of the best ongoing fictions in the d3 forum and it would really be a sin to miss this. If you are one of those viewers who is tired of the consummate lack of logic, a gripping storyline, well etched characters in youth shows, then this is the fiction for you. The fictions deal with unusual circumstances in usual scenarios. She creates very real, relatable yet extraordinary people and in the stories she does justice to both the couples in a manner no CV have yet accomplished. It reads more or less like a movie and is a must read for every swaron/kriyansh/sharey/kriyam fan out there. The depth that she gave to Swayam and Sharon made me revise my opinion on them until I agreed with her that it was truly one of the most beautiful love stories created in Indian television. I am not sure which Swaron moved me to admit it though. The Swaron of the show or the Swaron of her stories.

Vaish - Another writer whose whole index makes for a worthy read. Ever sat beside the window and thought of KR in various scenarios in different worlds. Her works satisfies your perennial thirst for your favorite couple in any possible scenario you could imagine and more. And what can be better than when those scenes and situations come to you in the package of a beautiful ff or a striking one shot. Romance is her forte and one cannot challenge when it comes to this particular genre. She find romance in the most commonplace of circumstances and in the most ordinary of people. For a confirmed cynic, she manages to find romance in just about everything and when she don't find it she creates it with her ingenious command over the pen. "Intricate simplicity" that term is a complete oxymoron and in usual circumstances it makes no sense. It is only when you read the work of this writer that you will understand what I mean by it and how apt the description is. Because no adjective holds truer for her works. I tried a lot to come up with a perfect adjective to describe her works and this is what I came up with. Nothing feels over the top in her work and yet it manages to create magic. How? I have no freaking idea. Go read her works and see for your self. Oh and before I forget the plots she has. I often wonder how much infinitely better the shows would have been if they had anything half as original and half as gripping. And I don't really think I can point out any particular feature in her story because her stories are so vastly different and each has its own variation so much so that you would be surprised that they were written by the same writer at all. Well, if I do have to recommend one I would recommend the one that is my personal favorite simply because I am a Greek geek. It is called "Broken Wings".

HPManic aka Sarah- Very important, if there are any of you reading this, go flood her work with comments. I am giving you the links. She has not been writing lately and she says it is because she is past that phase. Now I don't why that is but I am going to haunt each and every one of you as a Japanese monster if you don't go and somehow convince her to write more. I swear I will. Read her works and you will see why. It will be a downright tragedy if Sarah gives up writing. I remember her work coming in highly recommended by Anky. And one thing I knew is that Anky would not recommend any work until and unless it truly is capable of blowing your mind. But I did not have an inkling of what I am in for until I started reading and from the very first para it had me hooked. I was gasping, crying and at one point bawling my eyes out and yet I did not stop reading. And when it ended I tried to be very nonchalant in my comment but the truth is I was sniffing while typing the comment. Before I met her she truly was a celebrity simply because oblivion was the work of a master. And she continued with her mastery in all of her other works. Oblivion is heartbreaking in its poignant melancholy. It speaks of a terrible loss, a deep love and the longing created in the absence of that love. Sarah's works are the kind that can make or break your mood. Her happy one shots, her sad one shots all remain true to their mood but one thing is true of all of them. They are written from a place somewhere deep inside her and it goes straight to your heart. You feel a strange connection to all her characters in whatever scenarios they are in. the emotions might overwhelm you for a while but that is what writers aspire to touch some part of a reader, however small and hope it stays with the reader. And her works does exactly that. It touches a huge part of the reader and stays with you for a very long time. Here are the links to some works of her.

anki 22- I came across her by chance. She commented on my first drabble and we started talking and then she said how she wanted to start writing a ff and I was all "go for it.". If only I knew, what it will lead to, I might have thought twice. If only I knew that this girl will one day go on to make me so bloody insecure about my own work. There is only one other supernatural fiction writer I love as much as her and that would be her own namesake. Her first work , "Bound by Blood" is the best supernatural fiction going on in IF. Watch out for her Swayam . He will make you swoon. Her Sharon, Swayam, Reyansh and Kriya remain true to their characters even in a vastly different universe. I end up cheering for Swaron so much in her works and very few fictions can boast of that. Each and every one of her work is so well thought out and this brings me to one of the most experimental fictions written in IF by her. Experiment as in the sense that Kriyaansh have never ever been written like this. And it takes serious guts to attempt something half as removed from their characters as this. The fiction is called and it actually started as a one shot which started as a challenge. The challenge was basically to write Kriyaansh where Kriya is a green haired bully and Reyansh a bespectacled nerd . It is Kriyaansh never done before. Rey is nothing like how he is in the show or most fictions. He is the complete antonym to his usual character and so is Kriya. And yet despite the complete anomaly in their characters, in the story it all makes perfect sense. It all falls together perfectly into place and the story has a smooth flow such that you can almost see everything happening in front of your eyes. Again, awesome character detailing, witty hilarious dialogues and original situations make for an endearing read. And now my top most recommendation after which you will probably read all of her works on your own accord and that is "you are mine, only mine". Read it and see for yourself.

Now go give the above writers a read and do drop in your comments. As a writer I can state it as a fact that it is your comments that keep most of us going. Remember that a writer has no way to judge his writing except your comments. Serious amount of work goes into each of those chapters you read and if one puts in his or her efforts, they expect to get some sort of feedback. Positive or negative but it should be honest. If you are reading something you enjoy, don't leave it at that. At the least write a heartfelt comment, we really don't care how short. Just anything that assures us that there are people out there listening to what we have to tell and they are enjoying it.

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