Hello everyone! Long time, no see...

To say I've been suffering some computer issues lately would be a huge understatement! But I'm glad I'm up and running just in time for Tuesday so that I can post this wonderful story by Brazillian Caprica fan, Robson Lima, called "Climbing Mountains." It finally brings the focus here at Beginning of Line to Lacy Rand in her new role as Blessed Mother, as well as to her relationship with Zoe after the end of New Cap City. The story is accompanied by a beautiful piece of fan art sent all the way from Russia by fan artist, radak.

And now, I'll make the first call for the summer. As I mentioned in the last post, after Episode 18 the stories will be going on a summer hiatus. HOWEVER, we hope to keep the site active with some other fun stuff...

                                            NOW SEEKING: Slashy, smutty smut!
If your Caprica fan fiction tends to be the more nekkid variety, now's your time to shine! Summer reading should be trashy, romantic, and fun, and I hope to accommodate all of your geeky beach read needs!

Beginning of Line is now accepting submissions of slash fiction and smut! How much sex you include, and how graphic it is, is entirely up to you - but these stories should focus on the romantic relationships in Caprica, and you can ship whomever you like! I've read some great Amanda/Clarice, Joseph/Evelyn, Zoe/Lacy, and Sam/Larry stories out there that I've liked a whole lot. You can ship Sam and Daniel, Lacy and Clarice, Joseph and Fidelia (and Evelyn)! The possibilities are endless with this group.

Please send submissions as a MSWord or a Google doc to beginningofline[at]gmail[dot]com, and please limit your stories to 1,500 words max. Stories should be submitted by June 30th to be considered for the summer.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Your Guatrau,
Teresa

So, life (and another fandom, don't hate me!) has kept me really busy lately, and I've fallen behind again. So there's no new episode this week. BUT there's some stuff you can be doing instead:

1) Visit our FORUM. Now that we've finished the first half of the season, it would be a great time to talk about the stories you've read so far! What have you loved? What have you hated? What do you want to see more of/less of? I've stared a thread in the "Worlds of Beginning of Line" forum to start you off!

2) Spread the word! If you like what you're reading here, tell other Caprica fans you know about it! Our FB Fan Page is HERE, and our Twitter feed is HERE. Pass the links to those around as well as the link to this site. There are plenty of people who don't know about the site, but should, and I can only send out links so often. Uncle Sam Needs You! Uncle Sam Adama, that is! :)

3) You can read The Five interview (no longer The Friday Five/Artsy Mondays as they won't always be up on Fridays/Mondays as sometimes the writer and the artist are the SAME PERSON) for RYAN LAWRENCE author (and screencapper) of the fabulous Amanda story, "Punishment," which you can read in our STORY ARCHIVE. Take it away, Ryan:

1) If you had to choose ONE, what's the most important thing people should know about you?
That's a tough question! The best answer I can come up with is that I come from a place of honesty. If I hold anything of utmost importance in my life it's to be truthful, both to myself and to others. I've had to swallow my share of nasty truths and I think throughout season 1 of Caprica every character had to do the same. Maybe that's why I'm drawn to Battlestar in general - it's always shown the truth, be it ugly and menacing or the ray of hope beaming into the tunnel.

2) Favorite thing about writing fan fiction?
This was my first shot at it! I think my favorite part of this experience was taking my love for a character (Amanda) and giving them a new perspective. I chose to do a story on Amanda because viewers of the show criticized that she only cried and smoked in every episode. I felt this was a shallow interpretation of her and wanted to tell her story. I'm very happy with how it's turned out.

3) Least favorite thing about writing fan fiction?
I think getting the details hammered down was the most arduous task. Fans have a keen eye and they will notice everything. I was very concerned that someone might say, "But Amanda couldn't be pregnant at that time," or point out a flaw in age. I hope I mapped it out well enough so there's never that moment of, "Hey, wait!"

4) Of all the characters on Caprica, why did you choose to focus on Amanda in this way?
I think I chose Amanda because she's been shown to be a mixed up, hurting person. Maybe I'm ignorant of the variety of people in the world, but who hasn't at some point in their lives been able to relate to that? I have many times through my life and I wanted to paint her picture a little more clearly. I think a lot of people didn't buy the idea that "she's just crazy". I thought making her feel guilty about her brother's death would flesh out her insanity a little more. It doesn't help that she's with a maniacal (but loving!) person like Daniel.

5) If the technology were available, would you want to be resurrected as a skin-job cylon?
As long as I could form new memories and have a fully functioning brain I don't see why I wouldn't want to be. There are too many interesting things here on Earth now for me to imagine ever being bored. Besides - then I'd have plenty of time to continue the stories of Caprica!

Hello everyone!

So, I am returned from L.A. and I had an amazing, frantic, wonderfully busy time. However, the fact that I was busy with other things meant that I didn't edit the next couple of stories as I was hoping to do in my downtime. So, I'll need this week to catch up, meaning that the NEXT NEW EPISODE WILL NOW POST MARCH 1ST.

Do not panic! Beginning Of Line is not going by the wayside, which is why I'm taking the time to update the blog and let you all know what's going on. Also, I was considering posting on a day later this week, but I'd really like to keep the new posts to Tuesdays, so that even if we have to take a week or two off, there's always the consistent day for people to check back for new content. BOL - providing consistency, you know, the way SyFy didn't. /snark

As for the video contest, I am EXTENDING the deadline by a week! Videos are now due to me by FEBRUARY 28th. We will also be skipping reader voting and going directly to Sasha Roiz without passing "Go" and collecting $200 so as to stay as close to the timeline for debuting the new opening credits sequence as possible.

So, if you're interested in entering the VIDEO CONTEST, email me at beginningofline[at]gmail[dot]com and I will send you the theme song you'll be working with so you can get started!

Oh, and just because this moment filled me with squeeing, fangirl delight, check out the HIGHLIGHT OF MY TRIP. :)

See you next week! And in the meantime, there are FIVE stories to catch up on over here. If there are any friends of yours who loved (or are currently getting to know) Caprica who haven't stopped by the site,

Your Guatrau,
Teresa

Two important announcements, kids!

1) The window for entering the BOL "Opening Credits" Video Contest is now CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who entered! If you entered via email on or before Feb 11, you should now have an email in your inbox from me explaining how to proceed. Your finished videos are due on FEBRUARY 20TH and reader voting begins on February 21st!

2) BEGINNING OF LINE IS ON HIATUS THIS WEEK! Your faithful Guatrau will be in L.A. this week, and so won't be able to update the page. BUT, this gives you the perfect opportunity to catch up on all the stories you've missed, as well as to get new readers over to the page! :) The next all-new Caprica story will post TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND.

Try not to wreck the place while I'm gone! ;