Steph V. / Comments

Steph! Thank you so much for your wonderful words, as always. =)

I think you're the second person to tell me that this has been your favourite chapter so far, and I have loved hearing that. So thank you for making my afternoon. =) I just... I don't even know what to say. You always bring a smile to my face, miss.

I'm glad you think the FB page is a good idea, too. It's got some positive response, so that's definitely a good thing. Obviously it's not too active at the moment, but once I start getting originals and such posted, my posting on there should pick up a little more.

And the news of something similar to CIM has made everybody happy, it seems. I still don't understand why people liked CIM so much, when I came to really hate it. Hopefully this new one, once I finally get it started, will be something I end up loving as well. =')

Thank you again, miss!

Ah, but that is why I write. ;) To evoke emotion in my readers. Because that's one of my favourite parts of reading!

My fish is doing well. =D I recently switched his food from flakes to pellets, and he's being fussy and won't eat them. But he's still alive, so that's something!

Thanks so much for the wonderful story comment, love. =) I'm sorry to have broken your heart! But, at the same time, I'm also glad I was able to have that effect. ;)

As always, your words are flattering. <3

It's always lovely to hear from you, Miss Stephy. ^_^

I'd been waiting for ages for them to get together, too! In some ways I feel the same way as my readers - I couldn't wait to see Ly and EB get together, I couldn't wait until Dakota was found, I couldn't wait until certain things started happening. It's things like that which make me want to rush through the story and get it all out, but I'm learning to pace myself now. And things are definitely better this way.

I just recently wrote the chapter where Eliza Beth meets Zacky, but I don't know if I like it. A re-write might be in order. Not sure yet, though. I need to give it some thought.

And as always, thank you so much for your perfect compliments. ^_^ You always leave me blushing.

My fish is still alive and doing well, surprisingly! I usually can't keep them alive for too long either. =P

Comment 101!

You're kidding, right? You're totally worthy. You're the one person I know that always comes back to comment, no matter how late it is. And you've given me some of the greatest comments that I've ever received. =) So fear not.

I love my fish. ^_^ I had a blue one when I was fourteen-ish, but I didn't know too much about them back then and he didn't live for very long. I'm determined that this one will last for longer!

I'm glad that your Christmas went well, even though you had to spend it at work. I hope you get to spend your New Years doing something better. =)

Thank you so much for the story comments, love! You know they always brighten my day. ^_^

And as always, you get everything spot on. =)

I won't linger here long 'cause I've got a fish-tank to clean and a bag to pack, but thank you again! =) Hope your Christmas went well!

xoxo

Naww, Steph. You always seem to comment right when I need it. Right when I get stuck!

I'm so glad to have you as a reader and I'm thrilled that you're still enjoying my work! I love that you always seem to pick up on the little things, and it's nice to know that people agreed with the nasty fans thing - because there will always be haters, no matter what. And I think if this were to happen in real life, the fan base really would be cut into different sections - those who are indifferent, those who love that Zacky is a father, those who hate Dakota because of who she is, and those who simply don't believe the story at all. I try to keep the little things in mind.

I haven't even thought about those lyrics, so I guess we'll see if anything pans out. I've written a song for a fan fiction before and wouldn't be opposed to doing it again! XD I'm a little way into chapter sixteen at the moment and we're still not up to the point where Dakota is found, but I'm hoping to come to those chapters soon - because I'm really eager to write them!

Anyway, I've ranted enough. I need to get back to the one-shots I was working on!

But as always, thank you so much for the story comment. ^_^

Thanks so much for the story comment, love. =)

I wanted to establish early on that Jack is a genuine guy - he's friends with Lysander because the two of them get along and enjoy each other's company. He's not doing it because of who Lysander is or the protection that he can obviously offer, though the latter is most certainly a bonus. He's somebody that Lysander can turn to whenever he needs, somebody that he can call a best friend. And he needs that.

Anyway, I won't rant. Thank you again, miss. It always brightens my day when I notice your name in my comments. =)

Thanks so much for the lovely comment, Steph. =) Sucks that you didn't get the emails! But as you can see, it's almost been a month since I last updated anyway. Life gets in the way, I guess.

I'm doing much better in regards to my cat, thank you. <3 Now I just have other obstacles I need to overcome.

Hope you're doing well. <3

Thank you so much for the comments, love. =) I don't even know where to start.

I didn't like leaving the ending like that on the original either. Of course, I was always going to post the sequel for it, but I never did get around to it. So this time the ending had to be neater. So now you guys can make up your own ending to their story. ;)

It thrills me so much that you and so many others enjoyed Crash Into Me as much as you did, especially because I grew to dislike it so much. So thank you for liking it enough for me to have to finish it.

As for a new story, I'm waiting for a new idea to smack me in the face - but so far, all the ideas coming to me are for original fictions. So maybe that will be the next thing I post. We'll see. In the meantime, we'll just have to stick with Lost. =P

Anyway, I have to get to bed, but thank you again! You truly are one of my favourite people. ^_^

xoxo
HJ.

Dear Steph;

Thank you. Thank you so, so much for being such an amazing, wonderful, fantastic, inspiring person. Every time I received a comment from you - whether it be on one of my stories, on my profile, or even on Tumblr - it made me smile. It didn't matter what it was. It didn't matter if it was long and detailed or short and sweet - it made me smile. And sometimes, that's not an easy thing to do. So you, miss, are amazing.

And thank you again, for supporting Crash Into Me for so long. And for continuing to read the second version even though you read the first, because a lot of people didn't bother.

I'm sorry to hear that the last chapter made you cry, but at the same time it thrills me that the story had such a great impact on you. That...this is something that words just can't express.

In my mind, well...you know how the sequel starts out. The band gets big and tours the world. They end up in Australia and manage to cross paths with Haylie at a show. She would have been there as a photographer, not realising that the band she was about to be taking pictures of was one full of people she had started to lose hope of ever seeing again. She would have seen Brian first and not recognised him because of all the drastic changes that he went through. But in the end, she would see it was him. Cue reunions.

Of course they would all have remembered each other. Zacky wouldn't have been married - but he would have been engaged, which would have given me a basis for some drama, I suppose. But beyond that, I really didn't have any ideas. So really, it was time for their story to end.

I hope you enjoy the epilogue, short as it is. And thank you again for all of your support. You truly are amazing. <3

xoxo
HJ.

Stephy, Stephy, Stephy. ;) Thanks so much for the story comments!

CIM: I won't reveal how I ended it, so I don't spoil anything, but I hope you like it anyway. I'm not entirely happy with it, but I think it works well enough.

Lost: amazing how so much can happen in such a short amount of time, isn't it? ;) Truth be told, I'm finding it hard to keep up with how much time has passed myself. It's always been a weak point for me.

Anyway, thanks again!

xoxo
HJ.

And again, thank you for the story comment. =)

The free writing thing was actually something I did in high school (in English class, as ordered by the teacher) and I liked it - so I figured I'd throw it in there.

Hope you continue to enjoy. ;) And I hear ya on being tired today!

xoxo
HJ.

Thanks so much for the story comment, love. ;) I really appreciate it, and I'm glad you're still enjoying!

Not much else to say. D=

xoxo
HJ.

As per usual, I never know where to start with you. =P

I really need to get started on LLLAR. =| It just doesn't want to come out at the moment. Ah well. At least other chapters are coming along.

I completely agree. My mum was obsessed with Facebook for a while, but she quit it. Me? I have never liked Facebook. I was a MySpace fan, and I delayed getting on Facebook for as long as I could, but in the end I joined so I'd be able to stay in touch with my friends. Nowadays I still hate it, but I'm on it more than I should be, posting photos (I do a 365 day challenge, where I have to post a photo every day) and just leaving random statuses. I don't know. It's also for the networking. I have a photography page I really need to get up and running. Blehh.

I don't really know anything about 6dgrz. I came up with the name, saw that it was a real site, and decided they tied in well together. In my mind, it's sort of a cross between MySpace and Facebook - but in real life, I haven't got a clue. =P I suppose I should have signed up and investigated, but the thought of joining another social networking site just...ugh. No thank you. It doesn't look like a blogging site, though.

The way I see it, Lysander has Zacky's athletic side, and also his creativity - though Lysander himself probably doesn't know this part yet. Remember, Zacky was a great baseball player back in the day - and now Lysander's into track. He loves to run. As for the creativity, it won't be shown in music. I'm thinking more along the lines of a type of design, but I won't spoil anything.

And now, thank you for the story comment! And honestly, you didn't miss much. =P

And I don't even know what to say. I think you pretty much covered everything. I am excited for the next chapter, though. In fact, I'm excited for the next few - because I want to see the story finished, to know what people think. I hope they like it. D=

Anyway, thanks again, hun!

xoxo
HJ.

No, that makes perfect sense, 'cause I'm exactly the same! XD I want to know, but I also want to be surprised. It's such a pain, but there you go.

And I'm like that at the moment, as well. I really don't care how long Lost is, so long as it comes out exactly how I've planned it. And so far, so good. ^_^

Live Life Like A Rockstar (which I seriously should get started on) is basically about a girl who fronts a rock band, so of course she's in the media's eye a lot of the time. And basically, it's about how she deal with that pressure - the pressure of having to be that perfect role model, having to look a certain way and act a certain way. The way I'm trying to plan it, the main theme is the way that girls are influenced by the media. ...wow, I hope that all made sense. Maybe it would have been easier to explain if I'd actually finished planning it properly. =P

Yup, they're Hayley Williams. XD I don't think the girl on the second banner looks like her too, but they both are. =P And gosh, I wish I was that pretty! I also wish I had her hair. But no, it's not me. XD

So, um, thanks for the story comment, too! XD

Seems like you're the only one who saw the fan idea coming. =P Everybody else was pretty surprised. And yes, 6dgrz is an actual site! I was trying to come up with my own name, and that was what I came up with - and when I Google it, it was real. It's a very new site (still in beta mode, if I remember correctly), but I figured I'd put it on. I'm trying to keep this story as accurate as I can. Pretty easy, when it's set in 2015, but I don't truly see 6dgrz out-doing Facebook. I do believe Facebook will be phasing out soon, though.

