You may or may not remember my first penname: magnificentsin, if you've been around long enough. My full length fics are COMPLETE. Mission: Distraction, and the sequel, What Comes Around for the Plum series are still up at Babecakes (Yahoo Groups). You will need a membership to read and need to be over 18 years of age.

Alpha is COMPLETE. Thank you to everyone who has PMed me and reviewed.

Sideshow is a compilation of drabbles, short stories, challenges and odds and ends. Once I have a significant amount of pieces to add, I'll start posting again. Thank you for all the wonderful reviews. (And the anonymous reviewer- thank you too!) I appreciate the feedback.

Update: November 8, 2012

It is November which means I'm knee deep in participating in NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is a non-profit organization that encourages everyday people like me and you to take up the wonderful adventure of writing a novel. You get 30 days to write 50,000 words. Sounds tough- it is. But the experience of just putting your fingers to the keyboard and that rush to produce a story without worrying so much on the quality of the writing is a wonderful confidence booster. Sometimes, as a writer, we lose sight of the fact we can actually produce a story. We get caught up in the reviews and expectations of others instead of going with our gut instinct. NaNoWriMo allows you, the writer, to get back into that routine.

If you're competing in NaNo and want to add me as a writing buddy... by all means do so! christietaylor

I'm happy to encourage and help you in any way I can. This is my fifth NaNo- my first was in 2006. I've "won" 2006, 2010, 2011 and hoping for a 2012 win! Just remember even if you don't hit over 50k by 11:59pm on November 30- you're still a winner. You've successfully accomplished a month of writing. You're further along than you would've been had you not competed. Just keep going and don't give up!

After NaNo, I will be taking December 2012 off of writing. I will be back to writing in January 2013 and completing my unfinished works of Two Sides and TS: Panic Button. I want to thank everyone for the PMs and reviews over the last 11 months. You've encouraged me and cheered for me and without readers us writers are only writing the story to find our sanity.

The world is but a canvas to the imagination. -Henry David Thoreau