Its been a while…

This is quick, but I wanted to let you know that I am still here and still writing. No Christmas story this year. Eventually I will do one about Santa. I finished Heartbeat song. Its out everywhere. I didn’t use the song because well the way I expected the story to go would have allowed the song to appear organically at the end. To get to that end lengthened the book far longer than I liked so, it will be in Passion song.

Passion’s primary story is the three days after the massacre. You understand Lorelei’s sacrifice and the two big secrets that drive Tom. You see what a assembly funeral is and I give you more history.

What is Passion song? I discovered when writing heartbeat song and procrastinating that I needed to fix all the things I could before I leave 2007. Its a foundation for a lot of upcoming things, explanations for how things rolled out in Song of Route 91 and Song of Hope. I introduce Charity Hospital, as well as do Tyrion’s backstory. This way when you get to him is the other half of Song of Betrayal, you won’t dismiss it.

For example, Bill Clinton is not president in the Assembly reality. He never ran. Instead Alexander Graef takes his place. Similar to the Netflix show Graves only without the anger and subtext. Also Nixon knew about the Assembly. Its things like that.

Finally, I am working on a compendium of all the historical changes. I hit a wall on the amount I could remember and notes so I am documenting them. I will publish (so I can have a copy) and I think you might find it interesting. It will have some deeper explanations than the narrative will provide as well. It will only have fictional characters that interact with real people. Also events that were altered and a list of all the gate locations. A origin of the assembly will be added because I created that for another website and never followed up. I liked it.

A list of all the shows I tip the hat or shout out too will be in it, so you can get the jokes. It will be continuously updated via ebook. However, the print bound version (as my publisher does this now) probably won’t be.

Finally, thanks to Bryant street publishing and Scribd.com, I decided to submit my manuscript for the first three books together to them to be published. They offered anyone who won nanowrimo (me) to submit their 50,000 work (mine is a combined total of 86000) to be considered for publication. So I converted the piece of Midnight train song to their format, and sent it in. I will let you all know if they want more or pick it up. I would love it print published as a whole. It would connect everything better.

Cover of Heartbeat song. Hint: the archer, google that. Yes the song is relevant.

Again thanks for you reading this, buying my books and being here. Its a labor of love. I enjoy it. (final hint. that’s the old glee set front. You never saw it on the show. Merry Christmas.

The path forward and behind

As I have worked on this series,  I have discovered several things I have wanted to integrate in. From changing Lorelei from a passive character to the incorporation of Reagan Dawn to the development of Taft high, I have strived to make a better story.

Each story has been better I feel than the last. Holes have been filled. Gaps in the narrative that have been filled with stories that illuminate paths. I feel that each has been a journey that is a destination leading to another.

Yet, as I continue I discovered the is no established order you all know. If you go to Barnes and Noble or Amazon (Sorry, that print bound is so high that’s them not me.)  I have 3 books for sale that are in a specific order. That’s not really the order I wanted, I discovered today.

So here is the order I have settled on. This won’t change. I will make a total of nine books/slash stories. Some won’t be for sale in bound form, others will. The current order is for bound form. So to begin:

First set of three is: Songs of the fall

1. Midnight train song
2. Song of the Gyre
3. Heartbeat Song

These songs revolve around Lorelei. How she mets Tom, her life at Taft High, her opposition and ultimately her sacrifice which is fulfills part of the ‘Restorer of the breach’ prophecy.   Midnight train song is available now. I am currently working on Song of the Gyre. Its a version of the glee fan fic ‘Center cannot hold’ however it doesn’t follow the same plot. Center Cannot hold is a wrapper for episode 2 of glee. This isn’t.

Song of the Gyre deals with Shae Nyx and her opposition of Lorelei because she is jealous of her. She has Kent but treats with contempt. She sees her a queen bitch who has everything and doesn’t care about anyone. Shae figures that if she topples her and steals Kent she will get want she wants.

Lorelie on the other hand, sees Kent as a small minded person polluted by the lies of the warriors of Dagon and needs to separate from him. Its hard because she wants a boyfriend to lean on. When Shae challenges her, she uses that to her own advantage and lets her take Kent. During all this she gets the first sides of the coming attack on the school however she has no clue what part she will play.

HeartBeat Song deals with the actual attack on Taft High. In later books like Song of Betrayal and Homecoming song this is refernced at the Taft High massacre. (which happened 4 days before Virigina Tech making it the worst week for school deaths in US history.) This story starts with Lorelei in first person POV but finishes with Tom’s POV. You see how he meets people he associates with in later novels including Brad from Faking It.

