Dreams in Fiction

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 )

( Short August poll )


Feel free to leave comments if there's more you'd like me to know. :)

I realized the other day that I mention in my profile that I write poetry. To be honest I haven't done it in a long time, although I have a half-formed poem in my head right now. However while moving back to Idaho, I found my poetry notebook. And I actually kinda like it. A lot of my poems seem really applicable to my life right now as well, which kinda surprises me. So this means... I'm going to start posting my poetry here as well. Poetry is far more personal to me than my fiction (although many of you can argue differently. Some ficlets/chapters are all me).

Anyways, I'm going to make a new icon for my poetry and then get some posted up before I get back to working on a ficlet that few know about.

Because I am procrastinating writing a paper (which is bad, I know), I've done a bit of housekeeping here, so I thought I would bring attention to it.

All inactive stories have been removed from the sidebar. You will now find links to them on my profile. I separated them out by completed and just dropped, as well as tagging the end with who they're about. This will clean things up a bit. I also deleted tags that I hadn't gone back through to add to old entries. However I do have it set to allow anyone to modify tags on my entries, so if you're reading some old story and want to add that story's title & characters to its tags, feel free. :)

Also just so you know what's on the horizon (especially since I've been a writing machine lately), I am currently planning to write a Grace Slick epic. I also intend to finally start the George fic. And I'm toying with the idea of a Fleetwood Mac fic.

I am returning to Idaho soon to write my thesis and such. Which could very well impact what I write and how much. But we've all seen that I still write even when I should be busy doing other things...

I think that's all I can think of right now. Thanks for reading. :)

Due to a number of acidic anonymous comments over the past few months, I will no longer be allowing anonymous comments. This is not an action I take lightly as I do think that readers and their comments should not be restricted. However I would rather not have someone pop onto this site every now and then just trying to see how they can make me cry.

Therefore comments are restricted to friends only from this point on.

That doesn't mean you can't point out things you don't like or have issues with or anything like that. This is not me saying 'hey, I can't take constructive criticism.' This is me saying own up to your comments. Oh and make them fucking constructive, not just 'I think you/your characters suck. Stop writing.' Still feel the need to flame me? Fine, but you're going to have to ID yourself.

I don't want to turn this LJ into friends only period, but if it comes down to it, I will. I don't feel that myself or anyone else should have to put up with bitchy, mean-spirited comments just to share something I think is worth sharing. If you don't think it's worth sharing, then stop reading.

Normally I post this on the anniversary of this journal, but for reasons I'm not entirely sure of, I missed said anniversary (January 7th), thusly you are getting this a couple of days late.

Dreamsinfiction was created three years ago. I never thought it would last this long. I oftentimes wonder what it will take for it to disappear. It has continued to flex and change with not only my tastes but with my readers and I suspect it will continue to do so.

Things have changed quite a bit in my personal life and that undoubtedly influences my writing. I no longer live in a small town, but in a bustling metro. I spend a good portion of my time working in a museum, the other portion going to graduate level courses in pursuit of a masters degree so that I can run said museums in the future. I've been through a few bumpy relationships and had to figure out how I stand on my own again. And yet in spite of all of this a few things still remain the same. I still truly believe in love and truly believe that love will overcome any and all obstacles, even though it does take work for such to happen. Not only that, but I believe we all deserve that in our lives; it just takes more time for some of us to be open and ready for it.

In addition to that, I'm in my final year of graduate studies, having only this quarter and next of classes. If all goes according to plan, I will be graduating in August. And then who knows. I would love to work in some museum where I could use my love and knowledge of music, but we shall see. Professionally I already have a number of things to look forward to this year. In April I will likely spend more time out of Denver than in it. From April 7th - 12th I will be in New Orleans. I am presenting a paper at the Pop Culture Conference on the rock band HIM. If any of you live in that area, I would love to meet up with you. Also from April 16th - 19th I am hoping to be in Seattle at the EMP presenting a paper on the visual aesthetic of male sexuality in rock and roll, but I haven't yet heard back from that conference. I should also be getting underway on my thesis before too long, the topic currently being the rock concert posters designed by Frank Kozik in the 1990s. Lots of fun things coming up this year.

