Hello all, and happy summer!

I know I've fallen off the face of the Fanfiction earth lately, and I don't know exactly when I'll update next (though it should be soon). So, rather than let myself be forgotten completely, I've decided to hold a…*drum roll*

SUMMER CONTEST!

Here's how it goes:

On the 1st of July, I'm going to post a list of quotes in the second chapter of this. You review this/PM me and tell me which quote you want. Once a quote is taken, it can't be taken by anyone else (I'll keep updating the same list and making the taken ones bold). You may only choose one quote. There will be many types of quotes - long quotes, short quotes, song quotes, book quotes, fortune cookie quotes (do you call those quotes?). If you end up not liking your quote, you're allowed to switch, but don't start writing anything until I've okay'd the quote for you to use – I don't want anyone to be screwed if I take a while to update the list and mark which quotes have been taken. MAKE SURE YOU TELL ME WHAT QUOTE YOU WANT!

HERE'S THE BIG AWESOME CATCH!

I decided that, for this contest, you can write in the Darren Shan Saga/Cirque du Freak fandom, the Saga of Larten Crepsley fandom, OR the Harry Potter fandom, in celebration of the new movie (AHHH!) and the Pottermore announcement! Also, if you're so inclined, you may write a crossover. If you somehow crossover all three, you're a genius.

So, here are the basics:

-Write a one-shot based off the quote

-Deadline is July 31st

-Any genre

-It must be original work for this contest

-It must be a one-shot, but however long or short that one-shot will be is up to you.

-Any characters (but please avoid the OC's if possible), any setting, any rating, any pairing (I'd much prefer canon pairings, but if you like mixing and matching, go for it…BUT - I won't read Larten/Darren or pairings between anyone who should have a parent/child relationship (i.e. making Darren a female does not make it any better…).

-I'll be looking at a number of different aspects when grading, including originality, characterization, use of the quote, flow, spelling, grammar, etc.

-IMPORTANT! PM ME AFTER YOU POST IT! I will review your story once I've read it. If you do not receive a review from me, assume I haven't read your story or counted it in the contest and nag me until I acknowledge what you wrote!

As a prize...I'm not sure. If you win, PM me and we'll talk about it :P I'm open to ideas!

That's about all I can think of. Anything else I remember will go in the next chapter with the quotes. I'll try to put a bunch of them in there.

Also, if I get very few responses on this, I might just cancel it…so if you're into the contest idea, let me know!

And that's all from me for now – I'm off to finish up my second-to-last essay of highschool (!), work on 'Sixth Path', and try to salvage an old, unposted story for Roxypony's SYTYCTVF contest!