Random Weavings

All righty, here it is! Five WIPs, two scatter-brained authors easily distracted by shiny things, four questions to help us get it together. Any participation would be greatly appreciated, though we do wish to request that the voters have read most of the options, or at least gave them a shot. It will have to be an honors system only thing, because we're not going to create any filters, but it would really be a more fair trial if everyone'd given each WIP at least a quick scan.

Also note that there is no time limit on this! We know we posted these pretty rapid-fire, so don't think you have to have read them all by today. This poll will stay up, and we'll be checking it over the next few weeks as we continue to pick away at our stories, so no rush!

Thanks again for the help!! On to the polls!

[Poll #1099961]

( Merfic part 2 )

Like it? Hate it? Keep it? Scrap it? Let us know!

Working Title:Reunion
Characters: JD/Perry
Preview Rating: PG
Summary:An AU in which JD is forced to leave Sacred Heart after only his first year to take care of his ailing mother, and returns three years later for Turk and Carla's wedding to find that, with the help of his former mentor, the dream he'd given up on might not be so out-of-reach after all.

Standard WIP disclaimer: Most of these stories were begun a long time ago. We've grown as writers since then. These are also rough, as they're works in progress and have received no more than the most remedial editing. Keep this in mind. These are works in progress, progress being the key word. ;)

( Reunion )

Like it? Hate it? Keep it? Scrap it? Let us know!

Working Title: Dressing Boys Up Like Soldiers (or Civil War)
Characters: JD/Perry
Preview Rating: PG
Summary:An AU in which JD finds the medical journal of the civil war surgeon Percival Catherwood, wherein he discusses his involvement in the Battle of Wilson's Creek and the training of his apprentice, Jonathan Dwyer.

Standard WIP disclaimer: Most of these stories were begun a long time ago. We've grown as writers since then. These are also rough, as they're works in progress and have received no more than the most remedial editing. Keep this in mind. These are works in progress, progress being the key word. ;)

This story was born in early January of this year; thuri got the idea and told me about it while talking me through my boredom during the power losses of the ice storm. /trivia

( Dressing Boys Up Like Soldiers )

Hey all! Randomslasher here. Thought we'd try something a little different.

As most of you know, thuri and I have several things in the works at all times. But it's recently gotten to the point of being a little bit...well, ridiculous, to be perfectly honest. Our attention is spread so thin that not much gets more than a few paragraphs' worth of attention at any given time, and it means that we're having trouble getting anything finished.

So we thought we would turn to you guys! Over the next five days, we are going to be posting passages from five WIPs we currently are working on--and by "passage" I mean anything from five to fifteen pages, depending on the story and how much we feel is appropriate to give you a decent taste. At the end of five days, we'll post a poll, and you guys can tell us what sounds more interesting.

It'd be a great personal favor to us if you would participate; I think a little encouragement could go a long way to getting our scatter-brained muses to focus. Any and all participation would be greatly appreciated, whether you want to comment on each passage, comment at the end, or just fill out the poll. Whatever moves you--all of it would be wonderfully helpful.

The five pieces, all JD/Perry, from which we have selected to post snippets are:

Wednesday
Rentboy: An AU in which JD never makes it through high school, and an abusive home situation forces him to move to California and become a prostitute.

Thursday
Civil War: An AU in which JD finds the medical journal of the civil war surgeon Percival Catherwood, wherein he discusses his involvement in the Battle of Wilson's Creek and the training of his apprentice, Jonathan Dwyer.

Friday
Reunion: An AU (noting a theme, are we?) in which JD is forced to leave Sacred Heart after only his first year to take care of his ailing mother, and returns three years later for Turk and Carla's wedding to find that, with the help of his former mentor, the dream he'd given up on might not be so out-of-reach after all.

Saturday
Merfic: Wild AU featuring a 23-year-old Perry Cox who, while spending a weekend with his roommate Ben at the Sullivan beach house, is washed overboard the sailing vessel he's borrowing and rescued by a young merman.

Sunday
Children of Eden: The sequel to Changeling. Nearly a year after the Change first hit, the last wave is complete, and civilization as we know it is all but in ruins. JD, Perry, and the others have been given the task of aiding the sick and wounded, and helping them to the Fae colonies that are being established across the continents. But one radical group who call themselves the Children of Eden believe the Change is a curse, and they will stop at nothing to rid the world of its evil--even at the expense of humanity itself.

Thanks for your time! Hope to see you guys throughout the week!