I didn't read this before - I haven't even looked at undermistletoe because I can't even keep up with sga_santa. But as usual it's very nice.

I love talking about my own writing more than anything else, but I also love seeing what others say about their writing. Also, I am very into the whole "identifying authors by style," as you might guess if you've been reading my lj.

I'm with you on the semi-colon love, but I hate present tense with the fire of ten thousand suns. Not that I haven't recced stories which use it, and even used it myself, but it imposes a layer of artificiality and conscious narration that I have to get past to immerse myself in the story.