And the Winners are ……. The readers.

The banners were made by the fabulous DazedRose. She has been so wonderful to help with graphics for the contest every time.   She did the original avi and banners for the blog. She has done banners for promo stories.  She has created the theme for the banners the past two years. So she rocks!

Without further ado -

Judges  1^st place winner:  ‘Gumby’          by Ooshka

Link to the story –  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9474538/1/Gumby

Gumby by Aimee Mann,   Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGIWXl2sIPo&oq=gumby%20%20aime&gs_l=youtube..0.5j0.195922.198866.0.202447.11.11.0.0.0.0.233.2179.0j6j5.11.0.eytns%2Cpt%3D-40%2Cn%3D2%2Cui%3Dt.1.0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.YUtcKHcIHTA

Author’s teaser:  Years after a messy and painful break up with Eric, Sookie discovers that clean breaks are difficult and sometimes the door you think you've shut forever won't always stay closed. What happens when Eric's daughter Pam unexpectedly turns up one day? AH OOC

Judges 2^nd place winner:   ‘I Looked At You’         by FiniteAnarchy 

Link to the story - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9541765/1/I-Looked-At-You

I Looked at You  by The Doors,  Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW-gerAdxpY

Author’s teaser - It's 1967. New York. Eric Northman is one of the biggest Ad Men on Madison Avenue. An unexpected request leads to the studio of famous artist Andy Warhol, where he meets someone else he would never have expected. Someone who is about to open his eyes to an entirely new lifestyle.

Virgin winner:  ‘Hjerteknuser’                   by LinBer93

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9532075/1/Hjerteknuser

Hjerteknuser   by Kaizers Orchestra ,  Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZkFXnm-RNQ   (turn on English subtitles if you need them)

Author’s teaser - AU/AH Viking age. Eric and Sookie are best friends before Eric has to leave with his father so he can learn how to be a real Viking. They were supposed to return three months later, but never shows. Sookie is praying to Odin for Eric to return to her, but when he does, it is not what she had expected or even hoped for.

Public Vote 1st place winner:   ‘Somewhere’      by Magsmacdonald

Link to the story - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9473398/1/Somewhere

Somewhere  from West Side Story,  Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BQMgCy-n6U

Author’s  teaser - Almost 100 years after Eric left for Oklahoma, he's been kidnapped to a hidden location for a last goodbye.

Public Vote  2^nd place winner:  ‘Poison’                 by Belleviolette

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9541815/1/Poison

Poison  by Alice Cooper,   Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq4j1LtCdww

Author’s teaser -   Eric is a powerful executive at a well-known accounting firm. Married to Pam for years, he lives his life according to routine and organization. His work life, however, has gone a little off the rails... ever since he was assigned a bold and extremely sexy executive assistant. Will he give in to temptation?

Northwoman’s pick

This is always difficult for me with so many stories I like and for various reasons.  I begin by  rereading some favorites and then select one.  I ended up picking a story I felt deserved more recognition, highly rated, even though it was not first or second.

I also want to thank everyone who helped us so much; the authors, the judges, the readers, and awesome graphics from DazedRose.  I had help from many people who had previously hosted contests with information on hosting, and judging & scoring. I thank you all so much as it wouldn’t have been possible without you. 

Of course, it all started with an idea from my friend, Alison (Northman Maille) who had such a great concept with music..

Anne’s pick:  ‘’Every Breath You Take’  by Merick

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9474617/1/Every-Breath-You-Take

Every Breath You Take  by The Police,  Youtube link:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOGaugKpzs

Author’s teaser:  What if Agent N finds himself with a new, green partner, after personal loses? Can he keep it professional or will their mission draw something out of him that he wants to keep buttoned down. Who is actually watching whom?

Thanks again to everyone!!  Congratulations to the winners and all the authors who participated.

Voting begins!!!!!

We have 21 entries in this year's contest.   Please read the top 10 entries and give them some review love, then go vote for your 2 favorites.

The top 10 entries in author alphabetical order are:(if you click the title it will take you to the story)


Love to Love You Baby by alh1971

All I Want to Do is Make Love to You by ali989969

Poison by Belleviolette

I Looked at You by FiniteAnarchy

Eyes on Fire by GabrielleBlue

Wild Thing by JanineMNM

Hjerteknuser by LinBer93

Somewhere by Magsmacdonald

Every Breath You Take by Merick

Gumby by Ooshka


Congratulations authors and thank you to all who participated.  A special thanks to Thyra10 and GabrielleBlue who have participated all 3 times with some excellent stories.  

