Update of OTT delayed

Unfortunately Chapter 29 isn't going to ready in time for my typical Friday update schedule. It's turning out to be a really long chapter. It may be middle of next week before it's ready, but I hope the wait will be worth it!

Stripped, by EJ Santry

Geekward + tattoos = pantysplosion!

I've mentioned Beth (EJ Santry) on my blog before, because she provided some much-needed support and research assistance on my AoE entry. She has written an entry for the Tattward and Inkella contest, and it's HAWT!

Stripped
Entry for the Tattward & Inkella Contest. When the A/C goes out in
the computer lab during Summer Quarter, things begin to heat up as the
students begin to strip to get comfortable. What lies underneath might cause
them to combust. AH. BxE.

Holy mother. Geekward is fuckhot and there's not even a whiff of angst in this story - just sweet, unadulterated math-fuelled lust. If tatts, math, and Geekward do it for you, you need to read this story.

In the story header you will also find the link to the Tattward/Inkella contest where you can find the other sexy submissions!

As Much As I Ever Could, by City and Colour

I have listened to this song almost constantly for the last week while writing chapter 28 of OTT. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

Voting for the Bellies now open

The voting phase of the Bellies awards opened last night, and will remain open until August 5. Please visit to vote for your favourites. Over The Top is one of the nominated stories in the slash category.

Shelter

Have you seen this movie? My friend Val recommended it to me a couple of months ago and I watched it last month. It's an absolutely beautiful story of a young California man discovering who he is, what he wants, and how he's going to make it happen. It has nothing to do with OTT, except that the main character is gay. I just can't say enough about it. The movie is dramatic, and heartbreaking in places, but never heavy-handed in dialogue or direction.

Begin Again, by C-Me-Smile

You have already seen Christie's username on my blog, as she sent me some fan art last week. Girlfriend has been holding out on me! At the recommendation of a friend, I checked out a one-shot slash fic written by Christie, called Begin Again.

It is amazing. It completely gutted me. It's not a long story, but the imagery and emotions are utterly exquisite. I've told Christie that I hope she will continue to write, and have placed her on my author alerts in hopes that she does.

OTT mentioned on the Twigasm inaugural podcast

The newest Twilight fanfic podcast to hit the fandom - and it's not for the faint of heart or the under-18 crowd. Twigasm is the creation of four respected Twilight fanfic authors - Alice, Christina, Moi, and Nina; and the women provide a raunchy and hilarious commentary on what's going on the world of fan fiction on a weekly basis.

The inaugural episode, available for download on iTunes and streaming on the Twigasm site, features psymom, the creator of the Twilighted fanfic site; and I'm honoured (okay, I brought the squee when I heard) that Over The Top was recommended by both Christina and Moi.

I don't mind telling you that podcast listening is often a painful experience for me - this applies to all podcasts, regardless of subject, length or production quality - but I laughed out loud multiple times and thoroughly enjoyed their production. Well done, women; and thanks for the props.

Fan Art, by C-Me-Smile

Christie, a reader on FF.net, sent me a couple of awesome banners she made of our sweet boys in OTT.




Thank you, Christie! xoxo

Fan Art, by And I'm None The Wiser

Thank you so much to And I'm None the Wiser, who sent me this beautiful banner she made for Over The Top.



(Unfortunately, the layout of the blog cuts off the right side - just click to see the banner in its entirety)

Simply gorgeous! Thank you! xoxo

The Love Through Lemons Twific Contest

I'm all excited to announce that I'm going to be a judge in a new Twific contest, hosted by tby789 and LolaShoes! Here's the description, which can be found in the Love Through Lemons C2 on FF.net:

Love Through Lemons Contest

hosted by tby789 and LolaShoes

We all love Twilight LOVE, we all love Twilight LEMONS. How easy is it to convey one without the other? Show us! We’re hosting a contest for stories that powerfully communicate love through smut. The rules are simple:

No use of the word "love" or any synonyms (i.e. adore, worship, anything else you find on thesaurus(dot)com). That also means no references to lovey feelings or even thoughts of saying "I love you."

- All pairings welcome

- M Rating required

- 5,000 word limit

- To enter, send a PM with the link to your story to either LolaShoes or tby789

- Contest entries must be received no later than July 20, 2009 12:01AM PST

- Winner to be announced on or about August 8th, in the Twigasm Podcast

- Winning entry to be featured on the Perv Pack's Smut Shack

- Entries will be validated and the winner chosen by a group of judges based on originality, grammar, technical merit and success of representing theme.

Judges

Kassiah
Manyafandom
MsKathy
Ninapolitan
pippapear
Starfish422
tarasueme