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FS for August: The Frick and Frack Switch by ForeverFrick
ForeverFrick:
--- Quote from: carterkid on August 06, 2011, 11:17:14 AM ---How did you think up AJ getting a charm on e-bay? LOL I think it sounds aj-like.
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I needed some catalyst to cause the change. I didn't want to use something like a fortune cookie a la Freaky Friday or lightning because I've seen that a lot. Of all the BSB to bring in something random, AJ was my first thought (as you say, it works because it's AJ). Since he loves skulls, I thought that would have a shrunken head sort of vibe, so I went with it. :) And since these magical/old/odd artifacts are usually dug up or some family heirloom... again I wanted to be different and not take it too seriously. I just went with ebay. :D
mare:
I seldom get a chance to do this, but i'm actually trying to read along this month and so far I have really enjoyed the last 4 chapters. I generally shy away from comedies because they can so easily cross over to dumb but I have to say I actually did laugh out loud a time or two while reading this one. I really enjoyed the initial crossover and how it took Nick so long to realize he was now Brian.
I do have a question for you, I know when this hiatus happened the fans seemed to be divided on how they felt about it. Like you said in chapter 4, so many fans hated Nick for splitting up the group etc... I was wondering what were your personal feelings about that time and did it effect the way you wrote the story?
To me it seems like you portray Brian as very bitter about things and that's how I saw it as well but then again that was when I started my love affair with BSB so I didn't really have an opinion about it one way or the other.
Also letting everyone know it's time to start reading the next set of chapters so let's read chapters 5 - 8 by next Monday!
:)
ForeverFrick:
--- Quote from: mare on August 08, 2011, 09:35:16 AM ---I seldom get a chance to do this, but i'm actually trying to read along this month and so far I have really enjoyed the last 4 chapters. I generally shy away from comedies because they can so easily cross over to dumb but I have to say I actually did laugh out loud a time or two while reading this one. I really enjoyed the initial crossover and how it took Nick so long to realize he was now Brian.
I do have a question for you, I know when this hiatus happened the fans seemed to be divided on how they felt about it. Like you said in chapter 4, so many fans hated Nick for splitting up the group etc... I was wondering what were your personal feelings about that time and did it effect the way you wrote the story?
To me it seems like you portray Brian as very bitter about things and that's how I saw it as well but then again that was when I started my love affair with BSB so I didn't really have an opinion about it one way or the other.
Also letting everyone know it's time to start reading the next set of chapters so let's read chapters 5 - 8 by next Monday!
:)
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Thanks, I’m glad you’re enjoying the story so far! I know what you mean about comedies. I’m often like that, too. And ooh, good question... I had to think back for this! I don’t think my personal feelings affected the story as I was writing it simply because I wrote it so long after the fact. It was far enough in the past that I didn’t harbor any resentments or anything. I can say that writing the story from the points of view of both Nick and Brian forced me to do what they have to do in the story: look at the issue from both sides. As a Brian fan, I usually view events concerning the group from Brian’s stand point. I think I not only had a deeper understanding of what Brian may’ve gone through from writing his character but mainly I got a better idea of what could’ve been going through Nick’s mind.
As for how I felt about Nick’s solo career and the break... I wasn’t particularly mad at him. At the time, I didn’t realize how serious the issues were. During the actual break, I was just waiting for their next CD and perhaps occasionally wearing some rose-tinted glasses. But I was always 100% certain the group would be back together, it was just a matter of when.
mare:
I love seeing how different people percieve that time in BSB history lol
That's one of the positives about writing in first person too. You really have to put yourself into the guys shoes that way. Do you usually write in first person?
ForeverFrick:
--- Quote from: mare on August 08, 2011, 07:20:10 PM ---I love seeing how different people percieve that time in BSB history lol
That's one of the positives about writing in first person too. You really have to put yourself into the guys shoes that way. Do you usually write in first person?
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I've always wondered about the CD the other four BSB supposedly began recording without Nick. Time seems to uncover everything, so I'm waiting for that one!
Yes, I LOVE first person. I've tried to force myself away from it occasionally. Brian Potter, for example, is third person limited to better mimic the Harry Potter series, but I'll periodically find myself back in 1st person. I'll eventually realize it and have to go back and change what I've written. :-[
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