A huge thanks to the wonderful judges:  Batheshebarocks, NYCsnowbird, Onefee27, Sapfirerose, and Suki59,   all of whom have judged at least twice.

The order in the poll is random.    Click HERE to VOTE

Plenty of time to write a story!

Hey everyone!

After a slow start, we are off and running with a few entries.  Only one entry is through judging.  

There are 5 weeks left to send an entry - please send us some creative stories based on some of the amazing songs available.   The last date to enter is July 14th.   Send entry as an email to I.WritetheSongs.SVM @gmail.com

Attach a document in one of these formats: MS Word, OpenOffice, or GDocs format.    See the RULES page for more information.

An exciting update,  I was able to convince the wonderful  Sapfirerose to also be a judge,  so there are 5 wonderful judges - they have all judged before.  Suki59 and NYCsnowbird have participated every year, thank fully.   Sapfirerose managed to handle the first year when we had 51 entries, so I had to spend 3 years convincing her to come back!

Just as an FYI,  when your entry is accepted, you will get an email back.  I am out of town more weekends than in the past (riding my Harley), so you may get a message to that effect.  Never fear, I will get your entry in process as soon as possible.

Thank you  authors, judges,  and readers,  for making this contest all that it can be!

Anne   aka Northwoman

I Write the Songs 2013

Hey everyone!

So here we are only about a month from the last regular Sookie book in the series.  I think we need one more round of stories, OUR WAY. I encourage everyone to write, read, review, or participate in some way.  I tried to keep it simple this time.

I feel a little behind and I'm definitely behind on my fanfiction reading.  Real life has roared in to center stage in a big way for me.  So not everything is quite updated here or on fanfiction.net.  But it almost is.

The timeline is correct.  Submissions start May 11 and go through July 14.  I always want to give you plenty of time.  And this way, it is just in time for my birthday,  so send me some stories.

Yes,  I am steadfast to my stubborn rule -- if Eric and Sookie are in a romantic pairing it is with each other.  I love the variety of great stories we have had.  But I do enjoy the sweet and fluffy HEAs SO much,  even if they aren't as creative as some of the judges might prefer.

Please start thinking of your ideas to write. I'll have everything completely updated very soon.

TGIF!   Thanks to everyone who has helped me so much in this contest over the years.  And a special thanks to Alison for the great theme idea.

Anne     (Northwoman)

And the Winners are.......

And the Winners are …….  all of us, getting these stories to read.

The banners were made by the fabulous DazedRose. She has been just awesome about making these (and working with a graphics challenged person like me).   She created a theme for the banners.

(Sorry in advance that my fonts in this post are all over the place.)

Judges  1^st place winner:  ‘Trigger Happy’   by Ooshka

Link to the story –  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8296023/1/

Trigger Happy by Lloyd Cole,   Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAOQns1trm4

Author’s teaser- Eric Northman – bar-owner, husband, and father – is a man under pressure. And his night is about to get worse. Just how trigger happy is Victor Madden, anyway?.

Judges 2^nd place winner:   ‘Andrew in Drag’    by esquilo-negligenciadas 

Link to the story - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8330600/1/

Andrew in Drag by Magnetic Fields,  Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30VMwsK9Ses&oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fresults%3Fsearch_query%3DAndrew%2Bin%2Bdrag%2B%2Bmagnetic%2Bfields%26oq%3DAndrew%2Bin%2Bdrag%2B%2Bmagnetic%2Bfields%26gs_l%3Dyoutube-reduced.3..0l2.215022.225964.0.228643.31.13.0.18.18.0.121.1243.8j5.13.0...0.0...1ac.24ZKTj0J4AI&has_verified=1&has_verified=1

Author’s teaser - When his friend signs up for amateur drag night at a Bourbon Street club, Eric tags along for the entertainment value, but his evening (and his life) is quickly turned on its head as "Sookie" takes to the stage..

Virgin winner:  ‘Winds of Change’        by Alyanne1375

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8266740/1/Winds_of_Change

Winds of Change by Scorpion ,  Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4RjJKxsamQ 

Author’s teaser - Sookie has been struggling to make ends meet when Gran comes up with an idea that could change everything. AU

Multi-chapter Fic winner:  ‘Sempre Fi’      by InLoveWithEric

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8320709/1/

Sempre Fi by Trace Adkins ,  Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roKCUFeWFmQ

Author’s teaser -  Sookie has taken her job as the cheerleader for Jason's squad stationed in Afghanistan very serious over the last two years. What happens when they receive a new Staff Sergeant only eight months before they are due home? He is a hard to read, no nonsense Marine with no time for fun, games, women and anything else, well human. That is until he receives his "Welcome Package" from one of his men's sister. What will happen when that small gesture causes a chink in this man's armor? Will it help him be a better soldier or could having his mind on other things than his men put them all in danger. Follow these two as they learn about one another and fall in love while living life on two separate sides of the world. AH – NC-17 for later.

