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Title: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: mare on October 01, 2010, 04:15:41 PM
Happy October everyone!

I decided to go with a zombie story for the month of Halloween! Hope you enjoy!

Dont forget to post your questions for Rose and Julie in here.

http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=9551

Happy Reading! :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: mare on October 01, 2010, 04:31:26 PM
1) Tell us one thing about your story that no one else knows?

2) How long did it take you to write this entire story?

3) Give us a summary different from the one you have posted on AC, with a few more spoilers to make people tune in.

4) If you could cast this story as a movie who would play the main roles and why?

5) Have you ever thought of giving up on the story and if you did what made you continue to work on it?

6) What was your writing process? (Outline, make it up as you go along, the characters wrote it, I am Tonja and plagerized lol)

7) Who was your favorite character in this story and why?

8 ) You had to know this was coming, who was your least favorite?

9) Are all the boys in this one? If not why did you choose to exclude them?

10) If we like this story...then we'd love what story? (Could be by you or someone else) and obviously tell us why lol     
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: mare on October 01, 2010, 04:35:05 PM
Wow, and you are the 45th story we have featured on AC :) Congrats!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: AJBrianFan on October 01, 2010, 04:35:40 PM
You guys know I love this story! :D
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 01, 2010, 06:06:10 PM
We're number 45? Yoot!

I'ma come back to fill out the survey in a bit. :) (Since I'm figuring both of us will each do it LOL)



And thanks MA :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 01, 2010, 07:04:46 PM
1) Tell us one thing about your story that no one else knows?

Um...Um...well...crap LOL. Ooh, how about the fact originally, Kelly was going to jump on board and write it with us? I don't think a lot of people know that. When the idea first came up, it was myself, Julie, and Dee (nicksgal), and then we asked Kelly. Kelly was originally all for it, but decided against it later on after her computer got stolen. And then, Dee later dropped out.



2) How long did it take you to write this entire story?

We're still going on it LOL. We started writing it in...summer of 2008 if I remember right. And we're only at the halfway point! Oiy  :D



3) Give us a summary different from the one you have posted on AC, with a few more spoilers to make people tune in.

When the virus hit, no one predicted what was to come. Death wiped the world clean, with so few of us left to carry on. Ten, as far as we know. We're not sure if there's more. The world as we knew it is dead, and there's no way to tell. Our only wish, was that those who died... had stayed dead.

We no longer fear death.  Death would be welcomed with open arms when compared to the alternative.

This is our story.



Okay, I feel like that summary was crap LOL. But I tried!



4) If you could cast this story as a movie who would play the main roles and why?

The Boys would play themselves. I seriously (right now) can't picture anyone else playing their roles. For the females, I can see Kristen Bell as Riley, very easily. For Kayleigh, oddly I can see Miley Cyrus playing her LOL. Not sure who we'd use for Jo or Gabby, but Gretchen, maybe...Mandy Moore? She's a good actress, and I can see her in that part.




5) Have you ever thought of giving up on the story and if you did what made you continue to work on it?

No actually, I know for me, I was bound and determined to keep this story going. Even when things got rocky in the beginning, I was NOT about to let it die. The reason's pretty simple, I love writing this, we both do. I feel like it shows in the story too. :)



6) What was your writing process? (Outline, make it up as you go along, the characters wrote it, I am Tonja and plagerized lol)

Julie and I chat and we have an outline roughly showing where we plan to go with it. By chapter, I'd say we're planned out for another 20 chapters... before we get all vague again LOL.



7) Who was your favorite character in this story and why?

I have two, actually. AJ and Brian. And I'm pretty sure Julie'll agree with me here.

AJ's POV is just so different in this story, because he's clinically depressed. It lends a detachment in his view of things, and leads to a bit of a warped sense of humor for him. Because of that, writing him is so incredibly refreshing in contrast to the other characters.

