I'm an avid reader, but resisted Twilight because I thought it sounded...silly. I made fun of my friends. Mocked them. And then I finally relented one rainy day and cracked open Twilight. Couldn't put it down and stayed up all night reading it. Read the other 3 in quick succession. I downloaded the movie and watched it. Made my husband watch it. Made my co-workers watch it. Made my mom and dad watch it. Read the books again - twice. Watched the movie probably another 80 times. (note from 4/19 - I watched it for the first time in over a year a couple of weeks ago. Wow. It's terrible. I've ben apologizing to everybody I made watch it.)

And then I thought I'd see what all the True Blood fuss was about. Couldn't get through the shows on iTunes fast enough - I loved Bill and Sookie together and couldn't wait to see season 2. I practially cried tears of joy when I realized it was based on a series of books. I plowed through the first book and loved Bill. Second book...liked Bill. But then Dead to the World happened, and Alan Ball cut Alexander Skarsgard's hair and dressed him in track suit and Bill was finally dead to me. And so was Edward.

I'm putty in Charlaine Harris' hands. She's played me like a violin. Have you seen her interviewed? I love her. I really do.

But a year is a long time to wait for another installment so I've been really happy to discover fan fiction. Terri Botta's Let Love In was my introduction and I was hooked. I've totally fallen in love with the all human stories. So many great writers and interesting ideas out there. I'm constantly amazed by the imaginative fics.

Multi Chapter Fics
I have one completed fic, Life Imitating Art, and have two that are in process. I'm hoping to either finish or have a substantial amount written before posting.

Life Imitating Art

Banners! The multi-talented CarolinaGirl96 made a beautiful banner for Life Imitating Art. Check it out!
My pal, the lovely Miss Construed, made me this banner. Be sure to thoroughly inspect the statue. Oh, she cracks me up! :D

Chapter 1

Venue for The Madden Company dinner: www.newyorksocialdiary.com/ node/17125

Chapter 2

Central Park Reservoir: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Central_Park_Reservoir_(1797734474).jpg

The Met: http://www.artintern.net/update/english/200809/7d2080a5e514445e2ae1adaf9aea82fb.jpg

Grey Sheath Dress: http://shopping.aol.com/dior-crisscross-sheath-dress-b12p6/758861057

Chapter 11

Article about Adam statue restoration: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/arts/design/28statues.html

Chapter 13

Sookie's dress for the Party of the Year: http://www.coutureinthecity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/spl98288_001.jpg

Cherry blossoms in Central Park: http://andrewprokos.com/photos/landscapes/central-park-spring-blossoms/

Eric's playlist for Sookie

Sookie's playlist for Eric

Contest Entries

Baby's Got Sauce - A silly story about Sookie, Bill and Eric that was so much fun to write. Winner of the Kiss A Cook Contest hosted by aredheadthing and ohfortuneslost.

Voodoo - A story about the authentic Kansas City jazz scene. An entry for the Home Sweet Home Contest hosted by thyra10 and suki59

Unfinished Business - A story that takes Sookie to visit Gran for the summer in a rural town in Kansas. 2nd place entry in the Home Sweet Home Contest. Missie Bee made this fantastic prize banner for the story! Also, make sure you check out the other great entries and the hilarious winner of the Home Sweet Home Contest, The Whole Enchilada by the incomparable Miss Construed.

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