It will be the darkest book I will write. It will detail how truly bad the warriors of Dagon are and how they came to be. It will have some lovecraftian elements in them but I decided that there is no Cthulu in my reality at leats not in the sense of a sentient deity. A sentient being yes. Even the dolphin are sentient in my reality so why not octopi?

I have several pages of it done, but put it on pause to do song of the gyre which I though would simply be an edit of Center cannot hold. It took a life of its own which ultimately is a good thing.

The second set of three: Siren songs

1. Song of Betrayal
2. Song of Restoration
3. Homecoming Song

These set of stories revolve around Gwen who hasn’t been a main character in the first group. In fact, what you see of Gwen is her pre-massacre personality which as mix of grace and raw force. She’s much more aggressive and harsh because she feels everything can be solved with a song.  She has yet to see the error of this path as her mirror, Aria, isn’t in her life yet.

All three of these books have been written. Song of Betrayal and Homecoming Song are available to read now. As for Song Of Restoration, it is awaiting the final edit which I will do once I finish writing HeartBeat Song.

The third set of three: Songs of Hope

I actually haven’t settled on the titles for these yet so I am not going to pull up titles that eventually won’t be used. Nevetheless, these stories will revolve around the fulfillment of the ‘restorer of the breach’ as well as the final end to the warriors of Dagon. You will see Gwen as a successful musician on par with Taylor Swift & Ella Fitgerald. These are also the stories that will reveal the differences between this world and ours.

There are significant differences outside of Gwen’s path and the fact mermaids exist. I have elaborated on several. There are more I haven’t. Once I publish Song of Restoration, I will have a better idea exact what changes are doable without making the general stream hard.

Sadly, ceratin individuals I would like to remove would alter the timeline too much for my taste so I have to leave them be. Others aren’t so lucky. As I have said before, There is no Kayne West, Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Justin Beiber or Miley Cyrus in my 2016 for various reasons I have established. All have had opportunies that have led them to success or survival. Flip the coin (rescue the label or apply a little more impact in the car crash) and they aren’t there.

Another example is NWA. Without Gerald E. “Jerry” Heller, they wouldn’t have formed. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam meaning he was drafted in 1958 when he turned 18. If he was killed while serving, there you go. Eazy-E would have founded Ruthless records alone and it wouldn’t have survived. Eventually him and dr. Dre would end up in jail.

As of this point, I haven’t settled on NWA. They don’t interfer with Gwen’s path. I perfer to not deviate if I dont have too. Besides Heller early death doesn’t just affect Eazy-E, it effects  Elton John and Pink Floyd too.

Also, there are several other stories that are outside this group of 9. Like the stories involing Aria’s mother, the ones involving Amy and Karma and those in previous eras. These build the background and bring lit to other areas.

I hope you are looking forward to these stories as much as I am. Thanks for all of you who are stopping by, whether to support ‘Faking it’ read other items or simply support Mermaid fiction. Enjoy.

 

The hard truth

Hello, everyone. First of all thanks everyone for coming and seeing this page even if its for Faking it and not neccessarily for my stories. My hope is after you see the Faking it items you stay and read the stories and buy them. That’s what we all want, not just me.

This brings me to to Faking it. There is something everyone, including myself has ignored. We all love great stories. We all love our favorite actors and actresses, showwriters and authors. However, they have the need to be paid too. This isn’t going to be a screed about copyright, IP etc. Nope. My beliefs on that subject don’t belong here. Nor do anyone elses.

Over the course of time since I proposed the kickstarter I have done research on it. I discovered several details I will share. Before I do, I need to make something clear that I didn’t before. I can’t lead the charge. Kickstarter needs a person or company to have a bank account on file for the money.You aren’t paying them, you are paying the person who launched in exchange for access, gifts, perks etc.

I don’t want you to pay me.  I honestly don’t want that responsibilty. Plus, I don’t have the time to shepard this. I have very personal life issues that take presedence over this show, over my writing and other things I value. These have to be addressed. So I apologize if I gave the presumption that I would do the kickstarter. The I, ‘I’ meant was the faking family as a whole. Not me.

