April's Author's Thread Is Bringing Sexyback!

[April]

Just thought I'd pop in and say that I'm back to full-time Internet access now, so my fic updates will be a little more frequent than once a week.

[April]

Ellie, I'm a bit late then, but happy birthday! 35 is not that old. I saw the pic you posted on this board, and you look, like, 25. For real.

Anyway, I wasted my time today and finished the second Sony Vegas video I've attempted. I think I'm getting the hang of it, though there's still work to be done.

Michael and Maria - Rules Don't Stop

Make sure to watch it in HD!

And since Youtube has chosen to block it in Germany, here it is uploaded on Photobucket:

http://s244.photobucket.com/albums/gg14 ... 4&newest=1

[April]

Okay, so here's the deal: I think 522 is currently posted up to page 727 already, and I've only gotten this fic written to about page 1090. I just don't have enough written right now--and for that I blame my hectic schedule this semester--to update as frequently as I'd like. So for awhile, I'm going to have to drop down to once-a-week updates while I get some more writing done. Luckily, I've been feeling very inspired lately, so hopefully the creative juices keep flowing and I'm able to sit down and have one of those days where I write thirty pages at once.

Anyway, sorry about that. You guys all know how I pride myself on my frequent updates. They'll still be weekly, though, so it's not a very big change.

[April]

That just means I'm lame and I have no life.

In other news, it's been awhile, but I've finally gotten my writing inspiration back, and I added a new song to the 522 Soundtrack. "God Bless the Child" by Shania Twain. Yes, occassionally I venture off into the country music genre if the song is as beautiful as this one.

[April]

Added a new song to the 522 soundtrack -- "Love Is a Place" by Metric

[April]

A random Candy video I made awhile ago but didn't post on Youtube until now: Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want

[April]

What? I'm so pissed and confused. It doesn't say there were any copyright issues, so it shouldn't be blocked anywhere. Oh, well.

[April]

You know, I'm always surprised when my fics get nominated in Part A of the awards, the character portrayal round, because I think it's pretty wildly known that I write some of the most despicable, hate-able characters out there! But lo and behold, 521/522 has been nominated for:

Favorite Supporting Portrayal of Max Evans
Favorite Supporting Portrayal of Liz Parker
Favorite Supporting Portrayal of Alex Whitman
Favorite Supporting Portrayal of Isabel Evans
Favorite Portrayal of a Child (Miley)
Favorite Original Character (Tiffany)
Favorite Alternate Portrayal of a Canon Character (Isabel) --> (well, wonders never cease!)

I can't thank you guys enough! 521 and 522 are both intensely character-driven fics and have been great character-writing exercises for me, so this is very nice.

And I'm so not using this Isabel sig banner at CID because I think I'll get slain for it over there.

[April]

Thanks, you guys!

Just for the heck of it, I downloaded a trial version of Photoshop, so I wasted my time making some manips and icons today. Some turned out better than others. This first Maria one is probably one of the best I've done.

[April]

Well, before my trial version of Photoshop expires, I wanted to make sure I put together CD covers for the 522 Soundtrack. Because I'm just especially nerdy like that. So here they are: