yes, I do that, too. Found some real gems that way. I avoided the Pit for the longest time because of the difficulty of finding quality writing in the midst of all the, as you say, dreck.

My first foray into HP fanfic was recs on clavally's journal. Most are Hermione/Severus. She also had a number of the classic Buffy/Giles story links listed, but I had read most of those already. The links to ff net gave me some authors whose opinions I felt I could trust given their own work, and I've been branching out ever since. When some C2's picked up Lost Boys, I subscribed to a couple of those and have gotten notice of new fic that way. It is definitely hit or miss, though.

I've got a couple of fics recced in here under the tag "fic recs." When I run across something truly outstanding And I have time to post about it, I generally do. Let me know if you check those out and see anything new you liked.

Thanks again for friending me and your comments.