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Featured Story of the Month for February 2009 : Casual by cabybakes
cabybakes:
--- Quote from: honey on February 01, 2009, 08:31:55 PM ---Aww, YAY DARBY!!! And just to let you know, I've actually started reading this! I'll be back when I'm feeling a little better, because I've been saving up lots of good stuff to say about it! Congrats hun!
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You have? I'm glad you are liking it so far and could get passed the super sexified beginning, once you get in there you can see that it had to start that way. I can't wait to hear what you think, Kelly!!!
--- Quote from: Sakabelle on February 01, 2009, 04:30:10 PM ---Congrats Darby! :) I'll be back with questions in a bit!
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Thanks, sweet friend!
Chrissy:
Hey, Darby!
I'm gonna start reading this one :) I feel like it's soooo hard to find quality romance, so I'm pretty excited about your fic!
Carter-Orange:
Well done Darby :)
I'm gonna make a start on reading it.
cabybakes:
--- Quote from: hachi08 on February 01, 2009, 10:37:54 PM ---Hey, Darby!
I'm gonna start reading this one :) I feel like it's soooo hard to find quality romance, so I'm pretty excited about your fic!
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--- Quote from: Carter-Orange on February 02, 2009, 04:34:45 AM ---Well done Darby :)
I'm gonna make a start on reading it.
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Thanks, girls! I hope you enjoy it!
Random fact: I HATE the first chapter...
honey:
Lol Darby, the sex isn't so bad. Ok, I'll admit after that first chapter, I was wondering if I'd be able to make it through and I have skimmed over some of it, but I can see why it's there. Like you said, there's a point to it being in the story, and sometimes you've just kind of said "ohm and they're going at it again" and other times you really draw it out, so there is some variety in it. Plus, it helps the way that you write it. Because you don't just have characters screaming out "Oh God baby! Nick! Oh Nick!" You know what I mean. I think a lot of times sex comes across so cheesy, or just kind of dirty sounding, but you seem to have a good grasp on it.
Anyway, I started reading Casual this week cause I've been too sick to do a whole lot else and I am enjoying it. I'm on the Christmas chapter now, and I think they're all about to go to Vegas?
I just want to say that I LOVE they way you handle Quinn's job. I Love her columns. And I can totally feel the difference between when you're writing the story, and when Quinn is writing her columns. But I must confess that Quinn drives me bonkers! Sometimes I just want to slap her around lol. At first I wasn't sure I'd like the story because I completely disagree with Quinn's outlook on the whole "Casual" thing. And I thought it might make me nuts to read about it, but you've managed with your writing, and your characters, to keep me involved in the story and even though I think Quinn is being stupid and stubborn and I want to kick her, I still care about her, and want to see her work everything out. And she totally won me over when she went to Howie's wedding, but wasn't afraid to be seen with Nick. (Now I'm completely worried that she's gonna screw it up because of what James said.)
I love how you've written Nick though. I love how he's kept her as his own little secret. And yet the way he doesn't deny it when AJ finally calls him on the fact that he loves her. That surprised me as much as AJ, but I loved it. It was very appropriate. I can completely understand why he'd be smitten with someone like Quinn too. They make sense to me, I just want her to stop being dumb. lol.
I think you've done a great job pulling us into Quinn's world, as well as Nick's. It's funny because the story is about Quinn, and not the Backstreet boys, but at the same time you've managed to follow the boys and what they are up to, and you've given us the feel of what life is like for Nick. Well done there.
So, congrats Darby, on being featured, you deserve it! It's very clear the amount of time and effort you've put into this story. It's creative, and well written and entertaining, and quite steamy, for those of you who like that. (and I know there are a lot that do!)
If you haven't checked out Casual, I'd totally recommend it! It's a great Nick fic, with a very unique and colorful main character and a completely lovable Nick! I'll come back when I get caught up! And I'll try to start leaving reviews. I normally do, I just haven't really been that "with it" this week cause I've been sick.
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