I suspect that will impact my writing, after all I should probably spend more time writing my scholarly articles than writing fiction. But I know if I don't write fiction, I don't feel quite right.

Fictionally speaking we've seen quite a change in the past year. A number of fics have fallen to the wayside as the muse cares not for them any more. And a new one that was not even a thought in my mind this time last year has jumped to the forefront, becoming what I would consider my flagship story. While many loved fics have been sidelined, as they do not have 'The End' at the end of their last update, they very well may return.

Song challenge is the new feature this year, where I will write a fic chosen by you, the readers, based around a song. I look forward to this challenge and hope you do as well.

What can you expect in the upcoming year?

New Epics: Currently I am once more on a classic rock kick. I realize this does alienate some of you and for that I am sorry. I just haven't been able to return back to the proverbial dark side. Because of this, the upcoming fics are going to center around classic rockers George Harrison and Pete Townshend. I haven't titles chosen yet (but you can still vote!) nor do I have any of the details worked out. I don't know when I'll start these, but within the next couple of months for certain.

Ficlets: I love writing ficlets. Badfics, holiday fics, or just random ficlets. It gives me the chance to step outside of the intricately woven epic to do something usually short and fun. I think the next round of ficlets will come with Valentines Day, but we'll see. And ficlets are also the best chance for pairings outside my main epics.

The Epics: I have sketchy plans for all of the current, active epics. So how about some sneak peaks into my mind?

Midnight Shift: Focusing around the boys of Led Zeppelin, this story is the one I would consider my flagship. Of course it's not perfect, but it's a work in progress. However I believe it's the strongest one I'm currently writing. What can you expect from it this year? Well the 1975 tour is just about over and for those who know their Led Zeppelin history, that means changes are about to occur. But how does Robert Plant's car accident with his wife in Greece play any role with his relationship with Summer? And what is Jimmy Page going to do about his increasing desire for the same young woman? A new revelation is also about to change Summer's life (which shall be revealed in the next chapter actually), or at least how she views herself. And of course there will be things like drug and alcohol abuse to deal with.

Angels in a Cage: We are two chapters away from Chris Cornell and Alyssa Morgan from meeting. At that point I expect the story itself will become far more involved, after all the 13 chapters it has thus far are basically setting the scene for the two to meet and connect. Chapters will no longer be one per year, but cover however many days, weeks, etc they feel necessary. We'll get to see their first meeting, first kiss, first... everything.

Roads We Choose: Audioslave is slowly making its way down to Cuba. As a pretty historical event, expect Alyssa to be excited and nervous about it, probably more than Chris. After this groundbreaking concert, the couple will have to decide what to do. Will Alyssa continue on tour with Chris or will she and Toni head to Seattle to set up a home?

The Dusty Trail: I'm sorry I haven't felt the call for this one in quite some time, but it's not yet lost. I still have many ideas for it. I know at least in the next chapter the Cornell family will cross the Mississippi and join up with a couple of other families to make the trek across the Great Plains. Expect a return of a particular villain and the making of a some new friends. Hopefully the Cornells are happily settled in the West by this time next year!


While I do not live or die by comments, it is how I gauge what is read. I can't tell if you're reading a story if you don't comment. And comments are your chance to let your voice be heard. Don't like a pairing? Let me know. Don't like the arc of a current plotline? Let me know. But do so constructively. Just flaming doesn't do any good, though it tends to give me a laugh. All of the stories are in flux, in process, just as the relationships are depicted within them. The people aren't perfect, the stories aren't perfect, I'm not perfect. All I ask is that you're courteous with your comments. I am also open to discussing stories in more depth if you feel the desire for that as well. The best way for that is to either send me a PM through LJ or drop me an email at dreamsinfiction@livejournal.com. If you wish for an actual conversation, I'll give out my MSN information after being contacted through such avenues first.

So what is the State of the Fic? It is still strong, though different. I would not expect me to disappear any time soon.

So I have tons and tons of homework to do in the next few weeks. And my hours have been upped at work for the end of the exhibit. I really wouldn't expect any writing from me at all for like a month.

But that said, I've tried writing everyone on the cycle and they pretty much have all said 'fuck you.' The only one who wants to speak with me right now is Chris and I know those of you who don't read that story are tired of it. I've tried nudging the others, promising them secks or chocolate or fame. None of them bit. So I'm going to re-load the cycle again.