I wanted you to know it could be done and what to do. So here is what I learned:

1. If Netflix etc doesn’t take on Faking it as a orginal, the only course left is that of self production. This isn’t simply hard. Its monumentally hard for someone who isn’t in the industry. There is SAG to deal with, contracts, sets, cinematography, makeup, wardrobe, lighting and scripts. Above all else we would need production rights. Those belong solely to Viacom. A contract would have to be signed. One that involves purchasing those rights.
2. Without anyone else, the kickstarter would have to either go the route of Anaxar (do it as a fan film production with the possiblity of seriously angering Viacom) or going the route of actually buying the catalog from Viacom (parent of MTV). Doing this means effectlvely removing all 38 episodes  from them to where? A website someone would have to run 24/7. It would eat serious bandwhich with is also lots of money. this website would have to handle the streaming of the videos in multiples. I have a background in computers. This alone costs $1000s.
3. I believe the catalog would be worth 3 million if I am correct. I have tried to get a straight answer, no one either actually knows or simply wont answer. However, based what I know from friends who do make stuff and what I have seen, Its would cost about $50 grand per episode.That breaks down to $2500 a minute. Why do you think that most online only items like Verizon’s sposnsored ‘Relationship Status’ was on 7 minutes long. (If you love Rita watch them)
4. This isn’t impossible. I just lack the skill or resources to do it myself. Thats why I posted it on my wordpress blog. In hopes people like you and others who do have the resources, live in Hollywood or have contacts can help. I live in Houston, trying to get a job in the aviation or computer industry. Right now I work for a big box chain.

This is where you all come in. Of the people I have talked too about this, most are upset that show is gone and that they want a finish. Few want a book, they want at least a movie or another season. Ok, I agree. How much DO YOU want that movie?  Many have asked what can they do to help? Here you go:

1. If you have a netflix account, go to their customer care and tell them you think they need to have Faking it as a part of their lineup. They are listening intently about this. If they see an audience and believe it will help their bottom line, they will take it. Even if its just to rub MTVs nose in failure. People need to keep pressure on them and they will agree. The thunderclap was a success. However, pressure needs to be maintained. Otherwise, it fades away.
2. Search for faking it on netflix. This is a trackable metric to them and it counts.
3. If you know someone who works in the movie industry, ask them about shows, collect information. Faking it is cheap to produce because its basically just five peoples lives. The wardrobe was from Forever 21 and other mall based stores. The hardest part is getting Bailey, Michael, Gregg, Rita (who apparently hates social media) and Katie in one place. If you know someone who has a SAG-AFTRA account that would be a plus because that would be needed to contract Rita and Gregg’s agents. (the rest are on social media and love the community and support this. This is not to say Rita and Gregg don’t they are just silent about it)
4. Kickstarters need concrete details. http://ift.tt/WQMZvj shows what can be done and how expensive it was. Thats without rights. The show will be impossible to do with Rita and Katie. So both have to be on board or its all for naught.
5. http://ift.tt/1U5rCk8 This article also shows what a kickstarter can do. “The 30-day campaign to raise the funds launched May 17. It had raised $255,853 from 3,273 backers as of 1 p.m. on Saturday, its 17th day.” Note that: 3,273 people raised $255,853 dollars for  Kickstarter Lullaby 
6. Go to that link above, it is the best example of what is being done. Exmaple and ask yourself how much can you afford?  The largest backing group pledged $50.
7. This brings this back to me. I have nothing to offer Faking it related.All of it belongs to MTV.

This is my last post on Faking it. I completed my short story ‘We saw the dream’ and its on Wattpad and Fanfiction.net I might after everything in my life has settled add on. I set it so if I want to or need to I can. However, it works as a much better ending that the one given. No cliffhangers. Why can’t I right more about Karma and Amy now? Outside of rights issues, there are in 2016. My stories are in 2007-2010. I might in the future, just not now.

I turn this over to all of you to make the dream real. Push hard. Be prepared to give up time, effort and money. Use those connections you have. To save Faking it you need a team. However, I can’t be a part of that team anymore. I will be there in spirit though.

However, if you want to help me, here are some links:

 

1.  This is my first novel of the series ‘Midnight train Song’ It reveals the origin of Tom. The book is also on Amazon in paperback.
2. The second novel “Song of Betrayal” from Barnes and Noble, Amazon in paperback (yes, it is THAT much and I still make nothing off it) and Ibooks.
3. The third novel (which is technically the fourth but Song of Restoration is held up) Homecoming Song also on Barnes and Noble.

I actually make royalities off the 99c ebooks. Amazon I dont. For the record because of My deals with them, that is the real price of books not the deeply discounted one everyone pays.

Thanks everyone for reading. This blog will now return to informational posts about mermaids trying to take over the world with their beauty, music and talents. Just now that two of them are girls going to Clement who have a unique bond of love.

 

Quick update on everything

Ok, I kinda broke my nothing outside of the story reality rule on the last post. I really needed to post in an area where everyone could see and get an idea how to move ahead to hopefully save Faking it! Its a good show and it deserves to finish.

