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Looking for long multi-chaptered non-angsty fics.

I know some people will cringe about this request, but I just found a long multi-chaptered fic called "Fireside Chats" by Dale. It will take me all year but, I'm already reading "The Sunshine FIles" and "The Gus Diaries" and have added this to the list. The angst is minimal and usually everyone gets along. These are great to listen to on my e-reader while driving or having to clean the house. I don't mind that the characters are OOC and in "Fireside Chats", "honey" and "baby" are used as terms of endearment. I was wondering if there any more stories out there like these.

UPDATE: I want to thank everyone for their help. I compiled a list of the stories found. See comments.

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Hi, I've read & re-read those files also. Wren's series in Moonshadow Tribe are similar. They have, as in real life, a small amount of angst, but don't let that stop you from reading them because you will miss out on good writing.
Ellen

Thank you sunandstars. I have enjoyed Wren's series if not all of her stories. She's on my re-read list.

Can you tell me where I can read 'The Sunshine files' please?

Thanks in advance Love 6frog

Here is the link for The Sunshine Files by Thyme and Sabina: http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/TS.htm

Thank you so much... I expect that I shall enjoy reading this.

Love from 6frog

Did you check the 'novel length' tag? Also, I'm sure we have an OOC tag. At least, in the Memories there was a section for that.

"Novel length" tag? I would have never thought of that. I was calling it long multi-chapter fics. ;P

Thanks!

Sandra:)

After some perusing, I found the 'Mermories' section you mentioned. This has been an education. I didn't know that there were so many entries for that request, but even after reading through some of them, Fireside Chat was never mentioned.

I guess I'm looking for more rare fluffy novel length fics -- something that won't have me crashing into the car in front of me as I'm driving. I have even missed my exit on the expressway listening to one angsty story.

Do I need to make an addendum to my request?

I thought you were pretty clear you wanted fluffy :)

Besides the "novel length" and "ooc" tags, we also have "fluff," "schmoop," and "happy fic." I'm not sure how much overlap there is (most of the really long fics ARE quite angsty), but it could be worth a look.

I wrote a super long one on Midnight Whispers...and it has a long sequel too.... it had a lot of reviews, but accidently got deleted so I reposted the whole thing at once (just wanted to give you the heads up when you realize it only has 6 reviews).

Protege Moi

http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=203

Hi Snow,

I thought I read all of your stories, but I don't remember that one. It looks good and angsty. I'll never be able to concentrate on the road while listening to it. I love "Charades" and it looks like it has similar, fast-paced action to it, so I'll copy that one to read before bed. It's always good to have another novel length story to read.

Thanks!

Sandra:)

PS: The amount of reviews don't deter me. I have noticed that they don't always reflect the quality of the work. I like to make my own judgement.

I wrote a long B/J story years ago called Before There Was You, There Was You. 72 chapters. You can find it here if you are interested.

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7883798/1/Before-There-Was-You-There-Was-You

If you like it, there are sequels.

Gina Marie

Hi Gina Marie,

*embarrashed grimace* I actually read BTWYTWY some time ago. That just may be one of my lurker stories -- you know, the ones you always meant to review and never got around to it. I will rectify that this weekend if that is the case.

But that is another one I can't drive and listen to at the same time. That was deeply angsty. I enjoyed it, but the sequels will have to go on my 'sit down' or 'before bed' list. Hmm... I think remember the sequel started with the kids as teenagers...

Please let that not be another one of my lurker stories... *face palm*

Thanks and sorry Gina. And I know this is a so wrong to ask, but are you going to write a sequel to "Broken Open"?

yes it was angsty, but also filled with love and a happy ending I'm a sucker for happy endings!

A few people have asked me if I'm going to write a sequel to BO I'd like to but I have to find a plot that will work for them and I'm not 'feeling' it right now. Now THAT story was angsty~! lol

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!

Gina

Thanks, Sandra! You're so sweet..."charades" was so much fun to write ; I am so glad you liked it!

I hope you enjoy "protege moi" :)

Hugs,
snow

I'm so glad you revved your own story. II didn't know it existed but I found it and am enjoying it immensely . Thank you so much for an exciting, thrilling story.

Its been a long time since I read that one. I'm going to add it to my "Read again" list. I loved that story.

I think this will be just what you are looking for: Meredith’s lovely “Now That You Are Here”
http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/MerF/NYTH.htm

and the active wip sequel “Now That You Are Here the College Years”

http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/MerF/College.htm

You are so right!!! I started reading that some time ago and never finished it. I can't believe I forgot about it. I'll have to download that one to my reader

Thank you. That's a rare gem. *happy dance*

I have another completed, lengthy, multi-chapter/multi-fic series if you would like to know about that one. It begins with The Ends Justify the Means.

I love your fics. I love them so much that I finished reading all of them last month in a rare marathon read of a few days. I remember the one where they took the kids to Disney and one where they had a social worker interview them that I think was a relative of someone. The only one I have not finished is the "Gus Diaries".

You're right, though. "The End Justify the Means" does fit the category I'm looking for. I forgot about them because it was written in a series and not chapters.

Thank you for the great stories.

Edited 2013-02-03 23:02 (UTC)

Let me ask a stupid question, how can you LISTEN to these particular stories on your ereader? Are these stories you speak of in spoken word or is there something in your reader that can turn written word into spoken. I have a kindle downloaded in a few devices and loved to know. Thank you.