But first, I think I'm going to write a one-off that crosses Tori Amos and Trent Reznor. It shouldn't extend from there, but I won't say never, because it could blossom into something bigger. We'll see.

Hopefully in 3 weeks I can get back to normal. Hopefully.

MAY BABIES!!!

Fill out the form and post comments to this post for your very own birthday fic:

Genre: [romance, sci fi, horror, action, comedy, etc.]

Fandom: [anyone you want...ANYONE, doesn't have to be a musician either]
Pairing: (optional)

Rating: PG, PG-13, R, NC-17

If you think your suggested fandom is obscure or someone I might not know tons about, post pics and/or links to sites so I've got something to base the fic character on.

If you want the character to be paired with you, I'll need a first name and a brief physical description to go alone with your request.

***Make sure to note the date of your birth. I will try to post your fic on or as close to that date.***

So I figured I would give a general update of what's going on my head and how it effects my dearest readers.

I'm going to write one more of Roads and one more of Angels. Then I will proceed on the cycle.

I am not going to write Settle for Less for... well I don't know how long. I feel ambivalent towards the entire story right now and as it doesn't need to rush ahead to match up with the Chris story, I feel comfortable placing it off the burner for now.

I fully intend to get to birthday fics this week.

However, I have loads of homework these next few weeks, on top of work, on top of a conference I'm volunteering at/attending, on top of hopefully getting a new job, on top of getting a new place to live. Throw in occasional sleeping and eating and you have one busy Danielle. I do tend to have time to write at work (unless I'm reading schoolwork, which seems to be my MO right now) or while waiting for the bus. So it's not completely hopeless, just expect updates to remain on the slow side right now. If you need things to read during my slow period, I recommend anything over at ruined_letters or a_quiet_room.

So there's a brief update on the state of your fic dealer. Cheerios and fruit loops!

I have come to the decision to scrap Yesterday to Tomorrow and all of it's little off shoots. No, the story had not reached it's natural conclusion, but I will not write it anymore. You can plead and beg all you want, but it will not change my decision. This is final and irreversible.

Do not think that it is an emotional decision, because it's not. I have been considering this for some time now.

However this does not mean I'm throwing in the towel on the arc of Chris and Alyssa. They are quite honestly one of my favorite pairings to write, due in part to their great history together. They are also the only pairing I have written since the conception of this site (which only one of you would know since there's only one of you who has stuck around since the beginning. Kudos to you). For some time, especially whenever a new reader comes on board and decides to go back to the beginning of that very long epic to read the entire story, I have been considering re-writing and re-vamping the story. With a story as long as it is, I know there are inconsistencies. I've re-read the story a few times myself. Some of the inconsistencies come from my adding a collaborative effort over halfway into the story; some just come from me forgetting what I had written before (I seriously have a document that's titled 'Chris threads' where I noted such inconsistencies when I came upon them during my re-reading). And so I am doing just that. I am completely re-writing that story, from the beginning. In concurrence, I am considering writing another mini-series of sort, setting the pair in the 90s where they met, to reformulate that history for you (as it has changed in my mind). More or less re-writing all the ficlets including Tears to Forget, Around the Bend, and Love on My Head, into one longer inclusive work. I'm about 98% certain I'm going to be doing this.

This does mean that I have removed Yesterday to Tomorrow and all of its children from the active list. This does mean that I have removed all of the 'chris cornell' and 'chris and alyssa' tags from all of those chapters and ficlets. This does mean I have removed the extraneous icons, though have kept the chapter ones. This does mean that I have removed Y2T as the Chris and Alyssa canon. If I could mass-edit the entries to lock all comments on them, I would, but around 300 entries to edit to change that is more effort than I am willing to put into it. It would be a good idea to not go around spamming the ones I haven't touched.

I suspect there will be some resistance to this, that some won't like the shake up of this DiF canon. But my awareness of such does not denote that I'm not doing it. I am doing it. You can choose to no longer read, that's your prerogative. I do think this will better serve that world in my head as it will be far more succinct and mapped (I spent three hours compiling a new timeline which I haven't yet codified). Plus I believe my writing has improved in these past two years and the pairing that stands as my canonical pairing deserves a greater start.

