Bet Me, KMBMH, LCKM, HUTC, Season 3 Rant
Lights, Camera, Kiss Me
For those of you who have been reading the story here and didn’t already know, I have been posting Lights, Camera, Kiss Me on Wattpad. http://www.wattpad.com/user/LoveEpicLove
There are currently 8 chapters up and I’m posting regularly.
For those readers who have already tracked me down over there and supported my work by fanning, voting and commenting, I can’t thank you enough. I was ecstatic to see the story reach #1 on the Non-Teen Fiction ‘What’s Hot’ list. The encouragement from so many people in the fandom has been amazing, and I’ve feel as if I've had my family behind me.
Bet Me
I‘m currently in the full swing of trying to update this story again. This means more fun trying to make some kind of cover for the novel. I think we can all agree that my last attempt was a fail. *Points Above*
I’ve really missed this story. I’m currently writing chapter 13. I can confirm that while the writing is slow going, the flow is there, and my enthusiasm for this story is at an all-time high. I think the story has much potential, and I really hope I can deliver on it.
I will be posting the updates on FF first, and then LJ once I have time. I have some concerns that the content of later chapters may end in the story being removed from FF. Updating in both places will ensure that my readers can read it somewhere, however, for now FF will be the first place I update due to certain reader requests.
Kiss Me, Break My Heart
My current total on the KMBMH log still stands. If I haven’t updated the log then I haven’t written anymore on the story. I pulled it out to look at it a couple of days ago and was horrified with how badly it read. I’m hoping that I can make some sound progress with my new beta on board.
My biggest struggle and concern about this story is that the last few chapters will never read quite like the first 7-8 chapters. I was writing this when my depression was at its peak. I was suicidal at the time and I think some of my depression actually shows up in the writing. I’ve long since moved past this point and I don’t ever want to go back. I hope that the story won’t feel entirely different when I am able to update.
Hot Under the Collar
I miss Klaus Kaiser the Panty Thief. ‘Nuff said.
TVD RANT (Read at your own risk)
I found myself contemplating watching the second-season finale and pretending the third season never happened. The third season has left a very!bitter taste in my mouth.
Whenever I think of TVD and Julie Plec I find myself singing these few lines from the Dixie Chicks.
Forgive, sounds good
Forget, I'm not sure I could
They say time heals everything
But I'm still waiting
I'm not ready to make nice
I'm not ready to back down
I'm still mad as hell and
I don't have time to go round and round and round
It's too late to make it right
Her (JP’s) words about several choice subjects are still ringing in my ears. This DE lover might just take her advice and sign off for good. DE is the only reason I watch the show. I’m sorry, but it is.
I’m absolutely mad as hell about what happened in the finale, but more than that I’m furious at what is to come. While the fact that Elena chose to let Damon go put a freaking WRECKING-BALL through my heart, it’s the fact that Stefan and Elena are going to be back together AGAIN! that has me spitting and hissing like a hell cat. Really? Do I really have to sit through SE again?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *Roars loudly*
My feelings about the show have significantly affected my ability to write this couple, but I think working on my original fiction has been cathartic and cleansing. Now I’m ready to return to writing DE, but I’m coming out of the closet about my post-season three feelings. No longer can I sit here and pretend I’m okay with SE. I’m not. It is wrong, wrong, wrong!
I’m hoping that getting this out means I can shut up and get on with loving DE and TVD like I used to…eventually.
One more thing before I go. Being unfavorited, unfanned, and having my stories unfavorited by readers/writers I actually know - ouch. Big ouch. Nothing says FU like that does. I know, I know. I need to suck it up and toughen up; take a cup of concrete. Done. Now. I just needed to say it.
Lots of Love (because the world aways needs more)
Michelle (LoveEpicLove)