Then there's Brian. I love Brian. The reason's pretty mean though haha. We put Brian through hell in this story, and slam him into rock bottom before he can even blink. It really challenges his character, everything he knew, and everything he is. So I love the journey he's currently on in terms of trying to come to terms with the world, his beliefs, and who he is.



8 ) You had to know this was coming, who was your least favorite?

Kayleigh. I hate her LOL, I try my best to be fair to her character. Still, I gotta be honest... she gets on my last nerve.



9) Are all the boys in this one? If not why did you choose to exclude them?

All the Boys are included. How could we exclude any when they're needed to help the human race survive? LOL



10) If we like this story...then we'd love what story? (Could be by you or someone else) and obviously tell us why lol     

Can I name a movie instead? LOL. Cause I can't think of a fanfic, but I can definitely name a movie. Y'all would LOVE the movie Zombieland. I swear that movie is like me and Julie blended together. 
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Purpura Lipstick on October 01, 2010, 09:58:16 PM
congrats on the story of the month girls!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 01, 2010, 10:47:30 PM
Thanks Lore :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Sakabelle on October 01, 2010, 10:59:12 PM
Congrats on being featured guys!  I have been meaning to check this one out and now I guess I have the perfect opportunity :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 01, 2010, 11:27:29 PM
Thanks! I love your avy btw lol
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Carter-Orange on October 02, 2010, 05:46:52 AM
Well done on being story of the month, you both know how much I love it!  I think AJ and Brian are my favourites in it too, and of course Kevin.

I can see Miley playing Kayleigh too :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 02, 2010, 10:32:13 AM
Wow, I totally forgot this was happening, so this was a nice surprise!  Thanks again for spotlighting us this month, Mare!  And thanks for the comments so far! :)

Undead has been one of my absolute favorite stories to write.  It's a lot different from the kind of stories I've written in the past, but at the same time, it fits me because I've always been a fan of horror stories and movies, zombies and other monsters, and apocalyptic stuff.  I just had never tried writing it before and, honestly, probably wouldn't have had the guts to tackle this story without Rose and Dee.  It started out as a joke, and then it seemed like such a massive, daunting project, but I'm so glad we went for it, cause I think it's turned out better than we expected, and it's been well-received on AC too.  Thank you guys for that!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 02, 2010, 10:46:31 AM
I'm not gonna fill out the survey too, cause Rose's answers are basically the same as mine.  I would pick totally different people for the casting question, though, which I thought was funny LOL.  I'm not even sure who (I always think that question is tough, unless you start out modeling a character after a certain celebrity), but not the same actresses she picked.  We spent more time developing our characters' personalities and back stories than we did their appearance, so I think even though we know them the same way, we see them differently in our heads.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 02, 2010, 06:23:16 PM
I'm not gonna fill out the survey too, cause Rose's answers are basically the same as mine.  I would pick totally different people for the casting question, though, which I thought was funny LOL.  I'm not even sure who (I always think that question is tough, unless you start out modeling a character after a certain celebrity), but not the same actresses she picked.  We spent more time developing our characters' personalities and back stories than we did their appearance, so I think even though we know them the same way, we see them differently in our heads.

Really? That's funny the answers are virtually the same except for the casting LOL. I'm not gonna lie, I had a hard time trying to cast anyone except Riley/The Boys. When I picture her, I see Kristen Bell/Veronica Mars sort of an image LOL.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Karen on October 02, 2010, 09:49:00 PM
I need to buckle down and read this after I finish with By My Side.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: starbeamz on October 03, 2010, 02:30:34 PM
YAY! I love this story! I can't wait until your next update *HINT COUGH NUDGE*

Also, Zombieland is so this story! Half of the references are things I read in your story and couldn't believe that someone else actually had the same idea as you two lol I love both Undead and that movie :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Sakabelle on October 03, 2010, 04:14:06 PM
Thanks! I love your avy btw lol

Thanks Rose :) I heart The OC!