This does NOT affect The Dusty Trail. That is its own entity and will continue on as it is. It does not affect any possible crossovers I may do within my own work (Settle for Less has always been intended to crossover with my Chris story; it still will).

I have already written the first chapter of the new story and I am very pleased with it. Yes, there will be similar themes explored in the new storyline, after all the base characters are more or less the same. But they will be facing different sets of trials and tribulations. I hope that you join me on this new venture, though I can understand if you choose not to.

Sincerely,

Danielle
aka DiF


PS I hope to have the inaugural chapter posted within the next 24 hours. It needs a bit more polishing and a lot more typing before it is available for your dining pleasure. But I would expect to see this



very soon.

( Remember you don't have to vote on everything to submit your answers )

Call for submissions!

Rules when submitting:

- Submissions can be of any genre, any fandom, any point-of-view
- Submissions must be between 100 and 9,000 words. Anything over that will be automatically rejected (LJ only allows you 10,000 words, so this makes certain your entry doesn't get truncated).
- Submissions can be stand-alone or a chapter. However if you send me a chapter, the chapter should be pretty self-contained, or else I'm fairly certain I won't be able to get into it and neither will others.
- Submissions can be any rating.
- You can submit as many per month as you want, as many per year as you want. But I would recommend against submitting the same thing 12 times.

To submit your work:

- Comment on this entry. Just so I know to watch for it. [Comments will be screened]
- Email me your submission at dreamsinfiction@livejournal.com [You can either include the submission in text of the email or attach as a .doc file]. Or if you catch me on MSN, you can transmit it to me there too.
- Be sure to include a statement permitting me to post YOUR work. Any submission without this will be rejected. You must have your full, legal name within this statement (though I will only being posting it under your LJ username [unless you have none, in that case I will use whatever name you wish]). Need help on this? Let me know.
-Entries must be received by Sunday


Writers will be notified the Monday before I post the month's selection. If you have any questions about why you were not selected, you can certainly ask. This is the only time I will offer feedback on submissions. Feedback will not come with a rejection. You have to ask for it.

Good luck and I look forward to reading MANY submissions. :)

FEBRUARY BABIES!!!

Fill out the form and post comments to this post for your very own birthday fic:

Genre: [romance, sci fi, horror, action, comedy, etc.]

Fandom: [anyone you want...ANYONE, doesn't have to be a musician either]
Pairing: (optional)

Rating: PG, PG-13, R, NC-17

If you think your suggested fandom is obscure or someone I might not know tons about, post pics and/or links to sites so I've got something to base the fic character on.

If you want the character to be paired with you, I'll need a first name and a brief physical description to go alone with your request.

***Make sure to note the date of your birth. I will try to post your fic on or as close to that date.***

Call for submissions!

Rules when submitting:

- Submissions can be of any genre, any fandom, any point-of-view
- Submissions must be between 100 and 9,000 words. Anything over that will be automatically rejected (LJ only allows you 10,000 words, so this makes certain your entry doesn't get truncated).
- Submissions can be stand-alone or a chapter. However if you send me a chapter, the chapter should be pretty self-contained, or else I'm fairly certain I won't be able to get into it and neither will others.
- Submissions can be any rating.
- You can submit as many per month as you want, as many per year as you want. But I would recommend against submitting the same thing 12 times.

To submit your work:

- Comment on this entry. Just so I know to watch for it. [Comments will be screened]
- Email me your submission at dreamsinfiction@livejournal.com [You can either include the submission in text of the email or attach as a .doc file]. Or if you catch me on MSN, you can transmit it to me there too.
- Be sure to include a statement permitting me to post YOUR work. Any submission without this will be rejected. You must have your full, legal name within this statement (though I will only being posting it under your LJ username [unless you have none, in that case I will use whatever name you wish]). Need help on this? Let me know.


Writers will be notified the Monday before I post the month's selection. If you have any questions about why you were not selected, you can certainly ask. This is the only time I will offer feedback on submissions. Feedback will not come with a rejection. You have to ask for it.