Public vote 1st place winner:   ‘Yellow Ledbetter’     by Evenflo78

Link to the story - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8329829/1/Yellow_Ledbetter

Yellow Ledbetter by Pearl Jam,  Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvBiy2KTsMw

Author’s  teaser - One truck driver, a flat tire, and a rain-drenched girl. Drifting hearts don't always have to be lonesome. AH/OOC

Public vote  2^nd place winner:  ‘Heart’s a Mess’       by Moxiemo

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8301799/1/

Heart’s a Mess by Gotye  Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnXFJOXvL_A

Author’s teaser -   Trouble's brewing as vampires gear up to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Great Revelation. What will happen when Sookie runs into Eric at a meeting several years after he left for Oklahoma? "Canon" to follow Deadlocked.

Northwoman’s pick

This is a horrible task as there are so many stories I enjoyed, for different reasons, in diferent styles. I started with rereading some favorites and then selected one.

I also want to thank everyone who helped us so much; the authors, the judges, the readers, and awesome graphics from DazedRose.  I had help from many people who had previously hosted contests with information on hosting, and judging & scoring. I thank you all so much as it wouldn’t have been possible without you. 

Of course, it all started with an idea from my best buddy, Alison (Northman Maille) who had such a great concept with music..

I couldn’t just announce my host pick without acknowledging all my favorite stories from the contest.  There were so many good ones that I enjoyed so much.

My top favorites from the entries:

From top 10:  Yellow Ledbetter, Leave Me Alone, Heart’s a Mess, really they are all good.

And these stories, that I also loved,  were in the 11-17 range, so close to the top 10:

• Iron, a story where Eric and Sookie are together and I always think she should at least consider being turned.
• Undressed, where Eric is so adorably clueless which is totally out of character for him.
• Figure It Out, Sookie see the potential in Eric in so many ways.
• Semper Fi, which is an AH story with good character development and an interesting theme.

 I decided I couldn’t pick from the top 10 as they already earned recognition. I took a different approach and just picked something that was FUN and yanked at my heart.  I did this starting as a child and also as an adult.  The song will make it clear – LOVE the song - boats tied together, people drinking and swimming and grilling on the lake or river.  Sookie in an itty bitty bikini,  Eric with a bare chest - yum. So…  I chose … Redneck Yacht Club by InLoveWithEric.  

Anne’s pick:  ‘’Redneck Yacht Club’  by InLoveWithEric

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8353513/1/

Redneck Yacht Club  by Craig Morgan,  Youtube link:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI7Ghu1FpnQ

Author’s teaser: Eric has come to Bon Temps to go into business with his best friend from college, Alcide. Summer has just begun and he is initiated into what is fondly called by the locals, the "Redneck Yacht Club." But Eric gets a much bigger eye full then just some interesting characters and tricked out boats. A certain blond haired beauty might make this move the best decision Eric has ever made. M, AH.

Thanks again to everyone!!  Congratulations to the winners and all the wonderful authors who participated.

Judges' Top 10 - voting begins!

I originally put up the fanfiction site and this blog saying we would vote based on the judges' top 10 for the public's top 2 favorites.  We have 25 entries posted and judged.  It is about half of last time and a couple of weeks ago I changed my mind and thought we would only do the top 8.  Now having the results from the judges, the scores were a tie for 8 and 9.  I will say number 11 was only a fraction of a point from number 10, also 11 and 12 not far behind.  But I want everyone to READ all the entries and that is why I narrow it down to the judges' top scores.

I do this contest to encourage and support authors and to have more stories.  It is for FUN!  It won't be perfect because nothing is perfect.  It's as objective as it can be.  If it were totally objective, we wouldn't need judges, I would just have a computer do the scores or something.

These judges were tough, very critical compared to last time.   The bulk of the scores ended up in the 5s and 6s.  I translate those to a score out of 100 and the top story got a 70.   That is much lower than last time. The judges don't always like the happy stories I do, which is part of why I need a hosts' pick.  It never ceases to amaze and confuse me how one judges' favorite is another judges' lowest scoring story.

