So, this blog has been neglected. I will try and remember to post teasers and such on here. I promise not to be a slacker anymore. Which brings me some good news ...
Star Crossed is being updated every other Thursday with teasers on the opposite Thursdays. You got a teaser this week which means you'll get an update next week. Woo hoo!
I'm starting a new drabble-ish fic, Buying Love. The extended summary and banners (created by Mina) are on an earlier post today. That will start posting on Monday, updating on Mondays and Fridays with teasers on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Picking up the Pieces is on hiatus until further notice. With the loss of my mother to cancer, this story hits way too close to home with the subject matter. I don't think I could get through a chapter without snot-sobbing. I will finish it, but I have to be in the right frame of mind in order to do so.
Finally, I've got some stories that are being posted as a part of compilations. So You Think You Can Dance was written for Fandom 4 Autism. The first three chapters were written and it will start posting in November (taking over the Star Crossed schedule, since I hope to finish that story by Halloween). The second installment in the Renovations trilogy was written for Fandom 4 Disaster Relief. Under Construction will begin posting on Wednesdays and Sundays with teasers on Mondays and Thursdays on January first.
I have a few other stories floating through my brain ... Perfect Storm, loosely based on Into the Storm and a high school fic that Nicole from my FB group suggested based on a song called 'Back to Reality.'
Finally, I know that many of you are asking about the La Cantante sequel. La Musica del Cuore is in the process of being planned. I was hoping to have it posted by this weekend, but honestly with RL kicking my hiney, it's just not feasible. I am hopeful to have an extended summary to post for you by Thanksgiving. *Fingers Crossed*
Thanks for sticking with me! Lots of goodies happening and I'll keep you posted (not slacking off).
It had been Bella's dream to go on the dance competition,So You Think You Can Dance.She was a contemporary dancer, going to college, trying to rebound from the death of her father. Her mother's lack of support and a significant injury forced her to forget her dreams and go to school, getting her masters, to be a teacher.
Edward Cullen had already lived the dream, being the runner up for the previous season ofSo You Think You Can Dance. He was a steamy, sexy Latin dancer and a fan favorite, but he came in second behind a jazz dancer, Lauren Mallory. But, in Edward's world, it worked out for the best. He now had an opportunity to be a choreographer and an All-Star for the competition.
Rosalie, Bella's best friend and fellow dancer, convinced Bella to try out during the audition tour in Portland. Bella was hesitant. It was her dreams of being a dancer that inadvertently killed her father. He was working overtime to pay for extra classes when he was murdered on the job. Rose wheedled and pleaded with her, begging her to come to the auditions. Begrudgingly, Bella agreed and she became a judge favorite, sailing through to the call-backs in Los Angeles.
The competition is fierce. Dreams are at stake and a budding romance between All-Star, Edward and contestant, Bella are the talk to of the competition. Not to mention jealousy and bitterness from fellow contestants. Will Bella's dream become a reality or will her dreams be dashed before she even gets a chance to compete? Will Edward open his heart to the sweet brunette who captured his attention at the auditions?
"And America's Favorite Dancer is..."
Banner Artist: Mina Rivera
Teaser:
A couple of days later, I walked into a dance studio. I had just come from my physical therapy session and was loose, ready to choreograph the call-back piece for the dancers who didn’t quite make the cut to go straight to Los Angeles. I was dressed in a pair of workout pants and a fleece, bundled up for the harsh Chicago winter. It hadn’t snowed, but was brutally cold. It made me miss the warmth of Los Angeles. Reaching the studio that the producers rented out, I met up with Irina Kincaide, the winner from the season just before mine. I had, during the competition, been paired up with her for a Broadway number and had gotten rave reviews. She was tall, lithe and easy to work with.
“Hey, Edward,” she chirped, giving me a warm grin as she stretched out on the floor. “I see that they got to you.”
“I’m glad. I’ve wanted to choreograph my whole life. I’ve done a few things, but this is the biggest scale thing I’ve done. Ever,” I said, tossing my bag onto a chair. “Do you not like choreographing?”
“Not really. Do you want to take the lead on this?” she asked, standing up and moving to the bar, continuing her stretches. “We could do something that incorporates both contemporary, which is my strength and Latin ballroom, which is yours. Though, you can pretty much do whatever the fuck you want. According to Alistair, you shit gold.”
“Really?” I smirked. “That’s news to me. I’d be soooooo much richer if I did.” Irina laughed. “Do we have music?”
“We have a couple of choices,” Irina said, walking over to the sound system. “’Uptown Funk’ by Mark Ronson, ‘Thinking Out Loud,’ by Ed Sheeran, ‘Centuries,’ by Fall Out Boy and ‘Lips are Moving’ by Meghan Trainor.”
“Let’s listen to all of them and immediately nix the one that is the most annoying,” I said. We sat down on the floor, listening to each of the songs. Almost immediately, we eliminated “Lips are Moving” and “Centuries.” Both had been overplayed and were bound to drive both of us nuts by the end of the choreography process. They were both great songs, but didn’t have the diversity for what we needed. We had to separate the strong dancers from the weak. “Thinking Out Loud” could prove to be a beautiful lyrical, contemporary piece while “Uptown Funk” lent itself to more partner work.
