We Just Keep Moving Along

Chapter 8
I would argue that chapter 8 and  9 are interchangeable. I'm 83% sure that I wanted chapter 9 to be posted first but I think it flowed better this way. Just something to think about.




Chapter 9
This is the chapter I mentioned a while ago that I had to re-write from scratch after losing it in a "Save As" "Replace" accident. I never realized how long this chapter was yet it still feels very short to me. It's 6,650 words so it will make up for last time.

This is the last chapter I already had finished. So hopefully when I post next time the entire story would have been finished.

Although I think I want throw something up (not chapter) about Lost Angels.

I couldn't remember all of my song choices so I had to do some recon and steal some song from previous SH playlist. I found so many good ones.

+1+ - Born - Over The Rhine
+2+ - Back To Black - Amy Winehouse
+3+ - Hurricane by 30 Seconds To Mars ft. Kanye West (Yes Kanye West)
+4+ - Set The Fire To The Third Bar - Snow Patrol

So we finally have some idea about what happened at Thanksgiving. We've got divorces, mistresses and wills . . . maybe LiLe is channeling her inner Tyler Perry ?

Chapter 9

The Moment You've All Been Waiting For . . . Or Something

Random. I'm just using random photos now.

Music-ology ?

Suppermassive Black Hole by Muse is of course featured in Twilight when The Cullens Play Baseball  ! Best scene in the film.

Parts of chapter 7 were written first and orginally I didn't "know" Clara was going to be left at the altar and I wanted to use the song She Is The Sunlight. The lyrics were prefect.


If all the flowers faded away
And if all the storm clouds decided to stay
Then you would find me
Each hour the same
She is tomorrow
And I am today






Instead I used this song in chapter 2.

Picspirations

I though it would be nice if Clara wore a vintage non-flashy wedding dress and I really like this one.

I started posting this story before I had the entire plot flushed out and I never really planned for their to be a wedding, but after seeing this photo on Tumblr I just became inspired.

Um, I wish I had more to say but I don't. . . so we'll just mozy on to chapter 8. Yes this chapter is short but it compensates for the next chapter which is a shockingly 6,000 words.

I started a new playlist because the old one was getting a little out of order.


Chapter 8

+1+ - Be Somebody - Kings of Leon (The drums !)
+2+ Lady Labyrinth - Ludvico Einaudi

Chapter 8

Repost Party ! Chapters 6&7

So we are reaching the end of our repost party (here id some coffee to help you keep up), which is a good thing because it means I'll be posting new chapters. We can still party in those post as well.

Tumblr Update
I've updated the LiLe Inspires with  a few images that seemed to go with the story, and a few I just found to be inspiring.

I haven't really touched chapter 6, it is still a bridge and slightly fluff chapter. I did switch around a lot of the music in chapter 7.


Chapter 6 & 7

Chapter 6


+1+ -Lux Aternea - Clint Manswell
+2+  You Could Be Happy - Snow Patrol

Chapter 7

+1+ - Supermassve Black Hole - Muse
+2+ - Fall In -  Esperanza Spalding 
+3+ - Warm Whispers - Missy Higgins
+ 4+  A Thousand Years - Christina Perri (I've had this on my playlist before Twilight made it popular !)

Rainer receives some mysterious letters in her mailbox and Juliet gaines some insight into Clara's mind but does she really know what she is thinking ? Well, Clara seems to have a lot of thinking to do now that she is engaged but more importantly who is Cal ?




Chapter 6


Chapter 7

Repost Party 2 : Chapter 4 & 5

Notes

As I was making notes and thinking about how I have so little characters to work with I had a thought. It's odd but the more I think about it, the more I think Clara and Tomas would make a kick-ass couple ( I also think the same thing about Rhett and Alan but I digress).

In case you are wondering Mr. Fierro and Sofia creeps me out, just typing it makes me cringe.

Places

Okay so for the record I though I might point out some key places within the story

Monroe County 

Farming community located in Northern Rochester, location of Mr. Fierro's current house

Chataqua, NY

Small Lakeside town where Mr. Fierro and Lucie grew up. Rainer has a house here and is staying there while she is investigating. 

Rochester, NY

Upper class community where Clara and her family lives.

New York City

This is where Martin's body was found. Now I took a very big poetic license with this, for the purpose of this story NYC is within driving distance to Rochester. 

More Picspirations

I can't believe I forgot Emile and I saw the perfect picsipration ! 

