Guess what everyone?! Oh wait, you probably already know.  Oh, I don’t care – I’m gonna say it anyway!

JULY IS ALL ABOUT AUs!

The “Alternate Universe� fic is a staple of fanfiction in all fandoms. Can your favorite characters exist in a different setting but still be the characters we know and love? It’s a challenge many have taken on for themselves, with fantastic results. With an AU, the world truly is your oyster.

We love AUs here at Nine Lives, so we decided to celebrate the AU this month. We started with our Writers Chats by turning them into the AU Addicts Support Group! The first chat has come and gone, but the next chat will be Saturday, July 11 at 1pm EST.

As June was Featured Flashback Month for our Featured Story of the Week event, so July’s Featured Stories will showcase the best of the best AUs on Nine Lives! Awesome AU Featured Stories! Want to see your favorite AU stories in our Featured Story spot? The rules:

• Awesome AU story nominations can be complete or ongoing stories BUT it cannot have previously been featured, either for Featured Flashback or as a regular Featured Story of the Week. You'll know if there is a red ribbon by the story's title. You can also view the entire list of previously Featured Stories here. 
• Send a PM to Fairies Masquerade with your nominations. Your PM must include the story title and the author or it will not be counted!

Stay tuned, because it’s us, so you know we’ve got a challenge headed your way soon! Mwahaha…

[Also, a special shoutout to NL member inyoureyes, whose random shoutbox comment weeks ago to FM set the entire ball rolling for AU month here at NL! See what happens when you talk to FM?]