I was actually hesitant about making her musically skilled, because it's seen so much in these sorts of stories. But I think mine is pretty valid, since she gets her skills from a lifetime of lessons and practice. =P At this point in time, I don't think Lysander has any musical skills. But he has other sorts of skills. ;)

I'm so glad that everybody picked up on the dad thing. ^_^ It had never occurred to me before, and when I realised it...I rushed back through every chapter to make sure it hadn't happened before, so I could make a moment out of it. =P See, some things are still unplanned.

The next one will hopefully be along soon. Hopefully. =P Thanks again, hun!

xoxo
HJ.

Well, I've written a lot of different ways. I've done the whole writing a novel without a plot, because I like to be just as surprised as my readers, but experience taught me that if I wanted my story to be decent, it needed a proper plot. =P I needed to have a fair idea of what was coming, so I could lay the clues and have the characters develop right and stuff. Now I take pleasure in watching others be surprised by something I've known all along.

Crash... just annoys me most of the time now, but I'm still really happy with Lost. So I'm glad you're liking it! And I'm still working on getting that update up for ya! And even though I have it all pretty much planned out, I don't know how long it's going to be. I'm currently writing chapter nine, and we're only just beginning to touch on some more of the issues that the story's going to deal with. So it could be longer than Crash..., it could be shorter. I honestly have no idea. It all depends on how well I manage to play it all out, I guess. I'd like to think it'll be longer than Crash..., but we'll see.

It's actually not the same original fiction I was telling you about! The one I was telling you about (I don't know if I told you, it's currently called Everwill) has sort of been put on hold. I was supposed to write the second draft, but I haven't even started that. =P The one I'm planning on posting on here as soon as I get a few chapters done is called Live Life Like A Rockstar. It's actually a story I started four or five years ago, but I only got six chapters in before I stopped. So I'm going to start it again, because I still think it has a decent plot.

The sequel banner is even simpler than the one for Crash. XD And it thrills me that you've wondered who the girl is! I wanted to use somebody that I could easily find pictures of, but at the same time I didn't want people to look at her and say, "Oh, okay, that's who I'll picture Haylie as." Which is part of the reason I cut the top of the head off (that, and I just like pictures like that - I'm sorta weird). It's actually Hayley Williams. ;) You'll be able to see that now, I'm sure.

You're lucky my Internet's been slow for the past few days - I haven't been able to load Tumblr in order to post another teaser. XD I do love seeing your reactions, though!

To be completely honest, that was how I wrote stories when I first started out. I had no plot and no idea what was going to happen in the beginning, the middle or the end - I just wrote whatever the hell I wanted to. The result was the very crazy Harry Potter fan fictions that gained me my first readers and really got me into writing.

For the most part, I don't really plan out the middle of my stories. I know my beginning, and I try to know my end - then it's just a matter of figuring out how to get there. I think Lost is the only story that I've ever really had planned out completely - I know what needs to happen in every part of the story. When I originally wrote Crash Into Me, I knew my ending, but not my middle. =P I guess it varies.

The banner was a weird thing. I made one that I liked, but I couldn't figure out a way to put Zacky into it - and I wanted Zacky on the banner. So I'm using the banner I liked for another story I'm working on (an original fiction), and I made a new one for the sequel. It's simple, but I quite like it. ;) You'll be able to see it soon.

I had to think for a second about what teaser I posted, but when I remembered it made me laugh. XD I can imagine it would have been a nice little surprise. Just wait until you see the chapter. ;) Hopefully soon.

Also, thank you for the story comment!

I was hoping that people would see that - that his not kissing her there meant that he really cared. It would have been a jackass move if he'd kissed her right after she'd broken up with her boyfriend. He does care about her, so he had to comfort her. And even if he was over the moon about her leaving the guy that he was certain was only going to hurt her, she was upset - and he needed to address that.

Everybody seems to want to see Brian's reaction. =P

I think I've decided that I will be doing a sequel, in terms of...I know exactly how I'm going to start it, and then I'm just going to let it develop itself. See how things go. I dunno. But I'm working on a banner for it right now, just for some inspiration.

I never said whether or not it would end the same way. =P But it sorta does. That being said, reading the last chapter won't necessarily tell you how the sequel will start. Which is why I can't really ask people for help with ideas. I can ask for minor ideas, but nobody really knows where I'll be starting from. I told another reader that it would be set about ten years into the future, but that's about all I've said.

Ugh, I just want to write. Even if it's just randomness.

I assure you, I've been going through Lost withdrawals as well. =P I was so pleased when I was finally able to push through and get the chapter done! Things are moving along nicely again. ^_^ I'm trying to take it slow with the story though, 'cause I'm determined to have this one turn out exactly as I've planned.