I have read the first couple chapters of this so far and they are really good!  I really enjoy the first person bit at the beginning before the actual chapter content, I think that's a really nice touch.  I'll be back with more comments as I read more of it.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 03, 2010, 06:21:32 PM
Thanks Rose :) I heart The OC!

I have read the first couple chapters of this so far and they are really good!  I really enjoy the first person bit at the beginning before the actual chapter content, I think that's a really nice touch.  I'll be back with more comments as I read more of it.

Ditto :)

Thanks! When we were planning this out, we were kinda torn on what POV to use. So we thought a "Babysitters club" type set up would be a good compromise LOL.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 03, 2010, 07:24:19 PM
Thanks Sarah and Steph!

We're hoping to update at least a couple times this month before Halloween.  Rose has already started the next chapter, and then I have the next few after that.  We'll try not to leave you hanging too long!

Yeah, we thought it would make sense that our characters would be keeping journals as a record of what they're going through, so the intros to each chapter are their journal entries, and the rest is third person.  It made more sense, for consistency's sake, to write the actual story in third person, because switching between ten different points of view could get hard to keep track of.  This way, you get a little peek into each character's thoughts, but the flow of the story isn't compromised.  And yes, like Rose said, very Babysitter's Club Super Special LOL.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Purpura Lipstick on October 03, 2010, 08:21:03 PM
Hrm, babysitters club is called to babysit a group of unruly zombies this halloween. Will Kristy, Mary Ann, Staci, Mallory, Jessie, Claudia and the others survive what the children have in store for them.  

I like how those were written from the different girl's point of views in the Super Specials.  I really have been meaning to read this.

(yes I pulled their names off the top of my head. I LOVED that series)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 03, 2010, 08:56:43 PM
I was a huge BSC fan too!  Stacey was my favorite.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 03, 2010, 09:12:22 PM
Stacey was awesome, Kristy was too bossy for my taste.

I would say Kevin would be the Kristy in this LOL
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: luna610 on October 06, 2010, 10:50:56 PM
I just wanna say congrats on the feature. You both know how much I love this story. I love the way that you decided to write chaps from different perspectives. I have to say that my favorite character to read is AJ :) Surprise! As well as Nick and Brian.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 06, 2010, 11:02:40 PM
Thanks Sel! :)  We so appreciate your reviews; it's flattering that you like it so much!  We enjoy writing from the different perspectives; it keeps it interesting to change it up that way.  AJ is definitely one of my favorite characters, along with Brian.  Rose writes all the AJ parts, so that is totally her brilliance at work!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 06, 2010, 11:05:25 PM
 :blushes: Well thank you Julie. And thanks Sel! I love how much you love the story, and the perspectives keep the story fresh and fun in terms of writing it. It makes it harder for it to ever feel stale.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Carter-Orange on October 07, 2010, 04:07:57 AM
Every time I see a new chapter, I look forward to seeing which persons perspective it's from.  Love it!!

I'd love to see this turned into a book or film (obviously with different characters).
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Kentuckychickrk on October 07, 2010, 08:54:50 PM
Okay... so I have totally been out of the loop the past two months with the craziness of my new job and the multitude of assessments and evaluations I have to complete on 3 year olds... but I am SOOO glad to see this story chosen and Julie, Rose and Dee getting recognition for what has been (and hopefully will continue to be until finished *wink wink*) such an enjoyable, interesting and all around great story to read.

The descriptions are great, the characters are convincing and the situation is so awful and horrifying that it's pretty unbelievable in so many ways except for the fact that they do a terrific job at making everything so very believable.

I definitely look for updates pretty much daily and can't wait to read more.

Kudos on an awesome job!!

:cheers:
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 07, 2010, 09:14:33 PM
Thank you!


Honestly, it's SO nice hearing all the praise it's gotten. Julie and I work so hard on making this story as believable as possible. You guys wouldn't believe all the research we put into this, because it's such an out there concept. We figure that since it's so unbelievable, we should keep everything as close to reality as we can.

