Well, everyone else was posting requests... besides, this one doesn't quite lend itself to the search feature.

I'm writing a sequel to the musical episode. Like, "what if they never stopped singing?" Now, I've recently discovered that I am not Joss Whedon, and therefore will not be composing a musical off the top of my head. So I'm using actual songs from real musicals and sometimes changing the lyrics to fit the show.

I have a startlingly freakish knowledge of musical theater myself, but I'd appreciate some advice on things like plot, appropriate songs, making the songs fit the plot, etc. Also would welcome a good pelting with rotten vegetables when my lyrics get too cheesy.

So if there's anyone out there with knowledge/interest in musicals - or just someone up for a bit of an adventure - who might want to do some betaing, please let me know! Thanks.

*runs to put a note up on the beta search feature about it not being finished yet* I know, completely off-topic, but still.

Good luck with finding someone for that project, sounds interesting.

That really sounds like an awesome idea. I could try and help if you want it, lol. Not sure how good I'll be. Maybe we could to a test run? Let me know.

Excellent! Thanks for offering. How about I send you an email and we can go from there?

Ok, looking over it now. Should get back with you tomorrow. Is that ok?

Sure, that's great. Thanks!

would any of you guys like to beta a new story of mine, it's a response to challenge 319 on bsv where Dawn gets shot instead of Tara and Buffy goes ballistic. I would like some help with grammar and punctuation, and if it's not to much some plot advice...

I SUCK at grammar and punctuation *hugs own beta*, but I'm pretty good with the plot thing.

would you like to give me plot advice on it then GoldenBuffy. I can send you the first chapter this weekend... while i find a beta to give me grammar help.

Yeah, I can try to help you out. lillypietown at yahoo.com.

that's be great, I'm trying to post three chapters before my b-day.

 i can do the grammar and punctuation  thing, if you still need help.

sure, i should type the first chapter today unless something called bacardi limon stops  me cause drunken fanfiction, not of the goodness...

what's your email?

xx_dark_angel_19@hotmail.com

It seemed to me the trigger for the song and dance in the episode was extreme emotional repression that popped out the truth in song....sort of like a truth serum of with a beat *G*.  This group had so many secrets, hidden desires, denials, etc. that they could sing longer than tourist night at the karaoke bar!  Good luck on this.  

I did a really short fic with Buffy doing a song response to Spike ....AFTER she leapt from the grave and ran of course *G*.  I just didn't worry about the music part and wrote it like loose verse poetry since lyrics are just poems to music.  It's here and called "With A Song In Her Heart" BTW.

Kathleen

I think you're right about how the music worked, and with this crew, there's definitely no shortage of things to sing about... my list of songs keeps growing! It's kind of fun to cull all the musicals I know, looking for songs that could fit the story.

I remember reading your fic a bit ago... kudos to you for writing poetry along with your story. I suck at poetry, which doesn't really bode well for my song-writing, but at least I have a predetermined rhythm and structure to work with, which actually makes it easier, I think.