I finally finished my next CM piece! :D I just thought I'd let you guys know its there if your interested in reading it (although I will warn you, I can never quite write a short CM, there's always sooo much to consider ;))

Without further abusing the stalling tactic...

Nearly a Dozen
Characters: the cast (although there is a bit more Gideon in it because leaving everything up in the air the way they did in the pilot bothered me)
Abstract: The BAU assist Wisconsin police in tracking down a serial rapist/murderer.
Warning: A bit more hmmm descriptive when it comes to what the victims endur (which is why its an "M" rating)...
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2905345/1/

I don't know if I should put this here or in the Dancing Challenge section... However, I finally thought what the heck and went for it.

Save the Last Dance for Me
Characters: Our complicated crew of agents.
Abstract: If only for a moment of ‘personal’ time, during a case, Elle finds herself in the ships ballroom observing, only later to become one of the observed.
Warnings: None, except that it was written in a little over 20 minutes... Thanks to listening to Michael Buble along the way.
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2906879/1/

PS: I shouldn't have named the topic per se... I don't want to keep adding topics... Maybe a mod could 'fix' that up for me?? ;)

Like this?

Sorry, I didn't say yep sooner! :D



Title: Final Curtain Call
Cast: The BAU (with emphasis on Elle this time around... It just kind of happened that way).
Abstract: There’s just something about a Shakespearian tragedy. It’s
the final curtain call for the un-sub when the BAU is called in to prevent
the inevitable.
Warnings: Once again I went with an "M" rating, only because it's descriptive enough.
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2920087/1/

Awesome story. :)

Sorry… My bad... Have way too many other things on my mind (guess I wasn't paying as much attention as I should have been... Shall try and remedy that).

Many thanks for taking the time to read it (I can't seem to squeeze these in fewer than ten thousand.. Minus the dance challenge of course... That was all in good fun ;))
:) ...

My only concern is that people will actually wonder what's going on in my mind... I've noticed that the stories have progressed to a different kind of 'dark'. Oh well, we'll see (maybe an outline would be a good idea?... Nah! Too much work, and if it's work... It's not fun).

Not double posting... Just updating... Finally have the beginnings of another fic.

Title: Turning the Tables
Cast: The BAU
Abstract: “If the un-sub holds true to their pattern of behaviour, then I would say two days and one more victim at the very least.” Gideon replies leaning casually against the wall.
Warnings: Once again I went with an "M" rating, only because it's descriptive enough.
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3020441/1/

Second chapter is up and running:

Title: Dancing with the Devil
Cast: the BAU
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3020441/2/

Feel free to leave comments, they always help with the long and drawn out 'editing' process...


I'm totally holding back on the third instalment... At least until I get the fourth done and the darn un-sub... I'm still trying to 'figure out who it's really going to be'...

Haven't really decided on the un-sub yet, but have posted the 3rd chapter....

Title: Thinking Well Beyond the Box
Cast: The BAU
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3020441/3/

Just posted the 4th instalment of Turning the Tables:

Title: Curiouser and Curiouser...
Cast: the BAU
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3020441/4/

There is one more instalment on the way; however, I just have some 'work' to do...

Wow- a real female unsub??? Or is it??
I really like the idea of the potential unsub being someone they know and respect. Like the ties with forensic evidence ( for all of us science fans out here). Love the hot stuff ( yeah, I'm old, not dead ).

Only one problem- like many people Gideon does not believe in multiple personality disorder ( it was discussed on an episode) . Many shrinks ( I say this affectionately because I have 3 in my immediate family) also question the "documented" cases. But I have a feeling you're not depending on that anyway.

Anyway- I wish I could write as well- but that's not happening in this lifetime. Can't wait for your next installment.

That's why it's beyond the box ;) and more of less the filler that keeps the un-sub concealed... I just thought I would try something a bit different in the whole revealing of the un-sub (yes, I'm done the last instalment and I know who the un-sub is... Just not ready to post yet)...

I appreciate your input and I understand where you're coming from...:D but seriously... Hot stuff? What hot stuff?? ;) (I've never been really good at that)...

:rolleyes: Yes, it is and yes, you are good at it (lol).

There isn't a blushing icon to click... Or else that's how I'd reply...

I got reading the last instalment... again, and I'm not sure if I should rework the whole thing or not.... I'll have look at it once more over the weekend and go from there... I have the 'challenge' that's been nagging at the back of my head to write... Just have to find the 'beginning'.. And still have to start what will be second part of the three part series... So, I'll have to see if my un-sub should be my un-sub or not ;) I still have time to 'fix' it... I've just gotten sick and tired of all the un-subs being male... It's like serial this and or that is predominately a 'male' thing... I don't have access to FBI cases (as they say the writers do), nor would I really want to pull stuff out of RCMP/Metro cases to satisfy that... Right now I'm content to 'make it up'... It's fiction after all right? Maybe one day, I'll write a true crime piece...