And when we started it, we actually figured it would go kind of ignored LOL. Just cause it's AU, it's zombies, and there's 5 original characters starring front and center with BSB. The reception since day one has been completely surprising.



Oh...and btw, expect an update within the next week or so.  ;D
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 07, 2010, 09:16:09 PM
And feel free to ask any questions you want guys, I know we'll both be up to answering em :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: starbeamz on October 08, 2010, 12:37:24 AM
Roooooooseeeee e. I know you finished a chapter of this yesterday! Don't make us wait a whole WEEK for the update! That's just cruel and unusual :P
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 08, 2010, 01:12:16 AM
I said that BEFORE I finished it tonight LOL. Julie has to read it though lol, and then it'll probably be up by this weekend :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 08, 2010, 07:34:44 PM
Okay Sarah...when you see this...are you happy now? LOL
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Carter-Orange on October 09, 2010, 12:11:23 PM
Well I'm happy to see an update :) 
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: starbeamz on October 09, 2010, 07:43:23 PM
I'm happy! I'm happy! Good update! Glad you liked my flipping out realization moment lol

Now, where's the next chapter? :P
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 09, 2010, 07:49:47 PM
Thanks Steph! :)

I'm happy! I'm happy! Good update! Glad you liked my flipping out realization moment lol

Now, where's the next chapter? :P

LOL good! And yes, I highly enjoyed it. The next chapter? Ask Julie LOL
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 09, 2010, 08:34:05 PM
Next chapter is started!  I've actually written a LOT today, though not all for Undead.  But I'm definitely hoping to finish the next chapter this weekend.  It's a three-day weekend for me because of Columbus Day, so I have no excuse not to.

Thanks, Sarah and Steph!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 09, 2010, 08:38:33 PM
Also, I'd like to add I loved all the "WTF" and "Nooo you can't leave it there!" comments we got this chapter. Makes me wanna do more cliffhangers LOL
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 09, 2010, 08:47:26 PM
Mwahaha, we love cliffhangers!  It's impossible to do them all the time because we wouldn't be able to skip any time, and this story would be even longer than it's turning out to be, but yeah, it's fun when we get to do them!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 09, 2010, 08:49:46 PM
Mwahaha, we love cliffhangers!  It's impossible to do them all the time because we wouldn't be able to skip any time, and this story would be even longer than it's turning out to be, but yeah, it's fun when we get to do them!

LOL it's because cliffhangers are evil. Evil's just plain fun!

But you're right, the story would be like 1000 chapters long if we did them all the time and couldn't skip ahead at all LMAO. Hey, people should be used to long from you though :), you're the wordy one hehe.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 09, 2010, 09:21:02 PM
LOL Yes, yes I am!  I love long stories!  There's a certain feeling of accomplishment that goes with hitting 100 chapters or a certain number of words; I won't deny it. :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 10, 2010, 10:29:22 PM
So we updated again...Julie's nicer than I am lol. I wanted to wait a week and be evil with the cliffy... but she's right, it would've been mean to wait on posting this chapter LOL. ;)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 10, 2010, 10:31:37 PM
LOL you probably won't think I'm nice when you read the chapter, though.  Double cliffy all the way across the page!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 10, 2010, 10:34:12 PM
You're nicer than me. I wanted to wait till next Friday, post that, and then wait another week for chapter 69. That's just evil LOL
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: mare on October 10, 2010, 10:37:30 PM
So, guys what made you write about zombies?

Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 10, 2010, 10:45:35 PM
So, guys what made you write about zombies?

In all seriousness, the whole idea came out of us joking around on IM.  The two of us and Dee were chatting together one night, and the chat got quiet, so Dee was like "Is everyone dead?" and I said "yes," and she said "Oh noes!  Julie is a ghost!" and I said, "I prefer zombie."  We kept making zombie jokes while waiting for Rose to say something, and when she didn't, I was like, "Hey Rose... Backstreet Boys, zombies, collab?" to summon her back, since Rose is a collab whore.