Good luck and I look forward to reading MANY submissions. :)

Rather than do a readers challenge/choice, I'm going to do something a little different this year. It was actually brought on by a comment on my State of the Fic entry. This year I'm going to feature a reader's work.

Once a month I will post a call for submissions. I will read over whatever is sent to me [DO NOT EXPECT ME TO EDIT/CRITIQUE] and decide which amongst the submissions to feature in my dreamsinfiction LJ. The selected submission will be posted in my LJ, featured on the Featured Readers Table of Contents, listed in my LJ's userinfo, and awarded a special banner to display wherever you want.

Rules when submitting:

- Submissions can be of any genre, any fandom, any point-of-view
- Submissions must be between 100 and 9,000 words. Anything over that will be automatically rejected (LJ only allows you 10,000 words, so this makes certain your entry doesn't get truncated).
- Submissions can be stand-alone or a chapter. However if you send me a chapter, the chapter should be pretty self-contained, or else I'm fairly certain I won't be able to get into it and neither will others.
- Submissions can be any rating.
- You can submit as many per month as you want, as many per year as you want. But I would recommend against submitting the same thing 12 times.

To submit your work:

- Comment on the call for submissions entry. Just so I know to watch for it. [Comments will be screened]
- Email me your submission at dreamsinfiction@livejournal.com [You can either include the submission in text of the email or attach as a .doc file]. Or if you catch me on MSN, you can transmit it to me there too.
- Be sure to include a statement permitting me to post YOUR work. Any submission without this will be rejected. You must have your full, legal name within this statement (though I will only being posting it under your LJ username [unless you have none, in that case I will use whatever name you wish]). Need help on this? Let me know.


Writers will be notified the Monday before I post the month's selection. If you have any questions about why you were not selected, you can certainly ask. This is the only time I will offer feedback on submissions. Feedback will not come with a rejection. You have to ask for it.


And that's pretty much it. The first call for submissions will go up on this Friday. So get to thinking/writing! :)

JANUARY BABIES!!!

Fill out the form and post comments to this post for your very own birthday fic:

Genre: [romance, sci fi, horror, action, comedy, etc.]

Fandom: [anyone you want...ANYONE, doesn't have to be a musician either]
Pairing: (optional)

Rating: PG, PG-13, R, NC-17

If you think your suggested fandom is obscure or someone I might not know tons about, post pics and/or links to sites so I've got something to base the fic character on.

If you want the character to be paired with you, I'll need a first name and a brief physical description to go alone with your request.

***Make sure to note the date of your birth. I will try to post your fic on or as close to that date.***

Today marks the 2nd anniversary of dreamsinfiction.

To be completely honest I never though this would last this long, nor did I think it would become as big and strong as it is. It began on a whim. I had been writing at a Harry Potter RP site that I owned and then shut down for a large number of reasons. Without some place to write, I started looking for some other place to write but really wasn't finding any place that felt right. I didn't want to be anywhere near the HPverse again and didn't really find any others that appealed to me. To be honest I think I was reading around on literotica and came across a Chris Cornell erotica piece and thought 'I can do better than that' and things just blossomed from there. I still never expected this to be a longterm thing, not at all. And yet I'm glad that it is.

I am not the least bit ashamed that I write fanfic, despite a general connotation that it's a lesser art. I realize that it's not accepted in the larger writing world and that even my choice of writing predominantly about real people shoves me in an even smaller corner. But I don't care. I have enough confidence in my writing, in my characters, to not care about such trivial things.

This past year has seen quite a bit of change for me personally as well as my writing. I quit a stable job for one with less pay and hours, just to be happier. I picked up a second job, stretching my time thin. And I moved to a completely different state. All of those are big changes and yet the writing continued through it all. I did have to make modifications as to how I wrote here and there, but I just can't not write.

Fictionally speaking we've seen a lot. I've ended series and began new ones. A couple have fallen to the side, orphans in the wind. I honestly hate not wrapping something up, but when a fic does not speak to me at all, I cannot force an ending. Perhaps they will resurface sometime in the future. Every series that I write now, screams loudly to me so I do not anticipate any of them dropping from the sky. I do anticipate that James & Leanna will make a return, but that might not be until Bond 22 is released though (November of this year). Each of the active stories right now have a number of things planned for them, so you won't be seeing them disappear any time soon. I don't know how to get some of the stories to where they need to be, but that's part of the excitement of writing for me.