I have created a poll to see when might be a good time to run this contest next year when the last book comes out and another season of True Blood. Vote if you haven't
I Write the Songs 2013 poll

Here is the voting; please READ the entries. You may vote for your top 2 favorites. 
Top 10 - public vote for favorites - click on Vote now

So the poll will be up until August 8th at 6pm CST.     Winners will be announced August 10th!

Do you want more I Write the Songs?

I started this contest with my dear friend Alison, because we love fanfiction,  we love Eric and we love music.    We wanted to encourage and support authors and have more stories to read.  We did some things which were new at the time.  They were things I would want if I were an author.

• A long lead time
• A long submission period
• An inspiring theme
• Feedback from the judges
• Anonymous judging with public posting
• An organized contest with pimping, tools, etc.

Some things worked better than others, of course.  But please remember the purpose of the whole event  is fun and to encourage and support authors.  This year has been tough with the fandom less active and honestly,  these judges are tough.  Their average scores are lower overall than last time by 2-3 points,  so more 4s and 5s  with less 7s or 8s.  The scoring numbers are categorized by 1- poor, 3 - fair, 5 - average, 7- good, 9- excellent and 10 - outstanding.  I believe in a full range of scores and it makes sense to have mostly 5s, which are average.   I just like so many and tend to enjoy and love a wide range of stories.

So I am thinking about whether this contest will happen again.  Last year is the final Sookie Stackhouse book.  True Blood has also been renewed for next year.  I am hoping people will want to write their own version of the last book  or what happens after the last book,  or something all human and totally different.  

I love this fandom and hope it will not end with the end of the books or the show.  So I am asking you to tell me when you would most like the contest to run at least one more time.

Please vote in a poll to tell me the timing you prefer for another I Write the Songs.  You can choose more than one or enter your own suggestion.   Go to the poll

Everyone,  thank you again for all your help and support!

Anne

Other options for posting your stories

I have set up 3 collections for I Write the Songs at a fanfiction site called AO3  (Archive of Our Own).  While it has been around for a while, it’s recently come to the attention of many in the fanfiction world. It is still in its beta phase, but it looks promising. One advantage it has over fanfiction.net is, it has an Explicit rating, so posting smexy stories is within the site rules.

The collections I set up are:

I Write the Songs 2010 

I Write the Songs 2012

Sample Fics

Some of the sample fics and stories from 2010 are there. If any authors from either 2010 or 2012 want to post there and add into the collection, or the Sample Fics collection, let me know. The support is friendly and helpful; they said they would help me get invitations for the authors to get onto the site. They are trying to limit growth during the beta phase. So it might take a little effort, but I think it is worthwhile to try to develop this new site. I encourage you to follow I Write the Songs on AO3 as well as on ff.net. If you need an invitation, you can contact me through comments below or email at i.writethesongs.svm@gmail.com  or tweet me at @I_WritetheSongs.   Random-Fandom  also has some invites, email them at  fanfiction@random-fandom.net .  

So how does the multi-chapter fic option work?

We have a new contest option this year.   You can write a multi-chapter fanfic for the contest.  You just pick a song title and follow the other rules, except you need to write and post a minimum of 4 chapters of at least 1000 words each, during the contest.   Only the first chapter is sent to judging anonymously, but labeled as a multi-chapter fic, so the judges know there is more to come; it is not complete.

So who is going to try it out?  

If you have any questions about the contest, check the blog or profile,  or tweet @I_WritetheSongs or email me at i.writethesongs.svm@gmail.com.

Open for submissions!

We are open for submissions, now until July 15th!  Don't wait until the last minute and overload our wonderful judges.


There is lots of contest information available on the blog or Fanfiction profile 


Check the beta page, if you need a beta, we have a few volunteers.  Email me at i.writethesongs.svm@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer as a beta, or tweet me at @I_WritetheSongs.




We also have 3 wonderful promo fics:  


Blue Jean  by suki59 


Changes   by onefee27   (this is a multi-chapter fic)


Hole in the River   by Ooshka  




"Let's Get This Party Started"     Anne

Only one week until the submissions start!  Submissions will be accepted May 21- July 15.  This is a LONG submission period, so as last time,  the contest will not be extended.

I have changed things up to allow a few more options in the type of story and also to add an option for a multi-chapter fic.