I was just joking, but when she came back, we started talking about this "joke" idea of a Bsb zombie collab, and then we were like, "Hey, this sounds like kind of a cool story..."  I've never written much horror, but I've always been a fan of horror movies and books, and I love zombies, so once we got to planning it and writing it, it actually made a lot of sense that this was something I would enjoy writing LOL.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 10, 2010, 10:46:40 PM
In all seriousness, the whole idea came out of us joking around on IM.  The two of us and Dee were chatting together one night, and the chat got quiet, so Dee was like "Is everyone dead?" and I said "yes," and she said "Oh noes!  Julie is a ghost!" and I said, "I prefer zombie."  We kept making zombie jokes while waiting for Rose to say something, and when she didn't, I was like, "Hey Rose... Backstreet Boys, zombies, collab?" to summon her back, since Rose is a collab whore.

I was just joking, but when she came back, we started talking about this "joke" idea of a Bsb zombie collab, and then we were like, "Hey, this sounds like kind of a cool story..."  I've never written much horror, but I've always been a fan of horror movies and books, and I love zombies, so once we got to planning it and writing it, it actually made a lot of sense that this was something I would enjoy writing LOL.

The lesson of the story...

Never mention Backstreet Boys, a random thought, and collab around me, or I'll make it happen LMAO.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 10, 2010, 10:48:15 PM
The lesson of the story...

Never mention Backstreet Boys, a random thought, and collab around me, or I'll make it happen LMAO.

This is SO TRUE.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 10, 2010, 10:50:57 PM
This is SO TRUE.

You kinda love me for it, don't lie ;)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: mare on October 10, 2010, 10:53:23 PM
Is there any question you have for each other about the story?
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 10, 2010, 10:55:23 PM
Since the story is divided into 10-chapter Parts, which Part has been your favorite to write so far, Rose?
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 10, 2010, 10:59:21 PM
If you could change anything in the story so far Julie, what would it be and why?
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 10, 2010, 11:01:18 PM
Since the story is divided into 10-chapter Parts, which Part has been your favorite to write so far, Rose?

That's a really good question LOL. So far? Probably the "Day of Unholy Resurrection", especially Nick's chapter in the hospital. There's just something about when it first starts that's so creepy and terrifying that I loved writing it.

However, the next section may give it some competition, cause I'm really really looking forward to that one. What was your fave? :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 10, 2010, 11:06:18 PM
If you could change anything in the story so far Julie, what would it be and why?

Hm... good question!  I don't even know off-hand; I'll have to think about it.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 10, 2010, 11:07:36 PM
That's a really good question LOL. So far? Probably the "Day of Unholy Resurrection", especially Nick's chapter in the hospital. There's just something about when it first starts that's so creepy and terrifying that I loved writing it.

However, the next section may give it some competition, cause I'm really really looking forward to that one. What was your fave? :)

Same.  I loved writing everyone's initial reactions to the zombies.  After that, probably The Gathering, cause there were some fun zombie scenes in those chapters, too.  I liked the road parts, when everyone was trying to get to the base.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 10, 2010, 11:07:58 PM
What would you change?
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 10, 2010, 11:15:20 PM
Honestly? I don't think I would change much. Even though I'm not that fond of Kayleigh, oddly she's necessary. And she's really the one part that can drive me batty at times about this story.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 10, 2010, 11:40:29 PM
I was thinking that too, about Kayleigh.  I had the thought that maybe we would have replaced her with a character who could contribute some kind of skill to the group, the way Jo and Kevin can, but really, we have so many strong, tough characters, I think we needed some weak ones like her to make it realistic.  Personally, I know if I were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, I would not be the one hunting the zombies down with a gun; I would be the one running and hiding and panicking LOL.  So I get that side of Kayleigh, and I think she adds variety to the story.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 10, 2010, 11:45:33 PM
Exactly. It's weird, cause she gets on my last nerve, trying to get in her head. And I get like that with Howie sometimes too. No real skills, more of a hindrance than helpful. So their minds and writing from that, can get aggravating. But on that same note, they can't all be strong and adaptable.