I will not be continuing the Readers Challenge/Choice this year based upon lacklaster involvement. However if there's ever anything you'd like me to write a one-off on, feel free to email me at dreamsinfiction@livejournal.com or PM me through livejournal. I always welcome outside ideas. That said, if there's something in one of the epics you think would work, contact me to (if you feel uncomfortable posting it in comments). Oftentimes things people say to me change the course of stories, whether because I take their suggestion and run with it, or because it brings up something else in my mind. Birthday fics will continue, because it's one way that I feel I can give back to those who read me.

Sneak peeks into what's upcoming? Sure. Yesterday to Tomorrow will see the birth of a baby, the dissolution of a band, and the floundering of a family adjusting to those changes. As my longest story to date (I would guestimate that it's around 1000 pages long), it has quite a bit involved with any writing. Settle for Less will see the couple facing issue brought up by their assaults, a re-adjustment to life with Cy's new job, and hopefully Yogi will finally truly settle in his role. Cards on Destiny will face inter-family tension brought upon the dating game, Selena will have issues to meet because of her mom, and the couple will be faced with the very real fact of Jeff touring. Alternate Realities will find Jane/Kylia changing as she shifts from her world to Adam's world, Adam and co will finish 'It Won't Be Soon Before Long', and will the couple that plays together, stay together? But Honestly will find Lindsie fighting to finish her PhD while adjusting to her surrogate mother role and Dave trying to figure out just where he belongs in the world now. The Dusty Trail will see a secret engagement dissolve, a marriage fill with far more tension than it should, and a blossoming of Kim's opium den. Eyes of Tragedy will shift out of the city, the explosive pair re-connect, and a little boy stuck in the middle of strife. I currently do not have any new stories planned, but that can certainly change at any moment. And new storylines are always popping up in the stories as I write them.

What can do I expect from DiF this year? To be honest, I don't know. I know it's not going anywhere, even with my being in grad school and employed (we're still waiting on that last one to happen). As I mentioned before, I can't not write. Therefore it will always find it's way into my life some way or another. It may mean that updates slow down but it may not. Only time will tell.

Please remember that your comments do make a big difference. I'm far more excited to write something when I know people are reading it and really the only way for me to tell that is through your comments. I would write regardless (as evidenced by the Yogi story that hardly anyone reads), but comments clearly make a difference, in the storyline, in my excitement to write.

If you too write, please feel free to share it. I enjoy reading other people. Don't have a place to post it? If it's rockfic, head over to ruined_letters. If it's more specific, say like Nirvana or Foo fic, head over to a_quiet_room. We'd enjoy having you there. If you don't have a livejournal account and still want to share it with me, drop me an email. I'd be glad to read it [caveat, if it's more than 5 pages long, you should send it to me in pieces].

All this aside, what is the state of the fic? The state of the fic is strong, very strong.

In all likelihood I will not be writing for a few days. I'm doing some maintenance things to this entire journal (mainly formatting entries differently, which means I have to edit each individual entry). And I'm also re-reading old things to find any loose strings that need to be tied (this mainly, well only really, applies to Yesterday to Tomorrow, since it's the only grandstory. The rest are babies). Plus I started school today. If anyone wants to volunteer to help with formatting, I'm listening. ;)

In a few short days, something rather monumental is going to occur. DiF will be celebrating it's two year anniversary (January 7th). Honestly I'm surprised I'm still doing this two years later. And on top of that I'm still writing one of the original stories. As far as I know, there's only one person who has been an active reader since the very beginning. Yay for you sticking it out. Expect the annual 'State of the Fic' roundabout then.

And remember comments = love and not just on my stuff. Comment on other people you read, it makes a difference in a writer's world often. The better the comment, the greater our reaction is to it as well. I cannot tell you how many comments have changed how stories go (that said, lack of comments and 'That was good' comments have an effect too. Lack of comments makes me more likely to drop a story. Boring 'that was good' comments tend to make me change something drastically in a story that I know readers won't like, just to wake you up [no, killing Danica in Learn to Fly was not one of those moments]). So you DO have an effect on the stories. Really.

Anyways, thanks for reading. :)