We are looking for beta volunteers, so if you are interested email me at i.writethesongs.svm @gmail.com, or tweet me at @I_WritetheSongs.   I'll add your fanfiction profile and / or twitter name to this blog on the Beta page so that authors can contact you.

Please email or tweet me (see contest addresses above)  if you have any questions.

Anne    aka Northwoman

It's coming! A new round of I Write the Songs!

Hi everyone!  

With some encouragement,  I have decided to do another I Write the Songs contest.  I am currently updating and trying to improve some things to make this time even better.   Look for more soon.  Follow  this blog or @I_WriteTheSongs on Twitter to keep up on the contest.

I will be updating sections of this blog as I get the parameters set, right now it is all things from the fall of 2010.  Let me know (tweet me at @I_WriteTheSongs or email me at i.writethesongs.svm@gmail.com)  if you are interested in being a beta for this contest.

My dear Alison has told me she does not feel well enough to co-host but she may write an entry!  She was the brilliant source of the theme for this contest.  Music is so inspiring.

I am looking forward to some new stories and some new authors!  The tentative submission dates are:  May 21-July 15.  Hopefully the new book in May and the new season of True Blood will also fuel some ideas for you to tell a story YOUR way!

I really want to thank everyone for the support they gave us in the previous contest and hope you will be able to participate anew.  The overloaded judges were awesome.  Some of the changes I plan should make it easier for the new judges.  

More soon.   Much love.

Anne - Northwoman

Here are the Winners !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The awesome banners were made by the amazing Zigster.  I just love her so much!   She created a theme for the banners. The image of the victrola was made by K. Zukowski.

Judges  1^st place winner:  ‘River Man’     by vikinglover elle

Link to the story –  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6414408/1/River_Man

River Man by Nick Drake,   Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idcaRTg4-fM

Author’s teaser- Sookie meets a strange man down by the river and she wonders if he's the River Man her brother tells her stories about. And he's not the man who lives in a van, down by the river. AU/OOC. Vampire Eric, telepathic Sookie.

Judges 2^nd place winner:   ‘Crazy’              by Elbly

Link to the story - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6428347/1/Crazy

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley,  Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w

Author’s own teaser - In Eric's world things aren't quite what they seem. AU 

Virgin winner:  ‘I Will Love You’                               by EtheHunter

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6363967/1/I_Will_Love_You

I Will Love You by Fisher,  Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imzkwkgUF4E

Author’s teaser - A quiet melody in the night leads Eric to contemplate what Sookie means to him...and what that means for the future. Canon, Post-DITF

Public vote 1st place winner:   ‘Crazy’    by Elbly

Link to the story - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6428347/1/Crazy

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley,  Youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w

Author’s own teaser - In Eric's world things aren't quite what they seem. AU 

Public vote  2^nd place winner:  ‘Bring Me to Life’                               by My Universe

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6461584/1/Bring_Me_to_Life

Bring Me To Life by Evanescence,  Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxaaGgTQYM

Author’s teaser -   What if things went a little bit differently at Rhodes?  What if Quinn wasn’t all that he seemed to be?  What if Sookie decided to take matters into her own hands with Eric?  Written for the IWTS Contest. 

Northman Maille’s pick

As any of your judges will tell you, this was a tough job! I could have picked at least a dozen entries but knew I only had the luxury of one.

Before I put you out of your suspense and tell you who made my number one, can I please take this moment to thank everyone that entered a story, our judges, Zigster and Dazed Rose for their graphics help and the Sookieverse blog for advice on how to run a contest.

It is not as easy as it might appear! If our contest worked well it wasn’t really down to me, I just had the mad and silly ideas and my dear friend,  Anne (Northwoman) made them happen. Thank you, dear heart, for all your help.

Do you wish I would just hurry up and tell you? Hee hee.

I thought it would a good idea to choose my pick before we knew the eight finalists. That way I knew I wouldn’t be swayed into picking a story that didn’t make the cut, I would be tempted to spread as much joy as I could, because I know so many of you deserved recognition.

I loved ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much’ by Bathsheba Rocks, ‘Be My Downfall’ by Jan of Arc, ‘Abracadabra’ and ‘Love Game’ by Honeypop and ‘Seasons of Love’ by Moxiemo and ‘Fairytale of New York’ by Miral and ‘I Shot the Sheriff’ by Thyra10  ......

However,

My choice for the Northman Maille host’s pick is (drum roll) ‘Bring Me to Life’ by My Universe. I liked everything about it. Please see my review for the Fanfictastic Friday post at

http://mysvmaddiction.blogspot.com/search/label/Fanfictastic%20Friday

Congratulations to all our winners!