Emile & Joy Whitten

Hill Harper and Michelle Williams

Chapter 4 & 5*now with new music 

Chapter 4 is pretty much the same, chapter 5 has been tweaked a bit ! I tried something new with the pictures as well.

Chapter 4

Doesn't have a playlist  ):

Chapter 5

+1+ - All Of This Past - Sara Bettens

+2+ - Turning Tables - Adele

Clara is in England but everyone seems to be hiding something.. .even Rosalie, Mr. Fierro's moving back to New York and if Oleanders killed Martin that must mean. . .

Chapter 4 & Chapter 5

Repost Party 1 of 3 : Chapter 2&3 with Picspirations

This is the start of our repost party ! I know there were supposed to be some one-shot stories first but I'm not sure about posting them just yet.

How It works

I'll just post the chapters and some things mentioned in the original post and maybe some extra stuff. Feel free to browse, lurk, ask questions, or just have fun !

I. Updates


II. Picspirations
III. Chapter 2 &3





Updates


Chapter 8 and 9 have been waiting pateintly on deck and  are just in need of tidying up. My writing procress is literally all over the place since I keep working on each chapter out of order. I've hopped from 10 to 11, to 9 and then the end. I know nothing about 12 and have sort of  lost count of how many chapters (no more than 15 though !) so we will see.

Picspirations

I am Reposting of picspirations for the main characters.

Juliet Wakefield  &  Detective Rainer

Clair & Martin

Clarice &  Colin

Claudia & Derek

Clara & Mr. Fierro

* I used some of them same celebrity-inspirations. Can you name them all ? Highlight below for answers

Emma Watson

Kate Walsh

Elizabeth Hurley

Tom Selleck (promo shot from Las Vegas. I think he looks pretty good)

Jonah Hill ( Yes, that's Jonah Hill)

Lacy Chabert

Victoria Beckham

Zachary Quinto

Camilla Belle

Kevin Zegers (Those cheekbones should be illegal)

III. Chapter 2 &3

When we left Chapter 1 Clara finds out her father didn't die. . . he was murdered and she is detective Rainer's # 1 suspect. 

Chapter 2

Seether - Broken

Amy Lee - Broken

Chapter 3

+1+ - The Word Spins Madly On - The Weepies

+2+ She is The Sunlight - Trading Yesterday 
+3+ Time Lapse Lifeline - Maria Taylor

Chapter 2  & Chapter 3

Character Interviews

House Cleaning

@Topaz
I forgot to link it but in my previous post I mentioned that I didn't want to pull a Free Spirits when it came to re-editing JNRR. Way back when I wrote a verison of Free Spirits that went like this, then I scrapped and rewrote it.

Alternatively (if you remember) section one ended very differently than it originally did, oh and it was written in third person.




Interviews
Okay everyorne so today we have some speical guest with us to answer a few questions and get us re-aquainted with them.

Sofia Alexander

LL : So, Sofia I know it has been a while but maybe you can re-introduce yourself

Sofia : Sure, My name is Sofia Madigan Alexander I'm 21 years old. I was born September 9th  1987 in Colorado, to a single mother. My mom and I were very close but after an accident she was placed in a hospital and I was sent into foster care when I was 14

LL : I'm so sorry

Sofia : It wasn't so bad. I was adopted by the rich and beautiful Angeline Duvall. She owns a chain of departmetns stores. She had another adopted daughter, Severine, and we went to high school together and are very close

LL : Wait, so if you were born in Colorado how did you end up in North Carolina ?

Sofia : My parents were originally from there and I was born there, so I was sent into foster care in North Carolina.

LL : Now things start to take a turn.

Sofia : Yes, there was a shooting at  a high school event, and I was badly injured. I was in and out of hospitals, alot of bad things happened, but when I was 19 I got back on my feet and I was living on my own.

LL : But that didn't last for long

Sofia : No, I  sort of met someone, someone from the wrong side of town. Tomas Alexander. He had a pretty tragic life like me except he didn't get so lucky. I guess we clicked.At the time he needed to get married so I married him, it was the first reckless decision I ever made. Somehow we feel in love and were officially married on December 28th 7 months after our first meeting. .

LL : Now before we get to your move to NYC, things got kind of messy for you two in Petal Brook

Sofia : Yes they did. I can't even begin to explain how badly drugs messed up my life. My adoptive family wasn't supporting me, I was trying to go to school and be a wife. Then Tomas just up and leave me. It all just got very overwhelming At first it was cocaine then  prescription drugs. I finally realized I needed to get clean when Tomas was diagnosed with HIV, I had to take care of him

LL : That must have been tough

Sofia : Yeah, I know *Glares*

LL : So then you moved to NYC

Sofia : Yes, things got a bit harder. I had to deal with his illness, my school, working it all became so much that I was tempted to see someone else. Things got really bad and Tomas decided it was best for the both of us if we had our marriaged annulled, But you see I had this one night stand. .. and I wasn't excalty careful so we couldn't get an annulment, it was just a big  mess

LL: But you did separate ?