I'd probably be like Gretchen, not a ton of use on the task of zombie hunting, but finding my own ways to contribute instead.

Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Carter-Orange on October 11, 2010, 06:58:15 AM
I have to agree with you about Kayleigh.  She's not a lot of use, but you do need people like her in the story to make it realistic, as not everyone can be a gun toting zombie killer  :D  I'm not sure who I'd be like, but I like to think I'd be more useful than a hindrance in that kind of situation.

Oh and yes, that would be really cruel to make us wait a week and then hit us with another cliffy!  I was shocked to see another update to soon.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 11, 2010, 09:16:16 PM
We're mean enough to draw a cliffy out for two chapters, but not mean enough to leave you hanging too long if we can help it.  Chapter 69 is up, and the cliffhanger has been resolved!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: mare on October 11, 2010, 09:28:01 PM
Wow, that was nice of you lol
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 11, 2010, 09:47:28 PM
LOL yeah, we're not mean with cliffys...like some people...

*COUGH*Mare*COUGH*
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: honey on October 16, 2010, 11:54:47 AM
Congrats you guys! I'm sure this story is awesome! I think it should be turned into a video game.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 16, 2010, 12:10:09 PM
Thanks Kelly!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: honey on October 16, 2010, 12:14:44 PM
haha of course, it would be better if I'd actually read it.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Carter-Orange on October 16, 2010, 12:54:54 PM
haha of course, it would be better if I'd actually read it.

You won't be disappointed, the story is awesome!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 17, 2010, 06:29:20 PM
We just posted Chapter 70 today. :) Feedback would be total love on this chapter hehe. Hope you guys like this one!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 17, 2010, 06:33:25 PM
^ Ditto!  This one of "those" chapters... we've been looking forward to it for a long time!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 17, 2010, 06:34:28 PM
Yes, yes we have :). Plus we're done with part 6, which is a pretty cool thing too.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 17, 2010, 06:35:05 PM
You won't be disappointed, the story is awesome!

Thanks Steph!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Carter-Orange on October 18, 2010, 05:09:07 AM
LOVED the new chapter :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 18, 2010, 06:46:21 AM
Thank you!! :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: honey on October 18, 2010, 10:00:26 PM
70?? Is this story longer than the bible yet? Wow, you guys are lucky I punked out on you in the beginning. You'd still be on chapter 7...
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 18, 2010, 10:45:38 PM
Hey it's short compared to Broken LOL. We've  just gotten past the halfway point too.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: luna610 on October 18, 2010, 11:06:46 PM
The last chapter was pretty epic. Like I said in the reviews, I wasn't totally surprised, but I was. If that makes sense. LOL.

I don't want the story to end anytime soon but I have to say...I can't wait to see how it's going to end and how everything will be resolved. Or not.

Duh duh duh... ???
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 19, 2010, 12:00:54 AM
Thanks! LOL so it was expected someone would go...you just didn't expect who did? (If I'm understanding you right haha).

It'll be a bit, I'd say...around 50 chapters (I think) to go. Julie can correct me if I'm wrong lol.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 19, 2010, 06:26:40 AM
Yep... we have the next 20 chapters planned, and there will be at least 20 more after that, maybe 30, so 50's a good estimate.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: mare on October 21, 2010, 05:46:46 PM
So up to this point, what would you say is your favorite scene or quote from your story? And which character do you find the most fun to write?
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 21, 2010, 07:40:54 PM
My favorite scene is the moment the dead first rise, in Chapter 31, when Brian is forced to shove a towel bar through Zombie Leighanne's skull and decapitate his undead children.  It's intense and tragic and gory.  Another of my favorite parts to write was the Thriller scene in Chapter 60, when they're riding around in an ambulance, blasting Thriller and singing along as they shoot zombies.  It's just fun. LOL