I know it sounds odd, but I am a busy mother/housewife/part-time worker, so I have to listen to stories most of the time or I can forget my favorite past-time. If there is a will, there is a way.

My first e-reader was an Kindle. I loved it. It had the text to speech in the experiment mode. It was a little mechanical but I got used to it. The Fire doesn't have that option the last time I checked.

I have a Nook HD that now has a reader option. The voice is even more mechanical, but I've gotten used to it.

As I far as I know, you don't have the test to speech options for the Kindle app on iphones (I have one) or any other devices, but my husband said that sometimes your system could have a separate option for it.

Good Luck,

Sandra:)

PS: The Kindle Touch is relatively inexpensive right now and it has text-to-speech.

Edited 2013-02-02 17:28 (UTC)

Thank you so much for clearing this up. I didn't know of this.

If anyone's interested in having their pc/laptop read to them --

I'm an artist, working 99 hours a day, so also usually have to 'listen' instead of read. I don't have a Kindle or other electronic reader, so let my PC do the work with Natural Reader software. They have a FREE version; just the thing for starving -- I mean 'striving' -- artists addicted to fanfic! ;-)

http://www.naturalreaders.com/

You're right. I remember looking that up some time ago. The only problem I have with it is that I have a nine year old and a prudish husband in the house. I wear headphones at home when I'm listening to fanfiction.

That makes sense. I'm a digital artist, so am usually sitting at the PC while working and listening. Luckily, no one else is ever in my workspace.

The link might be useful for some other fan(fic)atics. ;-)

Edited 2013-02-02 19:46 (UTC)

Thank you for letting me know, I appreciate it.

Check out Paeonsong (I think that's how she spells it. You can find her super long post 5-13 series at midnight whispers. I think it starts with Sparring Partners then Superheroes then Talisman of Time, Between Now and Then, And So Moving Forward... I think that's the order, but the stories tell you, so just check out her MW page. I really liked them bc they are light-hearted and fun.

Believe it or not, I discovered Paeansong in the memories or one of the listings in the tags yesterday. I was hooked after reading the first paragraph of "Sparring Partners" and listened to it to on my way to work (it will take me some time to finish it, but I will enjoy every second).

I'm relatively new to QAF, but because I'm a voracious, fanatical reader, I thought I had read everything. I'm surprised that there's still so much out there for me to discover. I love so many of the new writers and the new stories, but apparently there are several rarely mentioned older fics I have yet to explore.

Thank you for the Paeansong rec anyway because it should be mentioned. It is verrry happy dance worthy. :)

Edited 2013-02-03 22:58 (UTC)

Where can I find "Fireside Chats" by Dale? That's one I haven't read.

Hmm... I'll try, but understand that it's like me giving directions -- and I'm directionally challenged:

The series start with Getting It right (”http://qaf-fic.com/atp/viewstory.php?sid=961”) by DPS at ATP and then progresses to Fireside Chat with 37 chapters.

DPS continues Fireside Chat (http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/DF/Fireside.htm) as Dale at Moonshadow Tribe. There must be over 150 chapters.

(Hey I tried the tutorial for links provided here. I think it worked. =D)

Last note: My curiousity was piqued and so I checked. There are 445 CHAPTERS! That has got to be the longest QAF series written.

Edited 2013-02-04 03:32 (UTC)

Thank you so much. It's very cold where I live so a good, long story is appreciated in place of going outside.

I wanted to thank everyone for being so helpful in finding or reminding me of the “Novel Length” Fluffy QAF fics I was looking for. I compiled a list of them. I will add more if found:

Sparing Partners (”http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewuser.php?uid=68”) by Paeansong

The End Justify the Means Universe (”http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/SFF20.htm”) by Shawdownyc
The Gus Diaries (”http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/ShF/Gus.htm”) by Shawdownyc

Fireside Chats (”http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/Dale.htm”) and prequels by Dale. Part of it up to Chapter 37 can also be found at ATP under the penname DPS http://community.truequeerlove.com/viewuser.php?uid=99

The Sunshine Files (”http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/TS.htm”) by Thyme and Sabina. They also can be found at True Queer Love. http://community.truequeerlove.com/viewuser.php?uid=99

Now That You Are Here by Meredith and the sequel: Now That You are Here The College Years
http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/MerF/NYTH.htm
http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/MerF/College.htm

Homecoming, Reverberations, and Homework by Wren
http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/WF/Homecoming.htm
http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/WF/Reverb.htm
http://www.mags-nificent.com/MSW/WF/Homework.htm

The Wedding Present by Predec2 continues with My Heart's Desire by Predec2

http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=1555
http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=1678

Here are two mentioned that didn’t fit the category because of extreme angst (my opinion), but should not be passed up, especially, if you get tired of all the fluff.

Before There Was You, There Was You by Gina Marie
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7883798/1/Before-There-Was-You-There-Was-You

Protège moi and Protège moi (part 2) by snow
http://www.midnightwhispers.ca/viewstory.php?sid=203

Last note: Don’t end up like me, reading several chapters before realizing I haven’t reviewed. I am backlogged with several hours of reviews. It’s the least I can do. The writers put a lot of time and effort into their work and it shows. I can’t thank them enough for the enjoyment I get and the money I save by not spending money at the bookstore every weekend.

So please, don’t forget to review!

Sandra:)

Hey, can you update your post to say you got a bunch of recs, which you compiled into an awesome list in the comments?

Ooops! Sorry, I keep doing that, lol. I corrected the problem.

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