Clio's writing journal

Author: Clio
Title: Twist and Turn 'til You've Got It Right
Pairing: American Idol: Kris Allen/Adam Lambert
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Kris just wanted some variety, was all.
Length: 700 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Title from the Depeche Mode song "Get the Balance Right." Based on the '90s AU established by Keep Your Enemies Closer. Fulfills the "spooning" square on my schmoop_bingo card. Beta'd by the always-awesome lillijulianne.

( He just kinda fit right in the pocket )

Author: Clio
Title: A Few Kisses Ago
Pairing: American Idol RPF: Anwar Robinson/Kimberley Locke
Rating: PG-13
Summary: It's been twenty-five years since Anwar and Kimberley met in London, but it feels like yesterday
Length: 500 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Title from the Johnny Mercer song "I Remember You." Based on the 40's AU established by A Dream That Could Not Last. Fulfills the "memories" square on my schmoop_bingo card. Beta'd by the always-awesome lillijulianne.

( Remember, you couldn’t even make yourself say that? )

Author: Clio
Title: Takes One to Know One
Pairing: American Idol: Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell
Rating: R
Summary: Someone is using Simon Cowell's old methods to steal jewelry from the wealthy summering in the south of France, and only he has the skills to work out who is doing it and stop them before the police send him to jail instead. And rich young American Ryan Seacrest is a distraction he can't afford.
Length: 16,000 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Written for the reel_idol challenge and based on the film To Catch a Thief. Thanks to ignaz for her amazing beta skills and general cheerleading!
For reasons that will become clear, Ryan's parents in this story are not Gary and Connie Seacrest; instead they are Ryan's mentor Merv Griffin and his companion Eva Gabor.
Also, I've changed the timing from the post-WWII 1950s of the film to the post-WWI 1920s. (In doing so, I have slightly altered the timeline of an actor referred to in the story.) Please note that because this story is based on a romantic caper film, it does not reflect the actual attitudes toward race and sexuality prevalent among the American expats on the French Riviera in the late 1920s. While the shift in time period from the restrictive 1950s to the relatively permissive 1920s allowed a bit more freedom (Ellen's cross-dressing, Ryan's all but open homosexuality, Merv's general eccentricity, Randy's position as a bandleader), the reader should no more take away from this story that these were the possibilities for gays, lesbians, women, Jews, and blacks in this place at this time than they should that the main character is in any way representative of jewel thieves in general.

( 'Padre,' Ryan said, using the only father name Merv would answer to, 'what do you say about heading to the Riviera a little early?' )

Author: Clio
Title: A Dream That Could Not Last: Prologue
Pairing: American Idol: Ryan Seacrest/Simon Cowell, Amanda Overmyer/Carly Smithson, Kimberley Locke/Anwar Robinson
Chapter Rating: PG
Chapter Summary: The fire last time.
Chapter Length: 1100 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: A Dream That Could Not Last is an AU romantic comedy set in 1939 London, when everyone knew war was on the horizon but no one was sure when or how it would arrive—which made love of all kinds that much more important. Follow a year in the life of three groups of (mostly) Americans: pilots who joined the RAF, singers and dancers in a swing music revue, and reporters for BBC Radio. As usual there will be plenty of songs along the way to set the mood, plus art by the amazing bhanesidhe.
This was a big undertaking, and needed a team. If I was the writer/director, then locumtenens was my editor, lillijulianne, musicforcylons and evil_erato my producers, dana_kujan the actually helpful studio executive; and ali_wildgoose my executive producer who kept the train on the tracks in ways so numerous I cannot list them here.

Prologue | 1: The Lady Eve | 2: Adam's Rib | 3: His Girl Friday | 4: Bringing Up Baby | 5: Stella Dallas | 6: Pursuits of Happiness | 7: Gaslight | 8: The Philadelphia Story | 9: Contesting Tears | 10: It Happened One Night | 11: The Awful Truth | 12: Now, Voyager | Epilogue

( Credits )

( Prologue: September 1916; February 1939 )

Chapter One: The Lady Eve

Author: Clio
Title: One Big Circle
Pairing: Chris/Blake, Kat/Elliott and Gina/Haley (American Idol)
Rating: NC-17
Summary: From the Radio Friendly AU: On a lazy Saturday evening out at the Pines beach house, Kat proposes a game.
Length: 6400 words
Disclaimer: People sort of own themselves, don't they? Which means this is a work of fiction.
Notes: Thanks to lillijulianne for reacting to this idea with "you need to write this." Thanks also to her, allysonsedai and hearthisvoice for their beta work along the way! Title from "Everybody is a Star" by Sly & the Family Stone.

( If you'd asked Chris about it later, his only response would be, 'Man, it was 1970.' )