Character-wise, my two favorites are AJ and Brian.  Rose has written all the AJ parts, and I've written all the Brian, so for me, Brian's the most fun to write.  I love his angst, and it's been interesting writing his crisis of faith in this story.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 21, 2010, 07:48:23 PM
My favorite scene? Probably Nick's scene in the hospital, it's very 28 Days Later, but there's something just creepy about it. Plus, Nick singing Thriller cause he's trying not to panic is just fun LOL. My other favorite scene is Brian killing his undead family, it's so tragic, and gory, it's just love.

Oh! One last one. I'm pretty in love with the latest chapter. Julie did that beautifully. It's so tragic, it's so gory, and it's a reminder to them that NO one is save. Ever. It's the horror of Kayleigh's scene that I really love, she didn't hold back on it. :)

Character wise, my faves match Julie's. I love writing AJ, his outlook is just awesome. It challenges me to really go outside of what's normal for the other characters and dive into AJ's warped head.

Fave line? Um....I think it's from Nick's journal entry... *looks* Yep, it is.

"Of course, I also found a reason to sing Michael Jackson more often, and that’s always good, too.  So, you know, there are silver linings in everything." It's just the epitome of Nick in this story, and I kinda love it LOL.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 21, 2010, 07:58:05 PM
I love that 28 Days Later has the hospital scene, we have the hospital scene (which, yeah, we basically ripped off 28 Days Later LOL - but there was a reason for Nick to be in the hospital which goes beyond it just being creepy), and the new AMC show Walking Dead also has the hospital scene.  (I saw it in the preview; it starts on Halloween; OMG I'M SO EXCITED!!!)  Apparently the hospital is THE place to be in the midst of a zombie outbreak.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 21, 2010, 08:17:19 PM
I am too! That's one thing I'd recommend, checking out the new zombie show on AMC! Apparently (from what Julie and I have seen) it's like a mix of our story in terms of characters. It looks all sorts of awesome.

And yes there was definitely a reason for Nick to be in that hospital, but the creepyness is lovely. Plus the hospital is like the WORST place to be in a zombie outbreak, so I guess that's why everyone loves to stick characters there. Mwahahaha.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Carter-Orange on October 22, 2010, 05:19:00 AM
I'm looking forward to that new TV show too!  I think one of my favourite chapters is the one where they're riding around in the ambulance taking pot shots at zombies whilst Thriller blasts from the speakers :)  I also love the chapter where Brian discovers what his family have become, and of course the latest chapter.  In fact, I love it all :)

I should ask another question, so here goes...

Do you ever disagree?  You seem to share the same vision for the story, but I wondered if there is ever a time you don't agree.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 22, 2010, 11:12:57 PM
The chapters you just mentioned? Those are all Julie's chapters, I'd like to point out Steph. She definitely created the epicness there. :)

Um... we haven't really disagreed in awhile. In the beginning, I think there were some debates. There were three of us then too though, so that makes more sense, more chances for debate. Plus we were still trying to nail down the characters, figure out where we were going to go with everything.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 23, 2010, 12:20:59 AM
Yeah, we agree on most things, and when we don't agree at first, we talk it over and always come to a consensus.  LOL I remember when it came time to write those first zombie parts, we had always joked about the zombies going "BRAAAAAAINSSSS S..." in our IMs, but I had to finally ask, "We're not really going to have the zombies say 'Brains,' are we??"  We both agreed that, no, our zombies wouldn't speak - and they'd be SLOW zombies, not fast zombies, cause fast zombies suck!  We pretty much do share the same vision for the story, so that makes it easy to agree.

