Dreams in Fiction

Title: Midnight Shift: Chapter Twenty-eight, Happiness and Innocence
Rating: PG-13 [language, sexual references]

Summary: Jimmy and Summer bond and depart California. Robert is still stuck in France.

Note: This is a transitional chapter. Also rather than writing each day, there is a three week jump.

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( Chapter Twenty-eight, Happiness and Innocence )

Title: Midnight Shift: Chapter Twenty-seven, Princess
Rating: PG-13 [language, alcohol, nudity]

Summary: Jimmy and Summer spend time with the Jones clan. Robert gets smashed in France.

Previous Chapter More Than Gold

Current Chapter Princess

Next Chapter Happiness and Innocence

( Chapter Twenty-seven, Princess )

I have playlists for pretty much every major pairing. So... here's your chance to be involved/influential. If you've ever come across a song that just fits one of my pairings, please share it. I might already have the song on the list, but maybe not. :)

Major pairings playlist:
Chris & Alyssa
Robert & Summer
Jimmy & Summer
Pete & Cady

Thanks!

Some of these decisions come from the poll results, some from other sources.

- I should be writing holiday ficlets. What I have in mind is:
~ Thanksgiving
* Midnight Shift fandom circa 1975 or 1976
* Don't Look Back fandom circa 1970
* Angels in a Cage fandom circa 1997
* Roads We Choose fandom circa 2005

~ Christmas
* Midnight Shift fandom circa 1977
* Don't Look Back fandom circa 1968
* Angels in a Cage fandom circa 1997
* Roads We Choose fandom circa 2005




One Thing will not be considered canon. However because the muse is sometimes a bitch, I may revisit the odd A/U pairing every now and then.



Because of the above ficlet, I suspect there will be a Candlebright prologue this month. Originally I was not going to introduce a ficitonal character to the story. But I have now decided that there will be an original female character.



Despite the vote for reader-driven writings, I am currently going to not offer that option for now. It seems that participation dies on it after a couple of months. So you'll just have to influence what I write some other way. I do accept bribes. ;)



And that's all the news I have at the moment. :)

Okay so lately I haven't been able to write because I was working A LOT. But my job is over now (yay for seasonal employment). While I will be spending time working on my thesis as well as looking for a new job in a different city, it also opens me up to writing again.

However, I just get the feeling that very few people care what/if I post. I'll certainly always write, but that doesn't mean I have to post it and share it with people. And really what's the point if no one is reading it? I don't live or die by comments, but posting what I write is an extra step I don't need to take unless it's actually wanted.

So for those of you who don't comment and those of you who do, I have this short poll to see if I should post or not. Your participation is greatly appreciated (as is any commentary on things you read. Even if you don't want to gush about a chapter - I have been known to change things because of complaints if handled in a civil and reasonable manner - a comment to me indicates people are reading. This journal isn't friends-locked. So let me know when you read, please.

Onto the poll...

( Poll under here )

Title: One Thing
Characters: Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, and Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac, Summer Dylan of Midnight Shift, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin
Word Count: 6,927
Rating: NC-17 [sex, alcohol, language]
Warnings/Spoilers/Summary: This is not canon with Midnight Shift though it could be depending upon reception to it. The idea for this ficlet came up while chatting with one of my best friends. As my muse has been inactive of late, I figured giving this a try would not be a bad thing at all...

Summer Dylan and Lindsey Buckingham run into each other on the streets of Berkeley and both of their lives are changed... for the better? Set in 1977.




( One Thing )

Title: Don’t Look Away: Chapter Fifteen, Drink Me
Rating: PG-13 [language, alcohol, language]

Summary: Pete deals with being away from Cady in a not so smart way. And Cady has similar issues.

Previous Chapter Flight

Current Chapter Drink Me

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( Chapter Fifteen, Drink Me )

Title: Neutered
Characters: Pete Townshend and Robert Plant
Word Count: 410
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers/Summary: I have 2 pet rats: Pete and Robert - aye, named after the above musicians. Lately they have been getting kinda aggressive. Someone special planted this idea in my head, so here's a ficlet, kinda a badfic but not quite, inspired by my pet rats.