I am really looking forward to the next installment. I've read all your CM fics and this is one of my favourites. :D

Wow! That's a LOT of reading... I'm honoured that you have taken the time to read them... I found this one to be a bit 'difficult', so I'm glad that you're enjoying it (means I've done something right)...
I'm just waiting on the final go through and I hope to post it soon... But just to let you know... It will be the shortest section (breaking up the piece was difficult, but when you're taking almost fifteen thousand words into consideration, as hard as it is, you do it)...

With shaky fingers I finally posted the last chapter...
Whew! What a crazy ride that was. Thanks carolinablue for a bit of a different perspective... It helped a lot in tying up the loose ends :D and thanks Rach112 for leaving comments along the way...

Title: Not Quite Full Circle
Characters: the Cast
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3020441/5/

I'm currently working on the middle section :D... It will follow Nearly a Dozen and tie it to Turning the Tables :)... It's really hard to write about an un-sub kidnapping/raping/torturing/drowning little girls :(... I thought it would pretty much be like the rest, but its hard not to 'feel' it as you write the words for the team. On the bright side, it shouldn't take too long to finish, then I'm off to the challenge... Except that I have a feeling it's going to be right outside the expected box ;)

Cheers!

Hey everyone!

Finally have a bit of my latest piece posted...
Title: Goodnight My Angel
Cast: BAU
Abstract: While seven-year-old Cassandra Clinton’s life hangs in the balance. The BAU is called to assist San Francisco Police in finder her kidnapper. Will they find him before he bids her goodnight?
Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3066713/1/

NB: I hope that's the right link... Please also keep in mind that this was so much harder to write then I thought it would be and I 'tested it' on a neutral "non-reader" to see what they thought... Apparently it gave them goose bumps, I don't know if that's a good thing because it makes me wonder what really goes on in my mind... Anyways, enjoy! I will be posting the other chapters as they become 'edited'. :D

I think that whatever goes on in your mind is a good thing! Great start
Have fun "editing." :D

Thanks for that ;)

'Cos I know it comes from someone who understands the process... If I 'forget I've written' while I'm re-reading/working a section, or I totally forget that I should be editing it, I usually take that as a good sign... If its 'work' like pulling teeth or whatever clichéd expression one wishes to use then I sometimes question whether or not it’s any good. Sometimes I'll put it out there anyways to see what others think, and want to know something? I'm usually surprised... It's my younger brother who's like: Why doesn't someone give you a 'bad review'... No review is bad per se; if constructive the critique can only assist you with trying to be better :)

I look at my writing this way: I went through four years of academic writing... I never thought I'd write for sheer fun or enjoyment (I thought I had lost that)... April 2005 rolled around and DLM in combination with Michelle Branch (and funnily enough no alcohol) I begin to realise how wrong I had been and haven't stopped writing since. I feel like I've reconnected with a part of myself I left behind when I started university... I'm just glad that it was there when I finally realised how much I actually enjoyed it...

I had so much fun last night. I just wrote for hours, I couldn't stop. It all just came flowing out of me! I'm learning to relax more when it comes to writing. When I try too hard, it doesn't happen. I had such a great time last night, I didn't even realise the time until my mother came to ask me what was keeping me busy. That;s what I love about writing, when you completely lose yourself in the story.

Now I just need to check it through and hopefully, I will be able to post a few chapters soon. :D

As for "bad reviews", sometimes I appreciate the ones that criticise more. Obviously I love having someone say how much they enjoyed the story, but it's always great to get a review that actually helps me as a writer.

Don't I know about 'trying too hard'... Sometimes you get the idea, but you're refused the words to express it. That's painful and can drive you nutz! My last dry spell resulted in a massive 'cleaning'...

I totally agree with your comment re: reviews. I don't take things personally, I do find that UK and US spelling/grammar are two very separate entities. My writing style through my whole academic career has been UK, so I've never thought to change it. Most teachers/professors just want you to be consistent, which I try to be... A friend of mine mentioned the main differences between the two and basically told me that as long as people can understand what you're trying to say, who gives a you-know-what... :D

Hey again,

I almost forgot... I have the second and final chapter up for Goodnight My Angel. I'm not too sure it I'll have anything 'new' for a little while. I might work on Emmy's challenge, if I can get the darn idea to translate onto the 'screen'... If that does happen, which I'm sure that it probably will, I'll at the very least post it in that thread, not so sure that it will get onto FF, but you never know... ;)

Sounds great! Yes, translation can be hard, my other story is still on hold while I figure out how to make it work.

