One Shot Wonders

So I had this brilliant (never has that word been used more loosely than in this sentence) idea to create a collection of one shot stories. With the exception of A Vampire's Guide To The Galaxy and Better Not Look Down, I have rarely been able to muster the focus (or desire) to write entire stories. I get these ideas but they usually fizzle out before I can come up with an actual plot. So then I thought, why not write one shots? And then I thought, why not write a collection of one shots? Make it a single story, with each chapter being it's own stand alone one shot. I'm sure there is a very good reason not to do this. But I've never let a thing let rationality get in my way before, so I'm going to plow onward with this one.

If it's a stupid idea, I'll take the blame for that. If you hate it and feel like it's ruining your life and/or happiness, please stop reading! Seriously, like right now. If you're on board, though, or just curious to see what kind of shenanigan this is going to turn into, please make yourself at home. I want to let you know right now that some of these one shots are going to be total fluff, some are going to be hilarious (in my own very conceited opinion), some are going to be angsty and some will be all of those things. Kind of like a Fanfiction grab bag. Something for everyone.

Another thing you'll probably notice is that the titles of these one shots are also song titles. I'm a huge music fan (who isn't, really?) and I have a very eclectic taste so if you choose to soldier on with me, you will see titles from a wide range of genres. And the story will probably have a plot very similar to the lyrics in the song. Although some will have twists (one in particular that I'm stupid excited about, I'll toss in the A/N which one that is when I post it). Just FYI, I have a lengthy 'syllabus' (if you will) already created with the titles and plots of a boatload of stories that I want to include in this beast.

Also, since this is one single story, I have put it under the category of True Blood with no genre or character tags. That is one of the pit falls I've foreseen with this and to combat it, I will enter a brief description/genre in a little A/N at the beginning of each O/S. That way, if it doesn't tickle your fancy you can just close the window. No big. As far as characters, I will tell you that most of the time it's gonna be Eric and Sookie. Although I have a funny one planned for Jason and have been kicking around the idea of replacing Eric with Alcide in some of these stories (though never in my heart) (or personal fantasies)(had to be said). I've even dreamt up a couple starring Debbie Pelt. Trust me, I'm just as shocked about that as you are. While I plan on using characters from TB (like Godric) there will also be characters from SVM, like Amelia.

Last thing, I'm going to tentatively schedule updates to this for every weekend (probably Sundays). With my multi-chaps, I get little-kid-on-Christmas excited when I write a new chapter so they're always updated sporadically. With this, since everything is stand alone, I think I can be a little more regular. I also feel like I should probably warn you that this may crash and burn. But I'm still gonna try it.

So yeah. Ok. That's the sitch (hence the title of this first chapter). I'll be posting the first installment momentarily. If you're venturing forward, happy reading =)

P.S. I'm thinking about moving An Unfortunate Turn Of Events into this story, but I might leave it be. One day, I think that could turn into a multi-chap but I'm still undecided. Just wanted to give the heads up in case I make the decision to do that.

P.P.S You're all marvelous. Which you so should know by now as much as I tell you, but I wanted to remind you in case you forgot.