10.15.08

I'm 30 and a mom to two sons. After they're in bed I stay up late with a cup of coffee and write fanfiction. My favorite movie is Cars but I've recently started a Goosebumps fanfic for my 5-year-old horror fan, even if it's above his current reading level. I have an affinity for Seventies pop culture, so I've set some of my fanfiction in that era.

If you're a (presumably) younger reader of my Goosebumps fanfiction, please be aware that my other writing is more adult in nature. Proceed with caution.

My homepage link above is my dA page, where you can find my Cars fanfiction:

"Freeriding" -- Sequel to Retreads and Redemption, with Tommy Joe and Chrissi playing a bigger role. Rated M (stronger content than RaR), complete. Also on adultfanfiction.net.
"Happy Returns" -- Mack/Vee, for Twilit-Violet. Rated M, complete. Also on AFF.N.
"Hot Tar and a Hot Night" -- Wingo/Snot Rod slash. Rated M, complete. Also on AFF.N.
"Once You Go Mack, You Never Go Back" -- Mack/Lightning snuggly slash. Rated PG, complete.
"Charlie Goes to Camp" -- a short humor fic featuring my Chevette OC. Rated PG, complete.

I need an idea for my next fanfic, so I'll take any stray plotbunnies you have to offer. They don't have to be romance/relationship fics, but I'm not much into writing:
-- Humanized cars. Which is not to say others haven't done a fine job of it, I simply like keeping them vehicles.
-- Crossovers. Again, there are good ones out there but I can't seem to mix fandoms.
-- Mary Sues. I like my characters flawed.
-- Anything ultra-squicky. Some things just don't translate well to the Cars universe, if you know what I mean. I'm not necessarily opposed to writing something rated higher than RaR, but if I did it would be posted on AFF.N in order to comply with FF.N rules. If in doubt, ask and the worst I'll do is decline the idea, leaving you to write the fic yourself.

I'm on the imdb Cars board and the Hillbilly Hell, Wingnut City and Livejournal Carsslash boards.

Notes on my FF.N Stories:

Real Estate Agent to the Dead (WIP) -- I was already a bit old for Goosebumps in the Nineties and yet I'm writing fanfiction for it at the age of 30. After reading Welcome to Dead House to my son, I was intrigued by the character of Mr. Dawes, who repeatedly shows the same house to the town's chosen victims, and I thought he deserved a story of his own.

Retreads and Redemption (complete) -- This is rated M, so in order to read it, you have to set FF.N to display the M fics. This fanfic is not autobiographical. I'm happy to say my homelife was nothing like the Tireirons'! On a related note, I'm not criticizing large families -- I come from one and they're awesome. It's Monroe's lack of parenting, not the number of children he has, that makes his family so dysfunctional. The issue of responsibility: I don't recommend a lightning-fast romance like my characters had. That's a good way to get yourself hurt. Likewise, chugging beer then deciding to have sex for the first time would be not be the best way to lose your virginity unless you're a badass like Doreen. Waiting until marriage = good. Steps off soapbox

Fooled Around and Fell in Love (WIP) -- Not a songfic, despite sharing its title with the '70s hit. When Tow Mater introduces Sally to Lightning as his fiancee and Lightning responds with horror it never fails to crack me up, and in the movie there are little hints that Mater and Sally enjoy flirting with each other. Even though I think Sally and Lightning would stay together, this was fun to write and Sally & Mater would make a cute couple. Coming up in chapter four: Minny deals with her conflicting feelings about her husband and Sally faces guilt over a past event.

It's Always the Quiet Ones (WIP) -- This is a challenge fic and a horror parody. Several characters mistreat Red and then meet grisly fates, but I'm in no way implying that bullying, as cruel as it is, justifies murder.

98 percent of teenagers have tried smoking pot. If you're one of the 2 percent who hasn't, copy & paste this in your profile -- First, I think that statistic's too high. If I can already write weirdness about murderous firetrucks and a pickup/tow truck romance, pot would be a waste of money.

Even when you can't see Him God is there! If you believe in God put this in your profile.