Sofia : For a short time,I left the city and wen to a school in North Carolina for a while.I had some time to really find myself in religion and I learned how to forgive myself and have faith in the future. I know Tomas doesn't have forever and we want to have happy memories of each other.

LL : That's actually shocking

Sofia : Anyway, we live in Astoria now and I work as a nurses assistant. Tomas is taking classes and still does tattoing and sells art, he is so talented ! He is still infected and eveyday the illness is taking some from him.

LL : I guess we will hear more from you during Angel Black, White and Grey

Sofia : Yes, i'll be dealing with a part of my life I thought I had buried

LL : Now we have a few questions from my fans

Sofia : Okay *sips tea*

LL : Why don't you describe your and Tomas's sobriety ?

Sofia : I mean it's true that drugs have played a big part in our relationship. I've been clean  since becoming a mother and working as a nurse. I want to use my experience  to help those with substance abuse. As for Tomas I'll just say it's hard for him because certain drugs  help him with his. . . illness, He tries so hard though.

LL : Now, Let's talk about Adam the man you met in New York, do you still think about him

Sofia : I do but only in spirit. He reminds me of the life I could have one day. I have an Eiffel tower necklace to remind me of the places I want to go and the inspiration he gave. Maybe we will meet again years from now, but I  can't see us as more than friends.

LL : So, because my fans like to have a little fun they want to know how your SO is in bed ?

Sofia : Oh, um . . .well. Really ?! Do I have to ?

LL : Yes

Sofia : I guess our physical relationship has been a tumultuous journey to say the least, but I enjoy being close to him now. I guess that comes with knowing some one for a few years. Love in all its forms is a learning experience and their is never enought to learn !

LL : Thanks Sofia, You've been great !

Sofia :


Clara Delune

LL : Okay Clara can you tell us a little bit about yourself.

Clara : My name is Clara Cinderella DeLune. I was born April 19 1985 and raised in Rochester, New York where I attended The DeLune academy. I received numerous composing awards and was a highly gifted piano student and composer. I attented the  Univeristy of Rochester and graduated with honors in Musical Education. I  have a M.FA and while earning my Doctorate of Music Arts I started working at St. Augestine's a prestigious art days school. While working I  was engaged to an Italian Prince. I speak 3 languages, enjoy running marathons, shopping and--

LL : Wow, we get it. You're rich, smart pretty and pefect. What could go wrong ?

Clara : Well . . . I died.I ended up in the beautiful limbo called Night Fall on Litany Lane. Where I met my future best friend Emile. I also met my neighboor Mr. Fierro

LL : Tell us a little more about him

Clara : Um, well he's this rich-old fashinoned  mysteriously handsome albino that was really mean but ocassionaly nice to me with an deilishly polite sensibility

LL : Are you sure you aren't describing Edward Cullen ?

Clara : Positive

LL : Continue

Clara : Right, so he hires me as his maid so I can buy this amazing piano I want. I can't really explain it but I start to fall for him. Victor, the king of Nighfall, isn't happy about that because he wants me to himself.

LL : Then things take a turn


 Clara : I'l say. it turns out Mr. Fierro is my step-grandfather and he was very much in love with my grandmother who I very strongly resemble. Apparently she and my grandfather killed him 50 years ago.Since then he has a grudge against the entire DeLune family. then when my grandmother died (2 years before I did) they met again after-life and got married

LL : NO !

Clara : I know, but it turns out that while my grandmother did love him, it wasn't enough to keep them together.

LL : How terrible

Clara : Yes, so she became a Spectre or ghost and it turns out she killed me because she was afraid her youthful husband was infaturated with me because I was young, beautiful and alive. She wanted nothing more than for him to join her for eternity.

LL : That's a nice story

Clara Any way . . . long story short I ended up sacrificing myself for Mr. Fierro and by doing so we both got a second chance

LL : (:

Clara : But then my crazy grandmother decided to get revenge and begins possesing me, like the exorcist,  and is hell bent of permantly possesing me so she and Fierro can be together; mind, body and soul. They kidnap me for months.What's worse is I think a small part of him wanted her plan to succced.*glares*

LL : But you were able to convince her into letting you go.