“I don’t know,” Irina said. “Both songs are pretty great. What do you think?”
“It depends on what they’re looking for,” I murmured. “What do they want to see? Beautiful lines and something flowy or intricate, challenging choreography?”
“I’m thinking the latter, Edward. You remember the choreography round from last season,” she shuddered.
“I was lucky. I was sent through right after my audition,” I snickered. “I heard rumors of how wicked hard it was. Almost all of the dancers who performed it messed up.”
“How about we split the difference?” Irina suggested. “I like the Mark Ronson song. I think that we could do a ton with it, making it challenging with lifts and fast footwork, but have some spots where dancers can really shine. Have a nice combination of jazz, hip hop, and ballroom.”
“Let’s put it on repeat and brain storm,” I smiled, setting up the sound system.
We spent a couple of hours just getting the ‘language’ of our dance down. It had a lot of attitude immediately. Irina and I just had fun, creating as we went. Every so often, we’d pause, jot down our movements and discussed how to teach it since we only had an hour to present it to the contestants.
I wanted to do more than just have them run through it as many times with us. I actually wanted to teach it to them as opposed to pray they got it. Irina was in agreement, saying that was why so many struggled with the choreography last year. The contestants were left to figure out lifts and twists on their own. Some contestants didn’t know the proper way to lift or to hand a partner and it was their downfall. Plus, there were a number of injuries due to that practice. One girl fell so hard that she actually fractured her spine and could no longer dance because of that injury. The production company paid for all of her medical bills even though she signed a waiver. Her partner was not even remotely trained to do the lift they had choreographed.
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It had been Bella's dream to go on the dance competition, So You Think You Can Dance. She was a contemporary dancer, going to college, trying to rebound from the death of her father. Her mother's lack of support and a significant injury forced her to forget her dreams and go to school, getting her masters, to be a teacher.
Edward Cullen had already lived the dream, being the runner up for the previous season of So You Think You Can Dance. He was a steamy, sexy Latin dancer and a fan favorite, but he came in second behind a jazz dancer, Lauren Mallory. But, in Edward's world, it worked out for the best. He now had an opportunity to be a choreographer and an All-Star for the competition.
Rosalie, Bella's best friend and fellow dancer, convinced Bella to try out during the audition tour in Portland. Bella was hesitant. It was her dreams of being a dancer that inadvertently killed her father. He was working overtime to pay for extra classes when he was murdered on the job. Rose wheedled and pleaded with her, begging her to come to the auditions. Begrudgingly, Bella agreed and she became a judge favorite, sailing through to the call-backs in Los Angeles.
The competition is fierce. Dreams are at stake and a budding romance between All-Star, Edward and contestant, Bella are the talk to of the competition. Not to mention jealousy and bitterness from fellow contestants. Will Bella's dream become a reality or will her dreams be dashed before she even gets a chance to compete? Will Edward open his heart to the sweet brunette who captured his attention at the auditions?
I know I have a lot on my plate. I mean, my ongoing stories include, Starlet, Star Crossed, Surviving the Teenage Dream, Picking up the Pieces, Caught in the Flames and Angels and Monsters. The last one has not been abandoned. I promise. I am currently re-reading it so I can finish it up by the end of December.
Also, I have on the back burner, Domie's Fundraiser fic, Fandom 4 Autism fic (which will be the first few chapters of a new story...which one? I have no clue), Buying Love and Perfect Storm. My mind is constantly thinking of new stories and takes on the Twilight plot. I enjoy writing immensely. I probably stretch myself too thin.
Now, from here on out, I may be changing the status in which I write my stories. Bouncing back and forth between fics is challenging and I'm making mistakes. Does that mean that I will stop writing? No. That does mean that sometimes, a story may not be updated for a long time. It's not like I don't want to. Just, the lack of time due to RL constraints and my overactive imagination has put the kibosh on updating schedule.
As of right now...here's the update schedule:
Starlet ~ working on the final real chapter and epilogue. The chapter will be posted next week and the epi, sometime the following week.
CITF ~ updates will be happening on Mondays and Fridays from here on out. I'm through chapter 100. I will get through chapter 110 before switching gears.
Angels and Monsters ~ the plan is done...I just need to re-read it and then write it. Story will be completed by December 31st.
Star Crossed ~ I need to work on this one...finish the map. I will post an update at some point mid December before turning to it, in earnest, in early January.
The rest? They will come when they come...none of them will be abandoned. I just need to organize this for my own sanity. I do have commitments with Domie's Fundraiser (which will be a HOTT one-shot involving Bella, Edward and Garrett...my first threesome. I feel like a virgin! *Snorts*) and the Fandom 4 Autism, which will probably be the first few chapters of Perfect Storm or a fic based off SYTYCD. Things will get written, just be patient with me.
Thank you for following me and I hope that this all makes sense. I love you all!