This brings me to the topic:

1. Right now MTV studios on both coasts are being sent postcards to the executives to protest the cancelation. Also, the fanbase has alerted Netflix that it thinks Faking It! should continue. Pleasantly, Netflix has been receptive and communicative. They have always taken bold risks especially around House of Cards and Orange is the new black. So this would be leaving 3 million in revenue on the table. ( 0.3 share = 300000 people watching. $10 a piece in subscription fee is 3 million.) Assuming the asking price for the catalog is then it’s break even with the potential for more. We are awaiting their formal response.
2. Hulu on the other hand has basically said they are unsure. Viacom has informed people who I am in contact with that its basically all or nothing with other groups. So the other groups would have to buy the catalog if they are outside the family.
3. Freeform is owned by disney and has rejected any offers. CW has no space and also rejected interest.
4. The kickstarter is still active but I and the others are waiting until its the final option before presuing it. Why? WE would have to form a shell company, convince Viacom that we only want rights to create a 2 hr movie. (effectively 6 episodes). IP licencing would be involved for specific individuals who write, create etc.
5. Finally, if all that fails, then I will integrate them into here formally in a series of free stories to resolve their outstanding arc. I will fullfil the promise Carter made and do his arc because I like it. The only real difference is it will be a world filled with mermaids
6. Right now on the story front, I am doing Amy’s journal. That is a series of 1000 word posts in her voice that are basically a journal of her thoughts on a subject. Right now its dealing with the last canon issue which is forgiveness of Sabrina and Karma’s house burning down. There will be one more dealing with the rest of episode 10 then its back to working on Heartbeat song and Song of Restoration.
7. Amy and Karma actually helped me fill a missing piece. Amy is now and allows me to keep seeing how Tom and Gwen would be now so I can do more foreshadow and developement of them with a eye to the future. Amy looks and acts like Lorelei and this spooks her but in a good way. It tells her she can be anyone she wants. It validates her no labels mantra.
8. This also helps me flesh out Lorelei so her scenes are stronger. Lorelei isn’t Amy but she kinda has most of the same traits. She chose athletics rather than art because she could see everything if she looked hard enough.
9. To sum up, I am in a holding pattern for Faking it! until everyone else decides their course. If Netfix takes it then I am back to where I was with MTV. Mostly unconnected fanfics that are there but not apart of the main body. Otherwise 40,000 words of Karma and Amy and Lauren, Shane and Liam.
10. To all the new visitors thanks for reading.

Saving Faking it

Ok, so today it was announced by Viacom that Faking it wasn’t renewed because it had such poor ratings according to them. They said that only 330,000 people watched this season. Regardless of the reasons, there is an outpouring of people who don’t want it to die.

I am one of them. However, we can be angry or we can solve this problem. I have a solution as do others. However, I can’t do this alone. My voice here and on line is small because I write. I am not famous. This is a controversial subject that generates backlash.

Nevertheless, this is what I propose and what I plan to do.

I will start a kickstarter to move the rights to us. Apparently people don’t understand what rights mean or simply don’t believe its possible. They are wrong.

1. MTV/Viacom owns the rights. The rights are the ability for Katie and Rita to be Karma and Amy, the names of the places like the ‘brew and chew’, Hester Hight etc. This does include the distribution of the show and the media itsself.
2. We don’t need that. We need the right to make more of Faking it and the right to use the intellectual  property which is exactly what Faking it is to the people who run Viacom.
3. Right now, I believe the writers of Faking Dan steele etc and carter have ideas and plans for Faking it. However, they work just like the guy at the mcdonalds, starbucks target Forever 21 does. This was their job and they were all fired effectively. So this could mean they would be rehired to finish or it can mean we get their stuff only.
4. This isn’t an easy thing I am suggesting. Its a hard, expensive thing That could cost hundreds of thousands. I know that sounds intimidating. But numerous other shows have been produced on Kickstarter. The best example is Veronica Mars. The entire movie budget was funded by 91,585 backers who pledged $5,702,153 to help bring this project to life. http://ift.tt/1dN7Npc also showed that people who love a show can donate to make a copy. This is done so well that Paramount is suing because it looks and sounds better than their once. Problem is they don’t have the right to do it. That’s why I am posting this.
5. So we need to collect the money and then a person we all trust can go to talk to MTV and sign rights transfer documents that would have MTV effectively sell the rights we need to a company that we the fans own.
6. I can set up the kickstarter page and be the tip of the spear but I would need assurances this is a waste of my time.
7. So what needs to be done and how much would it cost?  That depends on what we want? Do you want one final 20 minute (thats how long the show is without commercials) show that gives us #karmy? Or do you want a book?
8. A show requires the sets and clothes, cinematographers etc plus paying Katie and Rita for their time,. This requires scripts to be written and scenes to be show. This would be in the neighborhood of $100,000. (check the axanar link)
9. A book would require significantly less Like $10,000 to secure the publishing rights to use names and locations. I have no issue doing that myself. However, I would be willing to defer to others would be willing to do so. (thoughts on this later down)
10. Once the money came in then the shell holding company can post the video on Youtube so everyone can see and prizes can be had.

