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RokofAges75:
I went with American Idol just because it's the most popular show like that, where he could happen to watch and see her on it.  I was a little nervous about that decision because Idol is such a polarizing show; people seem to either love it or hate it, and I didn't want the haters to get the wrong idea.  Idol really has very little to do with the story; it's just a plot device in the beginning.  She gets voted off in the first chapter, so it's just mentioned after that.

I knew Cary had to be a fan before she met Nick because otherwise, she would never agree to what he was asking her to do.  Nick is actually really manipulative in this story, but it's only because he's so charming that he gets away with it.  She had to have that fan's admiration of him in order to cloud her better judgment and get her to just go with it LOL.

Sakabelle:
I have to say that I love how you weave in the real world events. It makes everything seem that much more realistic, and it's something I try really hard to do with my stories as well. You seem to do it so effortlessly! I also really like when you occasionally will link up youtube videos at the end. It's like a fun little bonus after having read the chapter. I think you only did this once or twice, but I really liked that.

Did you ever toy with the idea of the rest of the guys finding out accidentally instead of Nick telling them about his illness himself? There were a few scenes where I was holding my breath thinking that they would find out. One in particular, with AJ coming into their hotel room comes to mind.

RokofAges75:
Thanks, Steph!  I love how you do that with your stories, too, especially Running Up That Hill.  I will read AUs, but I really prefer stories that are based in Backstreet reality, so I try to do that as a writer, too.

Glad you liked the YouTube videos at the end LOL.  I just did that so people could get a visual (or audio) of what I was trying to describe in the scene, in case they hadn't seen/heard it.  It makes more sense that way, cause trying to describe how someone sings something is tough!

I did toy with the idea of them finding out accidentally, but I decided that Nick needed to tell them himself in this one.  In Broken, they found out accidentally - well, Brian did, which led to the other guys finding out - so I wanted to do it differently this time.  I felt like it would be better for Nick if he had to make the tough, but right choice to come clean himself.  Granted, he waited a helluva long time to do it LOL, and he had to hit his breaking point before he did, but still, it was his choice.  I did put those few close calls in there to keep you guys guessing and make it clear how hard and risky it is to keep a secret like that from people you're so close to.

FrickingKaos:
I loved how you put little things in there too like the youtube videos and stuff. Everything was very accurate and I love the Michael McDonald stuff cause it was at my show that he did that. I wasn't at the soundcheck but it was fun to see it mentioned. I also liked Cary's backstory with her mom, what inspired that?

RokofAges75:
Thanks!  I don't remember exactly what sparked the story of Cary's mom, but it came fairly early on in the planning process, because I figured out so many other things from that.  I think it was when I was trying to figure out what she did for a living and why.  I knew she had to be some kind of medical professional; I went with a nurse practitioner because it's kind of in between a nurse and a doctor - she'd have more knowledge and skills than a nurse, without as many responsibiliti es as a doctor.  I think it was during the research process for that that I thought of having her work in a nursing home, and then I started thinking about why she would choose that, since I think it takes a special type of person to do that kind of work.  That was when I came up with the whole story of how her mom died when she was little, so her grandparents helped raise her, and she spent so much time with them, even after they moved into a nursing home themselves, that she enjoys being around the elderly.  To have her mom have died of cancer just felt like coming full circle; it gave her a deeper connection with Nick and even more of a reason to want to help him, but it also makes it harder and more tragic for her, to see him go through that when she's already lost someone she loved to the same thing.  I love tragic, so it worked out perfectly LOL.

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