Clara : Yes, but first My grandfather had to die, Fierro had to die and I got my face sliced into.

LL : Right, but sine your face was damaged you no linger resemble you grandmother, so if he does love you it's not because you look like her.

Clara :Hmm, I never thought of it that way

LL : But continue

Clara : Right, it turns our Fierro wasn't really dead and I was pregnant and had a daughter with dark hair, ashen skin and large colorless eyes. My father was so furious. He hated her becusae she was differnt, illegeimae and he also had this crazy idea that Fierro kidnapped me and forced me to have Roasile

LL : Er . . .

Clara : Anyway it  turns out Victor ---

LL : Who is now a Spectre and looking for revenge.

Clara : Right, and what better time to do it when  my daughter, the only child I'll ever have, life is on the line.

LL : How ter-

Clara : Don't. It turns out Victor had stolen my daughter's soul for himself. He was trying to make himself more human. Without a soul Rosalie would never die and she would forever be apart of  him. So he proposed that one of us gives her our soul so she could be normal. Of course that meant one of had to murder the other

LL : oh, um. did you get it back ? Her soul, I mean ?

Clara :  Yes, while Lucie is still bitter, she began to care for her great-granddaughter and felt responsible for the way my father treated her. So, Lucie helped ups.Let's just say Rosalie is a whole of two halves.

LL : How ?

Clara : I had to kill someone *casually sips wine*. Anyway I decided it was best Rosalie not live with me for a while, so I can sort things out with my family.

LL : So. . . you can't die ?

Clara : I guess. It means I have to watch my friends and family die. Including Rose and because of complicaitons I can't have anymore children so I--we'll be alone till the end of time and then some.

LL : Wow

Clara : Yeah, but it's not like there is going to be a nuclear war that could drastically reduce the female population where bio-technology and cybernetics will rise over Art and Culture

LL : Um, yeah either way just stay on the East Coast. Now Clara we  have some quesitons from readers.

Clara : Okay

LL : First, can you tell us a little about your family and where they live ?

Clara: Well, all my siblings live in Rochester. Um, here is a family tree.

I'm not super close to my inlaws but I get along with Colin the most because we both like Joss Whedon. Derek and I have a love/hate thing going on.

LL : Okay so once again because I'm kind of a tease, the fans want to know what are brooding protagonist is like in bed.

Clara : *sighs* let me put it this way, I lived with a red blooded Italian man who mastered the violin with and without a bow, it's just not really fair to compare.

LL : Wait what ?

Clara : Oh, um. I guess that's it for today, we had a great time

LL : That's my line. I do  hope this was helpful and a little fun. Maybe I can convince them to stick around for comments (:

Our JNRR Re-post Party is going to be starting soon ! Maybe I can encourage SH to co-host !

Zero

I wish I could be prolific, I wish I could hype myself up to something that was worth having a count down. So I'll just be honest.

I died

Well a part of me did. As many of you know I have been through more than I thought I could handle.

I was so consumed for months. So much so that I forgot about what I hadn't finished

This journey

This strange fictional journey that I have taken with all of you.

I've been in and out of therapy learning all the things I want to do again : eating, hold my kids, puting on make up, cooking (lol, jk I still have a sense of humor)

But even more so I kept staring at my Mac book gathering dust in the corner and I rembered what I could still do, and the places (though fictional) I could still go (ecspcially when I kept hearing that one Adele song).

This journey is going to start on memory lane

What does that mean ?





It means I want to finish the story of Clara Delune and (hopefully) Sofia Alexander. And in In order to do so we must start at the beginning.


Don't worry not the very begining but we will start with Je Regrette Rien, which I have re-edited

Once again don't worry I didn't do what I did with the ending of Free Spirits.

I wanted JNRR to be a mystery, to make it a more active story, but I buried the clues in a lot of unnecessary misdirection, I didn't give you a chance to get the gist of what was really going on.

The structure of the story is still the same with only slight changes. We'll take it slow and start with chapter 2 and 3 (Chapter 1 and the prlogue are still the same) and re-post them.

It will be quick and painless.

In the mean time I want to reacquaint you with the stories in a 2 part post

Post 1
Character Interviews
I am going to do  "character interviews" with our heroines to help reestabilish everything, nothing to invasive or off script but if you have questions about a certain character that our heroines can answer let me know.

Post 2
One-Shots
Two original mini-stories that take place in the Litany Lane and Angels universe, most of these are little things I've written and never had a place for.

I hope you all will join me and we can have a little fun along the way.

LL