And thanks, both of you!  Those parts would have been epic no matter who wrote them; I was just lucky enough to end up with them.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 23, 2010, 01:16:09 AM
LOL yes, cause really, fast zombies are lame! It takes out the creepy factor and just bleh. I think one of our other early debates was the format of the story. We knew we wanted three major days, like Infernal Friday...model ing it after the idea of Black Monday. But we debated a lot about having it as three separate parts, having those three days be one part, how to begin...

Obviously we ended up with a ten chapter prologue (or Decalogue hehe) and a part for each of the major days, but we did go back and forth on that at first. But like Julie said, we don't really argue or disagree much. Hell, tonight we literally had the same idea for the story without saying a word before lmao. Scary but awesome.

The few times we do, we just talk it out :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: julilly on October 23, 2010, 04:11:11 AM
I promise you that when this story is finished (1000 chapters from now?:P) I will read it.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 23, 2010, 06:42:02 PM
LOL awesome!  I'm guessing it will be 110 chapters, maybe 120.  We have it outlined up to Chapter 90, but we will need probably two more parts to get to our ending.  We have a general idea of how we're ending it, but don't have in enough detail to know how many chapters it will take to get there.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 23, 2010, 07:02:41 PM
I think it'll be 120? LOL

At least we have an ending point in sight haha. That's a plus right?
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 31, 2010, 01:56:09 AM
In honor of Halloween, we give you guys...not a single update...but a double update. So enjoy the chapters guys.

Cause what's Halloween without a ton of zombies? :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 31, 2010, 02:43:30 AM
Also, those of you in the U.S. should be sure to watch or record the premiere of the new show "The Walking Dead" on AMC tonight at 10/9c! It is sure to be epic! Rose and I entered a contest for the show called "Spread the Dead" – please click on both of the links below to earn each of us a point! Thanks!

Julie: http://www.amcspreadthedead.com/share?ref=717007221
Rose: http://www.amcspreadthedead.com/share?ref=1110632761
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on October 31, 2010, 02:45:12 AM
Definitely! What Julie said lol.

Also, since this is the last day we're featured, thank you! It's been awesome! Definitely helped inspire us all month long. ;D
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 31, 2010, 02:49:52 AM
Ditto!  Thank you!  We appreciate the comments and questions!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: mare on October 31, 2010, 07:49:54 AM
If anyone has anymore questions or comments for Julie and Rose, now would be the time.

I can't believe it's already the last day of October lol this month flew by!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on October 31, 2010, 11:26:54 AM
I know!  Busy month, and November's gonna be even worse!  This is my favorite time of year, though.  Anyway, thanks for hosting us this month!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on November 01, 2010, 12:33:52 AM
Seriously, this month flew by! But I love this time of year. Thanks for featuring us, and thanks to everyone who's been reading. Seriously, y'all have been awesome. The comments we get just help fuel the inspiration. :)
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Carter-Orange on November 01, 2010, 07:22:48 AM
Also, those of you in the U.S. should be sure to watch or record the premiere of the new show "The Walking Dead" on AMC tonight at 10/9c! It is sure to be epic! Rose and I entered a contest for the show called "Spread the Dead" – please click on both of the links below to earn each of us a point! Thanks!

Julie: http://www.amcspreadthedead.com/share?ref=717007221
Rose: http://www.amcspreadthedead.com/share?ref=1110632761

I clicked on both links for you.  I'm looking forward to that TV show too, not sure when it's on TV here though.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Rose on November 01, 2010, 02:03:37 PM
Thanks! :) I watched the first episode last night, it was freaking epic.
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: Carter-Orange on November 01, 2010, 02:20:58 PM
Thanks! :) I watched the first episode last night, it was freaking epic.

I just found out it starts Friday at 10pm here  :broccoli: can't wait!
Title: Re: FS for October - Song for the Undead by Rose and Julie
Post by: RokofAges75 on November 01, 2010, 07:07:51 PM
Awesome!!!  It was just as good as it looked!