Alison’s pick:  ‘Bring Me to Life’                                by My Universe

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6461584/1/Bring_Me_to_Life

Bring Me To Life by Evanescence,  Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YxaaGgTQYM

Author’s teaser -   What if things went a little bit differently at Rhodes?  What if Quinn wasn’t all that he seemed to be?  What if Sookie decided to take matters into her own hands with Eric?  Written for the IWTS Contest. 

Northwoman’s pick

As Allie said, picking is a tough job,  and our judges were amazing!  I had a VERY difficult time narrowing down to my favorites and then to only one.

I also want to thank everyone who helped us so much; the authors, the judges, the readers, and awesome graphics from DazedRose and Zigster.  I had help from many people who had previously hosted contests with information on hosting, and judging & scoring. I thank you all so much as it wouldn’t have been possible without you. 

Of course, it all started with an idea from my best buddy, Alison (Northman Maille) and nothing would have happened without her.

I couldn’t just announce my host pick without acknowledging all my favorite stories from the contest.  There were so many good ones that I enjoyed so much.

My top favorites from the entries:

From top 8:  River Man by vikinglover elle,  Bring Me to Life by My Universe, Abracadabra by Honeypop,  When I’m 64 by Thyra10,

And:  D-5 by BashebaRocks,  Grave Digger by Suaru-chan, Love Game 2 by Honeypop,  Love Shack by moxiemo, Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues by elbly,  Thinking Of You by makesmyheadspin,  Time by EtheHunter,  and Toes by Missus T.  

I decided I couldn’t pick from the top 8 as they already earned recognition.  So after much gut-wrenching and re-reading them all…  I chose … Love Shack by moxiemo.  

Anne’s pick:  ‘’Love Shack’  by moxiemo

Link to the story-  http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6428886/1/Love_Shack

Love Shack  by The B52s,  Youtube link:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leohcvmf8kM

Author’s teaser: This story begins the night after the end of Dead in the Family. Eric makes good on his promise for Tuesday night.

Thanks again to everyone!!  Congratulations to the winners and all the wonderful authors who participated.

The Public Vote is Up!!!!

These are the top 8 of the judges’ vote for the I Write the Songs contest.  You may pick two as there will be a 1^st and 2^nd place for the public vote, not to mention we know how darn hard it is to choose!

There were many great stories that didn’t get here.  Please read & review these stories, we were pleased to get them all and want them to get some love. 

Thank you to everyone who entered and good luck to all our finalists. It’s up to the faithful readers now to choose their winner.

Please, please vote, it’s the only way to make sure your favorite gets the recognition it deserves!

 The choices are a link, so if you click on them it takes you to the story.  You can only vote once.  Choices are in random order.

Go here to vote

Voting will be open until Sunday November 14^th at  6 p.m.  CST. 

All winners will be announced Monday, November 15^th.

Contest deadline!

Contests in the past have extended the deadline in response to demand from those authors that have run out of time. Anne and I feel that we have left ample submission time, over a calendar month, and therefore, under no circumstances, will we extend the deadline. We feel that it is against the contest rules as we set them down and unfair to those who worked hard to hit the proper date.

So please don't ask ladies, because a refusal often offends :)

Posting Entries to Sites other than FanFiction.Net

We know that some of you are not happy with policies on fanfiction.net.  With respect to those authors,  we will allow entries that will not be posted there. 

The procedure remains similar. No entries should be posted anywhere until after judging. Authors will receive an email when judging is complete.  When you have posted your story on fanfiction.net or elsewhere, send us back a link.  If it is on fanfiction.net, we will put your story in the contest community.  If it is posted elsewhere, we will link the story on our blog page for contest entries.

Contest announcement!!!!!

Whether you are a girl who likes a bump and grind on the dance floor, sings into your hairbrush or imagines a slow dance with a tall blond sex god, this is the contest for you! Any song will do as long as it inspires you to write, you can't get much more 'Free Bird' than that can you? Join us, we want to 'Teach the World to Sing' (well the SVM fandom anyway :))




"Do Me” “Feel Like Makin Love” “Pillow Talk” "Love to Love You Baby” “Freak Me” “I Want to Sex You Up” themes encouraged but not required.



If you have the urge to write some Pam and Eric snark; “How Can I Miss You When You Won’t Go Away”, “Papa Don’t Preach” or any other non romantic pairing with Eric then ‘Have the time of your life’.



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