Ok, thats all I can really explain. I haven’t heard back from Carter on how much an episode actually cost. I believe it was $45,000. I am going to set up the Kickstarter but I dont want to do that until I have an idea where the money goes. That money has to have a bank account to go into and it can’t be my personal one. This would be you alls money and I am not like that. You are all family.

So here is what I need. I need responses. I need you to comment on what you are willing to do. We need people to are skilled in these areas. People who live in LA. I have 860 following me. I have 50 people who read my fan fic.  The truth is I don’t have the resources to do this alone. I can barely get my own stuff done because its so damn expensive.

MTV doesn’t think anything will change. They don’t care because they know money runs everything so we need to step up. Give up that frappucino or that pair of jeans to support the show.

This here is the saddest part. If nothing changes then I will still continue to include Amy and Karma into my stories. However, they won’t be in any story that I publish for profit. I will create a short story that will effectively wrap up what Carter et all were doing. It will live on Fanfiction.org so you all can read it but thats the best I can offer.

So For this to go live I need you all, are you with me? I need about 100 responses to start the ball rolling. If you have any question ask me. I will answer it.

Thanks. Michael Schade @thunderclap twitter @michael_thunderclap instagram Thunderclap@gmail.com I am the mod at r/fakingit on reddit.com

 

Quick update :(

I promised the big announcement today or tommorrow. Unfortunately, family circumstances prevented me from gathering everything to post here tonight. So rather than a half ass attempt, I will delay to tommorrow afternoon or Friday depending on how things play out in the morning.

I do have a lot of items to share, and a major update on how things are moving. Also, if you haven’t already go get a scribd.com account (its free) and a blurb.com account (also free). Those will allow access to my stories in the correct format as well and permanently bound copies.

I love telling the stories. I don’t care if they ever make me anything money wise. So I will continue to share them. To do that, I need to put them out there.

Also on a final, poignant side note , I want to say how sad I am about the attack in Brussels. Terrorism like this needs to stop because it achieves nothing other than terror, and death.

“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” – Yoda

 We need to embrace love not hate. All of us. Chief amongst us are those here in the US who are the same faith as them who need to renounce the path of violence. Otherwise, just like Yoda said suffering will continue.

In fact. thats what the warriors of Dagon are about. Hate. You will see that in the books.

Until the morrow.  For the is hope in front of me.

 

Brief update

Ok, sorry for the delay. The move took time and that delayed other things, like this.
However, I am still creating. I have a new story set now that involves everyone. Its an update of ‘View of the street’ and its Christmas themed.

Also, I made some more Wikipedia entries. These involve the Grammys. Specifically the 52md on up to now. Song of Betrayal and Song of Reformation (yes I finally named the last half)are set in May 2009 to September 2009. However, Gwen’s first song doesn’t drop until November. That puts her into the 2011 Grammy award period. Nevertheless, I digress.

I hope these Grammy Wikipedia pages (and actual Grammy pages) serve as info tidbits while I finish the story.

Finally, I want to establish a list of all the artists who have been removed from the Assembly reality so there is no confusion when the material is read. This will help me edit and you understand.

1. Katy Perry. As I have said before, her original contract with Pamplin stands as Pamplin was saved from default in 2000. Therefore no pop music from her in 2008, as she would be actively making christian music.
2. Justin Beiber. Codified in the new story what I always wanted. I used the Michael Cote is a pedo and masquerading as Justin Beiber. In fact him and Aria are friends and he writes music for her. If you say the most recent Grammys, then you saw him win for the first time (technically it was in the preshow but there you go). That would be Aria here.
3. Kanye West. He’s been an embarrassment for a while to Taylor Swift and others. However, he wasn’t a problem until the business of dissing her in his new album. So while looking for a way to remove him cleanly, I was handed the most interesting trivia. On Oct. 22nd 2002, he was in a near fatal car accident.I decided that it should have been fatal so in Assembly reality it was. So rather that the 21 Grammys he got a simple 5 second picture flash during the ‘in Memoriam’ of the 45th annual Grammy Awards as a record producer.

There are others that I haven’t finalized, So I will share those when I make the definite list. Its small, for my sake. Every change makes things harder.

Finished chapter 7 so I am now into water scenes again. Close to finishing the first half (ie song of Betrayal) and will have it up and available by midyear.
That’s all for now.