I just had a bit of a drama with Word this morning when it comes to spelling. Obviously, I use U.K. spellings and it wouldn't let me set my default to anything other than U.S. English.

The problem is sorted now though! It may not make a difference to the readers but I just couldn't stand seeing realised spelt with a z instead of an s or colour without a u! :P

Don't I know that... I had a major 'thing' with my word a while back. I would be going along, which was great and all of a sudden, it flipped to US on me!!! and half the story was UK and then US and I tried to fix it, but ran into so much trouble :( Suffice to say, I didn't kill the computer, I just re-typed it... So much faster)... I have now, switched it to UK as my default and so far so good (I'm keeping my fingers crossed).. Hope you don't run into any more issues with that...

I had someone read through a piece for me and I forgot to explain that I don't use US (It totally slipped from my mind)... I felt so bad because of that it took them longer (because they were fixing the 's' and making them 'z'... etc... Ah well... Perhaps getting the point across and how you do it really doesn't matter that much after all (I find it funny when a fellow Canadian says, you spelt realise wrong, it should look like this: realize [I shudder at that])…

So how come you use UK spellings when you live in Canada?

As for fan fic, well I was almost finished my latest piece and was about to post when I decided that I didn't like the end to the case that much. The Unsub just wasn't right.

So I did intend to re-write last night but my brothers were hogging the computer.

Looks like today will be my re-writing day seen as I have no other plans.

I wish I could recall. I've also heard that "we write like we speak".... If that means anything, my grandmother is English and the spoken corrections started at a very young age. Having said that, when it comes to school... I don't recall. It may sound funny, but we didn't start actually 'learning grammar' until high school (as far as I'm concerned). I suppose that's when it really kicked in. I was writing English and history papers and one of the teachers (wish I could recall) basically told us that we could go either way because 1) we live in North America, so the 'z' might be more natural for us and 2) because we're part of the Commonwealth we really should be using the 's', so I think somewhere within all the confusion I came out with the 's'... So I just changed my grammar checker to UK English because I grew tired of have red squiggles under words such as: Organisation, realisation, etc... Oh and I shouldn't forget other words such as: colour, behaviour, honour, endeavour, etc. However, I can go either way when it comes to reading (seeing that most textbooks published/used in North America seem to have the Americanised spelling/grammar).

Sorry for the 'essay' answer.

I like essays. Is that wierd? lol

I have enlisted the help of an Egyptian friend of mine to tell me all about Egypt. I shouldn't be researching a new fic but I just feel drawn to it........it's good to hear you have a new idea. :D

I'm looking forward to seeing how things turn out in your fic... Have you started writing yet??? Are you looking at ancient or more modern Egypt in terms of what you're writing (Sorry to ask if you don't want to give anything away, but I'm curious) :D

It's both modern and ancient, am probably gonna lean more towards modern though.It fits the story better. I have started writing but right now, research comes first. I don't want a repeat performance of the last fic I finished, which I am now re-writing due to me deciding I didn't like the case much or the Unsub

This one has to be right.........I am discovering a love for Egypt right now which is cool. It's very fascinating.

Are you writing at the moment?

I loved ancient Egypt... Planning and executing the month of Khoiak so totally rocked! (despite having only a month to plan an observance that they took the previous year to prepare for [our tutorial was the 'planning' or managers of the observance... I'm not exactly sure how that happened, but I'm glad that we did it], mind you, having to be at school for what was it again??? Oh yes, like 6:30am to pull off the final stage was really whoa! but somehow we all got through it... All what? Two hundred fifty to three hundred students or so.

I hope your fic is coming along... I wrote a bit in the group diary about feeling tapped... I swear! I'm in Love with my first paragraph (that NEVER happens) and there isn't anything GREAT enough to follow... I was thinking of going beyond the Fisher King and sort of working through what I kind of think happened, but on the other hand I try and leave that stuff to them, and add my stuff in between... AAH! It just has a comfortable flow and I don't know.. I can see the setting', feel the gentle breeze caressing my face, and hear the birds and the water and all that...

I'm sure inspiration will strike for your second chapter! Sounds like you're having a great time!

Yes, I love ancient Egypt too, it's great learning about it.

I wanted to do a Fisher King piece but that's on the back burner for now seen as I am currently working on 5 other fics. There's the Egypt one, the re-written one, Elle/hotch, my handler fic and another CM piece. I try not to write too many stories at once but this all just kinda happened. I don't mind though, I enjoy it :)

I hope the second chapter inspiration strikes quickly!