( Neutered )

Title: Angels in a Cage: Chapter Twenty-two, Best Friends
Rating: PG-13 [language, mature conversations, alcohol]

Summary: Chris hangs out with Eddie. Alyssa hangs out with David

Previous Chapter Answering Machine

Current Chapter Best Friends

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( Chapter Twenty-two, Best Friends )

Title: Girl from the North Country: Part V, Over
Rating: PG-13 [mature themes]

Summary: After sharing their news with Bobby's parents, they begin a new life together. Or do they?

This concludes this short series.

Previous Chapter Hot

Current Chapter Over

( Part V, Over )

Title: Midnight Shift: Chapter Twenty-six, More than Gold
Rating: PG-13 [language, heavy petting]

Summary: Jimmy and Summer get closer. Robert makes plans.

Previous Chapter Fairy Tale

Current Chapter More than Gold

Next Chapter Princess

( Chapter Twenty-six, More than Gold )

Title: Portarmi via, Part II
Characters: all original cast
Word Count: 3,710
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Spoilers/Summary: Dominica and Marco defy society to be together...

( Portarmi via, Part II )

Title: Portarmi via, Part I
Characters: all original cast
Word Count: 3,468
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers/Summary: This original story is set in Venice during the Italian Renaissance. Kinda a star-crossed lovers tale.... The title *should* mean "Take Me Away" (feel free to correct my Italian if need be).

( Portarmi via, Part I )

Title: Don’t Look Away: Chapter Fourteen, Flight
Rating: PG-13 [language, alcohol]

Summary: Pete and the band head to the States for the US tour. What about Cady?

Previous Chapter Me to You

Current Chapter Flight

Next Chapter Drink Me

( Chapter Fourteen, Flight )

Now is your turn to suggest something for me to write. It can be any pairing, not canon at all, doesn't even have to be a musician at all. You just need to attach a song to your suggestion and some minimal guidelines.

So reply to this with your suggestions and soon I'll post a poll for people to select September's song challenge fic!

Title: Good in His Life
Characters: Robert Plant, Summer Dylan, Jimmy Page, John Bonham
Word Count: 1,287
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers/Summary: It's Robert's birthday, 1975, a few weeks after the car accident in Greece that nearly killed him and his wife. Summer visits him in his full body cast - against her will.

MAJOR SPOILER. DO NOT READ IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING THAT WILL BE REVEALED IN A FEW MS CHAPTERS.

Author's note: This IS canon with the epic.

( Happy belated birthday, Robert )

Title: Peace & Music, Part II
Characters: Pete & Cady Townshend & baby, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Jimi Hendrix
Word Count: 2,220
Rating: PG-13, mild nudity, drug use, language
Warnings/Spoilers/Summary: The Who descend on Woodstock, with Cady and baby in tow.

SPOILER ALERT: You will learn Pete & Cady's baby's gender and name [as it is August 1969].

Author's note: This IS canon with the epic.

( Peace & Music, Part II )

Title: Peace & Music, Part I
Characters: Pete & Cady Townshend & baby, Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, John Entwistle, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick, Jimi Hendrix
Word Count: 3,937
Rating: PG-13, mild nudity, drug use, language
Warnings/Spoilers/Summary: The Who descend on Woodstock, with Cady and baby in tow.

SPOILER ALERT: You will learn Pete & Cady's baby's gender and name [as it is August 1969].

Author's note: This IS canon with the epic. Second part will be posted once I finish it, heh.

( Peace & Music, Part I )







Onto Part II

Title: Roads We Choose: Chapter Eighteen, Cuban Escape
Rating: R [sexual innuedo, language, nudity]

Summary: Chris & Alyssa arrive in Havana and make it through the concert.

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Current Chapter Cuban Escape

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( Chapter Eighteen, Cuban Escape )

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