Are you gonna pen your dream?

I'm hoping, I suddenly feel like Sarah McLachlan with the whole blood from a stone (writing has become work... I'm not used to that)... Usually music sort 'inspires' me... I think I'm leaning towards a 'after the Footpath killer' piece... I need to check on which trees are indigenous to where Gideon's cabin might be tucked away (I can't presuppose that it's like up north here... Right? ;))

I've only worked on two pieces at once... You'll be able to tell by the posting order on FF... But I know I slipped Save the Last Dance in while working on something else... Five pieces at once! My only problem with that is it would probably drive me mad! and totally mess with the story lines, if I happened not to be paying attention... I still have my original piece to 'start'... SOOOO been slacking off in that department (I have to create the characters and 'spend time with them' to really get a feel for what I will be tackling.

I'm not sure if I can pen my dream... The first part might translate on paper, not too sure... but not two nights later, I actually had another CM dream... I'm sooo messed up! That must be the last thing I'm thinking about before bed... I guess... But I was in it, so that would be messed up to write about...

Music can be very inspirational. I often will put on a CD and before I know it I have heaps of ideas.

Ages ago I had no time to write but had heaps of ideas so I wrote them all down saying I'd get round to them one day, I found a bag full of paper last night and was stunned at how many ideas I'd actually had for all these different stories. For now though they are staying in the bag!

After watching Charm and Harm I feel like writing a short Elle/Morgan piece. I will probably be posting my re-written story (no title yet!) and the Egypt one tomorrow or Sunday.

How are you coming along with your writing?

They are currently showing trailers for the season finale which is in 2 weeks and I just know I'm gonna end up penning a Fisher King piece. I think I'll juts get it written and posted before season 2 starts for you guys.

Dreams can be messed up believe me! I keep a dream diary and I have, on average, 3 dreams a night. I have had many CM dreams, some rather disturbing.

You mention getting to know the characters. All the characters I create, I feel an attatchement to. Same with my stories.
As for 5 stories...... I keep my feelings and ideas for them all seperate so it doesn't get too confusing.

Hope you're inspired now and check out those trees!

I'm slowly working on it... Really I am! I love my first page, but transition wise, I'm having a problem… It sucks! It isn’t working! I have to get him back to Quantico right? Well at least home and it feels wrong (I want to be outside the CM format for a bit. Maybe I'm just 'trying to hard')...

Need to do that whole, write a bit, take a break, go back to it and write a bit and then put it away for a bit... Detach myself long enough to look at it from a outside perspective and 'see' if it’s really worth continuing. Once that's decided, I'll either put it in the 'exercise' file, Never to be seen again, or keep carving away until something that makes sense finally reveals itself.

Never know, the whole cleaning weekend I'm planning might help to clear the cobwebs from my head and leave the plot bunnies behind ;)

Almost forgot... I'll look in and see if you've posted yet... I'm so looking forward to your Egypt piece :D

When I feel a story isn't working, I find it helps me just to keep writing. It might bw awful but it helps me with any blocks I have and it's easily changed. I just write and write. I would have had a lot more done today if it wasn't for family dramas......

Egypt story possibly up tonight or by the latest tomorrow afternoon. I was gonna post it all together but it was way too long and I like posting in chapters better!

Define too long??? I'm so notorious for that... Only because it wouldn't work otherwise...

I'm sooo looking forward to your piece... I’m hoping for tonight too (I will reward for parting with all of the crap! :D)… Sorry to hear about the family drama though… When it rains it usually pours… Just have to be flexible to go with it and still maintain your sanity in the process…

Lol I just much prefer to post in pieces. It's gonna be pretty long and I don't want people's eyes getting blurry as they read it...

Tommorow I will post! Tonight I just have too much to do and seen as I hand wrote it, I need to type it all up.

Then I shall still look forward to it... In the mean time I will attempt to write this crazy idea (If I can at the very least get it out of my system, it might offer Emmy a tiny bit of Hotch and Elle, but not enough to cross the line)...

You write it out by hand? I so couldn't live w/o my computer or laptop! This will sound weird, I'm sure, but I write to the time of whatever music I'm listening to (Therefore, I have no idea how fast I type)... I just know that if I couldn't type, I'd be up a creek! My hand doesn't keep up with the head... I might sketch out an idea here or there and sure I edit by hand, but writing, while probably more 'personal' that why never works out for me.

I always type my stories and save them on my memory stick but I started writing this when I didn't have access to my computer. So here I go with the typing.....


p.s. Elle/Hotch......it would be really interesting to see you write that coz I'm so used to Elle/Gideon in your stories! Next you'll be writing Ele/Morgan.... :P